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[obredaan]

Both AEW and NXT will start with 30 minutes of commercial-free wrestling tonight.

Competition will always benefit the fans.

 

[vantheman77]

WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite are in the top 2 trends in US and Sports with NXT #1 and Dynamite #2.

 

[Lobo]

 

[Lobo]

 

[obredaan]

 

[Wheels]

Looks good.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Tony's starting to go Eric Bischoff when he started losing to WWF.

 

[vantheman77]

Happy Birthday to the legendary Dusty Rhodes:

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[Lobo]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

I actually saw this pop up yesterday, perfect segment, simple and effective, Bron's selling was class and if you close your eyes when he speaks you'd think it was Scott Steiner.


His lack of self awareness is hilarious, we're Taker and Cena even advertised? NXT still got a 3rd more viewers than the acrobats, gymnasts and bleeders on his show.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

AEW suddenly changed nights from usual Wednesday to Tuesday but Khan is too big mad and too chronically online to understand your show’s viewership goes down when that happens for everybody nearly all the time. If they stayed on Tuesdays in time they could regrow that audience but **** doesn’t happen overnight.

 

[NDX]

I actually saw this pop up yesterday, perfect segment, simple and effective, Bron's selling was class and if you close your eyes when he speaks you'd think it was Scott Steiner.



His lack of self awareness is hilarious, we're Taker and Cena even advertised? NXT still got a 3rd more viewers than the acrobats, gymnasts and bleeders on his show.

They were, Cena heavily, but it's also still NXT and not a lot of people are gonna turn in anymore just for Taker and Cena like that for the Minor League show.

I'm sure it got plenty of plays of Peacock, though, which should boost ratings internally better.

I'm still a month behind on NXT myself.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

We went from CM Punk overshadowing the AEW product with his backstage drama to Tony Khan himself overshadowing his own product by having social media meltdowns.

 

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[DeadlyWest]

Tony's starting to go Eric Bischoff when he started losing to WWF.

Only difference is it took a number of years for that to even happen

 

[Hunter Rider]

I stopped watching Wrestling when Punk left WWE and Bryan had his 1st retirement, I briefly watched AEW when Punk and Bryan went there but eventually gave up as bar those 2, MJF, FTR, Hobbs and Starks I found the rest of the goofy spotfest comedy stuff irritating.

Recently I've been watching bits of WWE on YouTube and while I hate the Times Square Vomitted into an arena aesthetic, the roster has got some decent talent gathering around Roman Reigns, I'm not feeling L.A. Knight with his cosplay Rock mixed with "What!?" Era Austin shtick and he doesn't impress me in the ring but I know he's busted his ass to get where he is and it's great to see someone getting massively over organically. I think Gunther is next up if they find the right angle and Austin Theory has a lot of potential.

I watched the Iyo Sky vs Charlotte Flair match this morning, couple of awkward timing moments aside it was good, Iyo is the most fluid, natural in-ring performer I've seen since Shawn Michaels, everything she does looks good, and Charlotte is a damn good worker. I know Iyo is the heel because Bayley and the other girl were interfering but you wouldn't guess from the crowd reactions that Charlotte was a face, she might be a nice person in real life but her whole demeanour screams superior attitude and arrogant entitlement, like Miz she should always be a heel.

Tony's starting to go Eric Bischoff when he started losing to WWF.

And at least Bischoff actually won for 18 months before he flippec out, Tony Khan comes off like a tantrum throwing Taylor Swift Stan, his story about his Mom just makes the wrestlers he's talking about look awful, his Mom's fighting for her life and they're hitting him up while he's at her bedside with "WWE are trying to poach me for reals Tone, how's about a fat new contract with a pay bump?" It's not the WWE that come out that story looking like ****ty humans.

They were, Cena heavily, but it's also still NXT and not a lot of people are gonna turn in anymore just for Taker and Cena like that for the Minor League show.

I'm sure it got plenty of plays of Peacock, though, which should boost ratings internally better.

I'm still a month behind on NXT myself.

The fact AEW can't beat the developmental show says it all.

What do you think of the fruit of Rick Steiner's loins?

 

[NDX]

The fact AEW can't beat the developmental show says it all.

What do you think of the fruit of Rick Steiner's loins?

The AEW name will never hold the same weight as WWE with decades of name recognition. People still refer to wrestling as WWF because that's what everyone knew it as. AEW will never garner that much attention. 3rd tier or not, NXT has the machine strongly behind it.


The Steiner Bros. reincarnated as one **** talkin' ass kickin' sonuvabitch? Yeah, I'm a fan. Definitely WWE's next big project. Probably be used to topple a dominant WHC Gunther when it's his time.

Went to an indy show tonight. And oof, it was really bad, even for an indy show. I want expecting HOG or MLW, but damn was it atrocious. My friend, who's a ref, was embarrassed by how bad it was. As was I. Not worth the 25 bucks dropped on it.

 

[Hunter Rider]

The AEW name will never hold the same weight as WWE with decades of name recognition. People still refer to wrestling as WWF because that's what everyone knew it as. AEW will never garner that much attention. 3rd tier or not, NXT has the machine strongly behind it.


The Steiner Bros. reincarnated as one **** talkin' ass kickin' sonuvabitch? Yeah, I'm a fan. Definitely WWE's next big project. Probably be used to topple a dominant WHC Gunther when it's his time.

Went to an indy show tonight. And oof, it was really bad, even for an indy show. I want expecting HOG or MLW, but damn was it atrocious. My friend, who's a ref, was embarrassed by how bad it was. As was I. Not worth the 25 bucks dropped on it.

Agreed, you can't compete with Coca Cola and Macdonalds, it's better to try and present a well booked alternative to WWE for fans that find their presentation too overbearing.

Haha! I like what I've seen of him, he has huge potential with multiple attributes and has now discovered his voice, ir borrowed his uncle's on the mic, do you think he'll be called up to the roster after next year's Wrestlemania? Gunther is such a throwback, like a pre Rock 'n' Wrestling era badass, I imagine Triple H will make sure he's booked right.

Was Trent Acid on the card?

 

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[Lobo]

So my prediction is Rey Mysterio will lose the U.S title to Logan Paul. He will then go on to lose it to L.A Knight since they've had a few interactions, and Logan has said he wants that match. Knight will get his first WWE title while Roman is preoccupied with one of Jey, Jimmy, or Solo and eventually Cody.

Oh and Damien will be cashing in soon.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Tony Khan: Vince is a rapist and that's bad.

Also Tony Khan: Here's Ric Flair!

 

[Lobo]

This was fun, but after he loses and he will, and Logan wins, have Logan cut a promo about becoming a singles champion before Knight and set up that match for Knight to become US champ. That's how I see it unfolding. Thoughts?

Anyone going to be watch Crown Jewel next week?

Edit

After Santos goes heel on Rey I'd like to see him form his own new group with Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo.