AEW All Elite Wrestling #5: Road to Double or Nothing

[Natey]

Hmmmmm.

He's always trolling like this.

I hope It's Christian.

 

[Jussi]

He's always trolling like this.

I hope It's Christian.

Usos want to face him and Edge in a match.

 

[Natey]

Usos want to face him and Edge in a match.

Moxley also wants to face him.

Rumours are Christian wanted a WM match and was told they having nothing for him....

 

[Jussi]

Moxley also wants to face him.

Rumours are Christian wanted a WM match and was told they having nothing for him....

Christian doesn't fit the moniker of a "major huge, huge star" either. He isn't nor has ever been that.

 

[CDJ]

I was just thinking...

Do you think Big Show is announcing a Shaquille O’Neal signing? “Hall of fame” technically applies. It’s a light schedule too and I think he lives in Florida. They also did the missing ambulance thing. Plus I think him and Show are friends

I mean Shaq kinda looked good? Way better than I thought he would be at least


Also this FTR/Spears/Tully/JJ Dillon? stable is gonna be some old school shit

 

[iamjs]

They said, "I have the biggest scoop ever. This Sunday at Revolution, AEW is going to hire, put in-contract, a Hall of Fame worthy talent that is a hug surprise and a huge asset to AEW,". Cena isn't Hall of Fame worthy, Vince already has his plaque made.

(Hall and Nash are) Already in the Hall of Fame.

In that case, it also rules out Kurt Angle.

 

[xtra]

Christian doesn't fit the moniker of a "major huge, huge star" either. He isn't nor has ever been that.

He was part of one of the greatest tag teams ever; former world champion and a ton of people feel he should have been given more of a run as champion or more runs.

 

[Jussi]

He was part of one of the greatest tag teams ever; former world champion and a ton of people feel he should have been given more of a run as champion or more runs.

"Feel" isn't the same as actually being.

 

[The Burdened]

Wouldn't be the first time Kahn has spoken in hyperbole. Remember when the "landscape of the business was going to change" and it was just Neville returning.

This is obviously not gonna be Brock or Batista or someone like that.

However, on Christian, he's a multi-time world champion in multiple promotions, been featured on National tv for the better part of 20-years, and is 1/2 of one of the most influential tag teams of the last 30-years and is someone all of his peers speak very highly of and covet sharing a ring with.

That's def HOF worthy and would be a p nice get if it's him.

Would rather it be Christian than Angle. Angle is obviously a much bigger star, but he is so beyond washed up and we just saw the Kurt Angle retirement tour and it was awful. Christian has gotten into good shape and likely still has a lot to give.

One of the biggest talking points coming out of the Rumble a month ago was him making his return and the industry was buzzing. Hasn't been on WWE TV since which is puzzling. Whether it's WWE or AEW, someone is getting a good one who will only help the younger talent.

 

[Natey]

Christian doesn't fit the moniker of a "major huge, huge star" either. He isn't nor has ever been that.

That's ridiculous.

• 6x World Champion
• 9x Tag Team Champion
• 4x Intercontinental Champion
• 1x European Champion
• 1x Hardcore Champion
• 1x Light-Heavyweight Champion
• 23rd Triple Crown Champion
• 11th Grand Slam Champion

That's not even including being a part of the original match of two match types that are now literally PPVs. TLC and Money in the Bank. WWE refers to him as Legend. There's no doubt he's Hall of Fame worthy.

Aside from names like Rock, Austin, Cena, etc who even non-fans know.. any casual fan of wrestling knows who Christian is - even 7 years after having worked a match before the Rumble. And Kahn said a huge star in the "world of wrestling."

Now, I don't actually think it's Christian. But I 100% hope it's Christian and not Angle, Punk, RVD or some cop out like Okada or Tanahashi.

 

[Natey]

I was just thinking...

