[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Destor Compairing AEW to NXT makes AEW seem like bush league. Tacticlaly a smart move from the WWE to put then against one another.

This. WWE are very smart with how they've positioned things. When NXT ends up beating AEW in the ratings, they're going to be the fourth highest rated show getting beat by the WWE's third brand. A lot of fans will act like they don't care, but this will certainly ice them.

Originally Posted by Tom Guycott As much as I can dig all the gushing about Schiavone in this thread, I can still recall when he was phoning it in the last few years on WCW TV. Calling everything a sidewalk slam and whatnot. Interesting turn from touting him ironically to genuine nostalgic feels.

This is what happens when you call bullshit like it's good shit. Jim Ross was always smart enough to call out the bad stuff in front of him, so he retained credibility. Shiavone ended up becoming a parody of himself.

I mean, it's largely the WCW product's fault too. I don't hate Shiavone for it, and he's a funny chap, but I think people forget that Shiavone was mocked mercilessly for a decade there.

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw I mean in this day and age, more tweets is winning.

Eh, it's one indicator of buzz. People tweeting about you doesn't mean it is positive, and it doesn't mean it's going to translate to any other metric even if it is. It also doesn't mean that they're going to be talking about you next week.

I'm pretty sure AEW is going to kill it this week, but very slowly, as the sheen wears off and the goofy stuff starts happening on TV more and more often, it's going to drip off as NXT gets stronger for being solidly booked each week.