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Post by Duke Mongoose on Nov 30, 2021 15:22:01 GMT -5
(I know I’m late on this) I’m not sure if this is an unpopular opinion but I hope most of these November releases don’t go to AEW since their roster is already bloated It's a perfectly reasonable opinion. I'm sure AEW will hire the people they think they can use. Some of the people they signed at the start probably won't be getting re-signed after their deals expire, so I would assume AEW will have more roster space in the near future.
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Post by Revan The Legend on Dec 2, 2021 12:27:08 GMT -5
With their roster size i wonder if they'll ever consider a brand split similar to WWE?
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Post by Duke Mongoose on Dec 2, 2021 12:54:28 GMT -5
With their roster size i wonder if they'll ever consider a brand split similar to WWE? I sure hope not. The worst thing to happen to WWE since the death of WCW/ECW is the brand split. If they actually treated Raw & Smackdown as separate entities that didn't interact and had no overlap then it might work, but as it stands it just makes everything confusing, pointless, and doubles the amount of champions. As I said above, AEW's roster will shrink once people's deals come up. I can guarantee that, as much as Tony Khan may not want to hurt anyone's feelings, people who've been making a living on Dark & Elevation are going to be let go.
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Post by Pierre The Enormous on Dec 29, 2021 16:07:05 GMT -5
I hate it here
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Post by Dyno on Dec 29, 2021 17:33:18 GMT -5
Requested her release apparently. Don't blame her at all. Add yet another name to the "how did WWE f**k that up?" list.
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Post by Duke Mongoose on Dec 29, 2021 18:44:47 GMT -5
Catastrophic misuse of talent is an understatement. Hopefully she still wants to be in the business and turns up in either AEW or over in Stardom.
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Post by The Fly on Dec 30, 2021 11:17:04 GMT -5
Is it controversial to say FTR have been wasted in AEW they mostly lose all the time and have been made to look like jobbers imo
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Post by Slashmaster on Dec 30, 2021 15:19:40 GMT -5
I wouldn't say that. They're one of the few teams to have been AEW tag team champions and their story leading up to the reign was great. The Bucks feud and subsequent title loss was a bit of an anticlimatic mess, but they are still at the top of the rankings and feuding with the current champs.
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Post by Thumper Moore III on Dec 30, 2021 17:57:58 GMT -5
FTR have been one of five teams that have held the tag titles on 2 1/2 years. They played a role in the biggest story in AEW’s history when they maliciously helped drive Hangman away from the Elite. They had a match of the year contender against the Bucks after that. Dax has had a couple of very prominent singles matches while Cash was hurt. They won the AAA Tag Team titles from Lucha Bros on Dynamite just a couple months back. And they were in the tag title match on their last PPV… and they’ve done that all in about 18 months if my timing is right. They’re paired with an all-time legend in Tully Blanchard, and they’re part of one of the most prominent factions in The Pinnacle, leading to their role in thus far the only Blood and Guts match.
What more should they be doing?
On a side note, there are some people who you can rightfully say have been underutilized in AEW. Ricky Starks oozes charisma and has yet to have a real feud outside of the walking steroid himself, Brian Cage. Thunder Rosa is IMO a generational talent who needs more screen time in general and some twelve minute plus matches in particular. (And don’t get me started with the women’s division in general— between Baker, Rosa, Shida, Riho, Nyla, Ruby, Statlander, Deeb, and Jade they’ve got the talent to put out a far better body of work than their booking shows.)
All that to say, FTR is one of the last places I’d point fingers when it comes to booking in AEW.
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Post by Dyno on Dec 30, 2021 18:01:48 GMT -5
FTR started well, had a good title run but losing the titles killed them. Since swapping to their new Midnight Express inspired theme though they've been back to near their best.
Sadly with their injuries I don't think we'll see them at their very best again (their days in NXT feuding with American Alpha & DIY).
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Post by Thumper Moore III on Dec 30, 2021 18:08:23 GMT -5
Catastrophic misuse of talent is an understatement. Hopefully she still wants to be in the business and turns up in either AEW or over in Stardom. Stardom would be a great fit. AEW can’t seem to utilize the women they currently have (see above post).
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Post by Duke Mongoose on Dec 30, 2021 18:19:31 GMT -5
Catastrophic misuse of talent is an understatement. Hopefully she still wants to be in the business and turns up in either AEW or over in Stardom. Stardom would be a great fit. AEW can’t seem to utilize the women they currently have (see above post). Maybe Toni can win the World of Stardom title, and this time not because of a freak accident resulting in referee stoppage.
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Post by Dyno on Jan 5, 2022 17:51:52 GMT -5
William Regal, Road Dogg and Scott Armstrong lead more backstage cuts.
Timothy Thatcher, Danny Burch & Hideki Suzuki gone from the in-ring side.
Based on last nights NXTrash, I'm expecting Roddy & Ciampa to follow.
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Post by Pierre The Enormous on Jan 5, 2022 18:09:35 GMT -5
They also cut Steve Corino's sister
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Post by Duke Mongoose on Jan 6, 2022 7:52:32 GMT -5
According to "sources" WWE is allegedly removing all of "Hunter's people" as part of the NXT 2.0 process.
I hate to see Regal go, but when was the last time he made an appearance on TV for NXT? Once 2.0 started he was basically hidden. I'm honestly shocked that Burch and Thatcher were still employed, having survived prior cuts. They seemed like surefire cuts once 2.0 was announced.
It hurts me to say it, but I fully expect to hear that Sarray has been let go. She definitely doesn't fit the WWE mold.
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