Maybe it's for ROH?

It’s cheap programming that can fill a death slot.

There is zero chance this will improve viewership and quality.

Warner Bros Discovery is gonna end up killing Tony.

Networks clearly very angry with AEW... :D

There is the theory that WBD is deliberately stretching AEW to make it easier to cancel outright.

Or that it gives WBD more negotiating leverage.

People are going to squint and see what they want to see.

The last thing AEW needs is more content.

They haven’t been able to secure a spot for ROH. Has it even started airing on Honor Club yet? Supercard of Honor is just weeks away and they’ve announced one fraction of a match.

Giving them more shows as an excuse to cancel them.

I hope you stretched before that leap.

I don’t believe it, I’ve just seen people purport it. I think WBD would just cancel them. I do think WBD has them by the balls and this doesn’t help AEW at the negotiating table though.

They’ve got AEW cheap and want them to remain cheap.

Do we know how long Christian Cage signed with AEW for? The whole Final Burial thing with Jungle Boy was so rushed. Wikipedia puts his signing with AEW in March 2021. If he signed a 2-yr deal, it’s possible that Revolution was the last possible chance to do the Final Burial.

I’d take Finn Balor & Damian Priest vs. Edge & Christian at Mania.

Rumors suggest that Wardlow is on his way out. Good for him. It would explain the current state of his booking, although his previous booking is probably why he won’t sign an extension with them.

He’s basically Alex Riley with more muscle and less charisma.

This would be a great way to feature Priest as I can’t see where he fits on the card with the rest of Judgment Day already tied up. The whole Judgment Day faction was a vehicle to give Priest and Ripley the rub from Edge so it’d be to see him get in there.

They seem to be teasing Edge & Lumis facing Judgment Day? I can maybe see a six-man tag with Rey and Dominik involved, but if they can get Christian in, you can do the tag and a singles between Rey and son. Judgment Day takes out Priest in the build and Edge brings in Christian to even the score. Dexter gets to stop shenanigans at Mania and helps the legends win.

With Dynamite in Winnipeg this week, I find it weird that AEW would not be doing something with Christian Cage on that show if he was still available. They’re bringing in Stu Grayson because they’re in Canada. The show is being built around Jericho and Omega being from Winnipeg.

I guess Christian is a heel and could do something on Rampage if they tape it there, but it just seems weird to me that they rushed through this Jungle Boy thing. They could have had Christian beat Jungle Boy at Revolution, do a celebration as Canada’s greatest hero this week, had Jungle Boy attack him and challenge him to the gimmick match. Double or Nothing is a fair way away, so I can understand their reluctance to stretch it for another 2 months, but given that it started at Double or Nothing with the Casino Battle Royal, it would make thematic sense.

Christian debuted with AEW March 7th, 2021. If he signed a literal 2-yr deal to the date, Revolution 2023 happening March 5th would explain why they rushed straight to this match. It could also explain why it seemed Jungle Boy was a bit emotional after the match.

I dunno, something just struck me about how rushed this was, even for AEW.

If Christian knew when Edge was planning to retire, it makes sense for him to keep his AEW deal limited. That way, barring any injury or premature retirement could line up Christian’s AEW deal expiring with Edge’s final year.

Tony seems to sign people to 3, 4 or even 5 yr deals, but Christian’s age, stature and history of injury might have made bargaining for a 2-yr commitment possible.

Gah, I’m getting too excited by this. Christian is probably wrapped up for another year at least, and you’d think we would have heard something. But it would explain a bit.

Christian Cage wrestled one match for New Japan. It was a six-man tag against Milano Collection AT, Minoru and…Finn Balor.

He was out injured wasn’t he? Tony seems to do the deal of adding time on for injuries.

It’s possible he could have done that. Does Christian have the weight behind himself to push back against that or even have it in writing that can’t be done? TK might also draw the line between compulsory time away because of injury and nominal time away recovering for something. Kenny Omega seems like a guy who had time added to his deal, but I think some of his medical stuff when he was out was optional. Plus there was the suspension.

I can see Christian being the sort of guy to get it put into writing that his start date is here and his end date is here.

