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All Elite Wrestling |OT8| Anxious Millennial Cowboy Champion
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Late to the party but I marked the fuck out for Keith Lee's debut. Sadly it was spoiled for me but it still didn't stop me from being so se excited to see one of my favorite wrestlers in AEW. The crowd was great, bringing back NXT chants. Not big on his entrance theme but nothing will beat the opener of his NXT theme in my eyes.
He's visibly aged since the end of his NXT career and I'm worried how much COVID (and WWE) shaved off his life. :( TK needs to book him to the moon, especially since who knows how many years left he has in his career. Such a talent man and he hasn't even had the opportunity to cut a promo. (Haven't watched Rampage if he did.)
He's visibly aged since the end of his NXT career and I'm worried how much COVID (and WWE) shaved off his life. :( TK needs to book him to the moon, especially since who knows how many years left he has in his career. Such a talent man and he hasn't even had the opportunity to cut a promo. (Haven't watched Rampage if he did.)
Khan just made a very smart decision signing Wayne. That kid is an absolute prodigy and will be very good.
They are really amassing some amazing young talent with sky high potential.
They are really amassing some amazing young talent with sky high potential.
If she's with AEW, which is probably likely, having her debut post Revolution will probably be best.
Nice!
I've only seen this guy once, against Tony Deppen, and he's already really good, he's basically patterning himself on Ospreay and if everything goes well the next few years he's gonna be one of the best in the world.
Yoooo, incredible signing, this kid is so good!
If anyone here hasn't seen him yet, this match is a showcase of how freakishly talented his is, he's a teenage Omega/Osprey
Joey Janela Vs Nick Wayne | DEFYNOW | NOV. 25, 2021
JOEY JANELA tests NICK WAYNE this week on an all new #DEFYNOW; it's a Thanksgiving treat as this episode is completely FREE! Next Week at https://defyondem...
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Yoooo, incredible signing, this kid is so good!
If anyone here hasn't seen him yet, this match is a showcase of how freakishly talented his is, he's a teenage Omega/Osprey
Joey Janela Vs Nick Wayne | DEFYNOW | NOV. 25, 2021
JOEY JANELA tests NICK WAYNE this week on an all new #DEFYNOW; it's a Thanksgiving treat as this episode is completely FREE! Next Week at https://defyondem...
This dude can WORK. Good for him! So wild to see a kid like that already so polished. Looks like you could throw him in the ring with Bryan or Omega today and get a MOTY contender.
There's a couple really amazing young people out there doing great work already. Billie and Tootie are the other two worth looking into if you wanna see the real next generation on the come up. There's also always Japanese wrestling and the insanely young men and women starting early there worth watching for if only to have the moment where you go "oh shit they've got it!" during some random multiperson tag you're half paying attention to until suddenly one just busts out a wild move or a super shooty kick or chop or something. (that's my experience with that, anyway!)
as good as Nick Way neis.
Wouldn't it be better for AEW if they just got young folks from completely different activities or from sports and taught them how to work (poorly) and then book them like trash and then pull a shocked pikachu face that no one cares?
Wouldn't it be better for AEW if they just got young folks from completely different activities or from sports and taught them how to work (poorly) and then book them like trash and then pull a shocked pikachu face that no one cares?
you're right, they should be poaching college football players that have no hope in the majors.
Wayne is already more talented in ring than so many wrestlers out there, it's crazy.
Excellent decision to sign him. Of all the wildly talented young wrestlers AEW have to build on in the future, he is absolutely the biggest prospect. He's going to be the best in the world at some point.
Excellent decision to sign him. Of all the wildly talented young wrestlers AEW have to build on in the future, he is absolutely the biggest prospect. He's going to be the best in the world at some point.
great for nick! dude is unbelievably talented.
now that we know tony is watching the indies, tho, he has no excuse for not picking up guys like Ninja Mack.
Or Trish Adora. Or Kalvin Tankman. Or AC Mack. Or Atticus Cogar. Or RSP. Or Lufisto if he wanted a women's get that can help women develop.
I'm starting to think someone put Nick Wayne down in front of him and said "please watch" instead of him tuning into the indies...
RSP has been on dark and to be honest having seen some of his matches on Indies, don't think he is needed for AEW. Also, maybe some of those individuals don't want to sign for AEW either. Remember when we talk about signing people to AEW it is a two way street.
Christopher Daniels is the defy champion I believe and wrestled Wayne. Hes probably largely involved in the hiring decision here.
