Who would you say has the highest ceiling between: Montez Ford, Ricky Starks, & Carmelo Hayes?

[prophecypro]

This obession yall have with a mainstream star at a where pop culture is more fragnmented than ever is hilarious

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

There is a difference between allowing and being capable. No one in AEW is really stopping someone from doing stuff outside of AEW unless it's conflicting with their AEW commitments. WWE on the other hand is more more restrictive of what they allow their wrestlers to do outside the ring.

That may change with HHH & Steph in charge. We don't know how they'll treat 3rd party committments now.

I believe because of Tez platform, he has a real chance at hitting that mark. Ricky, where he is at the moment, CANT hit that mark.

Maybe in the past it was impossible, but the media climate is different with social media.

Like, are Jake & Logan Paul "crossover stars"?

To millennials & Gen Zers, they are.

They're more famous than a lot of guys in the NBA, NFL, and MLB to younger generations, whereas somebody over 40 might go, who?

AEW's embrace of social media, video games, and pop culture means that they're never too far away from stumbling on "going viral" and once that happens, all bets are off

This obession yall have with a mainstream star at a where pop culture is more fragnmented than ever is hilarious

Yeah, this is actually the smartest post in the thread.

This isn't the '90s, what's mainstream versus what isn't isn't so definitive anymore.

You have Tik Tokers, YouTubers, and Instagrammers who are legit superstars to whole generations to people, while not knowing who people who are on CNN, ESPN, or NBC are.

My coworkers daughter who's 6 years old told him that she wants to be an "influencer" a few months ago.

Not an athlete, singer, model, or actress.

An influencer

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

 

[NoMorePie]

Angelo Dawkins in the background somewhere like