With the time he seemed to get off too, I have wondered if he has a number of agreed upon dates and that AEW used him up early which is why there were odd stretches where he didn’t seem to do anything.

I’m going to be so disappointed when he’s wrestling Orange Cassidy at Double or Nothing lol. It was just TK’s rushed booking.

I mean…

I don’t regret being optimistic about AEW. There was potential in the idea. But I’ve got no problem admitting that they have been shitting the bed since day one.

Even as much as an additional hour is too much. They dont have the talentfor 4 hours a week. Theyre already overexposed. And thats well before we touch on the creative well being far too dry. They will drown under their own weight.

Bingo. :y:

If you focus on the same talent, it’s going to get old with people fast. If you try to focus on different guys…well, it’s not really focus then is it? It’s a problem either way.

The only feasible way you could make it work is randomly disperse your tops acts. You dont know which show theyll be on, barred advertised segments, but only use them on one a week. Keep it sporadic in an effort to foster an "anything can happen on any show" feel.

And even that has a high chance of failure because youll suck the life out of the shows. You wont be able to make 2 hours on compelling tv stretched that thin. Youll be sitting on one decent segment a night AT BEST and the crowd will be so bored they wont even respond to the segment youre trying to get over.

Touring might help the live audience issue a bit. Maybe. People just happy theyre in town at all is worth some excitement. There's currency to that for a year or two.

And the flip side is if WBD says hey will pick your 2 shows up but youve gotta take this 3rd slot too...well they cant exactly say no. To my knowledge WBD isnt funding production, at least not entirely, so its cheap content for them that delivers a better return due largely to that low cost against something like a syndicated rerun that might draw more viewers but at a higher cost.

Its a good deal for the network. AEW has to make their money through the gate, ppv buys, merch etc. Overexposure hurts all of these revenue streams. I truly dont see them surviving this much air time.

Theyd be well suited for 1 2hr hour weekly show. Maybe a 5th show on ppv months as a special go home. And focus on touring house shows. House show dont bring the exposure issue. Keeps your product hotter in a lot of ways.

FEDBAD!

Oh is it TOTM again so soon?

I think ease of access has fostered an unnecessary sense of completionism. "Oh you missed it live? No worries, you can watch at any time with the click of a button, I'm sure you'll find time for it".

So when this announcement of a 4th hour came out, you can see people on their Reddit page groaning about "needing" to find time to watch a 4th hour.

And it's like...umm, you don't have to! I think in AEW's case there's the added deal with it being a company that a bunch of their fans have followed from day one, and during the pandemic it felt sorta "unifying" to have a nice 2 hour diversion from the world every week. But it was always inevitable the company would get more TV if Turner was happy with them, and there's no need to force yourself to watch those extra shows if they aren't of interest.

Wrestling is far from the only form of entertainment where completionism starts to hamper peoples' enjoyment either. Tons of people go from enjoying a game to hating it because they feel like they need to 100% every goal and objective. It's fun to go on the grind sometimes, but not if it makes you start to hate the game.

Music too. I remember years ago Iron Maiden released a live album and then, a few months later, a DVD of the same live album and some of the diehards complained about having to pay multiple times for the same music and they basically put out a statement saying "guys, you don't have to own every single thing we put out"

i've already been tuned out of rampage for months. my issue is not completionism. it's that they can barely put out a solid 2 hours for their main show every week, let alone put out anywhere near 4 hours of solid content a week. and i don't see adding the need for TK to create another hour of TV a week making him improve what has consistently become questionable-at-best booking.

honestly i want to feel like i need to find the time to watch any wrestling that's killing it. there's just not a lot of that going around for me right now.

Watching the A&E Bio's on Taker, Kane and then the HHH v Foley Rivalry got that feeling for me yesterday RTD

I think with AEW it’s more a case of the hardcore faithfuls willing it along. It has to be seen as a success so they feel obliged to watch. It’s not like any of it (inclusive of AEW and WWE) is appointment television.

Same. I gave up on Rampage probably 4 or 5 months in when they stopped trying to make it seem important. I have it on DVR and will check out certain matches if something piques my interest or I hear good things but have zero interest in watching a 3rd hour when they don't attempt to make it feel important.

It's an afterthought, and this 3rd show will be even moreso.

