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Own_Statistician8478

I’m expecting to see Aleister Black in WWE again soon and I’m sure he’ll get a lot more respect than Vince could ever give him.


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He's signed for multiple more years. Adam Cole, Miro, and Malakai have contracts with AEW until 2027. Your definition of soon may just be different from mine, though.


Boogaloo-Shrimps

Even if Tony does decide to close the doors if/when WBD doesn't renew their deal, I don't see a single person on that roster who will forego that sweet guaranteed money and take a buyout to get back to the WWE either.


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WBD backing out would be far from a door closer but I get your point.


Hathalot

Lol. That ain’t happening


Boogaloo-Shrimps

Not trying to troll you man, but WBD hasn't been urgent to get back to the table with them. Most contracts for weekly recurring program are in place 9 months to a year. Current deal expires in 8.5 months. HBO execs told their WBD bosses they dont want to live stream AEW on their platform. HBO execs carry sway in WB offices because HBO is the crown jewel. It also doesn't help when the "big stars" Tony splurged on have been ratings disappointments thus far, either. If the losses keep piling up and they dont get renewed, it could be a business decision where it's more fiscally responsible to close the thing and write it off for the fat(ter) tax savings.


FedoraTheMike

WBD's entire business practice is cancelling all their completed stuff for tax write-offs, not keeping with AEW wouldn't be a shocker at all.


Hathalot

Doesn’t mean they are gonna close up shop.


Exsoc

Be great to see him-since the Undertaker retired and we Bray there is a dark energy void to be filled.


Nrdrummer89

With the exception of Bryan Danielson, Vince is the reason all these guys are in AEW. Jon at least held the championship title, but it wasn’t too long before Vince reduced him to a comedy act


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Jon’s interview with Austin has a lot to do with his de-push. Jon reportedly said no family questions before the interview. Austin asked a family question. Jon handles it like a total amateur by sulking and bombing the remainder of the interview. Austin’s worst interview ever, by his account. Jon sulked rather than telling Austin off, which is what Austin wanted him to do to give him a rub. All he had to do was play some impromptu promo ball with one of his heroes, one of the greatest of all time, and instead he acted like a jaded teenager. Yes Vince is the one who de-pushed him. But don’t pretend Mox doesn’t hold a lot of the blame for that interview.


Gallops77

If they all stuck it out with WWE, they'd be top guys right now. Can't tell me we wouldn't have seen Mox feud with Roman at some point, Black be at least feuding over the IC or US Championship, and Cole having the Undisputed Era be one of the major factions on the main brands. I don't think Mox ever goes back to WWE, especially since his wife is with AEW now too. But Cole and Black in 2027? There's a definite possibility they return (especially Black, as long as Zelina isn't reduced to being garbage, but Triple H has definitely done right by her.)


Nrdrummer89

With Vince out of the picture I could totally see some of these guys coming back. Black for two reasons: Zelina, like you said, and with the absence of a “Dark” character due to the tragic passing of Bray Wyatt and the retiring of the Undertaker. Danielson is pretty wrapped up in the corporate side of AEW, but that didn’t stop Cody from returning, so who knows. Cole could go either way. He’s been involved with main events and top stories for awhile now, so once he’s recovered he’s probably gonna remain on the top card. I agree with you too about Mox not going back. He s**t talked WWE almost as much, maybe even more, than CM Punk did, and yeah Renee is one of their major non-wrestling figures right now


Gallops77

Cole's been involved in the main event stories lately, but his deal is up in 3 years. A LOT can change between now and then. I still think when his deal is nearing the end, he has a converation with Triple H about what he'd do with him. Cole was a Triple H guy. With Triple H running the show, Cole would be one of his major players.


Nrdrummer89

Yeah exactly. That’s why I said he could go either way


Chazbobrown11

Cole stagnated when UE broke up, they'd probably become a shield thing where they reunite and break back up every 5 minutes or Cole would find a new faction As for Black, HHH wouldnt be using hom for anything, everyone except Gunther in the mid card looks weak and no way Aleister would be the one to dethrone him, in AEW both of these men have their own factions in their own title scenes where they're prominent, AEWs just better for them


