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Post by hitmancmedge on Feb 24, 2021 14:40:39 GMT -5
So I wonder what happened behind the scenes for him to leave WWE for AEW. Seems like just as simple as he felt Wwe lowballed him on a new contract so he looked at his options and got more money from AEW. It’s one of those things where he isn’t worth the money I’m sure that AEW is paying him in the WWE but to AEW it’s a big get and worth it to them. |
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Post by Evil Abed on Feb 24, 2021 15:14:08 GMT -5
AEW getting Show isn’t a huge blow wrestling wise considering WWE doesn’t really use him anymore anyways.
What I think this does though, is the more stars you see “jumping” to AEW especially with WWE hoarding away their money these days, it makes AEW look more and more like a viable option to folks who maybe didn’t look at it that way before (i.e. TNA from 2005 to 2010) Start with the mid card guys unhappy with their spot (i.e. Dudley Boyz, Rhyno, Christian, etc...) and then once they get cooking you start seeing bigger guys like Angle, Sting, Booker T, Hogan, etc... it all brings more attention to the other company.
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 24, 2021 15:21:47 GMT -5
sorry but AEW signing another WWE or WCW star waaaaaaaaaaaaaay past their prime is not a big deal. Let me know when they steal away a star who has like 10 years of his prime left, False. Big Show is one of very few genuine household names left in the business. Past his prime or not. I have no horse in this race but this is great for aew. Define “house-hold” name Of course he’s lasted from the Attitude Era thru current product but house-hold name means you put asses in seats. Big Show was never a name to that extent. While I don’t understand why AEW would throw away money like that, I think it’s a good deal for Show, considering that he has very little to offer as a performer, and commentating? Who even knows. He’s not a guy people are going to tune into see or buy a ticket to watch or buy merchandise. Now Sting, I understand why they signed him. While he may not be able to perform, his likeliness alone is worth it. The merchandise, action figure, etc. Sting is a very good get compared to Big Show. |
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Post by Warriah' on Feb 24, 2021 15:39:05 GMT -5
False. Big Show is one of very few genuine household names left in the business. Past his prime or not. I have no horse in this race but this is great for aew. Define “house-hold” name Of course he’s lasted from the Attitude Era thru current product but house-hold name means you put asses in seats. Big Show was never a name to that extent. While I don’t understand why AEW would throw away money like that, I think it’s a good deal for Show, considering that he has very little to offer as a performer, and commentating? Who even knows. He’s not a guy people are going to tune into see or buy a ticket to watch or buy merchandise. Now Sting, I understand why they signed him. While he may not be able to perform, his likeliness alone is worth it. The merchandise, action figure, etc. Sting is a very good get compared to Big Show. Show is only 49 (1 year older than Hogan during the start of his nostalgia run). If he's got anything left in the tank he can be an attraction. He was main eventing massive PPVs during the hottest period in wrestling history. It'll be fairly easy to shed the rubbish wishy-washy booking WWE's given him for the past decade or so. It worked fine for Jericho and Goldust. He's about as good as they can get if they're looking for people who are lapsed/casual fans to check out their product. The fact it's all over social media at this point shows the intruige is there. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Feb 24, 2021 15:43:20 GMT -5
Big Show literally had his own Netflix show that was cancelled due to lack of people watching. For the last three years pretty much everyone groaned when he would showed up on tv. Again, good for him for signing, but acting like this going to bring in new viewers is hilarious. Who wants to watch a Big Show match in 2021?
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Post by greenjack1992 on Feb 24, 2021 16:07:49 GMT -5
False. Big Show is one of very few genuine household names left in the business. Past his prime or not. I have no horse in this race but this is great for aew. Define “house-hold” name Of course he’s lasted from the Attitude Era thru current product but house-hold name means you put asses in seats. Big Show was never a name to that extent. While I don’t understand why AEW would throw away money like that, I think it’s a good deal for Show, considering that he has very little to offer as a performer, and commentating? Who even knows. He’s not a guy people are going to tune into see or buy a ticket to watch or buy merchandise. Now Sting, I understand why they signed him. While he may not be able to perform, his likeliness alone is worth it. The merchandise, action figure, etc. Sting is a very good get compared to Big Show. A "house-hold name" is someone who is very famous. It's absolutely nothing to do with any of what you just said. Big Show is extremely famous. My 62 year-old dad knew who he was before he died, my 3 year-old son knows who he is, my students at work understand the reference if I ever say "how do you expect me to reach that? I'm not the Big Show!". He is a household name. |
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Feb 24, 2021 16:22:27 GMT -5
And the total number of more viewers AEW will get: None Well they are airing a new show so quite the opposite |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Feb 24, 2021 16:40:35 GMT -5
I didn't even know that Big Show was a free agent. Looks like we will not see him get a HOF induction anytime soon.
