General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Nostradamus]

Yeah I just disagree i think other than Jericho stiff most r billed properly. I think u can make an argument for better booking the women but I diversity is more than skin color n they r very diverse. U don't push ppl just to fill a quota either imo. But that's me

It's not necessarily just push them because they are *insert non-white race here*, it's moreso they need to be positioned in better spots. What she's saying is that poc and women in the company, save for a very limited select few, weren't getting equal billing. When 95% of the poc or women are used in random factions, comedy roles, throwaway segments, random no-purpose matches OR heavily unadvertised matches, it's insulting. Like her thing with Diamante, it was great. But was advertised once and almost completely ignored. Again not saying to make them main eventers or champions just because, but the ratio shouldn't be like 30:2 in terms of recognition and billing.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

He did as far as I’m concerned. The only thing he could have held back on was Swole not being good, but I mean, he’s not really wrong.

agree

 

[Hoss]

The whole diversity thing is not about AEW not having all kinds of different workers... from the words coming from Swole it's purely about AEW didn't have a black champion yet.

okay but... Jade is on the brink of being the champ and no one yet has named anyone other than Scorpio Sky who could have been a singles champ in the company and I find the notion that Sky was worthy of TBS or World Champion pretty silly.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

The whole diversity thing is not about AEW not having all kinds of different workers... from the words coming from Swole it's purely about AEW didn't have a black champion yet.

champ? Or world champion? Cause I mean Scorpio Sky was Tag Champ…

 

[CakeWalker]

the women's division has been pretty diverse

 

[Hoss]

Unfortunately I do feel like when/if Keith Lee ends up in AEW as a major player, it's just going to trudge up all this shit again. Some people are going to think he's only being pushed to satisfy certain people or some shit.

 

[Nostradamus]

Who would you include in that crop of people who should be featured higher?

Both Lee Johnson and Moriarty to separate degrees, Scorpio, Private Party (get them away from whatever it is they're doing with Matt because it's doing nothing for any of the three), any woman that isn't Britt Baker or Nyla or Shida, Ricky Starks, Andrade who's been nothing but a doormat/booster for other people.

 

[Moon Bird]

Diversity - Scorpio Sky (tag) Lucha bros (tag) Starks (ftw) Riho (womens) Nyla Rose (womens) Shida (womens)

 

[Comrade Khan]

Also like miro is not American for example , he's not exactly blonde and white. Shida was champ for a year. Current tag Champs are Hispanic

 

[Moon Bird]

and I didn't mention Sammy or Miro

 

[Comrade Khan]

N ya almost all women's Champs xcept Britt have all been non white

 

[CakeWalker]

N ya almost all women's Champs xcept Britt have all been non white

the argument is on a basis, that they aren't the right sort of 'non-white'

 

[CakeWalker]

becauasae the arguements aren't about diversity

 

[Nostradamus]

Unfortunately I do feel like when/if Keith Lee ends up in AEW as a major player, it's just going to trudge up all this shit again. Some people are going to think he's only being pushed to satisfy certain people or some shit.

This is also inherently another problem she brought up outside of diversity. TK brings in all there people and then there's no room for fucking anyone. Malakai Black is is doing barely anything now after the giant signings of Cole, Bryan and Punk. You bring in Keith, he's either going to end up like Andrade/Malakai/Miro or he's going to be overused.

 

[CakeWalker]

at all