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The reaction to WWE cast aways kinda shows me that people don’t actually want an alternative to WWE, they want WWE without Vince involved lol



if Roman Reigns showed up tomorrow, AEW fans would die of excitement.. and he’s one of the sole reasons they soured on WWE in the first place

na Roman cool it was the way he was booked as a face :unimpressed:
 

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That was before wardlow gave the ring to punk to use


But your point is valid damn Scorpio might only get 1 week reign :francis:




Wardlow giving Punk the ring would be a reason for MJF to be able to void the contract, not the other way around and he wouldn't do that because it could benefit him right now.
 

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SO many WCW songs sounded like porno music. Definitely wouldn't be surprised by the Four Horseman theme popping up in one :russ:


That sounds like it would play during a montage scene on that old USA detective show Silk Stalkings.
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You're right. Public pressure is 100% the reason why Scorpio got the belt.

Tony Khan is obviously pandering, but that doesn't matter. In the end, he gave a championship to a Black man.

I'm of the mindset that if someone starts pandering and it means they do what you want them to do then let them pander.
Never understood why people always look at being pandered to as a bad thing.
 

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The reaction to WWE cast aways kinda shows me that people don’t actually want an alternative to WWE, they want WWE without Vince involved lol



if Roman Reigns showed up tomorrow, AEW fans would die of excitement.. and he’s one of the sole reasons they soured on WWE in the first place
Most people don't dislike the wrestlers in WWE as much as they dislike how WWE presents a lot of them.
And Jeff Hardy is one of the most beloved white dudes in the history of pro wrestling so he was always going to get that type of reaction from fans.
 

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Most people don't dislike the wrestlers in WWE as much as they dislike how WWE presents a lot of them.
And Jeff Hardy is one of the most beloved white dudes in the history of pro wrestling so he was always going to get that type of reaction from fans.


Yeah, I figured that much


it’s just funny because as much as people claim to want new fresh faces and an alternative, it’s really bullshyt. They just want WWE without WWE’s stink.


Which, I mean… I get… WWE be using all these dudes poorly
 

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Scorpio got a belt! I'm so-so on him as a star, so let's really see if he will embrace and elevate in this role. :blessed:

Jeff Hardy using the Hardy Boyz theme cuz it's stock music, TK said no to his dumb ass band songs, debut was kinda weak, the whole Andrade stable thing has been a mess and never clicked with me. Looks like Darby wanting a piece of his childhood hero Jeff already, that match might be nice. Glad they aren't hotshotting him to the top, he needa prove himself before he burns yet another company.

Paige signing the contract on Tay's fat ass :whoo:

The breakup of Inner circle was weak, maybe because they teased breakups so many times, it just set up that when they do, it's gotta be epic, and this was not. He's forming another stable of Jericho stans, that also do the group middle finger? Like why? 2.0 aren't that good.... Would been better if Jericho and Hager just split off together, but guess Jericho is hell bent on "i'll elevate guys by having them be in a group with me"...

Regal segment was nice just to see him again. Thought he spent too much time selling Danielson on being the best technical wrestler, and not enough time on "Well moxley you represent the cold savagery that I learned to channel when I was battling demons, addiction, just like you, you represent the pure violence in me, the one that wont think twice to goto another level". But I've overharped on how to present Moxley in this team before...


Show was mid to me, thought they either fumbled angles, or started the wrong angles.
:yeshrug: I mean, that's pretty much what happened with the Inner Circle. Suggesting otherwise would be revisionist history. They were like the focal point of the show for the first year or so of AEW. Main Eventing Dynamites and PPVs consistently, being involved in key angles on every show, etc. Personally, I find Garcia and 2.0 boring as fukk, so we'll see if they get some type of boost with Jericho behind them.
 

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For the people saying that MJF will cost Wardlow the belt, why would he?

It was mentioned weeks ago that if Wardlow wins a championship it belongs to MJF because Wardlow is under contract.

MJF is gonna wait until Wardlow wins, then come down and claim the championship as part of the contract. MJF gets the championship for doing nothing and gets even more heat while the people get behind Wardlow even more.

MJF did say that he'd let him keep the belt if he won it, after they ran over Punk.

Perhaps oral contracts aren't binding?
 

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I'm of the mindset that if someone starts pandering and it means they do what you want them to do then let them pander.
Never understood why people always look at being pandered to as a bad thing.
Because pandering can be empty gestures that ultimately mean nothing. Remember when they changed the name of Aunt Jemima pancake mix, had Nancy Pelosi wearing kente cloth, and painted "Black Lives Matter" on a few city streets? That's pandering.
In the grand scheme, a Black man holding a mid-card title (for a week, if the rumors are true) is a pretty meaningless gesture. Featuring Black talent regularly on the main show, and elevating some Black wrestlers to main event postitions is progress.
Scorpio's title win last night was Nancy Pelosi's kente cloth. It was cute, but we should want to see Black champions become the norm, not the exception.
 

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The reaction to WWE cast aways kinda shows me that people don’t actually want an alternative to WWE, they want WWE without Vince involved lol



if Roman Reigns showed up tomorrow, AEW fans would die of excitement.. and he’s one of the sole reasons they soured on WWE in the first place
If Roman shows up on ARW,tomorrow, it means all the money, marketing, and time put nto making that guy a star was a huge mistake and McMahon is extremely out of touch. Something he refuses to admit.
 
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