TONY KHAN STINKS! ("WBD OWNS A PERCENTAGE OF AEW." - DAVE MELTZER; RICKY STARKS HOSTAGE TIL SUMMER 2025; DYNAMITE NO MILLION WATCH: 638 DAYS/91 WEEKS)

[get my pool]

From what I’ve seen that tournament has been ass. Just a reason to have more matches with no story behind them

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Most people who like wrestling for wrestling's sake appear to enjoy the tournament. I don't think the G1 in NJPW really has a story most of the time (I clearly haven't seen all of them) but it leads into their biggest PPV of the year and I believe the wins/losses turn into stories down the line. Like, for example, such and such upsets Okada in the tournament and then ends up getting a match/feud with him down the line because of it.

Is that what TK is going to do? Have stories come out of the tournament? I wouldn't count on it, he's likely just booking matches he wants to see but I guess we'll have to let it.....play out

 

[Trips]

The ratings and attendance are basically the same as they were before the tournament. Was it supposed to capture a new audience?

Here's the thing that a lot of posters in here don't seem to understand. TK would LOVE for AEW to be highly profitable and he's obviously thinking the TV rights deal is going to get them to that point...

But he is also a kid in a candy store with the roster and is booking shyt that he wants to see whether it captures a new audience or not. What he's spent on AEW to this point is play money for a billionaire. All the handwringing about profitability is coming from stans and weirdos who don't understand the capabilities of a billionaire with a blank check book.

Here's an example. LIV Golf. The Saudis just spent another $300M or more on some golfer that I've never heard of, I'm sure he's popular in that realm but whatever. There's no way that LIV is profitable and if they claim to be it's all bullshyt. But they are throwing money at shyt just because.

LIV did basically buy out the PGA - LIV was definitely a money loser, but it helped them accomplish what they likely really wanted. Which was controlling interest in the PGA. I think that Saudi fund is going to make it's way to Minor League Baseball at some point.

 

[MenacingMonk]

From what I’ve seen that tournament has been ass. Just a reason to have more matches with no story behind them

There’s no story for tournament matches because it’s a fuxkin tournament.

Matches been good, but this guy calling them ass. Shouldn’t expect a hater to show love.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It's funny, the ratings last year were the exact same as they are now. They were paying Phil $5M a year to sell some t-shirts

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

LIV did basically buy out the PGA - LIV was definitely a money loser, but it helped them accomplish what they likely really wanted. Which was controlling interest in the PGA.

That's what I initially thought but looking more into it they don't have much control if any over tournaments that people actually care about.

 

[Hey_zeus]

It's funny, the ratings last year were the exact same as they are now. They were paying Phil $5M a year to sell some t-shirts

The booking hasn't changed

 

[Mook]

I bet it was Bryans idea to do the tourney. He's just as bad at creative.

 

[White City Black]

I bet it was Bryans idea to do the tourney. He's just as bad at creative.

Any truth to the theory that TK conjured this thing up to put Bryan in since Tony didn’t want to share him with New Japan (for the G1)?

 

[Silkk]

From what I’ve seen that tournament has been ass. Just a reason to have more matches with no story behind them

And he did it p*ssyly by leaving out certain guys, Specifically Omega

 

[THE 101]

There’s no story for tournament matches because it’s a fuxkin tournament.

Matches been good, but this guy calling them ass. Shouldn’t expect a hater to show love.

I know this goofy was on cagematch.com hitting the 5 star button for every tournament match

 

[Da King]

fakkits watching no drawing fake tournaments in empty arena matches

 

[NoMorePie]

TK really wasted Edge vs Christian on a random Dynamite for a measly 800k they back to getting beat by the real housewives btw.

I honestly thought they were going to slowburn this and wait for them to main event a PPV with this. then eventually they go on a tag team run together. I guess they wanted to capitalize on doing this in Canada

 

[supertrekker]

 

[Jmare007]

The unfiltered hate and blatant trolling un this thread that people engage with just to defend AEW or just to argue Is fukking hilarious

I'm sure brehs wanna have an honest convo about the CC in this thread