As of now? Yeah, agreed. I wasn't saying I want RSP specifically in AEW just that it's an example of someone that may have been a good signing at some point that they seemed to have passed on.
I am aware he was on Dark. Let's not get into Dark being the actual worst way for a lot of these indie talents to show off...
No one's unhappy for Nick. So don't put that on to anyone discussing their recruiting habits...
My wifes favorite wrestler is Statlander (well after CM Punk) and even she turned on Kris after that promo. Either they botched that bad or we're getting a double turn which honestly sounds pretty awesome to me.
I thought we wouldn't see Keith until Revolution for the same reasons, that and his "March Forward" tweet.
I thought we wouldn't see Keith until Revolution for the same reasons, that and his "March Forward" tweet.
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Took a bit over two years for this thread to become the exact type of thread that put me off of WrassleEra proper.
Oh well.
EDIT: And I'm not putting this all on SpaceSong's post, mind you. It's been building up.
WrassleEra had people complaining about Kenny Omega working with Chasyn Rance once and then never letting his apology sink is as genuine and would regularly make fun of people for enjoying things they didn't in their discord.
We're not there yet.
I didn't read it as that, so no worries. I just think it's weird to try and stiffle convo. No one is saying that we're holding it against AEW for not signing these people. It's just weird how they pick and choose is all.
I mean, I hear you on the Discord thing. Noped out of there once people were legitimately making fun of this thread for...being too happy? Not a great vibe tbh.
Could AEW offer that many legends contracts beating what wwe would offer? I'm guessing aew would offer more freedom but wwe has way more money and clout available
I'm not speculating on how you or anyone else feels about Nick in particular, just the general gist of people finding a way to make this yet another avenue for complaining about whatever the fuck TK or AEW in general decides to do.
When they're screenshotting posts by others for all of them to collectively scoff at and, one example in particular I remember, them making fun of someone who is clearly a teenager reacting to NXT and comparing it to other things they enjoy it's like... man. Just look in a mirror and stop.
This passive-aggressive stuff is really hurtful. I'm just talking about wrestling.
I've only seen a couple of Nick Wayne matches. He's impressive, and I'm looking forward to seeing how he develops in the years to come. Another blue chip prospect in the AEW system is a good thing. This must be so overwhelming for him and his family when he's still in his mid-teens. Good for him. Plenty of time before we even start seeing him in an AEW ring, but still cool.
No one was making it a piss party about who they haven't signed or something. It was just blue saying he thinks TK is watching the indies and naming names that make it clear he doesn't, but okay. You be upset about something that didn't happen. lol
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bluexy literally brought up one person (Ninja Mack,) it was YOU who proceeded to make a list of names
This is why I keep you on ignore. I only unhid it because RBH, someone I like seeing what they have to say, commented on your absolute back flip of a read on what we were talking about. You have so much energy to misread and misinterpret what I said in the most disingenuous way. I was making my case for the idea that he didn't watch Nick Wayne on the indies and someone specifically showed Nick to him. I'm fucking beaming in excitement for Wayne. You don't have to paint blue and I's convo as a way to shade him or the good feelings around it.
Respectfully fuck all the way off. Shit is overly stressful for something I come here to try and enjoy.
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Well that took a fun turn. LOL I'm not sure if I want them or Santana and Ortiz to be the next champs now.
...but it's probably still Santana and Ortiz.
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Like, an AEW-Era specific one?
If so I wouldn't mind a DM too 👀
TK owns a soccer team (that is about to get promoted to the EPL) - he absolutely understands the value in signing and training as much green talent as you can get your hands on and building that talent up.
AEW has more talent under 30 that is ready to be stars than WWE has had since the 90s.
It means 1 of 2 things is going to happen: 1) The gulf in in-ring quality will continue to grow out of control 2) WWE is going to have to throw around WCW money to lure folks away.
The likelihood right now is that 1 and 2 will happen.
AEW has more talent under 30 that is ready to be stars than WWE has had since the 90s.
It means 1 of 2 things is going to happen: 1) The gulf in in-ring quality will continue to grow out of control 2) WWE is going to have to throw around WCW money to lure folks away.
The likelihood right now is that 1 and 2 will happen.
I think it's ok to talk about who you'd want to see signed. We're never all going to agree on signings. That said, I do find signing a teen who's already pretty good to be less controversial than some of these boring shitbags like Hager, Lethal, and the Varsity Blondes. I see them as taking up valuable spots more so than a kid who won't even be a player until he grows up.
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