All Elite Wrestling #1: AEW announced TV deal with TNT, partners with B/R Live
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OTOH IMPACT cant even get on a normal channel and were forced to Pursuit (and most likely only because of Anthem).
I would love to believe the rumours of TNT jumping on board, but if IMPACT with 15 + years of history and having been on actual cable networks before, I can't really buy into TNT picking them up. Maybe they will get a LU style deal of 20 episodes or something but I just can't see another broadcaster taking a complete unknown company and giving them 1-2 hours of prime time.
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But the stink on impact has secretly tarnished it. In fact I think impact success early on before they went all crazy is a good indicator that there is room out there for a good wrestling competition for the wwe
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Yo wtf if PAC is there I’m all in.
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Double or Nothing is in Vegas at the MGM Grand. The second show is in Jacksonville.
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He should be besmirched. His NJPW commentary was atrocious and he was clearly disinterested in doing what he was paid to do. Add onto that his lingering health issues hampering him he really shouldn't be on commentary anymore, and is just going to drag AEW down.
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JR has a contract with WWE that as of December prevents him from doing NJPW on AXS, so I'm not quite sure how he's going to get out of that anytime soon.
And I agree he has lost a lot off his fastball, but to the average wrestling fan, they do not care. He'd bring credibility to them instantly.
And I agree he has lost a lot off his fastball, but to the average wrestling fan, they do not care. He'd bring credibility to them instantly.
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WCW hemmoraged because of major mistakes. The Halloween Havoc 98 blunder cost them millions. After that, Turner sold to Time Warner/AOL, who didn’t give a damn about wrestling. They also had terrible booking and lost the ratings war because WWE had a generational type gimmick leading the way in Austin and were in the middle of a golden age of an era that can’t be replicated due to today’s society being more PC than ever.
Bischoff placed trust in Nash to book WCW, which was a horrible decision, then Vince Russo came in and botched it up even more.
I don’t think those same decisions will be made again and WWE will never be able to hit that type of success again, with the attitude era. Once Vince steps aside to run the XFL, HHH will make sure the product in ring is better, but I don’t think you’ll see them have those crazy types of “go all out” type matches that NJPW has been putting on.
Plus, I think wrestling fans as a whole are tired of WWE basically monopolizing the industry. It’s time for competition. I think AEW is going to gain steam real quick and have a HUGE impact on the industry. I wouldn’t be shocked if they got another major backer within a year of operation.
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