Jonathan Gresham upset at Tony Khan, asks for release (COLI EXCLUSIVE BROKE HERE FIRST, SUCK A dikk FIGHTFUL)

[Jello Biafra]

It’s going to be Kenny Omega, but it should have been Cody Rhodes

Kenny is going to make that jump to WWE and it’s going to be the unforgivable sin for Khan

I don't see it being Omega for some reason.
He just seems like he doesn't give a damn if he never steps foot in WWE a day in his career. The Bucks give off that same vibe.
But it will eventually be one of the people TK considers "stars".

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Khan is doing too much shyt.... He needs the let the OGs like Anderson, Malenko,, Tully, and Snake handle the bookings while he take care of the business side. Plus he gonna have to stop being BFFs with talent and be their boss

Tully got fired for noshowing the ROH PPV

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

I thought that was Christopher Daniels's job, but I might be wrong.

According to Fightful, it seems like the wrestlers go to one of the coaches when they have a problem and then if it needs to go up the ladder then the coaches take it to TK.

 

[Reality Check]

I don't see it being Omega for some reason.
He just seems like he doesn't give a damn if he never steps foot in WWE a day in his career. The Bucks give off that same vibe.
But it will eventually be one of the people TK considers "stars".

There's also the fact Omega still harbors resentment over his time in their developmental

 

[Jmare007]

He does need a booking team, but he needs to find younger guys to help out. These old mufukkas are way too out of touch for what the AEW audience wants.

Jericho, Bryan and Punk could form a dope "veteran council" for booking but Jericho still sees himself as talent and Bryan didn't seem to like his role as producer for Smackdown.

Getting them involved in decision making outside of their own programs would probably ease Tony's workload and we know they are people TK loves and respects

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

There's also the fact Omega still harbors resentment over his time in their developmental

And he turns 39 in less than three months. His contract expires 2/1/23 but TK has a two-year option. Unless he lets him go early or doesn't pick up the option, he won't be available until he's 41.

With his recent injury history, his career probably isn't going to be much longer. I don't really see WWE wanting to invest money into a guy with diminishing returns who many of their fans won't know since many of them are WWE-only fans.

I would think Omega would need some promises of being in the elite tier in the E for him to leave to do that. I don't imagine the E would be willing to do that for a guy in his situation.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Jericho, Bryan and Punk could form a dope "veteran council" for booking but Jericho still sees himself as talent and Bryan didn't seem to like his role as producer for Smackdown.

Getting them involved in decision making outside of their own programs would probably ease Tony's workload and we know they are people TK loves and respects

I don't think Jericho really wants anything to do with behind the scenes "corporate" stuff. He turned down an offer to be an EVP for AEW because he didn't want that work.

Punk would probably be a huge dikk with that stuff and be difficult to work with.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Think Cody really found his niche with Community Outreach and wanted to continue that without having to turn heel.

As far as Kenny goes, he's going to need to tone down his moves or else he won't get to the point where a jump is an option. Given the laundry list of injuries he was recovering from + having to deal with vertigo for years, needs to get healthy first and foremost.



You left out the part where his self-indulging promos made him stale and in need of some sort of change, whether it be a tweener or full heel turn. Dude literally set himself on fire to try to get over as a face. That's why it was a spectacle.

Yeah but you gotta look at the fact that Cody always been WWE, which was a weird clash of character with AEW. Despite that, you can't deny his feuds were legit and it made the product look like he would die for this shyt. The Cody/Lee feud (RIP) was some godbody shyt. He made Black look like a entire demon, and despite Ogogo storyline being MAGArific, it still felt like a big fight feel. Yes, the character was stale, but dude knew how to tell a wrestling story in the ring and provide some legit booking in the process.

 

[Jmare007]

And he turns 39 in less than three months. His contract expires 2/1/23 but TK has a two-year option. Unless he lets him go early or doesn't pick up the option, he won't be available until he's 41.

With his recent injury history, his career probably isn't going to be much longer. I don't really see WWE wanting to invest money into a guy with diminishing returns who many of their fans won't know since many of them are WWE-only fans.

I would think Omega would need some promises of being in the elite tier in the E for him to leave to do that. I don't imagine the E would be willing to do that for a guy in his situation.

