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JWeinCom on 10 February 2022
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Runa216 said:
JWeinCom said:

Well Keith Lee is now in AEW. Would feel like a bigger deal if he wasn't the 4th new signing in about a month. But he was great in AEW. We'll see if his flop on the main roster was WWE's fault or not.

Of course it was WWE's fault. He was a killer in the indies and a regular show-stopper in NXT. Then, right as he goes to the place where creativity goes to die, oops he's bearcat lee with Adam Cole as his would-be manager? Yeah, this is absolutely, positively, 100% and without question WWE Creative's fault. 

The talent is almost never the problem. They have on their roster some of the best talent in the industry and I sincerely mean that. but when they got the Usos putting ich cream in the Revival's trunks and Karrion Cross coming out with a red gimp mask...like dude, it's bad. It's really bad. AEW ain't perfect but I don't get the impression that anyone who deserves it isn't at least getting a CHANCE to shine. 

This is another case of counting the hits and not the misses for AEW, and doing the exact opposite for WWE. WWE is ALWAYS at fault? ANYONE in AEW is at least getting a chance? Come on now. Half of AEW's new signings go MIA after a couple of weeks (Mercedes Martinez, hottest free Agent Tony Nese, Jay Lethal). Christian Cage isn't doing much. Kyle O Reilly has had one match since signing. Danhausen debuted last week. So, he'd probably be on this week's show right? Nope. Shida was champion, and she's MIA. (Maybe Visa issues?) Instead there are two more signings. Really don't think everyone's getting a chance. Between showing up as a gimp and not showing up at all, it's questionable which is better. 

As for people failing being WWE's fault, well always is obviously ridiculous. But even taking that not literally, there are people that are hyped and that people claim have been misused by the WWE, then they go to AEW... and do not much of anything. Shawn Spears debuted and got thrown out of a rumble by a double amputee. Hasn't done much since. Malakai Black isn't setting the world on fire. Andrade has been worthless. Miro started having feuds about his videogame getting broken (which is at least a stup up from being cucked I guess). Jake Hager is getting paid a lot to stand and look mean now and then. Cody Rhodes somehow manages to get hated in the promotion he helped start.

So, I dunno. Of the people who didn't do well in WWE, how many of them are really drawing and succeeding in AEW?

Btw as for FTR, pretty sure they were doing that specifically to embarass them cause they knew they were leaving. Not saying it isn't a despicable thing to do, but it was less about incompetent booking and more about pettiness.  It wasn't supposed to get them over, that was the whole point.

Last edited by JWeinCom - on 10 February 2022