Opinion

AEW: All Elite Or All Hype?

Published

6 years ago

January 2, 2019

Well as soon as the ball dropped on the west coast, the biggest news of 2019 followed. AEW has people buzzing. But will the expectation outweigh the reality?

As I’m sure you’re aware of the news that started off the new year as in a recent episode of Being the Elite revealed that they have officially created a new wrestling promotion called All Elite Wrestling. They also announced that their first big event will also be known as Double or Nothing, the sequel for their first show, All In.

I think everyone knew it was going to happen soon as the rumors started taking place about a new company being formed after Cody, Young Bucks, and even Chris Jericho being involved in some meetings while being secretive or just denying anything until they made the announcement themselves. Before we talk about opinions and such, let’s look over what we exactly know so far.

Right now, we do know that Cody will be the executive producer for the promotion while Young Bucks will be known at the bookers for it. Also, apparently BJ Whitmer is being considered as one of the producers once it was announced about his departure from Ring of Honor. We do know that they have signed a few deals but they didn’t say who exactly has signed. However, we do believe that Cody, Christopher Daniels, and Adam Page have signed contracts while Young Bucks look like they haven’t just yet. An announcement that I think we’ll get after their match at Wrestle Kingdom 13. We also found out that co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tony Khan will be the official president of AEW and his net worth is apparently over 6 billion dollars which is huge and could be super beneficial for their finances to help them get started, plus he’s also a big wrestling fan who is even subscribed to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Apparently, our next set of details will be announced next week at a rally.

So what exactly will AEW need to have a chance to be considered a successful business? Well, let’s take a look down below and see what we got.

TV Deals
– A TV deal is one thing they would need and they apparently have a few deals lined up after the success of All In that impressed a lot of broadcasters for some television deals, but now they would just need the right network that is around for most cable providers to get as many people as they can for the ratings. We also know that they have registered a trademark for ‘Tuesday Night Dynamite’ which would look like they’re going for a Tuesday slot for their show which is a good spot, especially if WWE does move SmackDown to Fridays when they go to FOX. Least we know that All In benefited them more in the long term, otherwise we probably wouldn’t have gotten executives having their eyes set on the new promotion.

Partnerships
– The right partnerships will definitely be in a step in the right direction and the question is who would be interested in doing it. Right now, a partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling is up in the air due to their current partnership with Ring of Honor and they might not want to exit that partnership as of right now. Unless they would find a way to work with both United States promotions just so they get that extra exposure in the states on a bigger network instead of AXS TV, but it again all depends on what they want to do in the long run. If New Japan does fold on being partners with them, what could they do? They could always find another Japanese promotion that would be interested in thriving to get that global exposure. If New Japan doesn’t go, then that would most likely mean that Ring of Honor, Rev Pro, and CMLL wouldn’t be able to do the partnership with them, but they would still be in a good spot since there’s plenty of promotions out there for AEW to partner up with all over the globe, just all depends how far they want to go with their partnerships or just start small and work their way up.

Talent
– Like I said earlier, only a handful of people have contracts with them while some are up in the air right now. They would wanna have some top talent to increase more interest in the product and we still got quite a big selection of free agents and some wrestlers with their contracts coming up. Kenny Omega is one of them and he could be the face of the company if he did sign, but right now we don’t know what exactly will take place for him since his contract with New Japan expires at the end of the month and if they don’t partner with AEW, he would might wanna jump ship and join the company to help put it on the map or he could sign with WWE for all we know and the ball is entirely in his court. Chris Jericho is another one that is also up in the air since he has a mind for the business and would most likely wanna join to help put them on the map, but for all, we know it could be a short-term deal like he does with everyone so it wouldn’t full tarnish his relationship with Vince McMahon, but we never know what goes on in Chris’ head and does whatever he wants. Again, there’s a huge talent pool all over the world and plenty of free agents to sign if they want to give them contracts.

Will they be considered competition for WWE?
– This is definitely a big question for people and I’m sure a lot of people will think yes, but, I would wanna say no as of right now. Not because I think they would be or anything, just more of they just started out and we still don’t know their official plans or how it will plan out at the end of it all when they start off. I think that they’re right now just considering an alternative product for people that want something new or just tired of how WWE is running stuff. If they were to try and go after WWE head on right away, then there’s a high chance that they would lose as they could run off their competition if they cared enough and are not only more financial compared to them, also have better production and a bigger global audience compared to them. Right now, just focusing on themselves right now is a better way to go about it at first and then just build up a bigger audience as you go along instead of just jumping the fun.

