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Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat
Wasn't just Andrade that FOX wanted since they also wanted Brock Lesnar (barely for a month), Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and/or Charlotte (only had Charlotte for a week), and Rey for their core of top stars. Only star they managed to actually get from their list was Reigns.
Also didn't get the sports-like presentation WWE promised for SD nor the sports-like talk show format promised for WWE Backstage.
Problem with AEW's sports-like promise was people thinking that meant it was going to be just like NJPW when that quickly ended up not being the case. They have added some sports-like stuff with post show press conferences for events and the rankings and records system even if those could use a bit more tweaking. Plus once Taz joined, they started doing breakdowns of moves/spots just like what you'd see in a sports game or sports news show.
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Yep, sure, FOX asked for those names specifically and Vince said "Nah, you can't have them." And WWE definitely would produce a show for Fox Sports to air that Fox Sports didn't want.
The problem with AEW promising a sports-based presentation is that they put on bullshit.