DOMINOS upset at AEW for Nick Gage Pizza Cutter Spot (UPDATE: story planted by WWE?)
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Vince McMahon doesnt determine what his competiton is. Does he SEE them as competition? No. But theres a lot of obvious shyt Vince doesnt see. WCW was on the verge of killing him before he did what was necessary to beat them. So no, Vince is not an authority on what is best for his business. Even if AEW isnt that good, the interest is there and they are siphoning his fan base bit by bit.Again...if aew was really competition wwe would not be releasing all these people. Its that simple.. Literally put people like Andrade, Aleister black, Strowman, ruby riott out in the street. That doesnt sound like fear.
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WWE VS. AEW BEHIND THE SCENES, HOW CAN AEW NOT BE COMPETITION WHEN THEY SOLD 10K TICKETS IN HOURS, VINCE MCMAHON'S COMMENTS ON THE STOCKHOLDERS CALL AND MORE
By Mike Johnson on 2021-08-01 10:00:00
I've seen a story floated around that claims WWE was pushing outlets to write about Domino's being unhappy about the AEW Death Matches. I thought Vince McMahon said AEW wasn't competition, so why would they even do such a thing? Do you think this is a case of garbage writers making sh** up?
No, in this case, I absolutely do believe there may be smoke to the fire here. There's no way to say 100% it's true, but I can say that I'd heard the same stories floating around that day well before that began became a talking point online. So, at the very least, it's certainly possible for a lot of reasons.
What Vince McMahon said on the earnings call was odd to me, because everyone knows WWE has reacted to the existence of AEW from the second it became known that the Khan family was going to deeply invest in wrestling. They were the ones who had executives running around at TV tapings pulling talents into rooms offering them big money five year deals to sign new contracts. The Edge documentary two years ago tells the truth - that WWE decided to put Edge through testing to clear him after he received an offer to go work for AEW. So, WWE has always acted reactionary towards AEW.
Therefore, I don't think anyone should be shocked if WWE flipped the coin and went on the offensive. I know that there are those within WWE on the exec level who have never liked that AEW "takes shots" at the company, dating back to Cody Rhodes smashing the throne at the first AEW PPV. So, if you don't think there are some in the company who feel AEW is owed a receipt, you don't know how prideful and how competitive WWE can be. I wrote and told everyone that when NXT moved to Tuesday, it would not be the end of the battle between the two, but just that the fight would be waged in a different way. If you don't think for a second that WWE would leverage every relationship and every bit of power they have, publicly and privately, to push back, you need to take a step back and look at the horizon.
The timing of Vince saying AEW isn't competition just one of those strategies. He downplayed AEW to try and not give them weight and validation before an audience of his own stockholders. He obviously didn't know he would be asked about AEW but the timing does comes off so weird that the same day he was claiming that to stockholders, some in the company were, at the very least, pointing out the Domino's story as it emerged, at least to see if others would write about it. Movements like that are how wars are waged behind the scenes, not just in wrestling, but in entertainment, in politics and at times in life. Look at the Disney vs. Scarlett Johansson story this week. I am sure this won't be the last time such a thing may have happened.
WWE VS. AEW BEHIND THE SCENES, HOW CAN AEW NOT BE COMPETITION WHEN THEY SOLD 10K TICKETS IN HOURS, VINCE MCMAHON'S COMMENTS ON THE STOCKHOLDERS CALL AND MORE
By Mike Johnson on 2021-08-01 10:00:00
I've seen a story floated around that claims WWE was pushing outlets to write about Domino's being unhappy about the AEW Death Matches. I thought Vince McMahon said AEW wasn't competition, so why would they even do such a thing? Do you think this is a case of garbage writers making sh** up?
No, in this case, I absolutely do believe there may be smoke to the fire here. There's no way to say 100% it's true, but I can say that I'd heard the same stories floating around that day well before that began became a talking point online. So, at the very least, it's certainly possible for a lot of reasons.
What Vince McMahon said on the earnings call was odd to me, because everyone knows WWE has reacted to the existence of AEW from the second it became known that the Khan family was going to deeply invest in wrestling. They were the ones who had executives running around at TV tapings pulling talents into rooms offering them big money five year deals to sign new contracts. The Edge documentary two years ago tells the truth - that WWE decided to put Edge through testing to clear him after he received an offer to go work for AEW. So, WWE has always acted reactionary towards AEW.