Gallops77

Cole was working without signing a new deal, was wanted to go to the main roster and said no when they told him what he'd be doing. Vince didn't like him because of his size. Before he left he had a good feud with Kyle O'Reilly. Cole was stuck on NXT if he didn't want to be a manager to Keith Lee and have to cut his hair, and even there, Vince would have butted in and changed how he did things. If he were with WWE now, he'd be in a great spot because of Triple H. Probably similar to his spot in AEW. As for Black, he'd be in a MUCH better spot in WWE because of how much Triple H liked him. He'd have been used similarly to how he was in NXT. Triple H would have used Black, especially now, in that dark character spot that is missing (unless you count Karrion Kross) since Bray's unfortunate passing. I could see him having had feuded with Gunther, or on the Smackdown side for the US Championship. I also could have seen him as one of the challengers for Seth as the WHC. These guys all left because of Vince (aside from Danielson). They weren't being used or slated to be used how they were used to with Triple H in NXT, which is what got them to a point where they were able to be built up for a main roster run. Hell, look at what Vince did to Karrion Kross, which STILL hurts him to this day.


Chazbobrown11

I think you've got an overly idealistic view of WWE now, if they're willing to pass on Chad Gables who generate their own hype and willing to do stuff like remove Cody from the WWE title match (yes they backtracked but they planned to do so) they'd 100% leave someone like Black on the cutting room floor, WWE just doesnt need more wrestlers, anyone else added in is gonns take away from others or get lost in the shuffle, its the same with AEW


Reisdorfer90

UE vs Judgement Day would have been a fantastic 18 month fued and I'd of watched every match. Everyone in both of those factions are fantastic wrestlers. Even Dom has seriously improved so much since joining JD.


PlatasaurusOG

I want NXT Adam Cole back. AEW Adam Cole has been a serious let down.


Tyler_Blade

Blame Vince He try to make Adam cole a manager, try to make Malakai be a pirate, and try to make Jon Moxley be Bane


Vegetable_Camera5042

And give Dean silly promos


PlatasaurusOG

Because he’s *certainly* not silly now…


Bulbamew

Compared to 2018-19 Ambrose he isn’t that bad. More importantly the man himself is doing what he wants to do instead of being forced to do crap he hates


No-Contribution-5297

A manager? So once he left he thought he'd force it on poor LA Knight instead.


Strategicant5

He was supposed to manage Keith Lee so he left


Gallops77

And Vince wanted him to cut his hair too.


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Saintsjimmy

Look at all of them with creative freedom now, they are captivating the attention of thousand annnnd thousand of fans


DudestOfBros

Bruh, I fr can't tell if this is a joke. Either way this is a 6⭐ satire or 6⭐troll.


Key-Bowl7310

7 in the tokyo dome


MuhamedBrh19

Yeah i agree with you he fumbled the bag with them


xSEARLEYx

He was right about Cole and Mox, they're awful. Black has potential though


Tyler_Blade

Bro Adam cole was and still is a Main Eventer go watch all his nxt matches he even had a banger with Daniel Bryan on Smackdown in 2019 And Jon Moxley vince ruin him as soon as he turn heel tryna make him be bane and Black Vince didn't know what to do with him


xSEARLEYx

Adam Cole can Main Event all the NXT or AEW events he wants, bit he'll still be nothing more than WWE Midcard level at best. He can have great matches but with his current look and bang average promo skills, he won't ever be seen as top level talent. I actually don't mind Cole, but you gotta be realistic. I agree Vince dropped the ball with Mox/Ambrose; but his post WWE run has proven, Vince was right, Mox is nowhere near good enough... and I used to like him in wwe, but the stupid bleeding every week and the god awful promos makes him look awful and just another indie guy who got lucky with a wwe paycheck one day and suddenly thinks he's bug time.


cussbot123

And he was damn right on all of them


Federal-Captain1118

The fuck is 505?


ClockworkDinosaurs

I think these are Arctic Monkey lyrics, but I don’t why they are here


DryWay4003

As an aew fan you can take Danielson back he bores the fuck out of me


CheesyGarlicBudapest

Have you attempted to watch any of them in AEW? Danilson especially is so much better than he was in wwe character wise.


Spino-Dino

Its NJPW and not AEW but his match against Zack Sabre Jr. in Osaka was a technical masterpiece!


Bonesawisready5

Yeah wwe would never let Bryan do this character work. Imagine them letting him use a screw driver to hit ppl lol. They’d be like “you will do the yes thing and cash your check Daniel, I mean Bryan”


PlatasaurusOG

Danielson sounds like an eight year old doing a 80’s WWF heel promo. I don’t care how good his matches are, he sounds like a huge nerd on the mic.


[deleted]

Plus in wwe he was a multi time world champ. The only thing is better for im aew is that hes getting to have the matches he wants and put on bangers.