Will AEW be successful?
– Right now, it’s too early to tell due to not having enough information about the promotion except for who’s in charge and who do we have right now. I do like their chances though as they do have enough loyal fans due to their Bullet Club days and Being the Elite YouTube show, No matter how you feel about them as performers, it’s hard to deny the minds they have for the business as they do know what the fans want when it comes to a wrestling product, and know how to take full advantage of that to make it work out in their favor. If they do play it smart, I think it’ll be a great alternative and could be a huge success if done right and I actually do wish them luck for them in the end and hope it doesn’t flop like Global Force Wrestling, you guys remember that? I don’t think anyone does and Jeff Jarrett tried…kinda. I’m definitely gonna keep an eye on it to get more information since any chance to see more wrestling isn’t always a bad thing.

So thank you guys for reading my latest article and how do you think it’ll fair off? Will be a huge success or will be a promotion with all hype but no substance? That’s for you and all of us to find out. I’m sure we won’t get an official show till near the third quarter of the year but things could happen and we’ll see how things go.

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Extra, extra read all about it… Chairshot Staff picks are in!!!

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2 weeks ago

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PC Tunney

Sing it with me… money money money money moneeeeeeeeeyeeeeee… everybody’s got a price! MONEY IN THE BANK is here!!! How money will our staff picks be?!?

AJ – Roxanne Perez
Andrew – Stephanie Vaquer – *Bubba Sparxxx Impression* I don’t tell stories, I let them tell theyself.
Dave – Guilia – A stacked field but I just like her here.
DJ – Naomi
DPP – Roxanne Perez
Jason – Alexa Bliss
Patrick – Roxanne Perez
Rey – Naomi – If Naomi loses, we riot!
Rob – Naomi
Greg – Alexa Bliss – Bliss has had huge reactions since returning and is moving a ton of merch. While I can see them wanting to build Roxanne Perez, Giulia, or Stephanie Vaquer, I think Alexa Bliss.

Tunney’s Take: Rhea Ripley – I’ll make my case short and sweet… Mami in the Bank! You can’t leave that money on the table.

Chairshot Pick – Tie – Naomi 3 & Roxanne Perez 3 (Alexa Bliss 2, Giulia 1, Rhea Ripley 1, Stephanie Vaquer 1)

AJ – LA Knight
Andrew – El Grande Americano – Feels correct given his push and the fact he’s over.
Dave – Seth Rollins – Got to push that new faction.
DJ – LA Knight
DPP – El Grande Americano
Jason – LA Knight
Patrick – Solo Sikoa
Rey – LA Knight – Looks like another push, and he does have history with Cena.
Rob – Solo Sikoa
Greg – Seth Rollins – This company is extremely high in the El Grande Americano gimmick, but this match comes down to Seth Rollins or LA Knight. Given the Rollins storyline, it’s his briefcase to win.

Tunney’s Take: El Grande Americano – Picture this: Chad Gable wins the AAA Mega Championship and El Grande Americano wins MITB! WHAT A SATURDAY in LA!!!

Chairshot Pick – LA Knight 4 (El Grande Americano 3, Seth Rollins 2, Solo Sikoa 2)

AJ – Becky Lynch – Sadly
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I still don’t care about Lyra.
Dave – Lyra Valkyria – Starting to warm up to her and Becky has a lot to do with that.
DJ – Lyra Valkyria
DPP – Becky Lynch
Jason – Becky Lynch
Patrick – Lyra Valkyria
Rey – Becky Lynch – Put some fire on the Irish Beef.
Rob – Becky Lynch
Greg – Becky Lynch – I don’t think you do a rematch here just to have Becky lose again. Unless Bayley shows up to help Lyra.

Tunney’s Take: Becky Lynch – A big part of me feels that winning this title checks off a major box for Becks in her HOF career.

Chairshot Pick – Becky Lynch 8-3

AJ – Cena & Paul
Andrew – Rhodes & Uso – Easy way for Cena to lose without eating the pinfall.
Dave – Rhodes & Uso – Get the QB back on the winning track.
DJ – Rhodes & Uso
DPP – Rhodes & Uso
Jason – Cena & Paul
Patrick – Cena & Paul
Rey – Rhodes & Uso – Heels usually lose these kinds of matches. Logan takes the pin.
Rob – Cena & Paul
Greg – Rhodes & Uso – I hope Jey isn’t an afterthought here like Cody was last fall when he was paired up with Roman. I think Cody pins Cena to set up Cody-Cena 2 at SummerSlam.

Tunney’s Take: Cena & Paul – I don’t think Cena is involved in another loss until he loses the WWE Championship. I also think Logan Paul is NOT done trying to capture Jey Uso’s World Heavyweight Championship. …Travis Scott in the house?