Do you think Big Show is announcing a Shaquille O’Neal signing? “Hall of fame” technically applies. It’s a light schedule too and I think he lives in Florida. They also did the missing ambulance thing. Plus I think him and Show are friends

I mean Shaq kinda looked good? Way better than I thought he would be at least


Also this FTR/Spears/Tully/JJ Dillon? stable is gonna be some old school shit

No, Tony Kahn said it's one of his all-time favourite wrestlers. Which is why people have jumped on Christian because Kahn used to rave about being a Christian mark long before AEW was a thing.

Christian had dinner with Tony Kahn and Kahn wouldn't let him talk about anything other than wrestling. Christian said Kahn remembered things about Christian's career that he didn't even remember.

 

[Jussi]

That's ridiculous.

• 6x World Champion
• 9x Tag Team Champion
• 4x Intercontinental Champion
• 1x European Champion
• 1x Hardcore Champion
• 1x Light-Heavyweight Champion
• 23rd Triple Crown Champion
• 11th Grand Slam Champion

That's not even including being a part of the original match of two match types that are now literally PPVs. TLC and Money in the Bank. WWE refers to him as Legend. There's no doubt he's Hall of Fame worthy.

Aside from names like Rock, Austin, Cena, etc who even non-fans know.. any casual fan of wrestling knows who Christian is - even 7 years after having worked a match before the Rumble. And Kahn said a huge star in the "world of wrestling."

Now, I don't actually think it's Christian. But I 100% hope it's Christian and not Angle, Punk, RVD or some cop out like Okada or Tanahashi.

I wasn't denying that. Just that he's not a major, huge, huge star.

 

[Natey]

I wasn't denying that. Just that he's not a major, huge, huge star.

"In the world of wrestling" ... yes, he is.

 

[Jussi]

"In the world of wrestling" ... yes, he is.

Not in 2021.

 

[The Burdened]

Not in 2021.

nah Natey is right; Christian is a big name in the wrestling industry (for whatever that's worth)
(as an aside: didn't his return one night thing with Orton on RAW pop one of the bigger ratings of last year?)

Obv he's not a huge huge star like Brock or Batista or anything crazy like that, but he's as big of a name as is realistically available save for Kurt Angle.

By all accounts and how his peers speak of him, AEW will only be better if they add someone like Christian. It's still probably not him, but, if it is, AEW got a good one.

 

[BigFatCat999]

If it's someone wallet breaking like BROCK!!!! I'm marking my underware so hard, not even bleach would clean them.


I expect: Christian or Forbidden door choice, Ibushi

 

[CDJ]

So Ethan Page is one

 

[xtra]

So it’s Christian who’s a good add;

 

[BigFatCat999]

If it's someone wallet breaking like BROCK!!!! I'm marking my underware so hard, not even bleach would clean them.


I expect: Christian or Forbidden door choice, Ibushi

Cage/Cage vs Page/Page?

 

[The Burdened]

they got his TNA theme which is hype as f***

 

[GKJ]

I like Christian, and don’t get why Vince wouldn’t keep him given how long he did, but AEW is starting to get a bit much with the ex-WWE

 

[TD Charlie]

I was very pleased Page was the sixth man in the ladder match and not the “big” reveal. Page is a good addition though

Christian is an excellent fit imo. If it wasn’t gonna be Brock or Punk, and we knew it wouldn’t be, then Christian is in the top tier of who it could reasonably be.

i was expecting something like Angle or RVD. So yes I’m very happy to have Christian back around

 

[TD Charlie]

The commentary over the recorded cinematic thing is a weird vibe. I can’t get into this

 

[The Burdened]

I imagine there are a lot of disappointed wrestlers in the WWE locker room atm.
The overwhelming sentiment coming out the Rumble was people were figuratively lining up to want to wrestle him.

He should be a great asset to AEW and hopefully he can teach some of their younger wrestlers some things

 

[CDJ]

Prefer him to RVD and Angle at this point