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WHY AEW TALENTS HAVEN’T JUMPED TO WWE, PPV DAY PREFERENCE, TONY BACKING TONY AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2021-05-31 10:00:00

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Do you believe that Tony Schiavone really thought Tony Khan’s rant on WWE was a great promo?  Even if you ignore the fact that it made no sense for him to even say what he did, Khan’s words were disjointed and his delivery was fractured, at best.  If the idea of a promo is draw interest and money, he failed.

I don’t know Schiavone but I do knew he is in his 60s and has a chance to do a job that he loves, for a nice salary, and may have thought he would never get the chance to do again.  Maybe he believes it, maybe he likes to have a happy boss, maybe both.  I agree with your assessment on the promo.

With AEW having at least 10 established tag teams, don’t you think they should add a U.S. or a TV Tag Team Title to the tag team division? While I don’t like too many championships in a given promotion, in this case, a new set of belts gives teams not in the world tag team championship hunt a real spotlight, something else to fight over, and a chance to breakout from the pack. Your thoughts?

Personally, I am not a big fan of secondary titles.  Most of the time, they don't get booked properly.  I think teams can be booked strongly and become a natural contender with the need for a secondary title belt.  I think two sets of tag champs in AEW would be overkill.

Do you prefer PPVs being on Saturdays or Sundays? Personally I prefer Saturdays but I’m starting to understand why some companies hold PPV’s on Sundays.

Selfishly, as a football fan, I prefer Saturday PPVs since I like to watch the Sunday Night game.  But I also understand that it makes sense to run PPVs on a night when more people are at home.  Saturday is party night for younger people and the promotions want to get their eyeballs.

Am I the only one that is annoyed when it takes weeks for them to update the WWE.com Roster Page / Champions section with the Wrestlers with their Title Belts in their portraits?  I understand the 24/7 Title changes all the time, but AJ Styles & Omos still aren't photoshoped with their belts.  Really bugs me for some reason.  Like we've got no long term plans for them, so don't bother adding them with their belts.  Side note, noticing Mysterios still don't have theirs along with Natalya & Tamina.

I can’t say it bugs me but it’s definitely a shoddy way to run a site by a company as large as WWE.  There is no excuse for them not being totally up to date.

Why do you think there haven’t been wrestler jumps from AEW to WWE? While Vince can’t poach one the VPs, Moxley, or Jericho - surely he must have his eyes on such marketable talent like The Acclaimed, Brian Cage, Orange Cassidy, Ricky Starks, Scorpio Sky, Ethan Page, and Dr. Britt Baker, right? Which of these talents are most likely to land in WWE eventually?

Simple, contracts.  A talent has to be available to consider jumping brands.  But also keep in mind that everyone I speak with is extremely happy in AEW.  They like the schedule, the creativity and the way they are treated.  Moxley couldn’t wait to leave WWE.  Cody, the same.  Jericho chose to potentially burn a bridge to go there.  The EVPs have a great deal.  They would be crazy to leave.

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