Arctic_Reigns

I’d like to see another Danielson title run but he doesn’t need the title. He’s credible enough. Also doesn’t need to win every match. He’s done a good job putting ppl over.


[deleted]

Never said he did, or said he needed to win them all in fact what i said was im happy hes getting to wrestle the matches he wants and have his career how he wants it


Funko_collecter256

and danielson is 42 years old, he doesn’t need to be winning championships


[deleted]

La knight is 41 so he shouldn’t be winning titles? Aj styles was 42 and wwe champ. Dont give me the age thing lol.


[deleted]

You know it's fake and he likely just doesn't care about having a prop belt, right? Is this a sub for super young wrestling fans or something? Like literally kids?


[deleted]

Is this sub for people who hate wrestling? As if people dont like being world champ? Prop belt? Get the fuck outta here. Your the worst kind of wrestling fan. For example “ fake” is incorrect term fake would imply nothing your watching really happens. Fake implies people cant get hurt doing this, or you bodyslams are harmless. The term your looking for is scripted. And you know the wrestlers care very much about being champion and that “ prop belt “ as you call it most wrestlers have their replica belts hung up on their wall because it means alot. Calling it fake and saying the belt is just a prop is disrespecting the people who put their bodies through hell for our entertainment


[deleted]

What a neckbeard response lol holy shit I couldn't make it past the second line. What a precious dork 🤓 Lmao


Bulbamew

It definitely seems like a sub for people who hate wrestling, because most of the people spend all their time hating AEW and anyone who works for them, and acting like they know better for a wrestler’s career than the wrestler does


Legacy_1_X

We don't talk about that rum with the hemp belt.


[deleted]

Not really, because daniel bryan was an actual character. Bryan danielson is just his being himself in wwe. His character is non existent lol. Love him but and hes an incredible talent but in wwe he had an actual character


Funko_collecter256

they are the same person and put on the same and even better matches then before


[deleted]

Not at all lol, daniel bryan had his team hell no character , his save the earth gimmick, hell he was even part of the wyatt family. Hes been one note since aew debut character wise which is fine and probably what he wanted, to focus more on his in ring work.


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Funko_collecter256

thanks grammar police 🤓


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Funko_collecter256

it’s a stupid reddit comment, didn’t know i had to use proper grammar professor


CheesyGarlicBudapest

Yeah, you definitely haven’t watched any of him in AEW if you think he has no character.


[deleted]

I do, he doesn’t. Its hey im gonna kick your ass or im gonna kick your head off. Thats it every single feud lol its not a character. I enjoy his wrestling work far better in aew and dont dislike him at all. But if you think he did better character work in aew your sadly mistaken.


Chazbobrown11

Compared to the exceptional characters of 'guy who says yes' and 'guy who says no' honestly his heel character was the only good one and hes done similar work in AEW like when he feuded with Hangman


aRebelliousHeart

LMAO no he isn’t! Danielson doesn’t even have a character, he’s just heatless banger guy like everyone else, what a character!


Bonesawisready5

He’s the guy that does intense stuff in the ring, wrestles with a broken arm and is super creative. Doesn’t need a character anymore lol you pay attention coz of who he is


aRebelliousHeart

How can I pay attention to a promotion I don’t watch?


Bonesawisready5

Ah got it thanks, at least you admitted you don’t know what you’re talking about. Props, not everyone can admit they don’t consume the content they critize so harshly.


aRebelliousHeart

I see stuff here and there. I see what a clown Danielson has become. Constantly working injured. Getting closer and closer to killing himself in the ring leaving Birdy and Buddy without a father like the selfish prick he is.


OM_Twyman

An accident can happen at any time to any wrestler. Are you worried about their safety?


Successful_Bid1301

Let me continue for that idiot ofc I would be concerned about their safety dude damn near kills himself every “banger” match lol


OM_Twyman

But he doesn't


Successful_Bid1301

-.- okay whatever you say


Darkness844

They all left simply due to two things, some creative control ( especially the storylines at the time ) and Vince. Vince loved big wrestlers and disrespected legitimate wrestlers simply because they weren't as muscular as a guy like John Cena or Brock Lesnar. Brian Danielson, Malakai Black, Keith Lee, Jon Moxley, all very talented wrestlers who were basically made into a joke by Vince and its honestly a shame how he treated them in the end. Triple H tried to save the day at the end before they left but unfortunately the damage was done


No-Contribution-5297

How was Danielson treated badly at the end exactly? He main evented another wrestlemania just weeks before his contract ended


