Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect (Post 5545971)

Heyman and MVP are where you could stop. I didn’t say the most managers, I said the best managers. No one touches them.

The Usos have been on the main roster for 12 years now. The New Day have been together for 8. The Street Profits for 6. The longevity argument is an outdated one. Splitting up teams wouldn’t negate the argument that WWE have a good division anyway.

Right now they’ve got aforementioned teams, RKBro, Alpha fucking Academy, The Mysterios, Ziggler & Roode, and the ability to put a bunch of other guys into the mix that currently aren’t cycled in (Edge & Priest, Gunther & Kaiser, Styles & Balor). It’s just an antiquated argument that they don’t have the teams available to produce top quality tag team stuff. It’s been the highlight on Raw.

This is probably the strongest the division has ever been since The Hardys, E&C, The Dudleys, APA, Too Cool, Radicalz days. And I can’t think of another time where it was more important in the context of the show. RKBro and The Usos are just about to headline a PPV.

I’ve also read that RKBro are MASSIVE merch movers for them. Hence why they don’t break them up. But the team has gotten over and worked. To say they aren’t one of the most important acts there right now is just absurd.

Now compare that to AEW. Do Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus compare as champs to either WWE team? No. Are any of the teams true main event acts? No. They’ve got FTR, who are outstanding, but booked so terribly by the company. They’ve got alien belts no one cares about and have had to build up a reputation outside the show to get over enough to stand out.

WWE had them in the first place, lol. WWE wants them now? They hired them anyway. FTR quit. Their greatness was well known before any AEW run.

The anti-WWE lens skewers everything, and it tends to fall back on antiquated arguments and internet tropes that don’t hold true under examination.

Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect (Post 5545971)

WWE had them in the first place, lol. WWE wants them now? They hired them anyway. FTR quit. Their greatness was well known before any AEW run.

The anti-WWE lens skewers everything, and it tends to fall back on antiquated arguments and internet tropes that don’t hold true under examination.

Originally Posted by Senpai Seph (Post 5546013)

I can find gifs of all the teams in AEW you worship doing embarrassing bits too. Is that really how you're gonna play this?

Originally Posted by Senpai Seph (Post 5546014)

Could probably just do a montage of all of them jobbing to a dick flip at some point.

Originally Posted by #1-norm-fan (Post 5546025)

I can’t speak much on the team itself but the existence of RKBro pisses me off solely because Orton should be a megastar. He should be a special attraction and treated way above teaming with a stoner surfer dude who has birds fly out of his asshole.

Originally Posted by #1-norm-fan (Post 5546025)

I can’t speak much on the team itself but the existence of RKBro pisses me off solely because Orton should be a megastar. He should be a special attraction and treated way above teaming with a stoner surfer dude who has birds fly out of his asshole.

Originally Posted by #1-norm-fan (Post 5546031)

He’s 5 years older than the guy they’re using him to build up and has WAY more star potential. My comment was more condemning WWE for fucking up with him over the past 20 years but if they can even get 5 more years out of Orton full time then they should be focusing on making him the star he should have been as opposed to “using him” to build up a guy with FAR less potential than he ever had.

Originally Posted by #1-norm-fan (Post 5546073)

That doesn’t really excuse the waste of bumps, which was my point.

Originally Posted by #1-norm-fan (Post 5546075)

Orton should have been taking half as many bumps for twice the return.

Originally Posted by Destor (Post 5546109)

early on i thought he would be Cenas great adversary but honestly the main event scene was very crowded and he wasnt able to rise above his peers even after being given the keys to the kingdom on multiple occasions. his legacy will be inorganic. a manufactured memory of highlight videos.