The "let's not take this shyt so seriously" AEW news & fukkery thread

[mannyrs13]

The typical blame for ratings decline is the champ. It seems like this Death Riders thing isn’t hitting, so they should move on.

I like Jay, but I don’t know if he’s ready to be the guy right now. Seems like they were aiming for Darby, so they should try him out. I’d say let Darby get a run, then have him get destroyed by Lashley. Give Shelton a belt (whether singles or tag), and let THS cook for some months.

They have a decent amount of upper card talent and it’s really hard to give them each their own shine in The main event scene. Okada, Os, Hangman, Swerve, Omega likely returning.

It seems like Winter is the time fans turn on the product. Last year it was about storylines and not building PPVs up better. They’ve been doing it better than a year ago, but now it’s them not interested in the storylines. Always something, right?

i do like the darby idea but he not in the match. so if he gonna be champ they gotta get thru WE first. if its not Mox it gotta be one of the other 3. not sure who could help them out at the moment. i dont think OC is the guy to help them. he has gotten better but he already lost last ppv. hangman suffered all those losses to white so maybe he could get revenge and win the title.

they def have a decent amount of upper card talent. but they'll have to figure out who is gonna be in the heavyweight title picture and who is gonna be in the secondary title. i think the tnt one should be at the bottom, reserved for guys like DG. Guys who are good but are just starting out, to help them get a boost up the ranks. The international title should be higher than that but i say give the continental title the second in line and fill that with main event talent as well so the heavyweight title isn't as cluttered with talent. not to mention they have the tourney every december so its already a big enough deal.

they def have been doing better but its not reflecting on the numbers, particularly with attendance since ratings may change when they go on max. they gotta work on better ticket sales in 2025 and that starts with making sure the product is good. both dynamite and collision.

 

[MenacingMonk]

i do like the darby idea but he not in the match. so if he gonna be champ they gotta get thru WE first. if its not Mox it gotta be one of the other 3. not sure who could help them out at the moment. i dont think OC is the guy to help them. he has gotten better but he already lost last ppv. hangman suffered all those losses to white so maybe he could get revenge and win the title.

they def have a decent amount of upper card talent. but they'll have to figure out who is gonna be in the heavyweight title picture and who is gonna be in the secondary title. i think the tnt one should be at the bottom, reserved for guys like DG. Guys who are good but are just starting out, to help them get a boost up the ranks. The international title should be higher than that but i say give the continental title the second in line and fill that with main event talent as well so the heavyweight title isn't as cluttered with talent. not to mention they have the tourney every december so its already a big enough deal.

they def have been doing better but its not reflecting on the numbers, particularly with attendance since ratings may change when they go on max. they gotta work on better ticket sales in 2025 and that starts with making sure the product is good. both dynamite and collision.

There’s no way Mox is dropping the belt at Worlds End. They need to book Darby into the title picture leading into the January PPV; let him get the chase on for some time. The chase for an underdog will get people at least a bit interested if they book it well enough.

 

[LordDeathwatch]

Respect the logic @mannyrs13

They definitely need to pivot in order to find that spark, that's not necessarily the main title. The Acclaimed, Toni, Ospreay, Cole/MJF have all provided it in the past and only 1 had the World title in the picture.

All it takes is that one spark to resonate with the audience and the domino effect becomes positive again. It's up to creative to capitalize on it from there but they've got to find it first.

 

[Reality Check]

Yall know how much I like AEW and I'll refrain from arguing against or defending this claim. Could be or couldn't be true. But they gotta fix things if they want to continue to be more successful. Not saying that involves anyone losing their job or position, but they gotta make sure everyone on the same page and not just one person.




There needs to be changes and i think that starts with the new year and the new tv deal. One thing i think they should do is get the belt off Mox. Nothing against him but it's just not working like it should be. That and getting the continental title off Okada. Preferably to Ospreay. Far as the heavyweight title, there's still Christian lingering but i don't know if him "cashing in" makes sense. Don't know if OC would be any better. It could be Hangman but I think it would make sense for it to be Jay White especially with AGS coming up next and having him headline the show since he from that area. Maybe give him a match with Okada who steps up from continental title division. Then have Hangman finally get the win on White at a future ppv where it counts for the title. But hey maybe TK has some master plan that will amaze us all instead.

I'm hopeful they had some sort of backstage segment filled to explain why she randomly wrestled on Rampage.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Forgot who it was asking about Luchasaurus the other day but just saw this post.

Actually did a quick search and it was @The Burning tagging you to update you and everyone else

Double pneumonia!?

 

[avon barksdale]

He must not met the stinky boys on here

 

[dh86]

Yall know how much I like AEW and I'll refrain from arguing against or defending this claim. Could be or couldn't be true. But they gotta fix things if they want to continue to be more successful. Not saying that involves anyone losing their job or position, but they gotta make sure everyone on the same page and not just one person.




There needs to be changes and i think that starts with the new year and the new tv deal. One thing i think they should do is get the belt off Mox. Nothing against him but it's just not working like it should be. That and getting the continental title off Okada. Preferably to Ospreay. Far as the heavyweight title, there's still Christian lingering but i don't know if him "cashing in" makes sense. Don't know if OC would be any better. It could be Hangman but I think it would make sense for it to be Jay White especially with AGS coming up next and having him headline the show since he from that area. Maybe give him a match with Okada who steps up from continental title division. Then have Hangman finally get the win on White at a future ppv where it counts for the title. But hey maybe TK has some master plan that will amaze us all instead.

Christian is obviously waiting for the return of Copeland. They gave Moxley too much to drop the storyline now. All In Texas is in July and that main event has to be the biggest match Aew can give the fans. In my opinion that’s Moxley-Omega. They have everything they need to build it right from Wrestledynasty to All In.

 

[Reality Check]

Glad luchasaurus is ok

 

[Finn Baller]

Christian is obviously waiting for the return of Copeland. They gave Moxley too much to drop the storyline now. All In Texas is in July and that main event has to be the biggest match Aew can give the fans. In my opinion that’s Moxley-Omega. They have everything they need to build it right from Wrestledynasty to All In.

The biggest thing to preserve Kenny’s star power is keeping him a solo act that’s not attached to anchors like Callis, Jericho, the Bucks or especially Ibushi

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

especially Ibushi

agree, that ship has sailed.

 

[AKM-95]

Now i know rampage is ending and there are rumors about shockwave and fox network. But they can't be pulling the same stunts with fox and shockwave.

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Shockwave and/or ROH end up on TUBI ...it's a fox owned entity and it can be a home for their secondary content and fox gets more "live sports" content but it's on a budget.

 

[Thebadguy]

 

[LordDeathwatch]

This has got to be one of the weirdest pictures I've ever seen.

 

[Jmare007]

It seems like this Death Riders thing isn’t hitting, so they should move on.

If only people would've seen it coming before TK gave the OK for Mox to run with his "big idea"

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Starting out the Death Riders thing by not including all of the top stars was a weird decision because it made what was supposed to be a primary story feel small in scale. Then they started adding more people to the mix but the damage was already done.

This was supposed to highlight people like O.C. and Darby which is fine but you can't have Ospreay or Hangman or Swerve etc.. not giving a shyt