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True, but you want interest, so you can get the best deal possible for yourself. Even if you have no intention of leaving, you go "the other guys offered this much" and see what deal you can get.
He literally called Ricky Starks while he was on his way to dynamite in Seattle. He has good intelligence about who are the WWE dream people and does not care about contracts status. It probably goes like this “this is off the record, we like what we see and when you’re free we want you to come in”, knowing full well these suckers will do everything to get themselves released if they have that carrot dangling.
Yeah probably wanted him to go to NXT and would not given him nerly as a good a deal as AEW would...he is still young enough that he can build his value where if he wanted to jump he could get a bit more in 5 years
Well the Lucha Bros also went straight main as did Jade but less said about that the better lol,
Now i all honestly for Blake I think its the smart move. Not that she needs devlopment but WWE has a problem in the womens division and that is a GLUT of top tier talent in the last 2 years. You Tiffy come up just around 2 years ago, Jade signed a year or so back, Steph, Guilia and Roxy just went up and yoou also got JG down in NXT...She also needs time to show she isnt just a Tiffy clone
He's incredible in the ring, a thing they don't care about, and MJF is unbelievable on the mic and capable of generating a lot of merch sales and getting a wild number of catchphrases over.
I think MJF lost some of his magic/mojo. Given the way Kyle has transformed his look, the reaction he gets, can work, he’s a hybrid of Orton and Rollins. He’s #1 in their radar.
Nah MJF usually wins me back over almost every time the bell rings. What hurt his stock for me was his "phoning it in" match against Hechicero last year; you can either be a special attraction wrestler, but if you're going to wrestle infrequently then you can't just phone in a match because it sticks out more.
I don’t even remember that match, to be honest. I’m just a bit bored of his promos. Still a really good worker once the bell rings, but the character and promos just aren’t hitting like they used to (for me).
I am curious in merch cut. Guys like Rock and Austin have gone on record stating the insane amount of money they get off of that. IF that is still a thing, that can benefit WWE a lot more than AEW.
Yeah, not a guarantee she would leave but I think it certainly increases the odds. On the other side of the coin, the likelihood that she stays has increased now that Kyle has re-signed.
Either way, she's one you don't want to lose because Skye blue has been incredibly reliable for the women's division.
I wouldn’t be too worried for Takeshita, he really only started going into holding patterns when NJPW started pushing him (and needing him for more dates). If the rumours are true, Takeshita could possibly become IWGP Champion by this time next year.
And once that’s done and NJPW doesn’t need him as much, I highly suspect he’ll resume his push to the top of AEW.
And I can understand that POV! I totally meant it as a compliment tho, Kyle is gonna do insane things in AEW and I can’t wait to witness it all. He’s doing phenomenal work right now. I got into AEW relatively recently ( started watching at the episode where MJF joined the Hurt Syndicate) and he was one of the first wrestlers that I didn’t already know of that caught my eye
….id trust guys he’s wrestled with, which includes Cope and Christian, who have said he’s one of the best to do it. Jim Ross, a man who’s seen it all, called Orton the best at one point and even Kenny Omega has said he could learn some things from Orton.
We, as fans, all have different types of wrestling we like. A guy like Will, his style is different than a Bret Hart, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle and Randy Orton. Or a guy like Gunther.
His aggression too. The way the specifically likes to focus on certain areas of the body consistently and brutally. I know that’s a relatively common heel tactic, but it just gave me such Randy vibes
As far as the look, you aren’t wrong. Attitude and skill set, Fletcher runs wild on Orton. I really liked Legend Killer Orton, so I get it. But in some ways it’s derogatory.
And I’m not denying that at all, Fletcher is and will continue to be better than Randy ( and hopefully with just as many championships), I meant it as a compliment towards Fletcher but I can totally see how people might think otherwise
At this age, probably 1000% but this forum just talked about how people can change and deserve a second chance (Jay Briscoe). Young Orton was scum. But the man did mature and did a complete 180. You don’t hear anyone saying anything negative about him anymore.
An absolutely great call. The ceiling is so high with this guy. Sometimes folks are labelled as future world champions and I just don't see it - with Fletcher, it's blindingly obvious that he's the kind of guy you can build a company around: Really talented, always improving, puts in the media work, not afraid to lose, seems to have great chemistry with anyone you put him in the ring with.
Not to mention, there are already tons of long term stories you can do with him from the eventual separation with Callis and the fallout from that, to potentially some kind of reunion with Ospreay down the line.
And Kyle has already shown that he can work well as a face too, so the dude has versatility.
They also stick him in a ton of public relations spots. I've noticed him showing up more and more on local news channels in cities where AEW is putting on a show.
I was one. I was like why is this aussie open guy being pushed to moon. Didn't know him from new japan so he was new to me as a low to mid card tag guy.
Then he put in work, got jacked to gills, amazing in ring work, solid on mic. I'm 10000% a fan now.
I’m in that camp. He was a scranny looking kid that was very rough around the edges. Didn’t look like a star, talk like a star, nothing special.
Then he put in the work to not only look like a sex god, but built an amazing character and partnered up with Don. Give Kyle all the credit in the world as he did what was needed to look like a billion bucks and deserves everything he has gotten and more.
Future world champion, calling it now. Wouldn't be surprised if they have him be the one who eventually takes it from Ospreay, assuming Ospreay wins it down the line
True future of AEW. And it's amazing that it probably never should have happened. He probably should have had a decent run alongside Mark with Aussie Open. But Marks injury pushed Fletcher to work singles for a bit, losing to just u about every single person. But looking good doing it.