Chairshot Pick – 6-5 Rhodes & Uso

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Backlash St. Louis

Chairshot Staff picks!!!

Published

1 month ago

May 9, 2025

PC Tunney

May is upon us and with that, so is Backlash from St. Louis! What does the first PLE after WrestleMania have in store for the WWE Universe? Let’s see if the Chairshot Staff can properly interpret the crystal ball of rasslin’ future.

AJ – Pat MacAfee – Gunther has to start losing control and who better than an announcer.
Andrew – Pat MacAfee – Goldberg getting involved does seem correct here.
Dave – Gunther – He’s not losing to a broadcaster.
DJ – Gunther – Pat is sent to the shadow realm until football season is over.
DPP – Gunther – Post match beat down leads to Pat time off.
Jason – Gunther – One massive spot and or bump from Pat.
Patrick – Gunther
Rey – Gunther – RIP MacAfee, t’was a good life.
Rob – Gunther
Greg – Pat MacAfee – Why? Goooooldbeeerrrrrgggggg!

Tunney’s Take: Gunther – Seems like the right pick here. Pat may be getting some time off and Gunther needs more heat.

Chairshot Pick – GUNTHER 8-3

AJ – Lyra Valkyria – Becky’s hopefully putting her over, still mad about Dakota.
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I have no real interest in Lyra currently.
Dave – Becky Lynch – Lyra is boring AF!
DJ – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley interferes.
DPP – Becky Lynch – Becky cheats and steals the title.
Jason – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley costs Becks.
Patrick – Becky Lynch
Rey – Becky Lynch – Story needs to jump up a bit, Becky Charlotte’s Lyra.
Rob – Lyra Valkyria
Greg – Becky Lynch – It’s been fun, Lyra. (It kinda hasn’t)

Tunney’s Take: Lyra Valkyria – Bayley’s interference should set up some type of program with Becky as we head towards Summer(Slam).

Chairshot Pick – BECKY LYNCH 6-5

AJ – Jacob Fatu – Great way to put him over w/ two former WHCs and LA Knight.
Andrew – Jacob Fatu – He’s Jacob Fatu!
Dave – Jacob Fatu – Too soon to pull the belt off him.
DJ – Jacob Fatu – Priest and LA can’t decide who’s is bigger.
DPP – Jacob Fatu – Your hardcore match, tables and chairs involved.
Jason – Jacob Fatu – The Champ retains due to or in spite of Solo.
Patrick – Jacob Fatu
Rey – Jacob Fatu – All gas. No brakes. Ain’t losing.
Rob – Jacob Fatu
Greg – Jacob Fatu – Someone from The Samoan Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Jacob Fatu – Uncle Mo is on Fatu’s side and other than Knight, I don’t see Drew or Priest holding the US title in the current circumstances of this title’s landscape.

Chairshot Pick – JACOB FATU 11-0

AJ – Dominic Mysterio – Judgement Day shenanigans just leading up to Finn turning on Dom later.
Andrew – Penta – Dom’s fine having a short reign, could also work for pushing AAA.
Dave – Dominic Mysterio – He’s probably more over than Penta.
DJ – Dominic Mysterio – Dirty Dom takes home the gold and the girl.
DPP – Dominic Mysterio – Big Head helps Dom pull out the win.
Jason – Dominic Mysterio – By hook and crook.
Patrick – Dominic Mysterio
Rey – Dominic Mysterio – Latino Heat keeps burning. Finn gets closer to the edge.
Rob – Dominic Mysterio
Greg – Dominic Mysterio – Someone from The Guerrero Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Dominic Mysterio – That belt looks good with the king of chicken tendys. I can see Penta and Rey reforming as a tag team sooner than later.

Chairshot Pick – DOMINIC MYSTERIO 10-1

AJ – John Cena – Why? Cena wins, lol.
Andrew – John Cena – Shenanigans ensue so it’s not a clean win.
Dave – John Cena – The last time is now.
DJ – John Cena – Randy hears voices telling him he needs an Attitude Adjustment.
DPP – John Cena – Cena tries to cheat but the ref doesn’t call for a DQ.
Jason – John Cena – Nefarious means, Randy not ready for Evil John Cena.
Patrick – John Cena
Rey – John Cena – Cena just counting down the dates. Should be fun though.
Rob – John Cena
Greg – John Cena – You know they want Cody to be the hero in the end.

Tunney’s Take: Randy Orton – Once upon a time Randy got himself intentionally disqualified and it cost John. Saturday, history repeats itself with a 180-degree twist. Cena retains via Orton DQ victory. This time, Travis Scott’s appearance takes care of that task.

Chairshot Pick – JOHN CENA 10-1