AEW can't exactly tell Turner no when they're offering them a bag full of money. But I see zero reason to expect this show to be required viewing.

I think a lot of the people who watched AEW from day 1 were loving the shit out of Dynamite for the first 5 months and the red hot crowds every week in every town seemed to back that up.

Then COVID happened and I think, for better or worse, the people who were loving the early days of AEW felt a sense of "community" or whatever in wanting to support the show during the pandemic. Both to support the company and because it was nice to have a 2-hour diversion from all the crazy shit happening in the world.

And then they finally got back on the road and it felt like early 2020 again with hot crowds everywhere.

But the "honeymoon" phase was always gonna end eventually and we're well more than a year removed from that point.

I still generally enjoy Dynamite most weeks even if it's not as hot but have no appetite for anything beyond that. Can't really imagine forcing yourself to sit down and watch Rampage every week because OMG I'll be a filthy casual who doesn't support them enough if I don't watch it all.

People miss good wrestling.

yeah tribalism in wrestling (and lots of other places) is far more detrimental to the cause than casual fans sticking to what works for them or not. i was hot on aew from day one (a lot of that had to do with being able to attend so many live events), and i still enjoy enough to tune in to dynamite most weeks. but i'm not gonna sit through shit i don't enjoy just because it's aew or any company. for me, the combination peak and jumping the shark for aew was all out 2021. amazing to be at live, but it became clear very quickly TK had no fucking clue to do with the roster he had put together.

and of course it's all relative because i still love watching most gcw shows, but it's because they are usually absolute nonsense shit shows and are insane amounts of fun live. i "hold them to a different standard" so to speak, but would never actually recommend it to anyone here outside of the occasional match.

Fuck GCW. Fuck AEW. I just want a solid arcade wrestling game for the Switch or possibly the PS6 by the time Fight Forever comes out

Bring Back Saturday Night Slam Masters, amirite


Entrances start at 2 mins. I loved the SHIT outta this game




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Danhausen tore his pec at revolution, per the man himself

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome back to AEW, <a href="https://twitter.com/stu_dos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stu_dos</a>!<br><br>After a great match last night on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> in his return, he's more motivated than ever, and now it's official:<br>Stu Grayson is All Elite, again! <a href="https://t.co/7HpPbs2M9g">pic.twitter.com/7HpPbs2M9g</a></p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1636545766058766342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

ALL ELITE


(for now)

Tiny is such a money mark that he cannot even stick to his own business decisions lol.

That said, Grayson should have never not been renewed in the first place.

Grayson left of his own accord last year. He's confirmed in interviews that AEW had offered him an extension but they couldn't come to terms. He admitted that while he liked working there, it was getting frustrating leaving Canada and flying into the US every week just to be booked on Dark again so it was time to test the waters.

So either they've pledged to book him more or are paying him enough for he no longer cares. Plus it was May when he left, it's 10 months later and he didn't sign anywhere else so maybe he decided to just tap out and take what he could get.

Is Dark Order still a thing and did he just go right back to that?

Dark Order intolerable.

I don’t know the gimmick. Is he actually trying to look menacing here or is he intentionally smiling like a 6 year old pretending to be mad?

He's honestly a very talented in ring worker. He's just wasted in the dark order.

Holy shit Omega vs. Vikingo announced for Dynamite

Pretty much this.

I love the Dark Order crew as talents. Uno/Grayson are one of my favorite indy teams of all time and Reynolds/Silver are great as plucky underdogs.

But the stable itself won't ever be more than it is. The fact they just got a little mini-angle with the BCC might be the most relevant thing they do all year.

Actually the groups splitting up with Uno/Grayson going heel and feuding with Reynolds/Silver you could get me into it even if it's mostly just a little Rampage angle. Would be fun. Then maybe ship one of the teams to ROH or something.

I have seen very little of Vikingo but this is gonna be a hot match.

Feels very much like the Dark Order will be left out of the Elite vs. BCC feud thats coming. Beyond this surely you downsize them a bit more and fire up a reunion from time to time as a nostalgia thing.

Uno and Grasyson stay as a tag team called the Dark order and Let Silver and Reynolds get repackaged?

The Dark Order are the drizzling shits.

