OneDeep
Superstar
Random thought
If a banger match happens but nobody sticks around to see it
Is it still a banger match
If a banger match happens but nobody sticks around to see it
Is it still a banger match
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Trips said it best
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The Wall Brother
All Star
Tough question. Ultimately, the answer is yes.Random thought
If a banger match happens but nobody sticks around to see it
Is it still a banger match
The marks wrestling the banger match would be in the ring and so they also double as sickos(spectators).
Norrin Radd
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Yeah, it’s just a banger match that no one sawRandom thought
If a banger match happens but nobody sticks around to see it
Is it still a banger match
OneDeep
Superstar
Bryan vs Nigel-Nobody cared
Osprey vs Ricochet-Nobody Cared
Bryan vs Okada-Nobody cared
There’s a pattern forming
Osprey vs Ricochet-Nobody Cared
Bryan vs Okada-Nobody cared
There’s a pattern forming
Organic Trees
Go Cavs! #LetEmKnow
This is why their fans are happy about the current deal. No ratings no caseBryan vs Nigel-Nobody cared
Osprey vs Ricochet-Nobody Cared
Bryan vs Okada-Nobody cared
There’s a pattern forming
OneDeep
Superstar
Failing Ratings
Failing Attendance
Failing Interest
Doesn’t matter to them AEW got their deal & they have banger matches
KFBF
Superstar
Why would/should the other shyt matter to them? The deal ensures their preferred style will be platformed for the foreseeable future. That's not dependent on attendance, ratings, or interest.Doesn’t matter to them AEW got their deal & they have banger matches
Ratings don't seem have played a significant impact on negotiations and WBD and Tony are interested that's enough.
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
It matters to people who want to engage in stan war discourse.
WWE nearly died in 1995 they were doing RAW out of high school gyms some weeks with maybe 1500 in attendance and they were able to slowly turn that around.
Whether AEW turns their attendance around or not, the media rights deal does confirm their profitability now and that's something that many claimed would not happen.
Fans want to see stories or matches, whatever, of course all they care about is seeing the promotion secure a deal. There's nothing they can do about weekly attendance, that's up to Khan.
Finn Baller
Superstar
Failing Ratings
Failing Attendance
Failing Interest
Doesn’t matter to them AEW got their deal & they have banger matches
The same people preaching that mentality now weren’t doing the same in the late 2010s when Raw and Smackdown were signing record deals at the time despite struggling attendance and declining ratings.
Yet now we aren’t supposed to point out AEW’s declining popularity because they signed a new deal
OneDeep
Superstar
At least someone can give a straight answer without being condescending 
OneDeep
Superstar
I just don’t want Tony to see them getting the deal even though everything is on the decline to go light on the creative
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
There were many people on this board saying "look at the revenue WWE is pulling in though" in the 2010s when ratings and attendance were in question.
Ratings tells a part of a story, however, that's become less and less as cable has declined.
Attendance tells a part of a story as well.
Revenue and profitability tell a part of the story.
If revenue is up and a company is profitable, does that mean a business is fine and no changes should be made? Not necessarily, but it does show the overall health of the company.
Creative is another topic, people can and always will pick apart creative in wrestling and it's mostly subjective
Ratings tells a part of a story, however, that's become less and less as cable has declined.
Attendance tells a part of a story as well.
Revenue and profitability tell a part of the story.
If revenue is up and a company is profitable, does that mean a business is fine and no changes should be made? Not necessarily, but it does show the overall health of the company.
Creative is another topic, people can and always will pick apart creative in wrestling and it's mostly subjective
Finn Baller
Superstar
we don’t know exactly what their revenue is or what their profits are because they are a private company that doesn’t have to open their books to stockholders. So at that point it’s a matter of having to trust what people like Meltzer or SRS say about it and I’ll pass on that. We can speculate pretty reasonably what their revenue is now once the new TV deal starts and also profitablity is certain once that deal kicks in. But if those are the new metrics people want to use to compare companies, that’s not an area AEW stans are gonna have an upper hand in or something worth talking shyt about for them 