The Random AEW News Thread

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Fightful has news on AEW names and WWE's attempts to contact them.

We can confirm that Swerve Strickland was contacted by WWE, but referred them to his attorney, and had no interest in returning to the company at the time. We were given the indication that he was contacted as a part of the reformed Hit Row pitch. However, we were told that as of now, Keith Lee has not been contacted by WWE, contrary to rumors.

A popular DARK TWITTER internet rumor was that before Bobby Fish had asked Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly to leave All Elite Wrestling with him to go back to WWE. That was vehemently denied by numerous AEW sources, and WWE sources have stated that there haven't been talks between Bobby Fish and the company.

Miro was also a name mentioned online as being contacted by WWE. We haven't heard whether he has been or not as of now, but we were told that he hadn't asked for his release.

Malakai Black asking for his release had several higher ups in AEW to think that he just wanted out to go to WWE, and he'd told at least one WWE talent he wished he was there. AEW officials also thought that the situation had been smoothed over before All Out. At least one AEW source believes that we'll end up seeing Buddy Matthews and Malakai Black back in the AEW within a few months, and said that AEW had no intent of releasing Black to go elsewhere last month.

As noted last week, FTR were contacted by WWE feelers at some point.

 

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Alex Wright is All Elite??

 

[Reality Check]

Looks like TK is learning from some of the past criticism of having people come on the show without informing the audience of their background

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Looks like TK is learning from some of the past criticism of having people come on the show without informing the audience of their background

This guy has a point though

 

[br82186]

This guy has a point though

And they're gonna keep doing that. I hate this notion that AEW needs to cater to the casuals when in reality they don't necessarily need to and let's keep it a buck even if they did, they not moving the needle like that as compared to WWE.

WWE will always be casuals first and only choice

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

This guy has a point though

There’s a difference between using your platform to generate interest which leads to a person doing some research and “here, figure out who this is”. Imagine Y2J’s debut without the Millennium Clock. Last time we had seen him he was a cruiserweight. Those promos allowed him to stand toe to toe with The Rock and the Undertaker.

The fact that the white rabbit promos are out there is making people become emotionally invested in who this is or could be. A dude just showing up on Wednesday while Excalibur goes “ooohhhhh” is not good marketing

 

[King Sun]

There’s a difference between using your platform to generate interest which leads to a person doing some research and “here, figure out who this is”. Imagine Y2J’s debut without the Millennium Clock. Last time we had seen him he was a cruiserweight. Those promos allowed him to stand toe to toe with The Rock and the Undertaker.

The fact that the white rabbit promos are out there is making people become emotionally invested in who this is or could be. A dude just showing up on Wednesday while Excalibur goes “ooohhhhh” is not good marketing

Only people that are interested is because they think its connected to Bray. Just imagine if AEW did something like this the outrage would be crazy complaining about using "gimmicks".

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Only people that are interested is because they think its connected to Bray. Just imagine if AEW did something like this the outrage would be crazy complaining about using "gimmicks".

Cause if AEW did it it would turn out to be somebody like Joe Gacy

 

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Only people that are interested is because they think its connected to Bray. Just imagine if AEW did something like this the outrage would be crazy complaining about using "gimmicks".

Will be hilarious if it turns out to be like Baron Corbin

 

[King Sun]

Will be hilarious if it turns out to be like Baron Corbin

 

[jeh]

That Pop, the way she went toe to toe with Britt, the way she got her own Heaters (should have been Jamie), the way she acknowledge she's the catalyst for the "women's revolution", telling the time man to not count her down.First ever women's championship lumber jack Match... When you're right you're right got Saraya looking like a boss like I said


Stop stealing my posts AEW

 

[MenacingMonk]

This guy has a point though

IWC gonna IWC with the bytching.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

That Pop, the way she went toe to toe with Britt, the way she got her own Heaters (should have been Jamie), the way she acknowledge she's the catalyst for the "women's revolution", telling the time man to not count her down.First ever women's championship lumber jack Match... When you're right you're right got Saraya looking like a boss like I said


Stop stealing my posts AEW

Her segment was one of the worst things I've ever seen in a wrestling ring

 

[MenacingMonk]

There’s a difference between using your platform to generate interest which leads to a person doing some research and “here, figure out who this is”. Imagine Y2J’s debut without the Millennium Clock. Last time we had seen him he was a cruiserweight. Those promos allowed him to stand toe to toe with The Rock and the Undertaker.

The fact that the white rabbit promos are out there is making people become emotionally invested in who this is or could be. A dude just showing up on Wednesday while Excalibur goes “ooohhhhh” is not good marketing

There is no difference when all you gotta do is use fingers to type in words and research.

The point is just use your damn phone to find any kind of info.

 

[jeh]

Her segment was one of the worst things I've ever seen in a wrestling ring

Everyone entitled their opinion, how was the show