THE WRESTLING THREAD: HHH KEEPS DOING HHH THINGS.....
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Just saw that Rampage. Hook can go. No doubt. Gave Fuego that work. Taz taught him well.
Does AEW have enough programming for all of the people they are hiring & their original roster? I don't watch either. But I do like this thread. Seems like AEW may fall into the same trap with too much talent & not enough time. So guys are going to sit on the sidelines for weeks waiting to job to a more "over" wrestler.
Nah you can't just no sell a pile driver. It made sense for Taz having a frolic neck and returning for neck surgery. Hook shouldn't be no selling a driver.
Hook already learning bad habits. They have something with this kid but they need to be careful with him.
Sammy had a horrible TNT reign. Had no significant feuds with the title. A lot of it I believe is due to the flawed "open challenge" system that AEW has for that title. Because anybody can challenge it doesn't allow for proper fueds to develop leaving the matches heatless.
I'm not mad at Cody winning. I find it hilarious. He can use the heat from winning the title again to generate even more heat.
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Charlotte mustve threw it at him on Christmas Eve
She had that "itch"!
And that is kinda my fear, but I think what they might be doing is rotating guys out. They give them this open door policy to work other promotions or just take time off when they don't have anything going at the moment. Currently Kenny Omega, Jon Moxley, Brian Cage and Christian Cage (not to sure about him) Are either taking time off or working other promotions. But when they come back they can be inserted into new story lines.
I think people have talked that WWE should do something along those lines. Like seasons. I guess I'd ask how their contracts work with extended time? So if they've been rotated out to work other promotions, do they then stop getting paid by AEW & paid by other promotion? Or does AEW still pay them? If it's the latter, that's going to become unwieldy if they aren't making the company money by being on the parent promotion.
I know they have All Elite (permanent) & temporary wrestlers. AEW just seems more hardcore fan based. So unless the goal isn't making money I don't see how you can hire so many former WWE guys & keep everyone happy before it just becomes WCW.
Nah you can't just no sell a pile driver. It made sense for Taz having a frolic neck and returning for neck surgery. Hook shouldn't be no selling a driver.
Legacies use their dad's stuff. It's always going to happen and especially when they are working stories with their parents. I have no issue with the no-sell. If every Anoa'i can be immune to headbutts this gets a pass too. lol
I would think their pay goes down somehow. Maybe some kind of retaining pay and then when you're done on the road or taking a break you get your full pay.
I had the idea of injuries or some kind of rehab. You get that retaining pay, but they pay for the full surgery/rehab so you have some kind of pay to take care of your family/bills while getting better.
I agree.
One, it's a homage spot.
Two, pile drivers are barely used as finishers any more. Sure, it used to be Rikishi's finisher, but that was back when a super kick or a cutter would end a match, now everybody under 250lbs does 5 super kicks or cutters per match.
After seeing people kick out of 2nd rope Tombstones and apron Canadian Destroyers, it's hard for me to be outraged about this spot.
Cody knows what he's doing. His story going forward will be one of the most interesting of 2022.
Nah you can't just no sell a pile driver. It made sense for Taz having a brolic neck and returning for neck surgery. Hook shouldn't be no selling a driver.
Yeah I'm just not a Cody guy anymore. I feel like he's way too forced and he's no top talent.
Also, they(young talent) need to get back to selling moves. It sucks and he's(hook) way to small to not sell a pile driver
Cody will go full heel when instead of the Tiger Driver 98 it's the Pedigree and the internet will go apeshit when he does it
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Cora Jade Talks About Diving Off The Top Of The Cage In Women's NXT WarGames Match
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What were they saying?
GoodProbably lots of shitting on Cody.
You're saying the same thing I've been saying, but that the hardcore AEW fans don't wanna hear.
They accuse you of being a WWE mark if you say anything negative about AEW.
It's simply not a good business model to just keep hiring every WWE castoff that has a little following on social media.
If TK is still paying guys while they work other promotions, that's even more foolish due to the risk of injury.
Omega and Moxley are out due to injury and rehab, respectively. Christian has just seemingly been forgotten about.
Yeah, Hook is clearly over with the audience. He's homegrown and very young.
I don't quite get the fascination, but they clearly have something with him.
They need to bring him up properly and not have him fall into the same bad habits like a lot of the other guys on the roster.
Riccochet has no personality. Sorry. Yeah, he can do all the acrobatic flips and dives but he's as boring as dried paint.
In terms of Aleister Black, his act was too satanic and dark for WWE programming.
And let's be honest, he's not exactly setting AEW on fire right now. He can work, but his act can be a bit over the top.
Right now he's working a program with the Varsity Blondes, if that gives you any indication of where he is in the AEW pecking order.
It sucks bc he dominated Cody, he should be over, not Cody
Ricochet had more personality when he was Prince Puma in Lucha Underground.
Outside of all that flippy shit, dude is boring as fuck.
I really see Vince and WWE using AEW as their retirement/placeholder program....
They get rid of unneeded talent, save on money and if they need talent in the future will always just poach them when the time is right.
Yes, there hasn't been a talent to jump ship from AEW to WWE yet, but it's only a matter of time.
Regarding all those WWE castoff signings for AEW, what exactly have they amounted to really?
Outside of a few, most haven't done a damned thing of note. Where is Andrade? Black shows up spin kicks someone, spits ink and disappears until he does that shit again.
Miro (decent run with the TNT title) and Cole are probably the only ones given enough time.
Even Ruby Soho, came in with a buzz but seems to have been forgotten....
AEW is basically trying to be NXT from a few years ago, only with a more bloated roster and that shit will not do them favors.
If I were a released wrestler, I'd probably angle towards Impact more so than AEW, unless I was a top talent and ridiculous guaranteed money was thrown my way.
I really feel like AEW is where WWE released wrestlers go to stay warm, until WWE needs them again.
They get rid of unneeded talent, save on money and if they need talent in the future will always just poach them when the time is right.
Yes, there hasn't been a talent to jump ship from AEW to WWE yet, but it's only a matter of time.
Regarding all those WWE castoff signings for AEW, what exactly have they amounted to really?
Outside of a few, most haven't done a damned thing of note. Where is Andrade? Black shows up spin kicks someone, spits ink and disappears until he does that shit again.
Miro (decent run with the TNT title) and Cole are probably the only ones given enough time.
Even Ruby Soho, came in with a buzz but seems to have been forgotten....
AEW is basically trying to be NXT from a few years ago, only with a more bloated roster and that shit will not do them favors.
If I were a released wrestler, I'd probably angle towards Impact more so than AEW, unless I was a top talent and ridiculous guaranteed money was thrown my way.
I really feel like AEW is where WWE released wrestlers go to stay warm, until WWE needs them again.
Ricochet has crazy personality what are you talkin bout ?????? lol