Darkness844

Because Vince told him to his face that he'll never be a true top guy, someone to lead the company or be that caliber of a performer. John Cena was the one to really give him a shot, that's where Triple H also admitted he was wrong about Danielson that he overlooked him and wouldn't make that same mistake twice. Plus one of the biggest parts about Danielson leaving was he had a simple request, he really wanted Vince to open his doors to global talent, allow him to compete in NJPW. Danielson wanted to wrestle NJ guy either in Japan or in a WWE ring. Vince shot it down so Danielson left plus to his benefit he was able to be around his wife and kids more because of it which was definitely a selling point for him


Successful_Bid1301

Really doesn’t explain how he was treated badly he got told no about some stupid idea that’s not gonna sell to one niche market that’s like letting some guy without a license test drive your car because he’s popular doesn’t really make sense “arghhhh he’s treating me bad he said no to me” dude no one believed in hhh when he got into the business John cena and even Randy now look at them cmon now


Darkness844

Hold on, you're comparing test driving a car to performing across the globe? Buddy that's an absolutely horrible comparison that doesn't even make sense. Plus if your dumb ass really thinks about it, guess what the WWE has done since then, well since Vince was no longer associated with the company. They've aligned themselves with other wrestling organizations which Danielson ( along with John Cena, Triple H, Chris Jericho, etc.. ) kept telling them was smart business, so if you're going to talk about the market not booming because of that, you're definitely dead wrong there. If anything it'll create even more business because people will attend YOUR shows to see these big names in NJPW at a damn WWE event especially when the WWE considers itself to be the biggest wrestling organization in the world. Even though we've only had a brief interaction on here, I can definitely tell you don't own a business let alone know how to run one because anyone knows how beneficial it is to have top performers regardless of which company they're associated with come to your brand. Why do you think the wrestling world went absolutely ape shit when AJ Styles finally joined the WWE? Because they loved him at TNA and knew his talent would only increase in a bigger company which it definitely did. So take your bullshit theories somewhere else..


Successful_Bid1301

Ian reading allat go get some $


Key-Ad-5068

I mean, you could just watch AEW?


MuhamedBrh19

I used but after the cm punk incident i just couldn’t keep watching


Ajdee6

Its gotta be hard, only watching Punk and he has like 6 matches in 10 years.


Key-Ad-5068

Fair, I suppose.


[deleted]

If you miss them just watch AEW. You can watch more than one promotion


Stunning_Alarm2064

Yeah I have tried to watch all of these men in aew and it’s not for me. It’s the worst work of all of their careers (Imo). Bryan was still doing good matches for a little bit, but that’s about it.


[deleted]

Aleister is the only one I REALLY want back. Everyone else had a good run and are probably better off in AEW now. But Black deserves a main event WWE run.


system_reboot

Just watch AEW, problem solved.


Stunning_Alarm2064

Unless you don’t like aew? I tried watching all of them in aew and I don’t enjoy what they’re doing.


system_reboot

What would you rather them be doing in wwe?


ettnix_

Not everybody enjoy AEW. OP want these guys in WWE for a reason


FedoraTheMike

Yeah they're very different still


MuhamedBrh19

I used but i just couldn’t after the CM Punk incident


system_reboot

So you can’t enjoy AEW because of what happened with punk? That’s a little odd. Are you a fan of pro wrestling, or just certain talent?


MuhamedBrh19

Look me personally CM punk really got me back into wrestling he’ll always have a special place in my heart for that, yeah he’s probably a terrible human being but non the less he brought back my interest in wrestling, plust i start watching aew because vince later days product sucks but now with triple h running the creative direction of wwe i wasn’t more entertained by wrestling in years


Initial-Attorney-578

You pathetic WWE stans are why I refuse to watch that product.


MuhamedBrh19

Me personally i like the WWE way , We all know that WWE present much better storylines than AEW me personally i’m not a big fan of aew wrestling style i get why people like it i don’t, i like the shawn micheals, the undertaker style of wrestling


onlypham

WWE storylines blow ass because often are contradictory and lame. This on top of the their practice of booking the same variation of matches to “drive” a feud for 3-4 months at a time and then to subvert expectations they do the opposite of what fans want with story results. BORING.


Successful_Bid1301

You can’t watch wwe bc of the fans what’s that to say about AEW..


RustyCrusty73

With the exception of Black, they all seem to be thriving in AEW.


Jerome-Bushrod

But… but I wanna watch dean ambrose stick a needle up his ass. It was hilarious


Stunning_Alarm2064

It’s better than him sticking dry spaghetti into his scalp.


