Tony Khan hyping new incoming talent/possibly courting Ali?

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I don't think Shane Strickland's 90 days are up yet. If I remember correctly, he was released like 2-3 weeks after the mass releases. Their 90 days were up last week, so the earliest he could show up would be next week or the week after.

His 90 days are up on February 16th so he could appear on that episode of Dynamite, but not the one for this week.
 

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Punk comes out and cuts a promo about hearing rumors of how the bosses son in law couldn’t cut it, and forbidden doors



metal theme hits; video graphic showing skulls with crowns and king of kings references


Man shows up in a full ski mask, black hoodie, denim vest with the sleeves cut off and a sledge hammer


He gets in the ring, Punk tries to attack but he ducks, low blows him. Boom, hits a pedigree


Crowd goes ape shyt… he reaches back, pulls off the mask and it’s



Impact champion Matt Cardona
 

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Punk comes out and cuts a promo about hearing rumors of how the bosses son in law couldn’t cut it, and forbidden doors



metal theme hits; video graphic showing skulls with crowns and king of kings references


Man shows up in a full ski mask, black hoodie, denim vest with the sleeves cut off and a sledge hammer


He gets in the ring, Punk tries to attack but he ducks, low blows him. Boom, hits a pedigree


Crowd goes ape shyt… he reaches back, pulls off the mask and it’s



Impact champion Matt Cardona
This actually fits his gimmick well but :hhh:
 

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Punk comes out and cuts a promo about hearing rumors of how the bosses son in law couldn’t cut it, and forbidden doors



metal theme hits; video graphic showing skulls with crowns and king of kings references


Man shows up in a full ski mask, black hoodie, denim vest with the sleeves cut off and a sledge hammer


He gets in the ring, Punk tries to attack but he ducks, low blows him. Boom, hits a pedigree


Crowd goes ape shyt… he reaches back, pulls off the mask and it’s



Impact champion Matt Cardona

:wow::picard:You must want dude to get sniped for real.
 

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Punk comes out and cuts a promo about hearing rumors of how the bosses son in law couldn’t cut it, and forbidden doors



metal theme hits; video graphic showing skulls with crowns and king of kings references


Man shows up in a full ski mask, black hoodie, denim vest with the sleeves cut off and a sledge hammer


He gets in the ring, Punk tries to attack but he ducks, low blows him. Boom, hits a pedigree


Crowd goes ape shyt… he reaches back, pulls off the mask and it’s



Impact champion Matt Cardona
I said his name right after reading the 2nd line :mjlol:

I actually wouldn't even be mad at this. Would be one of the most entertaining things they ever did. The heat that would generate :picard:
 

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It could be EC3. He has size, he can talk, and he needs something to do while ROH is on hiatus.
Also, his connection to Braun Strowman could help Tony Khan acquire an active giant.
 

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Tony Khan's nonsense got him a Sport's Illustrated article:

Tony Khan’s Promised ‘Huge Signing’ Encapsulates AEW’s Appeal

An unnamed free agent will make his debut on Wednesday’s edition of ‘Dynamite,’ adding to the air of unpredictability that makes the show a success.

Tony Khan created a world of speculation last week when he tweeted a new star will be making his debut this Wednesday on Dynamite.

The free-agent acquisition will face off against Isiah Kassidy in a qualifier for the Face of the Revolution ladder match, which takes place at next month’s Revolution pay-per-view, and Khan believes he will become an immediate fixture in AEW.

“It’s a huge signing for us,” says Khan, who is AEW’s CEO, general manager and head of creative. “I have created some debate about what it means to open the ‘Forbidden Door,’ and that’s what we are going to do on this show. The fans are going to get a great night of wrestling, and I hope everyone is surprised—and comes back for the matches this sets up.”

“I’m continually looking to improve the roster and bring in new stars and create fresh matchups, and that’s what you’re going to see this Wednesday,” Khan says. “We now have such a strong roster of wrestlers under contract that we can put fresh, exciting matches on Dynamite every Wednesday on TBS and Rampage [every Friday] on TNT.