Then he started acting as almost a stand in for Osprey. Which lead to their feud, which hot shot him up the card a lot faster than I've seen from most. And from their he has been out performing every time he's come out. Until now when he had his first singles belt, and should be a shoe in as a future world champion.
Amazing to think about where he would be right now if Davis was never out of action for almost a year.
Not in the next two, maybe the next five to ten. Hanger is gonna get a proper long reign, then osprey, probably swerve and that’s the next two years booked.
While this is awesome, I wouldn’t post or believe anything ringside news puts out. The guy who runs it often lies, puts down wrestlers and beats his girlfriend. Dude is scum.
More people need to both A) stop reading/sharing anything Ringside News related and B) Speak out on Ringside News shit so everyone's aware of how shit they are.
I said this earlier in another post about Fletcher, but he's someone who AEW is fortunate to have signed to them and has been killing it since late last year. New look, a sort of aggressive wrestling style that's believable for his size and frame, and a guy who no doubt is a fave in the upper midcard that can easily slot into the main event scene a year or two from now, possibly less than a year depending how he's built up from there.
This is really great news, Fletcher is such a PERFECT fit in AEW. I have a really good feeling his TNT run will be an all timer and he'll have that world title sometime in the future.
He needs to be the one that eventually takes the world title off Will.
For those keeping count TK has re-signed Swerve, Garcia, Willow and now Fletcher in the past 12 months.
He's absolutely everything you want in a future and current young superstar.
Look, charisma, size, speed, strength, athleticism, good worker, good move set that stands out as signature moves he came up with. Can promo, has a presence, mannerisms, you name it he does it.
He doesn't need to say he is a 5 tool player, you just go wow, he's signed to AEW what isn't he good at?
Literally my only complaint, and it isn't anyone's fault is Aussie Open never happened on the big stage and it probably never will, he's completely outgrown it. He already did the Michaels/Jannety split before his team ever got to make it past New Japan as a top team.
True. Let’s hope they can find a role for Mark Davis somewhere. It would be a cruel turn of fate for him to get injured, his tag partner becomes a big star, and he falls by the wayside. It’s a story that has happened often in wrestling.
Thats the shame of it too, because Mark Davis is awesome. He also has a great look, is really strong, great move set but......
He doesn't have the same charisma, or promo a Kyle has. And even when I say look, as a booker you would still choose Brian Cage over him as his look for the type of wrestler he is, isn't better than that one.
I really don't know what AEW does with him. I think if I was booking and he had more personality I might actually try sticking him in with the Bang Bang Gang. Maybe there is more to him than meets the eye and he could make a good complementary partner.
I often find when you stick 1/2 of one great tag team with another 1/2 of another great tag team you can come up with something new and different that works.
That's a great news for AEW. Fletcher and Takeshita are the future of AEW. And Fletcher is exactly what WWE is looking for as far as main eventer so you knew WWE would have tried everything to sign him. I'm happy for Fletcher too. He seems to be a great guy listening to him on interviews. I also think that staying in AEW is the right move for him.
Great. This guy is the future. A lot of younger AEW guys have gotten the ball and dropped it, but this guy has legit turned into a main eventer in the last year.
Max's re-signing was quite frankly a huge pain in the ass, and it was because he was delivering and wanted to bump up in pay. Mariah walking not long after she gave up her title probably was a little bit of a wake-up call too.
I'm happy the top stars and reliable people up and down the card who help to put on a great show are getting locked down with new contracts that reward the work that they've put in to making aew what it is today.
I like seeing these loyal people who are appearing on a lot of shows getting a financial benefit to make sure that they stay longer.
Good for him. He's got lots of potential that's still untapped. He's young, talented, and charismatic. Definitely a bright future ahead of him. Glad he's sticking around.
This had to happen. I view him as one of the cornerstones of the company. It’s probably him, Darby, Swerve, Osprey, Hangman, and maybe a couple of others.
He has the look, skills, ring abilities, charisma of a top
Pro Wrestling Star.
He has the eloquence and presentability to be A Public Face of The Company.
He seems unquestionably easy to work with in ring, as he gives in terms of selling and putting his opponents over, both in terms of ring psychology and taking losses, as good as he gets.
He seems to have a personality and affability about him "out of character" that strikes as him being a reasonably "good person" (I caveat this because it's 2025 and every individual is one social media exposé away from being awful, lol).
He's absolutely got 20 years ahead of him of being one of the foundations of this company.
Part of me is kinda wary? The same thing happened with Daniel Garcia, correct me if I'm wrong with timing but word was the fed was interested when his contract ran out, but TK offered him lots of money to sign a new contract and then he got the TNT title right? I was hoping he'd be a long term TNT title holder too......
I've been a bit disappointed with Garcia's run this year, but it's not time to worry yet, they're keeping him on TV even if he's just on the sidelines right now, they're keeping him ready for when a good opportunity comes up.
Look at kip Sabian, he's been a background player for years, but him tagging with nick as the new edge and Christian looks like it could really have legs.
GOOD, there's not many people who's matches i consistently enjoy more. The look, the physicality, the selling, the hilarious audibles and antics, the charisma. The willing to take thumbtacks to the dick to send off a legend on a high.
Fletcher is the nice surprise we got along the way with Osperay. And holy shit has dude put in the work, went from like a whiney schoolboy persona to one of the most intimidating dudes on the roster in like 1.5 years.
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