Thread 18199731

Tony R. Khanetty has earned literally nothing in life

>>18199731 (OP)
His dad gives him money and cares about him. Couldn't be me.

>>18199733
Yeah but at least you earn things(maybe)

Real talk: Inheriting money and employing others is superior to earning money and employing no one else.

>>18199741
Hard times is all I earned.

DAMN RIGHT ITS BETTER THAN YOURS
I CAN TEACH U

>>18199731 (OP)
That's because he had a based dad that made him heir to a billion dollars, which is how it's supposed to work.

>>18199754
Real talk: AEW and its disastrous consequences for the wrestling industry are proof of the exact opposite
If Tony R. Khan played videogames all day, he wouldn't be smothering any possiblity of a wrestling alternative to emerge by overpricing talent and encouraging their worst creative instincts
If all those people stayed home or were employed by sombody who actually needed to earn a dime to pay them, the world would be a better place

>>18199809
I appreciate him trying to better himself and earn business experience before he gets older and has more serious responsibilities than fucking around with sports and wrestling.
If he played videogames all day he'd have zero chance of ever not being exactly what OP says he is.

>>18199828
>and has more serious responsibilities
lmao like what
The source of Khan's fortune is fairly passive, it's not exactly a giant business conglomerate they're running over there
Besides, I'll tell you what, even if he was destined to run a complex intricate business (into the ground), I don't give a shit about automobile patents or whatever the fuck, but I give a shit about wrestling
So you and him can both go fuck each other becasue you share the same dimwitted view that there's nothing serious about it
Meanwhile the main player in this business he "fucks around with" is worth twice as much as the passive trust he will inherit "serious reponsabilities" in lmao

Sometimes I wonder how SHIT WWE would be right now if not for the creation of AEW.
Let's not forget WWE was in the absolute shits before they finally picked up again, and I doubt they'd change much without AEW existing.

>>18199841
>lmao like what
He's got a finance degree, I'm sure his father will find a place for him in the businesses that actually provide their fortune.
Idk about the rest of the stuff you said, the main player of your mario game or whatever.

>>18199848
Yeah yeah, AEW and its 500k viewers are the reason WWE changed, not the TKO merger, not Vince's departure, not the complete change of the guard that happened in the last five years, it's all thanks to the tranny rodeo

>>18199852
Yeah that's gonna go well, a trust fund baby who reached 40 without earning a cent, that's what true business executives are made of lmao
Besides, once again, there's no real business to speak of
WWE is worth twice as much as the Khan business operations, which makes the assumption that wrestling is only for fucking around while patent ownership is real serious ridiculous

>>18199865
which billionaire has more money is a bit irrelevant, i'm talking about Tony Khan the person
Look once he's gone and doing podcast appearances you're not gonna have to worry about him is all I'm saying.

>>18199870
He'll stay forever though, playing with human sized toys is the best hobby in the world when you have a couple billion dollars to sink into it and no worries of leaving any to your children cause you're gay and don't have any

>>18199854
When WWE was changing AEW was doing closer to a milly, though.
Look at the SD ratings now also - they're almost falling below a million too.

>>18199873
Well now you're just being a sad doomer about the whole thing, be realistic. Their trajectory isn't great, and he might be persistent but there's gonna be a point where it's not satisfying for him.

>>18199731 (OP)
Wrong
He has been rightfully won the annual KWABOTY award for the last couple years

>>18199874
SD is shit so I'm not surprised, but they're still comfortably above and won't fall down very much further
Yeah AEW was closing in on a milly back then but it was already only down from there, and again I'm fairly certain the massive changes at almost every post of authority and Vince going away were more crucial to these changes than AEW, and these changes would probably have happened regardless because WWE is publicly listed, shareholders always want more
But maybe they also reacted more to it than I give it credit for

>>18199879
I find AEW sad because most of these guys are completely delusional about their own abilities. I'm not sure there's gonna be such a point, AEW built itself as a giant circlejerk, as long as there are sycophants, there is the illusion of hope, and as long as there is money, there are gonna be sycophants

>SD is shit so I'm not surprised
So is RAW, though. But we can't check their ratings the "old way" because of how Netflix works - still, it's safe to assume it's falling down around the same pace as SD.
Let's not forget the Fiend vs Seff Red HIAC match. This really put a lot of people from the WWE bracket into AEW bracket. Some returned, some didn't, but WWE had to at least switch things up from that moment.
Let's not think WWE doesn't think about AEW at all, they did enough references and shots to know they actually do care.