Can't wait for all y'all to be like "who the fuck is a Vikingo?"

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Tiny having a bad day, again :rofl::rofl::rofl:


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That's false Dave. Your statement's true about other companies but doesn't apply at all to AEW<br><br>AEW invests millions of dollars every year on very good quality hotel rooms + safe transport to take care of our wrestlers.<br><br>It's a huge investment I make on hotels weekly<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWRampage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWRampage</a> <a href="https://t.co/bXPGVTSt51">https://t.co/bXPGVTSt51</a></p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1636843980393684992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of my favorite bits they do is when they claim they used to love AEW in the old days, but not anymore, yet when you dig into their old posts, there's nothing positive on AEW ever. Yes, I'm sure you all used to be great fans despite no evidence of that whatsoever.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWRampage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWRampage</a></p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1636854951782813696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kahn spends hours going through old tweets of trolls. Maybe he should put some of the energy into his writing

LolAEW

Why do I imagine him not even just using his phone to scroll through the tweets of people who said bad things about AEW.... but sitting behind a full computer just scrolling through twitter late at night

Does he use Twitter like that because he is coked to the gills, or does he get coked to the gills so he can use Twitter like that? Classic Chicken or Egg question!

LMFAO Holy Shit man

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I watch your show regularly and I have no idea what Kenny's storyline is.</p>&mdash; Slowbro (@Slowbruh69) <a href="https://twitter.com/Slowbruh69/status/1637165674010230785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/TheDonCallis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheDonCallis</a> welcomes <a href="https://twitter.com/Takesoup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Takesoup</a> to Winnipeg!⁰ Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWRampage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWRampage</a> on TNT! <a href="https://t.co/5OKNOme306">pic.twitter.com/5OKNOme306</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1636951876305289216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Look at this nerdy manchild using wide ruled like a middle school student :rofl:

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWHouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWHouseRules</a><br><br>After <a href="https://twitter.com/realrubysoho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realrubysoho</a> won vs <a href="https://twitter.com/HollyHoodHaleyJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HollyHoodHaleyJ</a> tonight and broke out her green spray paint, <a href="https://twitter.com/Skyebyee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Skyebyee</a> ran out to make the save!<br><br>The crowd chanted &quot;Let them fight!&quot;, but Ruby took a mic and said she's saving Skye for her friend Toni Storm on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> Wednesday! <a href="https://t.co/Adk80IG2Dw">pic.twitter.com/Adk80IG2Dw</a></p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1637240696657661953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

c'mon

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jon Moxley is bleeding at the fucking house show <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWHouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWHouseRules</a> <a href="https://t.co/H3cBur9fii">pic.twitter.com/H3cBur9fii</a></p>&mdash; Patrick The Heel (@patricktheheel) <a href="https://twitter.com/patricktheheel/status/1637270802763530240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Wrestler of the Year :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I want to see how Tony would sell a stunner hbu guys?

Has anyone watch the new ROH? Is it worth it?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WHAT?!! Pat Buck is having a match with QT Marshall at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWHouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWHouseRules</a>! �� <a href="https://t.co/ZuXMZ7Kr4w">pic.twitter.com/ZuXMZ7Kr4w</a></p>&mdash; ������������ (@WrestlingCovers) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingCovers/status/1637253513875955712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight was kinda electric .. not gonna lie<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWHouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWHouseRules</a> in Troy, OH <a href="https://t.co/OrahttW4kW">pic.twitter.com/OrahttW4kW</a></p>&mdash; “All Ego” Ethan Page (@OfficialEGO) <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialEGO/status/1637263158216622081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Cool vibe for sure

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the best photo I have ever taken <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWHouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWHouseRules</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonMoxley</a> <a href="https://t.co/id6VYTynUi">pic.twitter.com/id6VYTynUi</a></p>&mdash; Chase Fletcher (@Chasefletcher18) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chasefletcher18/status/1637276961088126976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Complete <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWHouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWHouseRules</a> matches from tonight.<br><br>Following along what everyone was tweeting, it looked like a really fun show. <a href="https://t.co/SIW4fsmVM4">pic.twitter.com/SIW4fsmVM4</a></p>&mdash; ������������ (@WrestlingCovers) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingCovers/status/1637281671572606976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The pics and videos I've seen of the show really looked fun. I love this size of venue especially when you are there live, but also on TV it just reads so cool when the fans are passionate like AEW crowds usually are. From the beginning I was hoping they were going to use this size of venue more.

