That was my first thought. Tony was too busy with acquiring a dead company (and then letting the Hardlys bury ROH's only good asset...The Briscoes), signing Twinkletoe's fetish girls, and signing WWE's damaged goods. Through Regal he had the inside Intel because of Vince/Johnny Ace's stupidity. Instead of using it to his advantage he put him into an on screen role as the advisor to a guy one head whack away from being a vegetable and a bunch of garbage gore stuntmen...only one of whom could argue that they were a wrestler.

The only guy they got that probably hurts HHH was Keith Lee. I think he was just as wasted as KK. Tony shite the bed on DK/Io/KK and with this tag tournament starting, I suspect Sasha & Naomi will be back on Monday. When the first story came out (and with his Indy garbage wrestlers' contracts expired thus freeing up some money) he should have thrown money at them to avoid what is going to happen. Hell, it looks like he can't even keep his homegrown top heel.

It may not be in 3 months but by Mania next year AEW will be where AWA was in by the mid 80s. Maybe MJF is how they get the title to Cody. Roman to face (Drew? Bron? Lashley?) to MJF to Cody at Mania. HHH will have his vision of WWE 2023-25 back on track. Tony won't have Vince's stupidity aiding him anymore. Wardlow is Scott Hall '86 and Hook is is Shawn Michaels early'87.

Daddy has way too much money for it to end up in an AWA/Verne bankrupt situation but looking at their main footprint they could easily be confined to the old AWA territory. (The Jaguars have been heavily rumored to be Chicago bound, Tony grew up at IL where his dad went to school, and their two mainstays are Chicago & Vegas.)

This isn't a shite on AEW post but more pointing out that Tony missed his chance as Verne did (ex. Verne demanding Hogan's royalties).

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Posted by MSUDawg98

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Posted on 8/6/22 at 12:13 am to jdd48

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He was offered and turned it down. They wanted him to work with Wardlow allegedly, which would not have been a good program for him or Wardlow.

He was wanted in the spot they eventually gave to Big Cass. (Another guy they'll regret not signing when him and Enzo pop up on WWE TV.)

There are so many guys from the 2020 cuts that will likely be coming out of contract with AEW in the next 6 months. Spears likely brings PeyRo and McKay back with him to WWE.

Looking at things you can see where they can free up spots for them while keeping NXT a mix of the black & gold and unicorn puke. Omos, Aziz, MVP, and most of Vince's favorites may not be FEed but I doubt they are resigned to new deals.

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Posted on 8/6/22 at 12:19 am to rt3

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my issue with that is... when the Bucks choose Omega over Hangman for the Trios Tournament... that's when Hangman becomes the new leader of the Dark Order and rights that ship and gives that group some direction for the 1st time since Brodie Lee's passing

ETA: but yeah Hanger seems like a perfect Horseman

No pun intended but they need to let the Dark Order die. This means all remnants including the kid coming out for a cheap pop in Buffalo. If they have a slot open to lead the Horsemen vs leading the Jobber Squad, Tony will have lost his mind.

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Posted by MSUDawg98

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Posted on 8/6/22 at 1:16 am to MSUDawg98

It sounds like Kross was brought in to be inserted into the match with McIntyre for one of Roman's belts at USA's behest. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out. It could also explain the women's tag tournament starting on there as well as RAW getting Team Bayley.

It's interesting how a week ago we were HOPING to see changes by HHH but were bracing for the letdown. I don't think any of us could have predicted just how much things would change over the next 7 days. I strongly believe Sasha & Naomi are back by this time next week.

Bron is fortunate that he wasn't called up by Vince. HHH & HBK were good at building indestructible champions who lost as part of the process of being called up. If HBK is running things like NXT Black & Gold he's probably called up the night after Mania after dropping the belt to a rebuilt Roderick Strong.

Unmentioned by anyone has been Mandy Rose's request to go back to the main roster. Perhaps they take the TA stable to the main roster (explains why they lost the belts) and the women's title is decided by a tournament at a NXT Black & Gold Takeover. They would bring the same vibes Absolution brought.

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Posted on 8/6/22 at 6:14 am to MSUDawg98

Indeed. I may catch hell for this, and I do feel for his wife and son, but Brodie Lee wasn’t nearly good enough or cared about by fans to warrant this prolonged memorial. The guy was a heel when he died, and has been canonized on TV, ever since.

The Dark Order guys are jobbers, full stop.

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Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat

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Posted on 8/6/22 at 10:04 am to MSUDawg98

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It may not be in 3 months but by Mania next year AEW will be where AWA was in by the mid 80s. Maybe MJF is how they get the title to Cody. Roman to face (Drew? Bron? Lashley?) to MJF to Cody at Mania. HHH will have his vision of WWE 2023-25 back on track. Tony won't have Vince's stupidity aiding him anymore. Wardlow is Scott Hall '86 and Hook is is Shawn Michaels early'87. Daddy has way too much money for it to end up in an AWA/Verne bankrupt situation but looking at their main footprint they could easily be confined to the old AWA territory. (The Jaguars have been heavily rumored to be Chicago bound, Tony grew up at IL where his dad went to school, and their two mainstays are Chicago & Vegas.) This isn't a shite on AEW post but more pointing out that Tony missed his chance as Verne did (ex. Verne demanding Hogan's royalties).

The second half of your post is nonsense. MJF won’t be in the Fed next year.

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