Jan 24, 2022 2:45:55 GMT X-zero said:

I think the list was just who Big Pete who could be safely let go. AEW roster is too big currently and more and more high valued people are hitting the market unless you want to make Dynamite 3 hours and Rampage 2 hours. Eventually you have to make some cuts. So what if Tony gave you (as in who ever is reading this) the job of firing people. You need need to get rid of let's say 15 people who are signed not dark jobbers. Who do you let go?

Edit: This was actually hard not to go past 15 here. And I even put personal feelings aside to do this because some I actually like here. And I didn't cut some I dislike because they have some uses.

Peter Avalon
Marko Stunt
Chuck Taylor
QT
Luther
Serpentico
Scorpio Sky
Dark Order 5 & 10
Tony Nese
Trent?
Leva
Emi Sakura
Rebel
Yuka

QT is a producer and has Khan's ear and the Rhodes brothers love him. I think Solow & Camoratto are done but QT and Ogogo have something. 

Best Friends probably stick together, I am surprised we haven't seen some invisible hand grenades out of Chuck Taylor The Kentucky Gentleman. 

Dr. Luther is one of Jericho's best friends, enough said. 

I can see The Wingmen being let go entirely, Nemeth, Bonini, Avalon and that 4th guy. Abadon maybe as well, her gimmick and lore are pretty much one and done. 

Yup Wingmen can all go and no one will notice. And frankly I assume they will.

Not gonna get rid of Dark Order eight anytime soon. Besides they people familiar with AEW to work outside talent on Dark and Elevation.

Jan 24, 2022 3:45:17 GMT Blindy said:

Jan 24, 2022 2:45:55 GMT X-zero said:

I think the list was just who Big Pete who could be safely let go. AEW roster is too big currently and more and more high valued people are hitting the market unless you want to make Dynamite 3 hours and Rampage 2 hours. Eventually you have to make some cuts. So what if Tony gave you (as in who ever is reading this) the job of firing people. You need need to get rid of let's say 15 people who are signed not dark jobbers. Who do you let go?

Edit: This was actually hard not to go past 15 here. And I even put personal feelings aside to do this because some I actually like here. And I didn't cut some I dislike because they have some uses.

Peter Avalon
Marko Stunt
Chuck Taylor
QT
Luther
Serpentico
Scorpio Sky
Dark Order 5 & 10
Tony Nese
Trent?
Leva
Emi Sakura
Rebel
Yuka

QT is a producer and has Khan's ear and the Rhodes brothers love him. I think Solow & Camoratto are done but QT and Ogogo have something. 

Best Friends probably stick together, I am surprised we haven't seen some invisible hand grenades out of Chuck Taylor The Kentucky Gentleman. 

Dr. Luther is one of Jericho's best friends, enough said. 

I can see The Wingmen being let go entirely, Nemeth, Bonini, Avalon and that 4th guy. Abadon maybe as well, her gimmick and lore are pretty much one and done. 

Again, this isn't a list of who is expected to go, just who SHOULD go.

The 4th guy is JD Drake and I can see him coming back and being repackaged. He's got that PWG cred.

Peter Avalon is gone. Deal expired.

Is Leva Bates still around?

Right now yeah. She may be doing stuff backstage though.

She works with Brandi.

Good for Leva. She's is someone I'm always rooting for.

Release everyone over 40 who hasn't main evented a Wrestlemania, and everyone under 160lbs.

Jan 24, 2022 23:14:56 GMT NATH45 said:

Release everyone over 40 who hasn't main evented a Wrestlemania, and everyone under 160lbs.

That's a tiny women's division.

Release Britt but let's keep Aaron Solo.

Jan 25, 2022 4:07:06 GMT Big Pete said:

Jan 24, 2022 23:14:56 GMT NATH45 said:

Release everyone over 40 who hasn't main evented a Wrestlemania, and everyone under 160lbs.

That's a tiny women's division.

Release Britt but let's keep Aaron Solo.

