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Post by Falconsinclair on Nov 15, 2023 1:03:11 GMT -5
David Flair is a prime example of nepotism in Wrestling. He was hired solely on his family name, had zero talent, and if the territory system was still alive when he came around he probably would have been a "World Champion" in whatever promotion Ric Flair would have ended up running.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Nov 14, 2023 0:53:01 GMT -5
WWE has the LED board all over the ringside area, they could use those as add space and keep the ring clean, but nearly every single sport has been putting ads on their playing surface for decades.
When and if ring ads happen I don't think it'll change much
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Post by Falconsinclair on Nov 1, 2023 22:00:55 GMT -5
Here are my thoughts on the upcoming name change
1 - For the most part the casual fans that I know only know the company as TNA and a few even thought the company folded
2 - Didn't Impact recently run a TNA anniversary PPV? If so, if that PPV sold better than anything Impact branded it could be a factor in the change.
3 - If done right this could give the company some much needed momentum and could lead to them becoming the legit number three promotion in North America (right now I personally have them placed behind New Japan's North American expansion)
4 - I don't think that they need to bring too many people into the company to build the change around. The roster they currently have is easily one of the best the company has seen in several years. I do think they should make a push for the former Dolph Ziggler if AEW hasn't already locked him into a contract.
5 - When it comes to running venues I do agree that they should move from the 1000-2000 seat venues they have been using to 2000-5000 seat venues for TV tapings and 5000-10,000 for there PPVs to help them have a bigger feel.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Oct 13, 2023 3:05:17 GMT -5
The travel schedule would just shift from Saturday to Tuesday for the Raw Brand and Friday - Monday for the Smackdown Brand (if Smackdown stays on Fridays) and Monday would either be a joint house show or two separate house shows if Raw moved off Monday.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Oct 6, 2023 0:29:55 GMT -5
I have zero problems with Adam Copeland winning the AEW World Champion. He's won the WWE World Heavyweight and WWE Championship on multiple occasions, adding his name to the list of former champions like Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley and CM Punk will help bring casual fans eyes to the product.
Sadly CM Punk got hurt the first time he won the title, then the second time he won the Brawl Out happened and both times hurt AEW more then helped the company in my eyes. If Adam Copeland can stay healthy I'm all for him winning the AEW World Championship as well as other titles within the company. If he can't stay healthy he should stay well away from the title pictures.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Oct 4, 2023 2:17:06 GMT -5
I see a lot of comparisons between WCW and AEW at this point.
AEW is in their "WCW acquiring WWE names phase." WCW got super popular with the likes of Hogan, Savage and others jumping ship before Hall and Nash joined as the outsiders.
The older talent back then really and truly brought eyes to WCW at the time and I think the same thing will happen with AEW. One thing Tony Khan has to avoid is letting the former WWE talents (mind you 99% of the AEW roster has been through the WWE system at one point over the last 20+ years) get full creative control. I'm all for talents have creative input into their angles and characters but they shouldn't have final say.
I see Dolph Ziggler being the next person to join AEW when his 90 day no compete clause is over.
I do have one question for everyone here. If we were to compare Adam, Punk, Christian Cage, Paul Wight etc to Hogan, Savage, etc jumping to WCW back in the day. Who would be equal to the Outsiders jumping over?
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 28, 2023 1:41:09 GMT -5
Let me also add the following new generation matches:
Lacey Von Erich v Nattie Neidhart
Marshall and Ross Von Erich v Tyson Kidd and Teddy Hart
Trish Stratus v Jacqueline
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 28, 2023 1:31:34 GMT -5
Here's my take on this. I'll try to get eight matches out of the show: Main Event: 5 on 5 Team Canada v Team Texas TEAM CANADA | TEAM TEXAS | Bret Hart Edge Christian Chris Benoit Kenny Omega | Undertaker Steve Austin Eddie Guerrero Shawn Michaels JBL |
6 Man Tag Bruce, Keith and Owen Hart v Kevin, David and Mike Von Erich Chris Jericho v Kerry Von Erich Dino Bravo v Stan Hansen Jacques and Raymond Rougeau v Dory Jr and Terry Funk Lance Storm v Chris Von Erich Test v Barry Windham Roddy Piper v Dusty Rhodes Harlem Heat v Davey Boy Sr and Davey Boy Jr
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 28, 2023 1:16:22 GMT -5
Hands down if the vast majority of WCW's top talent didn't sit at home during what could have been one of the hottest periods in Wrestling History the entire Invasion would probably have led to the reformation of WCW under the WWF/E Banner.
Having guys like Flair, Hogan, Hall, Nash etc sitting on the sidelines for upwards of a year during that period left a huge hole in the potential storyline options.
How cool would it have been if Goldberg showed up the Raw after the final Nitro and started plowing his way through the WWF undercard on route to starting another streak? The nWo would have been great to have around with them causing chaos week in and week out. You could have had Ric Flair trying to recruit a new Horsemen group comprising of WCW and WWF talents to stop the nWo from taking over WWF/E just as a couple of quick examples
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 26, 2023 5:02:34 GMT -5
With the Writers Strike ending and the SAF-AFTRA strike to probably suit soon do we really think Dwayne Johnson is going to have time to be at Mania, let alone compete? We all know Hollywood production is going to ramp up as soon as both strikes end and Dwayne will go back to Hollywood and WWE will once again be an afterthought.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 25, 2023 3:57:39 GMT -5
Here's a great "What If?"
Would WWE have completed their expansion plans in the early 80's if the Iron Sheik took the bounty and broke Hulk Hogan's leg in their title match?