Honestly this signing is one of the biggest shockers ever.
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Post by marino13 on Feb 24, 2021 16:44:58 GMT -5
IMHO he not worth a full time contract at this stage, and I've been bored with him for years, but it ain't my money. So good on him for finding a new cash cow. It’s only been a couple years and I’m already tired of the WWE vs AEW fan mindset. There isn’t an actual competition. You can like both. Him signing doesn’t hurt WWE. Good for him getting the paycheck. Honestly though, I haven’t given a damn about anything the guy has done since 2008, so this news doesn’t really matter to me. It's honestly ruined this place for me. |
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Feb 24, 2021 16:56:52 GMT -5
Big Show hasn't been used in anything important in a very long time. I dont see this signing as a big deal especially if he's not wrestling.
He's no Sting
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 16:56:57 GMT -5
I still don’t think any signing for AEW has been more impactful than Jericho. Huge name, literally made a group of relative nobodies (I’m sure there were tons of people who had never even seen most of the Inner Circle guys before) into huge stars, he’s a massive cheerleader and promoter for the company, he puts over a lot of guys, and uses all of his other media endeavors to promote AEW. Imagine thinking MJF, Sammy Guevara, Proud & Powerful, Jack Swagger and Wardlow are “huge stars”. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 17:00:24 GMT -5
Define “house-hold” name Of course he’s lasted from the Attitude Era thru current product but house-hold name means you put asses in seats. Big Show was never a name to that extent. While I don’t understand why AEW would throw away money like that, I think it’s a good deal for Show, considering that he has very little to offer as a performer, and commentating? Who even knows. He’s not a guy people are going to tune into see or buy a ticket to watch or buy merchandise. Now Sting, I understand why they signed him. While he may not be able to perform, his likeliness alone is worth it. The merchandise, action figure, etc. Sting is a very good get compared to Big Show. A "house-hold name" is someone who is very famous. It's absolutely nothing to do with any of what you just said. Big Show is extremely famous. My 62 year-old dad knew who he was before he died, my 3 year-old son knows who he is, my students at work understand the reference if I ever say "how do you expect me to reach that? I'm not the Big Show!". He is a household name. So because people YOU know know who he is, he’s a “house-hold” name? Nah. Now The Rock, Stone Cold, John Cena... these are house-hold names. |
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Post by kinnikuman on Feb 24, 2021 17:15:16 GMT -5
It’s only been a couple years and I’m already tired of the WWE vs AEW fan mindset. There isn’t an actual competition. You can like both. Him signing doesn’t hurt WWE. Good for him getting the paycheck. Honestly though, I haven’t given a damn about anything the guy has done since 2008, so this news doesn’t really matter to me. Yeah, I just don't get the WWE vs AEW thing. Like, at all. Never understood the WCW vs WWE thing either. Or Indies vs Big Promotions. Guys ... it's WRESTLING. A fake sport. If you want to follow real sports and trash talk your team's rival, well that makes sense. But backing one promotion over another and like really, really being adamant about it? Wow, just wow. |
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Post by kinnikuman on Feb 24, 2021 17:20:56 GMT -5
AEW getting Show isn’t a huge blow wrestling wise considering WWE doesn’t really use him anymore anyways. What I think this does though, is the more stars you see “jumping” to AEW especially with WWE hoarding away their money these days, it makes AEW look more and more like a viable option to folks who maybe didn’t look at it that way before (i.e. TNA from 2005 to 2010) Start with the mid card guys unhappy with their spot (i.e. Dudley Boyz, Rhyno, Christian, etc...) and then once they get cooking you start seeing bigger guys like Angle, Sting, Booker T, Hogan, etc... it all brings more attention to the other company. This. Wight will not bring in ratings, five star matches, or gain media attention. What he will bring is give AEW more credibility. They are here for the long haul and business moves like this only help them become a bigger product. |
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Post by The Real Valbroski on Feb 24, 2021 17:24:41 GMT -5
A "house-hold name" is someone who is very famous. It's absolutely nothing to do with any of what you just said. Big Show is extremely famous. My 62 year-old dad knew who he was before he died, my 3 year-old son knows who he is, my students at work understand the reference if I ever say "how do you expect me to reach that? I'm not the Big Show!". He is a household name. So because people YOU know know who he is, he’s a “house-hold” name? Nah. Now The Rock, Stone Cold, John Cena... these are house-hold names. He meant his household. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Feb 24, 2021 17:26:14 GMT -5
It’s only been a couple years and I’m already tired of the WWE vs AEW fan mindset. There isn’t an actual competition. You can like both. Him signing doesn’t hurt WWE. Good for him getting the paycheck. Honestly though, I haven’t given a damn about anything the guy has done since 2008, so this news doesn’t really matter to me. Yeah, I just don't get the WWE vs AEW thing. Like, at all. Never understood the WCW vs WWE thing either. Or Indies vs Big Promotions. Guys ... it's WRESTLING. A fake sport. If you want to follow real sports and trash talk your team's rival, well that makes sense. But backing one promotion over another and like really, really being adamant about it? Wow, just wow. It’s essentially McDonalds and Burger King or Pepsi and Coke. You can easily like one more than the other and still like both. Hell you can only like one. Personally AEW doesn’t click with me 90% of the time. Since a big chunk of wrestling fans have social issues outside of wrestling though, they turn it into a reason to make it a competition and fight with people that don’t prefer the option they do. At the end of the day, neither is going to drive the other out of business. Fandom needs conflict I guess. |
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Feb 24, 2021 18:09:52 GMT -5
Good get by AEW even with Big Show being well past his prime.As others stated still has a big name in the business and adds another veteran to the company with credibility.Hopefully he's a solid commentator and once he starts to wrestle again is used much better then most of his run in WWE.Even with him being 49 he needs to get wins under his belt before doing a job,no way should he job left and right as that will kill any sort of rub he could give.Having matches with the likes of Wardlow,Archer,Hobbs,Cage,Luchasoares and other could be decent,but again should go over most of the talent and whomever AEW is truly high on and thinks can become a legit main event star should be the one to first beat Big Show clean.