Tonedog had to fight and claw for every penny he earned. He's a self made billionaire, and that's why he understands the common man so much. He's got the common touch and is respected by the average working man. They know that he faced the same struggles as them and overcame the odds, and that's why he's so admired.

>>18199900
forgot to link to >>18199888

>>18199809
Pal, he *IS* the wrestling alternative, and it's mother-fucking glorious. I salute Big T.

>>18199900
>it's safe to assume
It really isn't, Monday always was a better spot than Friday and all the fucking draws in the company are on RAW, the idea that it's anywhere close to SD is ridiculous
I can forget about that HIAC stuff cause I wasn't watching then lol

>>18199909
Sad state of affairs really
Unfortunate for everybody involved

>>18199894
>I find AEW sad
No offence man but you honestly sound like you should just completely ignore the promotion because otherwise it's gonna drive you nuts. Though peedub will always find a way to piss you off lol

>>18199904
>Tonedog had to fight and claw for every penny he earned
for every dog he wanked maybe

>>18199911
>cause I wasn't watching then lol
You and several million people who left WWE over the course of the last few years. Hell, even 3 years ago SD was still doing 2-2,5 milly while RAW at the same time was doing 1,5-2 milly.
RAW would be under 1 milly if it was still on tv.

>>18199920
I mostly ignore it but sometimes I can't resist
there are a few guys with actual talent in there and to watch what easy money does to such a gift...

Even last year, SD was heavily outdrawing RAM in ratings.
https://gerweck.net/tv-ratings/2024-tv-ratings/
If SD is falling close to a milly now, RAW should be around the 500-700k mark.

>>18199923
>RAW would be under 1 milly if it was still on tv.
doubt it, quite honestly, not with the current roster on there
the main event scene is dire but it draws nonetheless, and there's some good shit going on below, not all of it but enough of it to tune in regularly

>>18199731 (OP)
you are wrong friend... he has earned lots of scorn and ridicule from wrestling fans all around the world

>>18199928
No it shouldn't, ratings and audience movement really aren't anything like a linear regression or AEW would be at zero viewers.

>>18199936
It is pretty much linear though. For the last 15 years at least.

>>18199932
>Seff vortex
>Cena who barely appears
>Bloodline drama
I dunno man.

>>18199942
Thing is you should exclude 2002-06 because it's the natural bust of the bubble that was born from the monday night war, wrestling all around was hot then, WCW only really declined in 99 and fueled WWE further but trends like that never last, wrestlign was just fashionable and fit in perfectly with the momentary zeitgeist, complete outlier data
Then for 2010 onwards, you can put it right next to the cable decline curve
There's just an incompressible core of fans, you don't draw ratings of 500k while you sell out arenas of 16k for a RAW taping.

>use your dad's money to open a brand new promotion
vs.
>inherit the biggest territory in the US from your dad
Which is more earned?

>>18199956
Vince grew up getting shoot raped in a trailer park so he faced a bit of adversity on his way to the bank.

>>18199948
I like Gunther, Gable, Penta, and pretty much everyone they're involved with lately, shit's always entertaining, even when I can endlessly bitch about it
Liv and Dom were pretty good over the last year, and I legit can't take my eyes off Vaquer
Now sure two of these people are currently injured but it's still enough reasons for me to tune in,
I tend to skip everything I don't give a fuck about, which is quite a bit, but still, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this show

>>18199965
kwab

>>18199956
Vince inherited the company but he turned it into something else entirely and made more money than Shad
So I say he wins

>>18199988
Shad Khan: 13 billy networth
Vincetty: 3 billy networth
and that's a ding-dong diddly finna shootola

>>18199956
Vince does not resemble his dad at all. I wonder if he got cucked.

>>18199994
alright you're correct, I thought he was around 3 billy
Still, I maintain that I am correct regardless

>>18200002
I say Shad won because he earned more therefore he drew more dimes, therefore he's better than Vincetty and YOu'll finna know it!!

