I actually agree with this. I always called out AEW early on for going back on their original promise of being more sports based, especially when they basically became WWE Lite. I may actually watch the product if they do this.
Sorry, but AEW going more "NJPW Lite" with tournaments and stats is not gonna boost TV ratings and attendance, which is what they really need right now. Getting rid of storylines and focusing on matches will not draw in more viewers.
Storylines in wrestling have always driven people to watch the matches.
All it does is cater to the hardcores who are already watching and going to the shows.
Hearing TK at the press conference rattle off the structure of this upcoming tournament just gave me a headache.
A "sports-based" wrestling promotion should resemble an updated Mid South type promotion

This must be an old pic, she's slimmed down since then. She still fine though.
 
Sorry, but AEW going more "NJPW Lite" with tournaments and stats is not gonna boost TV ratings and attendance, which is what they really need right now. Getting rid of storylines and focusing on matches will not draw in more viewers.
Storylines in wrestling have always driven people to watch the matches.

For the record NJPW has storylines they're just told in a different way. Nobody is saying get rid of storylines completely just tell those storylines in a sports centric way instead of an sports entertainment soap opera way.

All it does is cater to the hardcores who are already watching and going to the shows.

But if you go completely WWE Lite the hardcores will stop watching and going to the shows and they're the ones who got you to the dance in the first place.

Hearing TK at the press conference rattle off the structure of this upcoming tournament just gave me a headache.

This tournament is just a smaller version of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament which is a round robin style tournament. You have two blocks of wrestlers (in this case six) in each block. Each wrestler will wrestle an opponent from each block. You're awarded points for wins and ties. The wrestlers with the most points in each block will then wrestle each other in a finals match.

A "sports-based" wrestling promotion should resemble an updated Mid South type promotion

If a New Japan sports based promotion won't bring in viewers than a Mid South version definitely won't do it either. The reality is being an alternative to WWE isn't going to bring in a lot of viewers. That's okay. You're NEVER gonna do WWE better than WWE so stop focusing on that and focus on what you do better than WWE and that's producing quality wrestling. As long as the executives at Warner/Discovery are cool with what you're doing (and they seem to be) that's all that should matter.
 
Royal Rumble surprise entrant.....


TK threw the bag at her and she's going to AEW. This way she can get the bag, work a lighter schedule, be the face of the division and still work New Japan/Stardom dates. She won't get that type of deal in WWE.
 
You gotta remember wrestling fans ain't shit.
You can be the biggest asshole in the world, get injuried, take 5 months off to heal, and come back to a heroes welcome.

Roman was getting booed for 10 minutes straight until he got sick and went away for awhile.

Wrestling fans have the memory of a gold fish and fall in line with new narratives with ease :lol:


False, while your correct he was boo'd out of the building, fans are humans. He left because he had a disease and expressed that on television as the reason for his sabattical. People empathized with that. When he returned he came back as a heel. It's been that way ever since.
 
TK threw the bag at her and she's going to AEW. This way she can get the bag, work a lighter schedule, be the face of the division and still work New Japan/Stardom dates. She won't get that type of deal in WWE.

Brother Mastermind2002, I never saw her wrestle before so I went back and watch some of her matches at WWE and at NJW and Stardom!!..She's alright!!..If TK gave to her good deal to come to AEW..she will be a help at the Women's Division and they got Mariah May there as well..So this might a good look!!..
 
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TK threw the bag at her and she's going to AEW. This way she can get the bag, work a lighter schedule, be the face of the division and still work New Japan/Stardom dates. She won't get that type of deal in WWE.
I missed when it announced that she officially signed to AEW.....
 
Royal Rumble surprise entrant.....

Vince is gone new ownership
Nick Khan and Triple H running talent
Emergence of Joshi stable in WWE
Plus the star power she will immediately be in the mixand with a much safer womans division given her history of injuries.
Pun intended here

The brightEST of lights.
The bEST in the world.

The stable of Sasha, Bianca and Jade to battle Bayley Becky and Charlotte or Damage Control
The NXT women's division is better than what AEW have to offer
Plus Vince is gone
 
Vince is gone new ownership
Nick Khan and Triple H running talent
Emergence of Joshi stable in WWE
Plus the star power she qill immediately be in the mix of a much better and safer womans division
The brightEST of lights.
The bEST in the world.

The stable of Sasha, Bianca and Jade to battle Bayley Becky and Charlotte or Damage Control
The NXT women's division is better than what AEW have to offer
Plus Vince is gone

In AEW Mercedes would be allowed to work NJPW/Stardom dates as well as the AEW Women's Division. NO Women's Division is touching Stardom period!
 
She already scratched that itch but she is enamored with their culture so we will see
Yep!

The way I look at it:
  • Her best friend is in WWE
  • Vince/Laurenitis are gone.
  • She's a Triple H girl
  • Kairi, Asuka, Iyo (and possibly other Japanese/Stardom talents are headed there)
  • TK doesn't know how to book his women, why would that suddenly change with Mercedes?
  • It's home.
Bayley getting rag dolled by Damage Ctrl only to be saved by a returning Sasha would be huge.

We already saw Charlotte and Becky reunite. Imagine if Bayley/Sasha joined them.... The Four Horsewomen vs The Joshi Four (Kairi, Asuka, Iyo and a newly signed Guila) at WrestleMania?

