WWE/NXT/AEW/NJPW Thread

[Derek]

The rating change is basically meaningless. In all likelihood it just means they’ll let guys say “shit” or “ass” a little more often.

 

[Kbiz]

Also, unrelated, but I saw a t-shirt with this logo on it and thought it was amazing:

Just bought this in pink. Will be worn at Dynamite in Columbus.

Also, what a clusterfuck of a main event Wednesday.

 

[Derek]

Just bought this in pink. Will be worn at Dynamite in Columbus.

Also, what a clusterfuck of a main event Wednesday.

My friend’s dad is Jack Perry’s godfather. So, I was a given a Jungle Boy shirt to wear to the show (it’s a little too small).

I’ll probably wear it under my FTR hoodie, and break it out when Jack is in action.

 

[FrontPageNews]

I never thought I’d see the day. I thought if anyone could survive a sex scandal it would be Vince.

 

[pr26]

I never thought I’d see the day. I thought if anyone could survive a sex scandal it would be Vince.

Good riddance. Maybe I’ll actually check out the product now if this leads to creative improvements.

 

[Jack Brickman]

About ten years too late. Honestly thought he'd die on the job.

 

[Real Deal]

Obviously conVinced to retire to save his company's ass.

CM Punk said it best, his idiotic daughter and doofus son in law will take over.

 

[FrontPageNews]

Obviously conVinced to retire to save his company's ass.

CM Punk said it best, his idiotic daughter and doofus son in law will take over.

His doofus son in law is the best booker in wrestling. His nxt was better than anything AEW is doing.

 

[FrontPageNews]

I just hope this doesn’t change their plans to go pg14. Although I’m sure that decision was made with Vince leaving in mind.

 

[Real Deal]

His doofus son in law is the best booker in wrestling. His nxt was better than anything AEW is doing.

It's easier to work with less

Let's see if it translates to the actual roster

 

[kookoo]

Brock apparently left Smackdown.

 

[Real Deal]

Brock apparently left Smackdown.

What did HHH have him doing, Mr. EVP of talent relations

 

[JDailey23]

Obviously conVinced to retire to save his company's ass.

CM Punk said it best, his idiotic daughter and doofus son in law will take over.

Punk is a bitch. Fuck him

 

[Real Deal]

Brock apparently left Smackdown.

We got worked

 

[CBBI]

His doofus son in law is the best booker in wrestling. His nxt was better than anything AEW is doing.

I do agree NXT was booked well for a long period of time, but there are some key contextual points missing there.

For the vast majority of the time Triple H was booking NXT, 2014 until late 2019, it was a one-hour taped show. It’s significanty easier to book a 1 hour a week pre-tape than it is to book 3 hours (in AEWs case) or 5 hours (in WWE main roster’s case) every week.

On top of that, AEW didn’t even exist during most of NXT’s hey day, so Triple H had the benefit of being able to sign and work with a ton of high end indie talent that probably would have never even signed with WWE in the first place if AEW had been an option in 2014-2018.

That said, if they announced publicly they were gonna do a hard reset and all creative would run through HHH and Michaels, I’d probably give it a look.