I'd think WWE would absolutely try to sign Kenny if given the chance. Not only do you hurt AEW greatly, you get a huge surprise/moment for your own product. They don't need Kenny to be an anchor for the company, they could just offer him a 2 year deal for a big run and that's it.

With Vince gone and AEW getting a new TV deal (which will give them more money) I think we will be seeing much shorter runs and signings that are aimed as a boost for the sort term instead of long investments to be the future of a company.

You are right that Kenny might not be interested in whatever WWE sells to him, but from WWE's perspective, he would be a huge asset to have. Specially with La Nariz in charge of talent and creative.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Yeah but you gotta look at the fact that Cody always been WWE, which was a weird clash of character with AEW. Despite that, you can't deny his feuds were legit and it made the product look like he would die for this shyt. The Cody/Lee feud (RIP) was some godbody shyt. He made Black look like a entire demon, and despite Ogogo storyline being MAGArific, it still felt like a big fight feel. Yes, the character was stale, but dude knew how to tell a wrestling story in the ring and provide some legit booking in the process.

His ladder match with Sammy Guevara was legit too. Still one of the best matches of the year.

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

Jericho, Bryan and Punk could form a dope "veteran council" for booking but Jericho still sees himself as talent and Bryan didn't seem to like his role as producer for Smackdown.

Getting them involved in decision making outside of their own programs would probably ease Tony's workload and we know they are people TK loves and respects

That's a good group. I think they can throw Moxley and/or Regal in there too. I might even say Big Show too, but he was so adamant that the New Day was a terrible idea that I'm not sure

 

[Jmare007]

I don't think Jericho really wants anything to do with behind the scenes "corporate" stuff. He turned down an offer to be an EVP for AEW because he didn't want that work.

Punk would probably be a huge dikk with that stuff and be difficult to work with.

I know, that's why I said he still sees himself as talent. It's a shame because I think he would be pretty damn good in a consultant role.

Punk is a mystery to me, he can be an a$$hole be he's also loyal to a fault. He's great with ideas and long term planning, I think he could work in that role but who knows if his ego would let him.

Bryan seems perfect for a "does this make sense" role. I don't think he's as good as Jericho and Punk at building angles and long term stuff, but he's great at the little things that connect with an audience that can turn a good idea (by Punk/Jericho) to a great one.

This is all fanfic though. Tony Khan seems like the kind of guy that will die of a heart attack before giving power to others

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

I'd think WWE would absolutely try to sign Kenny if given the chance. Not only do you hurt AEW greatly, you get a huge surprise/moment for your own product. They don't need Kenny to be an anchor for the company, they could just offer him a 2 year deal for a big run and that's it.

With Vince gone and AEW getting a new TV deal (which will give them more money) I think we will be seeing much shorter runs and signings that are aimed as a boost for the sort term instead of long investments to be the future of a company.

You are right that Kenny might not be interested in whatever WWE sells to him, but from WWE's perspective, he would be a huge asset to have. Specially with La Nariz in charge of talent and creative.

I don't suspect HHH heading up talent relations and creative is going to be the long term solution.

If a talent has complaints or concerns about their creative, they'll be going to talent relations, which is run by the same guy who signed off on the creative? That is not a good combo long term.

 

[Jmare007]

I don't suspect HHH heading up talent relations and creative is going to be the long term solution.

If a talent has complaints or concerns about their creative, they'll be going to talent relations, which is run by the same guy who signed off on the creative? That is not a good combo long term.

I don't disagree with that. I'm just talking about why WWE would absolutely be interested in Kenny regardless of his age and injuries. HHH would see him as a big asset and he would like to have him imo.

 

[Reality Check]

Yeah but you gotta look at the fact that Cody always been WWE, which was a weird clash of character with AEW. Despite that, you can't deny his feuds were legit and it made the product look like he would die for this shyt. The Cody/Lee feud (RIP) was some godbody shyt. He made Black look like a entire demon, and despite Ogogo storyline being MAGArific, it still felt like a big fight feel. Yes, the character was stale, but dude knew how to tell a wrestling story in the ring and provide some legit booking in the process.

He came up through the WWE system so of course his style is going to be different than The Bucks and Omega who relied on athleticism and "holy shyt" moments.