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Is it true that Shawn Michaels' favorite division is the NXT Women's Division with his belief that "gender doesn't matter" in NXT?
I don't know that Shawn ever stated that gender doesn't matter, but if he did, it wouldn't matter which was his favorite division, so I think you've created a paradox in the space-time continuum. We've got to go back to the future and save your kids Marty! Great Scott!
I'm a little confused about the ticket sales for All In: it was announced as 81,035 for paid attendance, but then there was the report about the turnstiles at Wembley only counting over 72,000. Was there number inflation on AEW's part, or is there more to this?
I was told the number they announced was the amount of tickets legitimately sold by mid-way through the show, when the box office closed. Just because tickets were sold, doesn't mean they were accurately accounted in the turnstiles or that everyone who bought a ticket showed up. I don't believe AEW was inflating numbers. They could have lied and said 94,000 were there if they wanted and claimed they beat the Wrestlemania 3 number. They didn't do that. When I was a kid, I'd go under the turnstile when riding the subway with my parents. So, I wasn't technically 'counted' as a rider. I think everyone worried about the number should just be happy that many fans got to go enjoy themselves watching wrestling in one place at a show that wasn't promoted by WWE. This wasn't a Presidential election!
What is the likelihood of AEW streaming on Max in the near future? I can see the appeal of not having to pay $50 for every PPV, but would there be enough on-demand content yet to justify any up-charge?
If Max wants to pay AEW to be on there, they'll be on there , BUT once they negotiate a deal and that doesn't take 15 seconds to accomplish. There's lots to take into account. AEW is no longer making revenue off the lost PPVs, how do they make up that revenue? What is the criteria they are paid by Max and how do they get the same or more cash? What happens to the international rights to PPV shows that are currently streaming on FITE or other platforms? What about in the UK where the shows air on ITV? It's not as simple as pressing a button and poof, here they are. They have to go through the entire ripple effect of what happens to the current revenue streams those PPVs create, not just for AEW but for their other contracted business partners and make decisions based on that. Say AEW has to pay a penalty because shows get yanked off ITV, who covers that financially? It's all has to be negotiated. I think a lot of fans just assume that when you are dealing with multiple companies, it's as simple as everyone saying yes. It's not.
Any update on Mark Briscoe?
He's in the ring training for his comeback. I can't wait for him vs. Eddie Kingston for the ROH title down the line.
Is there any chance of WWE under Endeavor bringing back The Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal?
After a small group of people targeted WWE's Wrestlemania sponsor last time, I don't see Endeavor wanting to deal with the headache, but that's just me personally.
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