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Old 10-13-2019, 06:28 PM   #912
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Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat View Post
Triple H and NXT itself haven't been subtle at all with how things have been handled since the move to USA Network.

They went extra heavy on in-ring action for the first few weeks thinking AEW was going to do the same only to see the opposite happen. Rushed together a Takeover-caliber card and got an overrun quickly added solely to take the steam out of AEW's debut and saw that plan backfire spectacularly.

Then tried a similar tactic with having another overrun for this week's show and got less in return than last week.

In terms of title belts, they've hotshot 2 title changes since moving to USA and 1 shortly before the move because of what they had planned for the debut when in the past that was a lot more rare and usually happened after feuds were developed and/or fleshed out.

AEW's Dynamite show is a lot closer to what NXT actually was during the Network era than what NXT has been on USA Network.
Completely disagree. I think that’s how Meltzer’s telling it, but he wants AEW to succeed and look better as much as anyone.

NXT has always been heavy on the in-ring, and they were always going to put on a stacked show opposite AEW. The card was actually pretty predictable, minus Strong vs. Dream happening earlier. But they have a Takeover card developing anyway.

Overruns are a classic move, and an obvious thing to do. I don’t think it “backfired” at all. Just because it didn’t win them the night or anything doesn’t mean it’s even a failure, let alone a reversal of fate.

I don’t think moving two belts is the definition of hot-shotting. Especially when talking about the CW and NA. They’ve also kept the NXT and Women’s right where they are.

Outside the brawl at the end of episode one, have we even seen an angle? We haven’t seen a turn. Balor is back down there, but the place isn’t crawling with main roster stars like Meltzer suspected it would be.

Triple H is letting AEW have their catwalk for a little while, because they were always going to get it. The big stuff is going to happen after AEW cools off.
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