Men under 160lbs. Maybe make it 180, but they'd lose Adam Cole then.. better make it 175.

Dark Order is nearly perfectly cast as babyfaces. loveable yet, talented underdogs that put up a fight every match.

Ruby Soho has discovered, the grass isn't always greener. And is said to be unhappy with her spot in AEW.

I love Ruby but when the ball rings, outside of a few matches, she is hard to watch. Plan and simple.

I guess the question is, was she happy in the E? Least she has twitch, right?

Jan 30, 2022 0:40:03 GMT @ness said:

I guess the question is, was she happy in the E? Least she has twitch, right?

See, I wonder how she would answer that question because Ruby seemed unhappy in WWE.

Jan 29, 2022 23:13:50 GMT NATH45 said:

Ruby Soho has discovered, the grass isn't always greener. And is said to be unhappy with her spot in AEW.

I find that hard to believe but I'm willing to see who said this before I make up my mind.

If she thought she was going to be rocketed to a title then she's delusional but I don't think that's the case. I feel like this isn't the entire truth.

Seen shit on this myself.  Only thing I was seeing was that Liv wanted her in the Rumble and she was let down that it did not happen.  

Jan 29, 2022 23:13:50 GMT NATH45 said:

Ruby Soho has discovered, the grass isn't always greener. And is said to be unhappy with her spot in AEW.

She's probably just not that good. :lol: 

Jan 30, 2022 2:48:43 GMT Blindy said:

Jan 29, 2022 23:13:50 GMT NATH45 said:

Ruby Soho has discovered, the grass isn't always greener. And is said to be unhappy with her spot in AEW.

She's probably just not that good. :lol: 

Exactly, it's not always WWE's fault.

Ruby is still mildly over. If she's unhappy, I just find it considering she is liked by fans & a wrestler like Statlander has more of grip, is moreover and gets a little less spotlight than Soho.

Jan 29, 2022 22:30:41 GMT Ed said:

Dark Order is nearly perfectly cast as babyfaces. loveable yet, talented underdogs that put up a fight every match.

Everything has an expiry date.

Plus AEW has a ton of loveable, talented underdogs, that's kind of the whole premise of the promotion.

Don't confuse " lovable underdog " with vanilla midget.

Jan 30, 2022 4:45:50 GMT NATH45 said:

Don't confuse " lovable underdog " with vanilla midget.

I have to ask, how many times have you watched a Kevin Nash shoot interview? the term vanilla midget is still a thing in 2022? neat.

Jan 30, 2022 18:34:48 GMT Ed said:

Jan 30, 2022 4:45:50 GMT NATH45 said:

Don't confuse " lovable underdog " with vanilla midget.

I have to ask, how many times have you watched a Kevin Nash shoot interview? the term vanilla midget is still a thing in 2022? neat.

It couldn't be any more relevant.

The term has evolved over the years, but vanilla describes the industry.

Speaking of which...


Brian Kendrick is debuting against Moxley on Dynamite.

Karrion Kross, Keith Lee, Ember Moon, Oney Lorcan, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Mia Yim, Harry Smith, Eva Marie and Nia Jax are all now free agents.

Lince is coming to AEW for sure. He is a CHIKARA boy through and through.  Kingston will go to bat hard for him.  Lince but Kingston over so damn hard in CHIKARA.  Would not be shocked in the least to see that is how he is brought in as well, feuding with Kingston.  They work magic together despite the insane styles clash.

I assume most of this lot ends up in TNA since AEW will not fight for the girls it seems.  

Lee may be AEW but TNA will not give him up without a fight. Oney Lorcan may be AEW bound with his ties. Kross is likely TNA bound.

Jax is retired it appears.

Kross and Scarlet probably won't touch Impact again.

Yeah, if I were in charge of Impact, I'd avoid bringing in Kross and possibly Scarlet, given how they left the company. If you were Impact, I assume you would want to avoid that unprofessionalism.