Brehs, WWE got AEW on the Ropes heading into the Fall season

Art Barr

INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
66,216
Reputation
13,177
Daps
92,576
Reppin
CHICAGO
aew needs to make a point content and directionwise.
at this point, I like the roster. It just has no direction and picks up no legacy of the indy heroes at all.
when thee indy heroes still created Cody ever being a main event guy.
not to mention, aj styles.
by not using Daniels as the main cog. You disturb hierarchy and you also misuse Jericho. As the first thing wrong with all new wrasslin promotions. Is using the former wwe guy as the main eventer for the early setup. When you could use Jericho as the cog who is elevated via slow burn on the card.

why daniels is not the beginning. With the easy story of Cody destroying the cripple ache throne. Then Daniels in the chase to expose Cody is just like hhh.
instead, we are watching aew and it has no dominating story or origin. When to be successful, this company needs a origin story and the only origin story that makes any sense is Daniels. As Daniels is the guy who aew is really about. as far as a basic premise of the company and what it stands for grassroots wise. Currently aew is like a allstar unfocused current episode of roh tv.
when cornette took over after the original DIRECTV run.

it needs way better direction to launch a tv show.

that direction is Daniels. As Daniels is who all this indy shyt is about anyway.

the reason why tna did not catch on like it should have when it debuted was the same thing. Not making aj the main focus. When tna's whole story was being a larger promotion to feature aj styles. Instead we got dumb ass JARRETT all in the video. At least at this point alternatively if Cody pulled a JARRETT. It would make sense if it was attached to Daniels.



art barr
 
Last edited:

stro

Superstar
Joined
May 18, 2015
Messages
10,034
Reputation
1,189
Daps
29,254
Reppin
Indiana
I'm pretty confident AEW is going to win the ratings war at least the first few episodes. WWE is going to look dumb because despite what Double Talk says, the NXT/AEW audience is heavily the same and people are going to tune into AEW because it's fresh and a mystery to how they're going to run TV, and NXT will still be on the Network the next day anyway.

I would also expect NXT to be getting sub-Smackdown viewership and AEW to probably get something around the SD level.
 

NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong

Veteran
Supporter
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
46,329
Reputation
5,864
Daps
93,998
Reppin
Uncertain grounds
They should have jericho lose a few times then accompany him with a storyline saying he lost his touch and is washed up..then build him back up as a redemption story or something

Giving him a belt off the top might not be a good look
 

BrehWyatt

Let me work.
Supporter
Joined
Jun 20, 2013
Messages
21,282
Reputation
2,420
Daps
57,039
Reppin
#TSC
Nah, they don't.

WWE has some good shyt going right now, but they don't have AEW on the ropes. The average wrestling fan just wants good wrestling. Damn the source. AEW appears to be a place where, if nothing else, they'll give you good wrestling.
 

RammerJammer

#RollTide #TSC #RiseUp #BullsNation #RIPKobe
Joined
Dec 31, 2012
Messages
86,652
Reputation
12,292
Daps
339,663
Reppin
Montgomery, Alabama
WWE has the best talent in the world. Shouldn't they always be bringing out the big guns throughout the year, regardless of competition? :francis:

Yeah it’s sad that I’ve been excited about WWE the last two weeks, the shows haven’t even been that great, but it’s been pretty good and what I don’t understand is why can’t WWE be like this all the time? 52 RAWs a week and only 5 are good? Not a good look at all.

Plus I don’t see where the optimism is coming from regarding WWE long term, short term, yes it should be pretty good, especially when SD moves to Fox but as someone mentioned, 2016 was one of the best years this decade for WWE and they seemingly fukked that up as soon as the calendar changed to 2017. I’m sorry but I’m gonna need more than two good weeks from them.

AEW is an enigma, no one really knows what they’re gonna be like when they have their weekly show so any talk about them being on the ropes or in trouble is silly. They’ve already had the most success from any #2 promotion since WCW.
 

Beautiful Bobby Eatin

SWEEEEEEEEEETNESS!
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
15,250
Reputation
2,962
Daps
43,418
Reppin
Terra Belle, Georgia
They should have jericho lose a few times then accompany him with a storyline saying he lost his touch and is washed up..then build him back up as a redemption story or something

Giving him a belt off the top might not be a good look
Jericho is actually the best person to give the belt to first. A legit main eventer that can work with anyone, is in the media more than anyone else and is the top heel.

Benefits for after include building faces to chase him and eventually having MJF become the top promotion heel sometime next year but everyone cooks while Jericho is on top.
 

Rell Lauren

Banned
Joined
Nov 30, 2016
Messages
29,000
Reputation
-2,888
Daps
111,803
Reppin
NYC
the thing is, AEW really has nothing to lose. they've seen who their fans are, and more importantly (right now), WHERE their fans are. if you can break even on ticket sales for an arena and sell A LOT of concessions, similar to MLB/NFL/NBA and how other Pro Sports operate, you will be good money.

these guys have found something that is better than a niche, but not totally mainstream either.

the people that will buy AEW ppv's and The Elite shirts are very dedicated to their product. as long as they keep giving THOSE people what they want, they will be straight.

supposedly Tony Khan is a Quant type dude, I feel like he ran the numbers and assessed the risk

Khan is a rich kid playing with his father's money. Turner will support it initially, but they're not going to have a venture that loses money hang out there for too long. Wrestling sponsorships are difficult to come by as is. For a startup, it'll be a tall task convincing people to buy ad time on a product that's viewed lowly to begin with.
 

NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong

Veteran
Supporter
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
46,329
Reputation
5,864
Daps
93,998
Reppin
Uncertain grounds
Jericho is actually the best person to give the belt to first. A legit main eventer that can work with anyone, is in the media more than anyone else and is the top heel.

Benefits for after include building faces to chase him and eventually having MJF become the top promotion heel sometime next year but everyone cooks while Jericho is on top.

That could work too

Either way he needs to be featured prominently whether as champion or veteran trying to reclaim past glory
 
Joined
Aug 14, 2015
Messages
18,744
Reputation
1,071
Daps
49,869
I like that the wwe is putting they foot on AEW's neck.

They been asking for the attention.

You can say what you want about the wwe, but titan towers got the keys to the business's legacy. Kiss the ring & acknowledge who's at the top.
 

RammerJammer

#RollTide #TSC #RiseUp #BullsNation #RIPKobe
Joined
Dec 31, 2012
Messages
86,652
Reputation
12,292
Daps
339,663
Reppin
Montgomery, Alabama
I like that the wwe is putting they foot on AEW's neck.

They been asking for the attention.

You can say what you want about the wwe, but titan towers got the keys to the business's legacy. Kiss the ring & acknowledge who's at the top.

What an E-Drone post, AEW just sitting back waiting to do their thing while WWE scrambling trying to find some shyt to compete with them.
 
Joined
Aug 14, 2015
Messages
18,744
Reputation
1,071
Daps
49,869
What an E-Drone post, AEW just sitting back waiting to do their thing while WWE scrambling trying to find some shyt to compete with them.

More e drone/stooge deflection talk:russell:

Wwe just sent their 3rd stream brand as competition with AEW.

It's gonna be real funny to see the reactions when them ratings come thru & AEW treading last.:hhhtroll:
 
Top