Somewhat, on 1 hand what you said is true but it really feels like nobody is on his level, unless Swerve and Ospreay turn heel on him with their new EVP position I can't see any good, worthwhile challengers. There's MJF I guess, but it feels like he's going to parade around with his contract for a while.
>>18236631 well as it stands they need a villain, MJF can be it and idk why he would want to not be in a top position so he can do his gay tweener shit
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 3:09:01 PM No.18236818
>>18236631 Cash in contracts after a match are the most retarded booking anyway
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 3:29:27 PM No.18236911
>>18236591 >Ricochet >Okada >Takeshita >MJF >Claudio >Jay White when he’s back >Swerve heel turn >Kenny rematch He has tons of options for smaller & big time defenses
>>18236591 kek they should have explained the EVP thing better. Kenny is the only EVP now. The stipulation was that the Bucks would stop being EVPs, not that the winner gets to be EVP. Would be funny if they turned heel and brought that up
>>18237682 im sure in the preshow they used the phrase "EVP titles on the line" which I guess can still mean Ospreay and Swerve wouldn't become EVPs, but yeah that phrasing confused me I thought they were haha
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 5:46:36 PM No.18237751
His lazyness and Tony’s booking will doom this run regardless. Gonna see him get jumped backstage this week and then stay home for the next 3 weeks.
>>18236582 (OP) Nah, there's still MJF to ruin it. Hopefully he'll just dangle his title shot at Hangman for a few months before he decides to cash in.
>>18237986 Hangman was champ for like 6 months and feuded with Adam Cole for 3 fucking months because Cole called him "the worse Adam". You could even tell Hangman didn't give a shit about Coles insults. He just thought "fine lets get this over with since Tony gave you a title shot"
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 7:17:07 PM No.18238337
>>18236582 (OP) >heh hangmaam reigns were ruined by other people not the common denominator
If Swerve and Bruv are EVPs now does that mean they're going to book themselves to face Hangman at Forbidden Door? Could be a big main event for the show.
>>18236582 (OP) >CM Phil not here to ruin his reign His last reign was already boring as hell before Punk ever got involved. I feel bad for you bandwagoners and people who've done a 180 on AEW the last month because you're about to see what always happens. Tony never has a follow up plan. He can build a big moment or a great title win but that's it. He has never and can never follow up and make a reign meaningful
>>18238387 >His last reign was already boring as hell before Punk ever got involved. He had one awful babyface Dynamite promo where he was in an electric car and wearing a Virginia Is For Lovers t-shirt and then he had a filler defence against Adam Cole and then that was it for his run before Punk showed up. It was a nothing run, genuinely one of the worst in AEW. Zero direction.
>>18238415 >genuinely one of the worst in AEW. Zero direction. Yup. Pretty much how it goes for Tony. The best one I can point to is Toni Storm's last one but that had the story with Mariah lifting it and keeping it on track. Then May won the belt and it was right back to zero direction and another poorly booked title reign. People have great moments becoming champion and then he shifts his focus onto who he wants as champion next
>>18238457 I know. Why are you telling me that as if it's new information? You contributed nothing.
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 7:34:10 PM No.18238467
Hangman is probably my favorite current wrestler and I completely checked out during his reign and didn't come back until All In. That Adam Cole feud made me question why I ever liked wrestling in the first place.
>Character gets some grit and edge to them >He magically becomes dimes
Many such cases.
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 7:37:34 PM No.18238500
>>18238361 >If Swerve and Bruv are EVPs now They're not. The stip was simply to strip the Bucks of their EVP titles if they lost, not to give them to Swerve and Ospreay.
>>18238467 True, Adam Cole's injury is karma for him ruining the first hangman reign, maybe if it was just the deathmatch it would be fine but why did he get so many opportunities? you just know he worked TK and said he was more over than he was, gay as hell
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 7:39:19 PM No.18238515
>>18238387 It feels like there's ready made programs for his run at least. Don't do any filler shit and just get on with the main stories. We don't need 2 months of him wrestling jobbers.
>>18238467 At least he had some great title defenses despite lacking in the storyline department but yeah overall his run was pretty fucking disappointing
>>18238387 >>18238438 can't tell when drones are lying or genuinely retarded. Hangman and Bryan grew every quarter of a broadway on Dynamite,The Page-Archer TDM outdrew the first ever MJF-Punk match, he had a sick match with Takeshita, and the Cole matches drew very well - Cole outdrew Punk's quarters several times over the years, with and without MJF. Thinking about it more, you're obviously just retarded and need to take the jelly rolls out of your bussy
>>18239280 >quarters I'm talking about the quality of the booking of title reigns across months and you're talking about tv ratings of matches. This is why you're so lost and will never understand the conversations happening around you
>>18239378 Yup. Edge always wanted to get in there with Kenny and doing this tag match would be the perfect and best way for those two to be able to mix it up. Especially if the Copester's deal is up in November
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 9:05:21 PM No.18239408
>>18239387 You said it was boring as hell before Punk got involved, when Punk getting involved was confusing and weird because all he had done besides MJF is go over jobbers while Page was having outrageously good matches every week.
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 9:27:28 PM No.18239646
>>18238415 This. His run was bad and then Phil had to ruin it even more
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 9:31:11 PM No.18239686
>>18239199 Could have used literally any other wrestler and this could be true but you picked the one guy in AEW thats a proven draw. Kek what a retard. Hangman isnt peak Hogan but he's definitely a net positive
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 9:32:12 PM No.18239701
>>18239272 Both of those guys ruined everything they touched. Why would it be different here?
>>18236591 Hangman, Swerve, Ospreay, MJF + heavily pushed Fletcher, Jay White, maybe a babyface Takeshita after he beats Okada.
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 11:03:40 PM No.18240624
>>18240467 >>18240539 I love retarded comments like these from both sides still being made when every champion since has often been booked wrestling in the first hour. Tony always front loads Dynamite
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 11:08:26 PM No.18240668
This is where it would be useful to have bigger dudes that aren't jobbers to change up the babyface run. vs Brody or vs Rush would be cool before MJF eats up all the airtime
>>18236582 (OP) >reverted back from the dimes theme and Magnum TA look already DOA
Anonymous
7/13/2025, 11:32:09 PM No.18240904
>>18240377 James Storm was backstage at All In, I wonder if he was just visiting or if they are signing him, seems like a no brainer, plus FD is in London and Bongs love TNA nostalgia for some odd reason
>>18237950 >I still can't believe a sjw sòyboy who drives around in an electric truck is the champion
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 12:42:52 AM No.18241641
>>18238500 technically the stip was to make Swerve and Ospreay EVP’s but they said they won’t accept the position and are giving the position to the ppl
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 12:45:34 AM No.18241668
>>18238515 This is the way. If there is a big match to be had, TK has to just book it immediately for the next ppv
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 12:46:52 AM No.18241681
>>18239280 >can't tell when drones are lying or genuinely retarded. Hangman and Bryan grew every quarter of a broadway on Dynamite,The Page-Archer TDM outdrew the first ever MJF-Punk match, he had a sick match with Takeshita, and the Cole matches drew very well - Cole outdrew Punk's quarters several times over the years, with and without MJF. That’s not what Corny said so I don’t believe it!
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 12:49:28 AM No.18241715
>>18240366 Punk is the worst champ and it isn’t even debatable cause he didnt have a single successful defense, either time. He didn’t even have reigns. He was injured immediately after (or during) winning, both times