Therefore, I don't think anyone should be shocked if WWE flipped the coin and went on the offensive. I know that there are those within WWE on the exec level who have never liked that AEW "takes shots" at the company, dating back to Cody Rhodes smashing the throne at the first AEW PPV. So, if you don't think there are some in the company who feel AEW is owed a receipt, you don't know how prideful and how competitive WWE can be. I wrote and told everyone that when NXT moved to Tuesday, it would not be the end of the battle between the two, but just that the fight would be waged in a different way. If you don't think for a second that WWE would leverage every relationship and every bit of power they have, publicly and privately, to push back, you need to take a step back and look at the horizon.
The timing of Vince saying AEW isn't competition just one of those strategies. He downplayed AEW to try and not give them weight and validation before an audience of his own stockholders. He obviously didn't know he would be asked about AEW but the timing does comes off so weird that the same day he was claiming that to stockholders, some in the company were, at the very least, pointing out the Domino's story as it emerged, at least to see if others would write about it. Movements like that are how wars are waged behind the scenes, not just in wrestling, but in entertainment, in politics and at times in life. Look at the Disney vs. Scarlett Johansson story this week. I am sure this won't be the last time such a thing may have happened.
Again...if aew was really competition wwe would not be releasing all these people. Its that simple.
If AEW wasn’t competition they wouldn’t have doubled the salaries of the entire roster
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People have it all wrong. Especially that article.
If they are taking what Vince said in the earnings call he was asked if AEW was competition like WCW.
Vince said AEW isn't on the same level of competition like WCW. (This still makes them competition)
He never said they weren't competition. He also has many other things that are competition other than AEW.
People love to take things out of context and put their spin on it.
If they are taking what Vince said in the earnings call he was asked if AEW was competition like WCW.
Vince said AEW isn't on the same level of competition like WCW. (This still makes them competition)
He never said they weren't competition. He also has many other things that are competition other than AEW.
People love to take things out of context and put their spin on it.
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I think the competition comment was made because WWE just reported their highest earnings in history and AEW has yet to turn profit
I think AEW’s product is superior, and they’re even gaining as far as ratings
But when one company has a 1.5 billion dollar TV deal, and a 1 billion dollar streaming deal, it’s hard to compete with that. Doesn’t WWE get 50 mil per Saudi appearance?
Hard to compare that to an upstart company that’s yet to make significant money.
And this is coming from someone that thinks AEW is 100x more entertaining than WWE. I think you guys get too caught up in the product side sometimes and ignore the business aspect. You kinda have to look at things in context..
I think AEW’s product is superior, and they’re even gaining as far as ratings
But when one company has a 1.5 billion dollar TV deal, and a 1 billion dollar streaming deal, it’s hard to compete with that. Doesn’t WWE get 50 mil per Saudi appearance?
Hard to compare that to an upstart company that’s yet to make significant money.
And this is coming from someone that thinks AEW is 100x more entertaining than WWE. I think you guys get too caught up in the product side sometimes and ignore the business aspect. You kinda have to look at things in context..
MenacingMonk
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How would you know when they haven’t even released their financial reports?
How would you know when they haven’t even released their financial reports?
From google
google could absolutely be wrong since I’m sure any reports are speculation
But common sense will tell you they aren’t in competition with WWE as far as profitability. Their main source of income (tv deal) is less than 45 million a year
And that’s not a knock. Nobody expects them to be that. They’re still in the infant stage of even existing, where as WWE been around for what, 70 years?
At the end of the day, the product is what matters to me as a fan and AEW product right now shyts on WWE’s. It’s not even close. Whether they’ll ever be worth as much or more is irrelevant. I’m only speaking to why Vince probably made that comment and the context.
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How would you know when they haven’t even released their financial reports?
Tony Khan mentioned in an interview they were in a red due to the video games development.
AEW Received $43.75 Million From TNT In 2020, Still In The Red Due To Eight-Figure Games Investment | Fightful News
