Last thread has well over 10,000 replies. Its body is breaking down like The Undertaker's. Seeing as we might have crossed the threshold into a new era in the business, here's a fresh new thread.
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Bryan Alvarez on the WON board.
"Tony switched the script on yesterday's PPV multiple times during the afternoon. Most people, not just the wrestlers, have no idea what they're doing until the day of the show, and sometimes not until an hour or so before the show. People are flown to towns and given nothing to do, others are begged the day before the show to please get to the town so they can do something last-minute. He knows what he wants to do for PPVs (although this often changes), but as far as week-to-week TV, everything is booked show-to-show. For most people he's incredibly difficult to get hold of. In some ways, it legitimately is more like 2019 WWE than it is 2019 AEW, where he was much easier to get hold of, he had very complex long-term storytelling, many people had a good idea of what they were doing and where things were going, and often most of the following week's entire Dynamite card was booked and announced before the previous week's Dynamite had even ended (remember when Excalibur would run down two dozen matches in 30 seconds for the following week?). It's night and day the changes, and people who work for the company, in all roles from the wrestlers to the office, talk about it ALL THE TIME."
The dude needs help, badly. And no, not just a couple self serving veteran wrestlers chiming in now and then with ideas. Try and hire some folks that actually know what they're doing full time with booking being their primary responsibility. Seemingly has an endless budget to bring in on air talent, it's time to do it with off air talent as well.
Here is where the problem lies, who is he supposed to hire?
You're either hiring someone old and out of touch that hasn't booked in forever...or likely someone from the world of WWE and their TV writer formula.
Because of what American wrestling has been for the last couple of decades the options aren't there. So they're going to be in the boat of promoting a wrestler to do it or literally hiring someone with little to no experience.
I get he probably does need some help but his options aren't exactly on the tree for picking. [Reply]
My idea is this the wrestlers that are unused put them in house shows call the shows aew deep cover have talent study the young wrestlers and see who can sink or swim with a live audience then in late August announce that the main guys are taking a break and we are going to have male female and tag tournaments and only have the young guns there the older wrestlers get rest unless to do a promo on a wrestler they like and show people the talent aew have. The winners of the men woman and tag tournaments will compete for the tnt tbd and tag title and have the tbs and tnt if they defend for 7 matches they can cash in and compete for the world title. If they lose they would have first right to regain the tnt title. [Reply]
Originally Posted by big nasty kcnut:
My idea is this the wrestlers that are unused put them in house shows call the shows aew deep cover have talent study the young wrestlers and see who can sink or swim with a live audience then in late August announce that the main guys are taking a break and we are going to have male female and tag tournaments and only have the young guns there the older wrestlers get rest unless to do a promo on a wrestler they like and show people the talent aew have.
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Here is where the problem lies, who is he supposed to hire?
You're either hiring someone old and out of touch that hasn't booked in forever...or likely someone from the world of WWE and their TV writer formula.
Because of what American wrestling has been for the last couple of decades the options aren't there. So they're going to be in the boat of promoting a wrestler to do it or literally hiring someone with little to no experience.
I get he probably does need some help but his options aren't exactly on the tree for picking.
Hunter Johnston and Scott D'Amore right off the top of my head, not to mention the old heads that you don't necessarily need to give a job but can consult with once in a while.
Also think he'd be very well served to poach some of that NBA production talent that's going to be out of work here in about a year.
Finally, he REALLY needs to start cutting back in places. Even when he started out it was a lot of work with 2 hours of television, 4 PPVs a year and a reasonably sized roster. Now it's up to 5 hours of television, 8 PPVs a year, and an incredibly bloated roster. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Hunter Johnston and Scott D'Amore right off the top of my head, not to mention the old heads that you don't necessarily need to give a job but can consult with once in a while.
Also think he'd be very well served to poach some of that NBA production talent that's going to be out of work here in about a year.
Finally, he REALLY needs to start cutting back in places. Even when he started out it was a lot of work with 2 hours of television, 4 PPVs a year and a reasonably sized roster. Now it's up to 5 hours of television, 8 PPVs a year, and an incredibly bloated roster.
They're letting people go as contracts expire, Ethan Page and Jake Hager were let go in the user few weeks. [Reply]
Yet more proof that he's too nice for his own good. He's unwilling/unable to handle the tough conversations when it's time for someone to go so instead he just ghosts them until their contract is up. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Here is where the problem lies, who is he supposed to hire?
You're either hiring someone old and out of touch that hasn't booked in forever...or likely someone from the world of WWE and their TV writer formula.
Because of what American wrestling has been for the last couple of decades the options aren't there. So they're going to be in the boat of promoting a wrestler to do it or literally hiring someone with little to no experience.
I get he probably does need some help but his options aren't exactly on the tree for picking.
Originally Posted by BryanBusby:
Blank check to Paulie
He wouldn't do it. Remember TNA came knocking long ago and he demanded ownership in the company so they balked. He'll find some similar ask that's impossible for Tony to meet if it ever came down to it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Ricochet final appearance on RAW tonight. Assumedly headed for AEW. Bron Breaker is going to murder him tonight :-)
I don't blame the guy, AEW is probably a better fit for him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Eh. At least in this case, Ricochet actually would be a possible main event talent there, especially given the history with Ospreay.
They have a massively bloated roster they are already mismanaging. They need to be signing nobody at this point. [Reply]