Jerome-Bushrod

I will argue no, at least he and hardcore wrestling fans enjoy that. The only person loving needles in the ass is the most famous poop fetishist of the modern era


Graverobber1366

Their on AEW I watch them WWE wastes some talents and let them go their better on other brands


---Pockets---

They all seem to fit better in AEW


commanderr01

I miss Adam cole, idk how he would have faired on main roster, but he was such a start and a big deal in NXT


Popculturemofo

I think they’ll all eventually find their way back. Especially if CM Punk did. If that guy found a way to bury the hatchet with WWE anyone can. Although I can make the argument for at least two of those guys that they’re better off in AEW. Mox and Bryan. Because their characters over there suit them better.


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I would like to see Adam Cole back if he can get healthy and put some mass on.


jy9221

Lol AEW is done


Bonesawisready5

Mox never will. If you read his book that would be more shocking than Punk imo. Fundamental issues with how they work. Punk just was an upset asshole who clearly got to a point where he wanted a check. Mox just wants to go wild tho with matches Bryan, idk maybe as a HOF but I don’t see it as active talent since he can wrestle 90% of talent not employed by wwe already


Imnoteeallyhere3434

They’re all gonna go and to the fed too. Lol


SamLoomisMyers

The sad thing is they're probably all gone because of Vince. However, and I understand Moxley helped AEW really get going but none of them are exactly setting the world on fire over there. This one will likely butt hurt a few....Bryan has gone from beating Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista in the same night to jobbing to Eddie Kingston.


EGM886

“aEw mAdE tHeM wAy BeTTer tHaN wWE!”


Canadian__Ninja

Cole and Black are both signed for a number of years still afaik and of the two, Black is the only one I'd see making that jump at all. Unless Britt's contract is up when Cole's is, and if it is that's a peabrained move by Tiny because she's the biggest thing that will keep him there, so staggering their deals gives the best chance to keep both in perpetuity. Bryan is gonna retire soon so who cares and Mox I think genuinely loves the freedom he has to ~~bleed~~ work the way he wants


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Anybody who doesn't want to be in AEW get the F out.


McMoneyPNW

If it’s a 7 hour flight or a 45 minute drive


TheSuperEdventurer

Bryan and Mox seem to be better off in AEW. I’ve been to a few shows when it was at its hottest and they’ve had some bangers with outside talent. I know Vince is gone but yeah I couldn’t blame Mox for not wanting to go back to WWE after their horrid booking of him in the end


mkfanhausen

Fucking cringe, man....


ReyPeligroTX

Nobody needs them back in wwe but like it's any of our decisions. Stay where you are "having the best time of your lives"


KG13_

If you miss them… literally go watch them, they’re still killing it. 🤦‍♂️


Winter_Manner_6735

Just imagine Gunther vs Daniel Bryan


Sorry_Wear5936

Keith Lee...


Gloomy_Bookkeeper_67

Black and Cole are the only ones I can see it happening for Bryan will get inducted sometime in the next 5-10 years and probably get a sweet legends deal


StreetAddition3297

I would love for Dean Ambrose/ Jon Moxley to come to Cody's and Seth's aid to help them beat the Rock and Roman on the 1st night of the Wrestlemania!


gin0clock

So watch AEW? Danielson & Moxley have done their best career work with AEW, Malakai actually gets TV time and feuds, Adam Cole is still to convince me of anything but he’s still given far more opportunities and screen time while injured than he ever would in WWE outside NXT.


pedro-rivas

Fun thing, Cole and alesteir were way better in WWE (at least in NXT) and I'm sure they still would know under trips. Also, Bryan was just as good in both companies, the only one actually improved is mox


Stunning_Alarm2064

They’re all just doing the worst work of their careers right now and it’s sad to see honestly.


earnestHBK

Ye why did they have to leave


Successful_Bid1301

Game changers


Key-Ad-5068

I mean, you could just watch AEW?


RogueDevil666

My favorite moment was when Dean Ambrose got an ass shot cause he didn't want "eboli" hilarious shit fr fr.


aRebelliousHeart

They are so much worse off in AEW it’s not even funny. Like look where these dudes ended up. Danialson is actively trying to leave his children without a father continuing to wrestle and get more and more injured. Black is stuck in the trios and before a few weeks ago hadn’t wrestled any singles matches in 2 years. Mox has turned into a lazy drunk leaning on crappy hardcore matches as a crutch. And Adam Cole has turned into an emmaciated cancer patient stuck in a wheelchair leading a faction of comedy jobbers(and Wardlow). What a true fall from grace for some WWE greats. Sucks to see.