AEW Off-Topic

[redsox4evur]

Sounds like AEW is going the WWE route when it comes to working the Indie scene. Which is yep you can work on Indie shows but only with certain companies. So that would mean being a lot of the talent (read everyone not named Mox or Jericho, don't see Kenny working with NJPW anytime soon personally) only being able to work AAA in Mexico or OWE in China plus whatever Joshi promotions they are working with in Japan.

https://twitter.com/InspireProWres/s...976978433?s=20

This makes complete sense to me. Limits the amount of times we can see these AEW matches elsewhere for either free (for example Bucks vs Lucha Bros on AAA's twitch) or a fraction of the cost. Also would suck to see a champion have to vacate his/her belt if he/she got a serious injury working for one of these outside companies.

[UFCMPunk]

AEW got some local TV coverage in Jacksonville for Fight for The Fallen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvaX129prOU

[UFCMPunk]

Tony Khan confirms that Cody will take on Shawn Spears at All Out.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by UFCMPunk

Tony Khan confirms that Cody will take on Shawn Spears at All Out.

I hope they add a stipulation to it. I guess first blood would be off the tables?

[dubcity]

Tony Khan was kind of all over the place on the post FFTF press conference talking about how many of these types of shows he wants to do each year. Sort of just thinking out loud.

He said he'd like to do these shows every month in between the bigger PPVs. **** that. And you know they're going to want to do big matches on their weekly TNT show too to get those ratings. Smh. This is what WWE does and it does to not work for me.

[OSUFan_88]

Anyone worried that the guy who is likely going to be their first champion is kind of being treated like a midcarder?

AEW had a really good start and that honeymoon period was extremely good, but now that it's going to their biggest PPV ever and their booking has been kind of all over the place. I'm extremely concerned that Page has been stuck in the midcard of every PPV and has gotten, at best, moderate reactions.

[TheShizNo1]

Idk who the **** the guy is; I'm just gonna assume most don't either?

You can see the potential there. I'm sure after more good matches and angles/stories he'll be where they want him to be

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[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

Idk who the **** the guy is; I'm just gonna assume most don't either? You can see the potential there. I'm sure after more good matches and angles/stories he'll be where they want him to be Sent from my SM-G950U using Operation Sports mobile app

See this is why I don't think Page is going to win at All Out and I don't mind that actually. How are you going to go into cable TV with a champion that "nobody" has ever heard of? Chris Jericho winning the title going into TV and Jericho-Omega at the first big PPV of 2020 is probably where they're going. It's a feud that many people know and thought they had really great matches. And Jericho is the most mainstream name they have on the roster right now.

Also I have to commend the EVPs for not going the easy way out and just putting the titles on themselves going into TV.