AEW Has Mastered The Art Of Hype & Manipulation.......They Will Be Around For A Long Long Time

[TL15]

If I'm not mistaken, the Rhodes match is what everyone was talking about days later.

Rhodes match was great (I rewatched it)

But that’s not what the pre-show hype was about. All eyes were on if Moxley was going to show up.

 

[R=G]

Rhodes match was great (I rewatched it)

But that’s not what the pre-show hype was about. All eyes were on if Moxley was going to show up.

I'm not sure...I didnt pay close attention

 

[Wacky D]

Being in yours 40s isnt flabby now
Only 50 years old

But hogan and savage in the 90s was called dinosaurs in their 40s
HbK came back at 36 and was called an old man

the Hogan/savage being dinosaurs thing was just WWF propaganda.
whats funny is that bret hart isn't much younger, and he was the face of the WWF at the time.

I don't know anything about the hbk stuff. ive never heard that being said.

 

[Wacky D]

I don't think they've mastered the art of hype, Timing was a HUGE factor.

You have to admit that a huge part of Double or Nothing was the "arrival" of Jon Moxley...but Double or Nothing was announced before he left the WWE. Had he not left WWE to join AEW, then what is the biggest news coming out of the PPV?

A lot of fan interest was to see IF Moxley would show up. I think if Ambrose stays in WWE, then this pay per view is still successful, but not nearly as hyped

the hype was there for AEW long before moxley even left the WWE.

the hype is prolly the reason why moxley jumped ship in the first place.​

 

[TL15]

the hype was there for AEW long before moxley even left the WWE.

the hype is prolly the reason why moxley jumped ship in the first place.​

Before it was revealed that Moxley was out of his WWE contract, the most anticipated match was between Pac and Hangman, and that got scrapped. Once Moxley put the video out, the anticipation was built on whether or not he was going to show up to AEW.

Kenny and Jericho had been done

Cody and Dustin was great storywise, but it didn't have enough hype to build the PPV

The battle royal had zero buzz


ALL of the serious hype from "casual" non WWE wrestling fans (like myself, I mainly watch WWE because it's ingrained and it's easy to watch on TV ) was seeing IF Moxley was going to show up. Not saying there was no hype because serious fans were excited. But casual wrestling fans were more interested in seeing a WWE guy jump ship over any other match on the card.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I believe “casual fans” were also interested in seeing if CM Punk would finally show up.

And to casual fans?

CM Punk>Moxley soooooo

@Wacky D @TL15 ?


Point goes to Wacky D

 

[TL15]

I believe “casual fans” were also interested in seeing if CM Punk would finally show up.

And to casual fans?

CM Punk>Moxley soooooo

@Wacky D @TL15 ?


Point goes to Wacky D

I didn't know I was in competition with anyone, just stating what my opinion was

It would've been amazing if Punk showed up too. I bring up Moxley because CLEARLY as someone who just exited WWE, there was more buzz around him at the time and what he would do.

regardless, outside of the elite, Jericho, and Dustin Rhodes, most of the people on the card are relatively unknown to the average WWE centric wrestling fan. That's all I was saying I don't think they "mastered" the art of hype, I think they got a huge boost by Moxley's release.

but who am I?

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I didn't know I was in competition with anyone, just stating what my opinion was

It would've been amazing if Punk showed up too. I bring up Moxley because CLEARLY as someone who just exited WWE, there was more buzz around him at the time and what he would do.

regardless, outside of the elite, Jericho, and Dustin Rhodes, most of the people on the card are relatively unknown to the average WWE centric wrestling fan. That's all I was saying I don't think they "mastered" the art of hype, I think they got a huge boost by Moxley's release.

but who am I?

Case is closed!

Na but I will say this.

There is levels to this and the measurable of “hype” just are not going to be the same across the board.

For example, the CIAA tournament is one of the biggest most anticipated events over the last few year. But yet the hype isn’t the same as the ACC.

That’s doesnt mean no one cares, they getting no hype or they failing. Its just different levels of measurements for success.

Same when you go a level up for ACC vs March Madness.

They sold out their first 2 events in less than an hour, the hype is real and there

Plus they not even going after or trying to satisfy the average WWE centric wrestling fan right now.