I think Jarrett putting the pedal down on house shows for AEW will be a great thing. Getting some of the less known talent some fun spots against bigger stars is a great idea.

Those pics do make it seem like it was a pretty great vibe.

Can’t question the man’s methods, he’s a 3 x Booker of the Year.

Not sure if I missed it being posted here, but Tony Khan ranted at bots again recently.

I get the concept of AEW house shows. They have a lot of green guys who need a lot of work. You get smart professionals like Jeff Jarrett and Christopher Daniels working with Brian Pillman and Will Hobbs, which should have happened years ago. I don’t know why Dark doesn’t cover this. Or Elevation.

Seems like the live crowd went nuts, but when you look at the actual lineup? Nah, lol.

Tiny Khan thanking his biggest draw...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Big Bang Theory continues to provide an amazing lead-in for us. Thank you everyone who watches TBBT on Wednesdays, and stays for Wednesday Night <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a>! It's just that lately I'm feeling a certain way about AEW, a feeling I haven't felt since The Accountant lead-in days <a href="https://t.co/8hUaLpSr7s">https://t.co/8hUaLpSr7s</a></p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1637955241235697664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If they can get crowds like that on a semi regular basis I would assume theres some money to be had for AEW in the House show circuit. The cards not exactly a world beater, they need to be weary of keeping those cards strong but its a good way to roll out the not so often used talent.

This and more content/air time seemingly being positive signs from the network feels like more steps towards long term sustainability to me.

Excited to see El Hijo del Vikingo face Omega. Upset he's going to be hanging out in catering with Bandido for the foreseeable future as soon as he loses.

I know the joke about Miro usually covers this, but think about Bandido for a moment. He's been in AEW for about 8 months or so and you can count the number of matches he has had on one hand.

Blame Andrade for that. Not sure why, just do.

Also he signed in November so 4 months but the point still stands.

I saw some of his stuff online. Vikingo does amazing things and has a great look. In a decently run company, there would be at least one segment dedicated to this to get folks who may not know who he is interested.

But instead, the gatekeepers insist on making normal fans who might tune in to see this guy to do homework.

#AEWTF...

Blame Jericho. Probably racist.

just watched bandido have a fun match with gringo loco on gcw the other night. they do really solid lucha matches there.

Bandido started by losing in a World Title match. That was always likely going to be his highest spot. It’s not shocking he’s gone downward. Let’s hope he just signed for the money.

Bandido's usage isn't particularly surprising to me. He isn't on a full-time deal, he only signed with the company because they were willing to agree to a a set number of dates vs. requiring him full-time and he wanted the flexibility to be home with his family.

I'd love to see more with the guy but it is what it is.

Whatever happened to Scorpio Sky? He seems like a guy that should be on TV over a random match with a guy not even signed to the company, right?

Looking forward to Jericho vs. Goldberg in a Backstage Brawl. Game Changer.

GUYS!!! Jericho invented people singing Wrestling themes!



Also 2016... :rofl::rofl::rofl:

I'm a bit of a Goldberg mark so part of me wants to see him in AEW. I just cant think of what he has to add.

He cant work the top guys there because he cant really talk nor keep up with any of the higher card AEW talent in ring. The styles just dont fit. Him and Wardlow or Hobbs could be a fun hoss fight but even if he agreed to it that kinda feels beneath him.

Feels like if you cant feed Goildberg to your top guy at the end or make him your top guy for a minute or two why bother?

I am pretty sure the fans would sing the entirety of "Enter Sandman" in ECW.

Oh I know, lots of wrestlers over the years have had their themes sung by the fans. Just funny that the fans were conditioned to do that all those years BEFORE Jericho invented it.

oh man TK is really going after Oldberg ahahahahahahaha

Did you think this was a joke!?

Yes because obvs the money match is Oldberg vs Punk. Punk will be fighting to avenge Brets injury and will end up getting his head kicked off by a gassed geezer.