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Post by bababooey on Feb 24, 2021 18:13:49 GMT -5
I still don’t think any signing for AEW has been more impactful than Jericho. Huge name, literally made a group of relative nobodies (I’m sure there were tons of people who had never even seen most of the Inner Circle guys before) into huge stars, he’s a massive cheerleader and promoter for the company, he puts over a lot of guys, and uses all of his other media endeavors to promote AEW. Imagine thinking MJF, Sammy Guevara, Proud & Powerful, Jack Swagger and Wardlow are “huge stars”. Well I’m not saying huge stars in the sense of known worldwide. But, they’re way more well known in the wrestling world now, and they’re definitely big time within AEW. Maybe not all of them to a great degree, but they are over with AEW’s main fan base. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 18:21:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I just don't get the WWE vs AEW thing. Like, at all. Never understood the WCW vs WWE thing either. Or Indies vs Big Promotions. Guys ... it's WRESTLING. A fake sport. If you want to follow real sports and trash talk your team's rival, well that makes sense. But backing one promotion over another and like really, really being adamant about it? Wow, just wow. It’s essentially McDonalds and Burger King or Pepsi and Coke. You can easily like one more than the other and still like both. Hell you can only like one. Personally AEW doesn’t click with me 90% of the time. Since a big chunk of wrestling fans have social issues outside of wrestling though, they turn it into a reason to make it a competition and fight with people that don’t prefer the option they do. At the end of the day, neither is going to drive the other out of business. Fandom needs conflict I guess. I really think the majority of us are like this. When I think of all the guys that post in the AEW forum regularly, the majority of us also post in here, and not in a trolling way at all. We watch both products and comment on both products. There are tons of guys in the WWE forum here who don't enjoy AEW at all, and manage to somehow enjoy WWE, not enjoy AEW, and manage to conduct themselves respectfully without making anyone feel like crap for liking AEW. I enjoy talking with all of those people about WWE things, good and bad. I think the majority of wrestling fans still really are that way. We get a few on each side that seem hellbent on trolling and trying to get a rise of of people. Unfortunately they make their presences known extra loudly at times (tang much?) and it makes it crap for everyone else. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Feb 24, 2021 18:27:47 GMT -5
It’s essentially McDonalds and Burger King or Pepsi and Coke. You can easily like one more than the other and still like both. Hell you can only like one. Personally AEW doesn’t click with me 90% of the time. Since a big chunk of wrestling fans have social issues outside of wrestling though, they turn it into a reason to make it a competition and fight with people that don’t prefer the option they do. At the end of the day, neither is going to drive the other out of business. Fandom needs conflict I guess. I really think the majority of us are like this. When I think of all the guys that post in the AEW forum regularly, the majority of us also post in here, and not in a trolling way at all. We watch both products and comment on both products. There are tons of guys in the WWE forum here who don't enjoy AEW at all, and manage to somehow enjoy WWE, not enjoy AEW, and manage to conduct themselves respectfully without making anyone feel like crap for liking AEW. I enjoy talking with all of those people about WWE things, good and bad. I think the majority of wrestling fans still really are that way. We get a few on each side that seem hellbent on trolling and trying to get a rise of of people. Unfortunately they make their presences known extra loudly at times (tang much?) and it makes it crap for everyone else. Oh my comments aren’t all directed here, but more so wrestling in general. It’s a lot worse on twitter and other forms of social media. It’s almost like DCEU fans hatred of MCU levels of weird. |
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