>>18199988
Money can't buy you happiness Anon. He's crying into those fat stacks. He used to rule the world...

>>18200009
Regardless, still Tony
afraid so

>>18199741
earning is overrated

>>18199979
I tried watching RAW/SD several times this year and it's honestly mostly unwatchable shit where I find maybe 20 minutes of content I actually want to watch on either show.
And I'm a huge Pentagon mark, started watching RAW for him but it's just too fucking boring. Too many breaks, too long entrances, Cole in my ear. It's shit.

>>18200017
I'm watching from Europe, fewer commercial breaks, I completely agree the show still has lots of boring shit and is probably less good than last year but even though the booking is slow as shit and that Cena shit just will not end, you can feel that they're getting ready to completely upend the main event scene in the next months/years
And I like that they now bring outside talent and let them do their shit and actually keep using them if they get over, it's like night and day with the Vince era

>>18200029
>And I like that they now bring outside talent and let them do their shit and actually keep using them if they get over, it's like night and day with the Vince era
agree hard,

>>18200029
>I'm watching from Europe, fewer commercial breaks,
So am I but the breaks are really fucking annoying. AEW has a lot less of those, in comparison.
>you can feel that they're getting ready to completely upend the main event scene in the next months/years
Eeeh, it's either gonna be hot potato or another long ass reign that can only switch on a ppv.
If GUNTHA wins the big one I might watch for a bit again though.
For now, I stick to ppvs and I skip most of them anyway, watching it live I'd kill myself if I had to sit through 3-4+h of live WWE wrestling.
I'm glad you can enjoy it though, I myself cannot.

>>18200048
I believe in Guntha, I wish they'd use him to unite those belts but I'm not dreaming that far
I'm secretly watching in the hopes of an unexpected Gable title win while he can still go like that

>>18200056
Didn't Gablemeister get injuried and is out for a few months now?
Honestly most people I like from WWE are either jobbers or upper midcard jobbers, I for one don't give a flying shit about Cena's turn and last run since it's been boring since day 1, CM Punk's drama, Seff being a faggot as he is, dozens of random Coconuts and Timmy Tongas
I do like GUNTHER (gotta say I stopped watching WWE completely when Jey beat him and only tuned in when he won the title back again), Pentagon, LA Knight, Gable, Jeff Cobb (sadly being stuck in Coconut Theater), AJ Styles, Drew, Dominik too. But the way they're used most of the time, I just can't give a flying shit.
I kinda like Bronn too but being put with Seff makes me not watch him.

>>18200069
Don't know how long he'll be out, hope it's not long, but if it is, I think they'll put the rocket on this time. Or not because they're a bunch of idiots but they really, really, really should do it, cause it would be awesome.
I have basically the same list of guys I like, but I tolerate the fact that they're not where I think they should be on the card because most of them are just that good regardless. Worlds collide also made me curious about what they'll do with AAA.
It's still WWE, and it's still frustrating to follow, but they just have a lot of guys I like now. And Vaquer, goddamn, I want to see her win the big one too.
Thanks for the civil talk, it's not everyday around here lmao

>>18200094
I don't think they'll do anything important with Gable once he comes back. I wish they did though, even a simple US/IC title reign, even a short one, would make me happy.
Gable is one of the rare cases of "give him anything and he'll make it work" while still being very good and believable in the ring. I love his delayed german suplex, one of the best moves in the biz right now.
>but I tolerate the fact that they're not where I think they should be on the card because most of them are just that good regardless
Yeah, I tolerate the fact they're all not world champions at the same time, that's not the problem. Problem is with guys like Drew or Knight who are only being built up to job on a ppv, and then the cycle restarts. Hard for me to fully get into it.
>Worlds collide also made me curious about what they'll do with AAA.
Obviously, because AAA actually has gimmicks for most wrestlers so by default it feels fresh as fuck. And it's no wonder Mr. Iguana got over instantly, WWE is missing those gimmicks, even if they're silly as shit. Not everyone needs to be SUPER CEREAL wearing black leather jackets. I know Triple H thinks it's good, and it might be, but not when half of your roster does that and it's not the 90's in ECW anymore (though I wish it was).
I give a pass to AJ as he's been using a leather jacket since his TNA days.
>It's still WWE, and it's still frustrating to follow, but they just have a lot of guys I like now.
That's true, I can now look at the roster and at least list some guys I like. But the overall show still doesn't make me want to watch it weekly. And I personally don't care about women's wrestling, unless it's done like in ECW.
>Thanks for the civil talk, it's not everyday around here lmao
There are still some normal anons around but we mostly don't write up long posts anymore as they usually drown into the piles of shit that usually inhabits the board

