Kazuchika Okada is All Elite

[Barry Poppins]

This is also just a hot take, but Okada might be the guy that puts AEW in a position to be fully competitive with WWE.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Okada, Ospreay, White all defecting I think could.

 

[Comrade Khan]

This is also just a hot take, but Okada might be the guy that puts AEW in a position to be fully competitive with WWE.

I think they would need to still be on a more viewed channel with more promotion, but one day at a time.

I will say that Ospreay as the top face and Okada as the top heel is not something I expected when AEW started and I'm pretty fucking hype for what's next

 

[Comrade Khan]

One might say they are building a LEGACY

 

[Butters]

I’m not saying they aren’t worth the money but it just baffles me how much some of these people make.

 

[Comrade Khan]

 

[Comrade Khan]

I’m not saying they aren’t worth the money but it just baffles me how much some of these people make.

look at the money coming in. Most wrestlers in american top 2 are still probably underpaid. especially in WWE. Still way below the median of top athletes in pro sports

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I think they would need to still be on a more viewed channel with more promotion, but one day at a time.

I will say that Ospreay as the top face and Okada as the top heel is not something I expected when AEW started and I'm pretty fucking hype for what's next

TBS actually has slightly better reach than USA so Dynamite specifically could theoretically some day do raw numbers.

 

[Comrade Khan]

tv rights alone pay for like 20 rosters for 10 years +

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Oh he’d have to be full-time, but that makes me happy to hear. No pac issues to worry about.

I assume he heard from Nak how happy he is to be paid good money to be in the states.

 

[Barry Poppins]

If Wrestlers were paid on a similar scale to other pro athletes based on how much money wrestling brings in (WWE for example), they'd be getting paid like $50 Million a year.

 

[Comrade Khan]

TBS actually has slightly better reach than USA so Dynamite specifically could theoretically some day do raw numbers.

fair enough! I do think that will take a long time and mb tv will be dead by then. wwe is in this spot especially due to their own legacy on that timeslot and night. but it can happen!

 

[Jimmy King]

Good stuff, get that bag.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

tv rights alone pay for like 20 rosters for 10 years +

Especially WWE’s rights. There’s a reason why they can afford to have like 300 people on their staff.

AEW I do believe is making a net negative atm, but they’re due for a big bump in rights.

 

[Comrade Khan]

but yeah, I think in this case too, you are asking for a guy to move across the globe away from being the ace of his promotion for a decade. I think you do gotta pay the man, especially when WWE is knocking on the door too. I love the risk, I love putting him front and center and into an angle. let's get it