Now thats a piss break.
Unlike Dustin vs Cody, I feel confident this has no chance of being a surprise hit.
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All Elite Wrestling announced; bankrolled by Tony Khan, son of Jacksonville Jaguars and Fullham FC owner Shahid Khan
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Now thats a piss break.
Unlike Dustin vs Cody, I feel confident this has no chance of being a surprise hit.
I don't even think those prices are bad considering Takeover tickets in Bridgeport were as high as $400.
Rondas problem was that she was unlikable and got Vince promos. And she was unable to do promos.
Her inring work was fine.
Her inring work was fine.
I don't know much about Tony Khan, but to anyone in the know, what factors separate him from Ted Turner when he purchased Crockett and decided to challenge the WWF? How does AEW's talent stack up to WCW's talent led by Ric Flair? Booking, business instincts? How business savvy is Tony Kahn that separates him from a Dixie Carter or a Billy Corgan?
And for AEW to succeed in the long term, would it demand that he be as solid a prowrestling historian as well as a savvy businessman? Afterall, for all of Ted Turner's affinity to prowrestling, I don't think he knew intimately on the precise machinations of the business in general worked.
How much is Kahn going into this as a fan vs. a business person? And longevity wise, what has more solid long term prospects, AEW or the XFL reboot?
And for AEW to succeed in the long term, would it demand that he be as solid a prowrestling historian as well as a savvy businessman? Afterall, for all of Ted Turner's affinity to prowrestling, I don't think he knew intimately on the precise machinations of the business in general worked.
How much is Kahn going into this as a fan vs. a business person? And longevity wise, what has more solid long term prospects, AEW or the XFL reboot?
Shinsuke is getting paid big money to sit back and do nothing. I'm hoping he leaves since WWE does nothing with him, but I'm not so sure he wants to go back to that NJPW-style.
Lots to unpack here, let me try to break it down:
"what factors separate him from Ted Turner when he purchased Crockett and decided to challenge the WWF?"
Ted Turner was a casual-at-best wrestling fan that put non-wrestling people in charge of his wrestling product while he fucked off to run the rest of his media empire. Tony Khan is a hardcore wrestling fan (he was a tape trader back in the day) who's directly involved in the day-to-day running of the promotion.
"How does AEW's talent stack up to WCW's talent led by Ric Flair? Booking, business instincts? "
I'd give Ric Flair the edge simply because the wrestling industry today is different than the territory days. Our modern indy promotions can't compare to the territory system for experience and exposure. Flair smartly surrounded himself with guys like Jim Ross and Jim Cornette, which certainly helps on the booking aspect, not that the Elite are slouches. Business-wise though, the guys Turner put in charge torpedoed any chance of WCW doing good. Guys like Herd and Scott had no business being in charge.
"How business savvy is Tony Kahn that separates him from a Dixie Carter or a Billy Corgan?"
Dixie was a money mark with no apparent wrestling knowledge, I don't know Billy Corgan's business model well enough to comment on it. Tony appears to have Dixie beat in this regard.
"And for AEW to succeed in the long term, would it demand that he be as solid a prowrestling historian as well as a savvy businessman? Afterall, for all of Ted Turner's affinity to prowrestling, I don't think he knew intimately on the precise machinations of the business in general worked."
Tony is both, he has been following the business since he was a kid. Turner had business chops, but WCW was horribly mishandled by those he put in charge and he was so hands off and not involved for his business acumen to matter.
"How much is Kahn going into this as a fan vs. a business person?
They have a business plan in place, and nothing suggests he's going into this blindly. He's hired many top talents, both on-screen and employees that will be needed to get this promotion off the ground.
And longevity wise, what has more solid long term prospects, AEW or the XFL reboot?"
The butter chicken in my slow cooker for dinner "has more solid long term prospects" than the XFL reboot. :P
Absolutely killer video package for these guys. AEW's tag division is going to be so fucking hype.
Kenny Omega is apparently going to be interviewed on the Twitch E3 stream now:
If AEW ever secures a videogame license, who should be the publisher? And how long would they need to be in business for that to even be a consideration?
So many fresh matches. Love it. Cima and Daniels should have a 2.75 or 3 star match at least.
Warner would probably be likely unless they get Syn Sophia to make the game then they could publish it too, especially if DD only.
The Best Friends shirt is the only one I'd consider wearing out in public, but they're all pretty good.
They're awesome in the ring and I don't even mind the rounder body type of Evil Uno these days. Makes them stand out.
So is that free to watch? Should be entertaining as hell with those four involved.New match announced for Fyter Fest during BTE:
I wish there was a way I could pull off an Orange Cassidy t-shirt, but I'm pretty sure the only person who could do that is Orange Cassidy (and I don't think it's actually merch):
Fake edit: Well, shit.
I've seen SSB win feuds, something nobody can prove Bray ever did
Exactly! That's what makes them different and interesting. The minions are fuckin awesome!
To each his own. For me it's a fantastic gimmick and hopefully it will translate well in the ring. I would love the minions to roam around the ring while the matched take place, spooky shit.
Can probably put the buy in on YouTube and maybe TV and get people to "buy in" to going to B/R
I think it's just how they're going to brand their pre-shows from here on out, even if it doesn't make as much sense for this particular show.
Good idea to get more eyes on B/R Live. Wonder if it will hold up from the traffic?
I'm assuming it will be free on ITV and Fite as well. Will be interested to see how these services will hold up with the increased traffic.
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