“It’s going to be a big reveal on Dynamite. It sets up this week’s Rampage and puts a lot of irons in our fire. We have created an environment in AEW where people routinely expect great wrestling matches, and we have the wrestlers to live up to those high expectations.”

While a popular critique of AEW is that the roster is too crowded, Khan sees that as a positive. He is acquiring talent he believes will benefit the company in both the short and long term, and even when there are younger stars who have yet to have consistent television time (Lee Moriarty, Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta all come to mind) a world of possibility still exists for them in the current landscape. That was on display last week on Dynamite when Bryan Danielson offered a proposition to Jon Moxley to start their own group, one that includes those three aforementioned rising stars, and overtake AEW.

“I was very impressed and thrilled with the excitement and the buzz of Danielson and Moxley in the ring together,” Khan says. “We’ve been building to that moment, and people are very interested in what Danielson had to say and Moxley’s reaction to it. When our fans respond, I’m always listening.”

“I’m continually looking to improve the roster and bring in new stars and create fresh matchups, and that’s what you’re going to see this Wednesday,” Khan says. “We now have such a strong roster of wrestlers under contract that we can put fresh, exciting matches on Dynamite every Wednesday on TBS and Rampage [every Friday] on TNT.

“It’s going to be a big reveal on Dynamite. It sets up this week’s Rampage and puts a lot of irons in our fire. We have created an environment in AEW where people routinely expect great wrestling matches, and we have the wrestlers to live up to those high expectations.”

While a popular critique of AEW is that the roster is too crowded, Khan sees that as a positive. He is acquiring talent he believes will benefit the company in both the short and long term, and even when there are younger stars who have yet to have consistent television time (Lee Moriarty, Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta all come to mind) a world of possibility still exists for them in the current landscape. That was on display last week on Dynamite when Bryan Danielson offered a proposition to Jon Moxley to start their own group, one that includes those three aforementioned rising stars, and overtake AEW.

“I was very impressed and thrilled with the excitement and the buzz of Danielson and Moxley in the ring together,” Khan says. “We’ve been building to that moment, and people are very interested in what Danielson had to say and Moxley’s reaction to it. When our fans respond, I’m always listening.”

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Imagine if it is Jeff hardy.. people criticizing wwe for constantly utilizing older talent instead of making new talent. But when they have austin theory go over Jeff.. it's bad. Now some peeps gonna be slobbering over 45 year old Jeff in 2022 lol
 

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The man learned nothing from over hyping and delivering Christian. They had Daniel Bryan coming off of a WM main event and CM Punk returning after 7 years within a couple of weeks of each other. None of the dudes WWE released in the past 6 months are on that level. Ali wouldn't be, either, and I'm sure TK isn't about to open himself up to lawsuits with WWE over contract tampering. Jeff Hardy ain't it, either. The only truly big signing that will make a difference more than a big pop and reddit posts are: Cena, Rock, HHH, and active top WWE talent doing some kind of working relationship. Not any NJ guys (even Okada), not Bandido.
 

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The man learned nothing from over hyping and delivering Christian. They had Daniel Bryan coming off of a WM main event and CM Punk returning after 7 years within a couple of weeks of each other. None of the dudes WWE released in the past 6 months are on that level. Ali wouldn't be, either, and I'm sure TK isn't about to open himself up to lawsuits with WWE over contract tampering. Jeff Hardy ain't it, either. The only truly big signing that will make a difference more than a big pop and reddit posts are: Cena, Rock, HHH, and active top WWE talent doing some kind of working relationship. Not any NJ guys (even Okada), not Bandido.

facts. i wonder how much of this overhyping shyt is tnt's doing tbh
 

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How historic would it be if Tony Khan went for their non-compete clauses? We know they can be beaten and dont always hold up in court word to Bork Laser

How can you just fire somebody and say they’re not able to capitalize on long term work options in the meantime? I mean I get it if the talent walks away, but you throwing people on the street and saying “in 90 days you can get it how you can” meanwhile this dude over here is hiring now and might now be later on
 
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