More evidence not to step in the ring with Walter.

So Christian is the big mega signing?
I like AEW. But they are such marks for their own product.
So Christian is the big mega signing?
I like AEW. But they are such marks for their own product.
Lmao I saw Christian on my timeline and my immediate reaction was “... that’s it huh?”
Honestly, it’s not that surprising. AEW knows how to pander to the Internet fans who mostly think Christian was (is still?) an untapped/underused mega-talent held down by big bad WWE.
I always saw Christian exactly as I see a guy like Kofi. The most midcard man on the roster.
I find these statements to be incongruous. If "of course" he's HOF worthy, then there's no argument to be had. And, if a guy's been a World Champion in WWE and in another major promotion (for differing values of "major," stipulated), then he's a no-argument HOF, in my eyes. There's been, like, eleven guys that have been able to put that on their résumé, since WCW closed, and Christian is one of them.Is he a HOF worthy talent? Arguably - of course he is, but I'm long on record of being "small hall" - and he was a clear #2 to me, although certainly not a Neidhart or Jannetty. But I'll give him his due, but he also doesn't move my needle personally. And I think will cost someone else time who might be better off for it.
I'm a small hall person, I realize that this is a minority sentiment. Or at least that it seems everybody has some guy that they feel has been slighted which tends to lead to expanding the hall to more and more people. I think any "big hall" person is going to say "of course Christian is", in my mind, I am not entirely sure. I don't see why that's controversial.I find these statements to be incongruous. If "of course" he's HOF worthy, then there's no argument to be had. And, if a guy's been a World Champion in WWE and in another major promotion (for differing values of "major," stipulated), then he's a no-argument HOF, in my eyes. There's been, like, eleven guys that have been able to put that on their résumé, since WCW closed, and Christian is one of them.
And, as far as AEW hyping it up "more than it needed to be hyped," I disagree. I think that AEW hyped it up exactly the right amount, and fans who wanted it to be Brock, or Punk, or Batista, or somebody like that, did all the additional hyping, in their own minds, without AEW's help. It's not AEW's fault if they said "former World Champion," and you (again, "royal" you) heard "has main evented Wrestlemania."
Ugh. You SOB's have got me over here defending AEW. Now, I feel dirty.
60 percent of the founders of AEW are guys who made, "I don't actually want to go to WWE" part of their wrestling character, so I'm not sure why you ever thought that? The two longest reigning champions in AEW history are both guys who got extended runs on top in WWE. The only opportunity that Moxley has gotten in AEW, that he didn't get in WWE, is the opportunity to maim himself.Regardless of whether or not he is a HOF talent isn't my issue as much as he does not move the needle for me in 2021. I thought AEW was about creating opportunity for people WWE isn't giving it to with a splash of traditional wrasslin'. Christian is taking someone's spot and I am not sure what he is adding.
It's been a focal point of the majority of the ex-WWE guys that Vince wouldn't use them right. From Cody to Brodie Lee to even Mox. I think there are a few guys like Jericho that don't have a beef but the majority did which is why they almost always have some cheap shot at Vince or HHH worked into their shows/angles somehow.60 percent of the founders of AEW are guys who made, "I don't actually want to go to WWE" part of their wrestling character, so I'm not sure why you ever thought that? The two longest reigning champions in AEW history are both guys who got extended runs on top in WWE. The only opportunity that Moxley has gotten in AEW, that he didn't get in WWE, is the opportunity to maim himself.
Ringwork and properly paying off the main event. It's totally fine to debut new people. But wouldn't they have gotten more mileage from a total surprise appearance by Christian rather than a tease that in most people's eyes didn't quite live up to the hype?What do you think should have been a bigger part of the PPV?
AEW is already on TNT, with their prospects of getting on OTA network TV a pipe dream, at best. I'd argue that they've already maximized their growth in non-emergent markets.... If India and China really want those old aging stars I do get it, but it diminishes the product in my eyes for non-emergent markets.