The "WWE Using TNA As Willing Puppets To Attempt To Kill AEW" megathread

[Hoss]

Where's the rewrite? And I never once said WWE is the Little Guy. I'm not stupid. But I was watching NXT every Wednesday night at 8PM on the WWE Network. Then AEW said "We're going on Wednesday even though Tuesday was open for Wrestling!" At that point WWE did get USA to give them money to put their Wednesday show on TV (they were producing the show for free now they were getting money for it and putting it in more houses. Smart move on their part). Ultimately AEW outrated them and USA moved it to Tuesday (a smart move). That's called FACTS. HISTORY. EVIDENCE PROVES THIS STATEMENT TO BE TRUE.


Look I don't want TNA to move to Wednesday. I just understand the logic of doing what your boss tells you to do. If TNA gets a TV Deal that TV provider is the boss. They say when to air the product. If they say Wednesday you air Wednesday. Simple as that.

AEW said they were going to put a show on Wednesday or was that the day they were offered money to air their show on? Fair question to ask.

 

[R-Troop]

Well for one, NXT at any point was never under threat of closing, let's be frank.

AEW additionally had just gotten a TV deal on a broadcaster that was extremely famous in the wrestling business for having the primary rival to WWE. If you're a nascent company looking to garner PR and hype, why wouldn't you wanna go head to head with one of WWE's products? TK knew he wasn't going to kill NXT, nor was it ever under any threat.

Going to Wednesdays was a deliberate choice by TK and WBD to give Dynamite a feeling of excitement.

So you're in agreement that AEW intentionally competed with NXT. Thank you. I just look at it as what's good for the goose is good for the gander. if it is OK for AEW to compete why isn't it OK for TNA? Whether the decision is good or not it's a fair business decision since it was a fair business decision for AEW to do it.

And to be fair WWE did blow up NXT.... pretty quick after the competition ended. They killed Black and Gold into 2.0. Did it go under no of course not, but it was completely blown up.

 

[Colt Magnum]

Think overall wrestling been pretty good all around in the enjoyment for me.

I like what AEW is doing. Hangman Bucks Swerve Cope/CC stuff seeing the women start to really get big too.
WWE has a fun product
TNA seems to be having alot of good things going for it rn
MLP been hitting on majority of its shows
MLW been having some decent shows though their production needs upgrading desperately.
NWA I'm enjoying because seeing Thom get his chance to shine is cool.
Mystery Wrestling just broke a world record.
GCW I hear is having a nice little feud with Shotzi/Cardona.

 

[Colt Magnum]

The only one I really need to start watching bit more of is Evolve i watch highlights mostly because I really dislike the commentary of Peter Rosenberg

 

[Roy Mustang]

To the one person being a fool and saying AEW is trying to kill TNA due to being moved nights because of other shows plus that WWE are not using TNA to fuck with AEW: One a guy with heavy links to TKO is rumoured to be buying them (probs WWE covering themself because of their anti-trust lawsuit but keeping TNA as a puppet) and the fact SRS reported that:

THAT TONY KHAN TWICE TURNED DOWN BUYING TNA INCLUDING IN 2022
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If Tony Khan wanted TNA dead, they would be already or under his ownership. I thought stand up for WWE was a meme.