Lolz just fan booking.....or am I?
 
Yep!

The way I look at it:
  • Her best friend is in WWE
  • Vince/Laurenitis are gone.
  • She's a Triple H girl
  • Kairi, Asuka, Iyo (and possibly other Japanese/Stardom talents are headed there)
  • TK doesn't know how to book his women, why would that suddenly change with Mercedes?
  • It's home.
Bayley getting rag dolled by Damage Ctrl only to be saved by a returning Sasha would be huge.

We already saw Charlotte and Becky reunite. Imagine if Bayley/Sasha joined them.... The Four Horsewomen vs The Joshi Four (Kairi, Asuka, Iyo and a newly signed Guila) at WrestleMania?

Lolz just fan booking.....or am I?
You still can have Rhea vs Bianca.
 
Lolz imagine Mercedes signing to AEW only to carry Britt Baker or get manhandled by that Nyla Rose guy.

Nyla gets a bad rap. She's actually very safe in the ring. Way more safe than Nia Jax. Also, yes Mercedes would have to carry Britt in the ring but not on the mic. There will be a lot of good feuds for Mercedes.

Hikaru Shida
Toni Storm
Athena
Willow Nightingale
Juila Hart
Jamie Hayter
Britt Baker
Kris Statlander
 
Lolz imagine Mercedes signing to AEW only to carry Britt Baker or get manhandled by that Nyla Rose guy.

Nah, Sasha is a star. WWE is where Stars go.
Sasha is another one I’m describing when I talk about some are just suppose to be in WWE. She’s another. She’s a star. I get she wants to push herself and adventure out but I think eventually she will be done with that and that’s going back to WWE.
 
Nyla gets a bad rap. She's actually very safe in the ring. Way more safe than Nia Jax. Also, yes Mercedes would have to carry Britt in the ring but not on the mic. There will be a lot of good feuds for Mercedes.

Hikaru Shida
Toni Storm
Athena
Willow Nightingale
Juila Hart
Jamie Hayter
Britt Baker
Kris Statlander

Also, with Mariah May...I went back and saw some of Mariah May matches on Youtube!!..She's alright in the ring!!..If Mercedes comes to AEW, she will have good feuds with the women's wrestlers that are there!!..
 
Lolz at all these "banger" matches Mercedes could have with a bunch of no name b-level stars, while Sasha would do superstar numbers with the ladies in WWE.

Banger matches don't make money, and if Ms. Moné is 'bout it, she'll go back to the Bank.
 
Lolz at all these "banger" matches Mercedes could have with a bunch of no name b-level stars, while Sasha would do superstar numbers with the ladies in WWE.

Banger matches don't make money, and if Ms. Moné is 'bout it, she'll go back to the Bank.

I don't get wrapped up in the whole superstar stuff. Don't care! At the end of the day I'm a fan that wants the best matchups possible. Mercedes going back to WWE wrestling a bunch of women she already wrestled in the watered down WWE style is boring to me. Mercedes outside of WWE is fresh and exciting with all kinds of dream matchups.
 
I don't get wrapped up in the whole superstar stuff. Don't care! At the end of the day I'm a fan that wants the best matchups possible. Mercedes going back to WWE wrestling a bunch of women she already wrestled in the watered down WWE style is boring to me. Mercedes outside of WWE is fresh and exciting with all kinds of dream matchups.
YOU don't care. What makes you think she doesn't?

Wrestlers have egos, no matter how humble they may try to come off as.

TK doesn't know how to make a known wrestler look like a star. He's failed with countless others who have jumped ship. They become the flavor of the month. What makes you think Mercedes will be treated differently?

She knows she'll be pushed the right way in WWE and with Triple H at the helm with creative, her chances of being booked like a star (whether you care or not) are far greater than how she would be presented in AEW.

You're playing yourself if you think all those prospective "dream matchups" are enough to keep her from going back to the company she has so many ties to, especially since there has been a change in the leadership she had prior issues with.

If CM Punk went back, then of course Sasha will return. It makes too much $en$e.

She scratched that itch in Japan, but I just don't see her going to a shitty women's division, that is booked like shit, that doesn't have a real direction and hardly is ever the focus and treats their champions that aren't white like garbage.

Keep wishing for those dream matches, while Mercedes is making Bank wrestling the watered down (safer) style with opponents she's familiar with. Isn't her husband still there too?

Mercedes/Sasha is a star and seeing how TK has used women, it makes zero sense for her to go there.
 
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Not sure if this is accurate, as I don't tune in weekly, but zero minutes of promo time in eleven months is wild.... And her mic skills are supposed to be her bread and butter?
 
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Not sure if this is accurate, as I don't tune in weekly, but zero minutes of promo time in eleven months is wild.... And her mic skills are supposed to be her bread and butter?

And she's supposed to be one of the pillars of AEW.
I like AEW for what it is. If we compare it to Basketball.
WWE=NBA

NXT/Impact = G League. With enough work a few can make it up to the big leagues

AEW= EuroLeague mixed with the BIG 3. You will see familar faces, some that you used to league. A lot more international stars. Different style of player that you are used to, some of them could develop into a superstar. Once that happens they out grow the promotion.
This maybe where MJF will find himself in 2024-2025, after he drops the belt to Will Ospreay.
 
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