>>18200119
>don't think they'll do anything important with Gable once he comes back
I think they might, he may not be in the current main event scene but they feature him everywhere, have him work every show, and he organically got really over despite not being presented all that seriously in the prior years. I think people can see the talent, can see the work, can see the guy behind, and I think HHH & co. do too because they keep him on all the time. Last month they had him work Raw, worlds collide, MITB, Raw again, they've used him as their point man to get their luchadors over for a big market push years in the making... and he managed to get himself over too. I think he'll actually get it, and I think if they do it there will barely be any buildup to it, it just wouldn't work as well if he won it at mania after 6 months of milking it.
Completely agree with the atmosphere AAA can bring.
I don't give a shit about women wrestling either, but Vaquer is one in ten billion, she's incredible to watch. She'd have made it in ecdub, or anywhere at any time really. actually had to trudge through mexican indies, japan, and cmll to get there, so she did make it everywhere.
>but we mostly don't write up long posts anymore as they usually drown into the piles of shit that usually inhabits the board
Yeah tell me about it lol

>>18199731 (OP)
More successful than Shane McMahon

>>18200201
I agree fully on Gable. He's the actual workhorse of this company. And I do wish we will see him win a title brother.
>she's incredible to watch
I can't argue that she has a great ass. One time I got two friends I was drinking with at night and we randomly stumbled upon NXT and two of my friends, who never watched wrestling before, were instantly into it and started acting like coomers. I guess that's the draw. We didn't watch beyond that random women's match though.
>Yeah tell me about it lol
Ironically the best discussion I saw on /pw/ lately was in some random ECW threads. They usually don't hit the post cap but it's way more civil for some reason.

>>18200258
Yeah threads about old stuff in general are why I keep coming, if it doesn't die in 12 posts it's pretty good
Gable will get it and if he doesn't, me and my friend mark we're gonna stop watching again brother
Vaquer isn't just a great ass, try her NXT run sometimes, she's the best in-ring storyteller ever born with no dick lol
hits hard, bumps hard, never botches and actually moves fast. She can jump on the top rope and balance instantly, or springboard to the outside on it, uses the spiral tap, sells better than Ricky Morton and always gets the crowd going, just a joy to watch

>>18200345
>me and my friend mark we're gonna stop watching again brother
Brother, we're in the same boat then.
>spiral tap
Alright, you got my interest. I barely saw anyone do that in my life and I loved when Styles did it in TNA. iirc he said he can't really do it anymore in a perfect way so he's not even attempting to do it.

>>18200359
I won't spoil you the move then, but it's good stuff all around, she's like an old fashioned territory babyface, the crowds root for her harder than anybody else on the roster, it's quite incredible

>>18199754
this. alot of anons with failures as Fathers in this joint

when shad croaks you just know he's not leaving shit to tony after seeing what a failure he's been with AEW lol. at least none of his businesses that matter.

>>18199754
Honestly I have to agree. Tony is an embarrassing cring lord but he seems a genuinely nice guy

>>18199731 (OP)
Lies.

He earned that cease and desist from the kennel club (that one time we know of). And something tells me it's not the first or the last he's been kicked out of.

>>18199731 (OP)
ya seethe broke nigga bitch

>>18199731 (OP)
TRK can't book!

LOT of seething broke niggas ITT crying

>>18203895
you're on gubment welfare

>>18203904
i work for my dollars, i chill for my check if you know what i mean boy
i'll take any muhfucka's money if he just givin' it away

>>18203914
based clay davis reference maker

>>18203965
that documentary was lit yo

>>18203914
>>18203965
>>18203979
>no one gets my reference better reply to myself

>>18203995
awww hell naw this 5-0 catch me creepin erry time son FO REAL
yo i's is the magic negro, i can be in two places at the same time