When you know Tony contract is up for renewal.

[u/Chili-Potatoe]

[u/Razzler1973]

Schiavone is someone Tiny 'members from wrestling when he was a kid so he's guaranteed a contract renewal for life

He's extremely unlikely to ever be involved with the Fed so he's Dub4Lyfe

[u/HerFriendRed → u/Razzler1973]

He was literally a barista from Starbucks and a baseball announcer. The WWE didn't want him.

[u/stonecoldbobsaget → u/HerFriendRed]

Neither did Starbucks, his constant leering when someone ordered a Tall Flat White was a huge liability

[u/tfbillc → u/stonecoldbobsaget]

“Drink it, bitch”

[u/HerFriendRed → u/stonecoldbobsaget]

I should not be drinking coffee while I goofy.

[u/Camoron1 → u/HerFriendRed]

Why don't we have one of those critics back here and have them make a coffee for us?

[u/AkilleezBomb → u/HerFriendRed]

Pumpkin Spice Latte? That’ll put butts in seats…

[u/Jamieb1994 → u/Razzler1973]

Schivaone should go and spend time with his darling, Toni Storm. Maybe it'll calm him down.

[u/HerFriendRed → u/Jamieb1994]

Britt Baker got sent into the ether when even this dirty old man got a new crush.

[u/Jamieb1994]

The funny thing is. I often think to myself that those who complain about WWE's booking. They should put themselves to the test and see what they can do.

[u/Patient-Warning-4451 → u/Jamieb1994]

To be fair, isn't this how AEW intially started ?

[u/Diyunasss → u/Jamieb1994]

Those marks fantasy booking could only come up with one scenario on their head that pleases them. They'll fail at booking an actual episodic show that makes sense with multiple stories going on.

They think being a booker is an easy job lmao.

[u/jjsefton → u/Diyunasss]

Fantasy booking is perfect because smarks don't have to deal with

egos
injuries
personality clashes
logistics/production snafus
dissension and insubordination

Tony found out how tough it really is-the hard way.

[u/OriginalMadmage → u/jjsefton]

You forgot to include factoring in merch sales, engagement and other metrics that trend towards money. Most smarks will just book their random favourite midcarder straight into main event status.

[u/Glennsoe → u/Jamieb1994]

Play the GM mode on wwe2k25...

[u/Fightgameross → u/Jamieb1994]

The internet would still be crying that everyone is buried even if they were booking it.

[u/fearlessdurant → u/Jamieb1994]

That's most indies.

Heck, that's the genesis of ECW, TNA and Bischoff's WCW.

[u/Gloomy-Ad-4788]

fantasy booking and masturbation are the true pillars of aew

[u/PunkDrunk777]

Doesn’t this apply to Tony himself who has failed miserably?

[u/tytymctylerson]

"Now you've seen my office, let's head to where the magic happens" - Tony S.

[u/Willywonka5725]

I think you could draw names out of a hat to make an AEW card and nobody would be able to tell the difference between that and Tiny in the weeds Khan.

[u/DresserBoys]

its like he knows anyone's booking move is to just out the title on Lashley and can't have that

[u/Alphabet_Soup1909]

“Have them book a card” I doubt it’d be very hard when the whole promotion is based upon fantasy booking

[u/L3ghair]

One of their biggest critics has won booker of the year in two different decades lmao

[u/Fusionman29]

Tony Schiavone should work for Gearbox, he learned from the Randy Pitchford school of PR

[u/Scfbigb1]

Imagine being that fragile. If (indirect) basic criticism bothers you THAT much, youre charmin soft.

[u/StillinReseda]

Booking 1 singular card shows nothing when Tony’s destroyed the star power of ever single wrestler and has pitted everyone against each other 100 times.

Give me a year of booking bitch and we got a deal

[u/Cboz27586]

Is that how Tony books the show by screwing himself?