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  1. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    I personally think it makes far more sense because as much as I like punk that angle had so little heat from what I remember in the buildup like it just kind of came out of nowhere but Cody and Hangman had history. I would’ve personally even had Cody beat him at double or nothing because I...
  2. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Yeah, I believe so. He wants to be the dream and it seems to be working in WWE so maybe things work out for the best.
  3. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Oh yeah, the entire Elite hated pushing themselves completely to the top, but Cody was making the TNT title his and it was effective in the beginning.
  4. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    It was. The entire Elite had that silly idea. I’d have turned Cody heel and had challenge for the belt from Hangman if he stayed, for sure.
  5. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Cody disappeared from BTE at the same time so I think there may have been a reason for that, but we may never know the whole story. I also think Tony taking the book also negatively impacted Cody’s booking. Cody definitely knew how to get himself over. That might have been the one area I’d...
  6. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    I will say Cody knew how to book Cody lol and I love Cody so I’m not even mad at it. And yeah I think that’s one of the main reasons why Tony taking the book during the fall that year was such an important thing for AEW because it allowed Kenny omega and the Bucks to be pushed I mean even Kenny...
  7. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    I’ll be honest that early era of AEW didn’t really hook me at all. I liked the shows that I did decide to watch but I just didn’t get that need to see it until winter is coming when you can feel Tony Khan taking over. A lot of it was creative, but the roster didn’t feel must see for me in the...
  8. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Yeah I can’t say that I was too disappointed that Joey Janella left AEW either and I’m also not a GCW fan.
  9. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    I think he’s getting paid pretty well and possibly his best contract he’s ever had so he’s just trying to take care of his wife and his family but yeah I would still blow up a little bit more heat to get booked because I’m one of the few Brian Cage marks on here.
  10. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    That’s honestly a pretty strong win-win in my opinion. You still get to take as many bookings as you want and you get paid by a company that’s not using you? The only thing they can’t do is go to the WWE or impact which is their main competitors. makes sense.
  11. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    It wouldn’t be. This is like when Vince gave AEW a hundred wrestlers after they just beat NXT. AEW right or wrong is seen as being in a slump and Triple H’s WWE is getting more and more positive feedback. Now would be the worst time. What Tony needs to do is right the ship. Get talent back...
  12. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Generally speaking a talent is only benched and frozen in their deal if they’re refusing to work in the first place. That might not be every case, but it’s generally the case. So it still stems from talent thinking they should be allowed to breach deals.
  13. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Yeah, same. I’ll often want a wrestler to go somewhere else and hope they get let go, but I’d never vilify a company for holding a talent hostage. Whether it be Ali in WWE, Black in AEW or even Frost in Impact. I try to be as consistent as I can. But yeah, I want to see my favorites. That’s...
  14. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Yeah, I was told this a few times this year when certain things were really affecting me. It sucks. Some people really don’t understand it.
  15. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    I wish I could choose to not let things bother me or to just not read them or not go on the internet. Sometimes you can take a day or two away, but it’s the internet, guys. Come on.
  16. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    I’ll say whether it be WWE or AEW or Impact contracts are useless if you don’t enforce them. If talent wants to come and go as they please, get paid on a per appearance deal and don’t sign an exclusive contract. It’s really that simple. Companies have zero reason to even offer long term...
  17. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    It’s hard to say. Take it with a grain of salt if it’s true or not, but probably coming from whomever has been leaking stuff. Whomever that is. No speculation.
  18. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    It’s called contract tampering. It’s extremely hard to prove, but typically you can build a case for a lawsuit if it continues to happen. And settlements can be made.
  19. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Jimmy with pearls of wisdom as per usual.
  20. Kross Rhodes

    Malakai Black takes some time off

    Oh shit. My sympathies for him.
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