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 10, 2023 21:29:24 GMT -5
v Adam Cole v Will Ospreay v Claudio Castagnoli v Jay White v MJF v Kenny Omega v Zack Sabre Jr v Samoa Joe v Miro
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 4, 2023 5:56:02 GMT -5
Here are my thoughts on CM Punk getting fired:
From day one of his arrival it seemed like some of the EVP's had it out for him (More the Bucks than Omega from what I've heard), after last years All Out Brawl Out all the individuals involved should have been sat down in a room together and forced by Tony Khan to iron things out. If Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels can go out and wrestle each other for an hour plus at Mania while hating each other to their cores then Tony Khan should have forced the Bucks to suck it up and do what is best for business. All In this year should have been CMFTR v The Elite in the Main Event. The backstage situation they created the year before made it the biggest match AEW should have promoted.
There were some reports that CM Punk had his people reach out to bury the hatchet with the Elite only for the Young Bucks to lawyer up and not work towards creating a non-hostile work environment. (It appears that Omega was open to putting everything in the rear view mirror, but he was the only one).
If Jack Perry was told multiple times to NOT use real glass in a spot as been reported, then the final word should have come from Tony Khan and not CM Punk as is being reported. Simply put Tony Khan is a half decent booker, but he really needs to man up and stop trying to be everyone's best friend backstage and be the boss. If he is simply unable to do so he needs to distance himself from the roster and hire someone (not in an active roster position) to be the be all end all when talents have disputes or want to do things that both unsafe for themselves and their opponents.
Now if it comes out that Jack Perry told Hook he got permission to do the glass spot at All In and it wasn't priorly approved by someone backstage (things happen in the heat of the match) because the glass couldn't be gimmicked for safety and Jack Perry went ahead with the spot he should also be fired for not only putting his safety, but the safety of his opponent at risk. If you re-watch the Hook/Jack Perry match both men were cut by the glass, and if those cuts had happened just a few inches higher on their backs there is a chance they could have cut an artery and possibly bleed out on international television.
Essentially the entire CM Punk run in AEW breaks down into several simple factors:
1 - It looks like the Young Bucks were jealous that AEW got it's first Million Plus rating because of CM Punk, not to mention the companies first $1M gate in history.
2 - Tony Khan is truly letting the inmates run the asylum, he needs to be a boss and not a friend to the talent on the roster.
3 - CM Punk needs to grow a thick skin if he wants to continue in wrestling, he does need to let things go that don't matter.
4 - The only people who should be in EVP positions can't also be on the active roster as it's complete conflict of interest, look at how guys with "Creative Control" have hurt other companies in the past
5 - The younger talents on the roster have got to start listening to the advice of the veterans backstage (several talents [Hangman Page for example] have on on the record saying they don't seek out or listen to advice from the veterans who are backstage)
6 - AEW needs to create a firm backstage structure so each and every talent knows exactly who has final say in all in ring decisions, especially if Tony Khan is incapable of making those kinds of decisions, and if someone goes against that person's decision they are suspended without pay for a minimum of 30 days, then 90 days and finally outright released from the company.
I'd really hate for us to look back in say 5-10 years and say the CM Punk run in AEW was the beginning of the end.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 19, 2023 21:02:58 GMT -5
Guess we won't be hearing from FTR tonight after all. I'm betting there segment got scrapped due to Khan not knowing if they can still even make it to Wembley
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 18, 2023 20:24:49 GMT -5
Latest I've read stated there were no restrictions on int'l travel imposed, and thanks to the presumption of innocence, he may not technically be banned from the isle. Of course there is always the chance Brits say "Sorry chaps" thanks to a hot tip phoned in from a CA or CT area code. Even without a "tip" from someone if the Immigration officer in the UK runs his names through any database they'll see a pending charge and could deny him entry simply based on that. If I was Tony Khan I'd be having my lawyer looking into this immediately. If Cash Wheeler isn't allowed into the United Kingdom it's better to know now and Tony could pivot the match from All In to All Out a week later, or he still has time to get the belts off of FTR before All In and give the Young Bucks a different opponent on that show if the Bucks really want to fight for a Championship on that show.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Dec 18, 2020 4:07:22 GMT -5
I could care less if the performers in the ring know about the entire history of the business or not. The people putting the angles together and words into the performers mouths should know their God Damn history. If you don’t know a damn thing about wrestling and take a job behind the scenes you should damn well better be prepared to learn on the job
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 13, 2020 3:25:16 GMT -5
WWE: John Cena ROH: Joe Hendry NJPW: Kota Ibushi IMPACT: Tessa Blanchard INDY: Psycho Mike and Speedball Mike Bailey
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 9, 2020 23:55:39 GMT -5
If this storyline was smart they’d have it come out that the Butcher and Blade sent her to infiltrate the Nightmare Family to weaken them from within
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Post by Falconsinclair on Dec 27, 2018 6:42:28 GMT -5
If the belts are cross brand belts I am okay with it. If each brand is getting a set then I could care less.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Dec 10, 2018 0:00:43 GMT -5
FIRE ALL THE WRITERS and give the booking back to WRESTLING people.
Some of the greatest era's in the industry were created by wrestling minds, not writers who don't know the business. Give the men and women in the WWE more creative freedom when they cut their promo's. When a wrestlers personality shines thru it makes everything better. Things today in the WWE are WAY to scripted and it shows, if you want a scripted show from start to end don't give us the illusion of sport.
While we are at it force Vince to retire from the WWE and let him focus 100% on his little foosball venture and in the process fire ole bucktooth Kevin Dune. Cut the massive sets back and give WWE a more sports presentation feel.
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