Wrestling Thread 5: FKA The Viking Experience • Page 221

I wouldn’t mind Joe having a run.

 

This is why I wasn't the biggest fan of the Joe feud right now. Joe is a perennial loser in WWE, which is awful. But Kofi really deserves to at least take the title into Summerslam, if not retain it there. Maybe they could do some really dirty finish that doesn't alter the scope of the story and then have an SS match that could go either way.

 

Something.... interesting?

 

Can I sell you on a Joe vs. Big E feud first? A) Losing doesn't help you have a title case so no, joe has no right to challenge for the belt but B) he's attacking Big E's guy so why wouldn't Big E stand in and defend Kofi?

That's what i'd do if i were trying to build to Joe vs. Kofi. Let Joe decimate Woods and let Big E and him have a huge, physical, strong match where Joe goes over and now he's riding high and has the right to challenge kofi.

 

Joe should just win. And then Kofi win it back after a couple months. It would be nice to see him as a multiple time world champion.

 

I'm fine with Joe winning. But it's stupid that all you have to do to earn a title shot is sneak attack the champ. Why isn't EVERYONE doing that then?

 

I can't think of anyone on the main roster more deserving of top heel than Joe

 

I can't either. But he doesn't just become the top heel because you say he is is i guess my point. I'd like to see them actually build him up after a title loss. Not just "eh, i never wanted that belt anyway"

 

All of Kofi's title feuds have started with him getting surprise attacked so far. I feel like on his end it's just him being a fighting champion and proving that he can beat anyone that steps up to him, Idk

 

And if that's being communicated, cool, that's a different story to tell. I haven't been watching the weekly shows so I very well could have missed it.

 

Kenny Omega is kind of a moron ain't he

 

No?

 

I think Kenny went a little overboard, but I agree with most of what he said. Fuck anyone who defends WWE going to Saudi Arabia.

 

He definitely did not come off looking good after saying all that. The Saudi thing was ehh okay, true, but still hypocritical. The thing about Fight for the Fallen was just nonsense.

 

How is it hypocritical? Also it might be nonsense, but I can see where he is coming from. AEW has had this date reserved since mid march and WWE could have certainly made sure Evolve didn't conflict with Fight For the Fallen.

 

Hu? I do not see the problem with kenny's tweet. He is right, isn't he?

 

Because he's speaking about/for AEW as a company when talking about "competition". And they have several guys who went to those Saudi shows. The biggest star in their company had a major spot in the main event of GRR and came back specifically to make a special appearance. And then Kenny tries to take the high road. Like we all know how terrible this Saudi deal is, and he is technically correct, but it just rubs me the wrong way. The bullshit that came after it just reinforces my thought process.

 

Yeah Kenny looks wrong in this.

It's the same as how the Seth stuff turned out, other wrestlers are allowed to throw shade at WWE, but the second WWE does anything slightly to shoot back, its an awful terrible moral thing.

Also yeah, the Evolve show probably is being done as a move against AEW, but we all knew Evolve would eventually be on the network anyway

 

Reserved? Should tell that to all the indie shows scheduled around Mania weekend. Evolve is it's own company and schedules it's own events. I believe the 10th anniversary show was announced back in late March/early April. Moving past the idea of ANYONE being threatened by an Evolve show in 2019 (lol), WWE announced months too late for it to affect any ticket sales. The only thing that actually happened is viewers are being offered a choice. It's just an awful take on so many levels.

 

Yeah, Vince is the evil billionaire, and Shahid Khan is better than Vince, but I think Khan has done some not great stuff too

 

I meant it was reserved as in announced and planned. Obviosuly its not exclusive, but considering its for Charity one might think its a good idea not to compete with it. If you dont see Evolves first event streaming on the Network with the NXT champ headlining as competition then that's a perception problem.

Evolve was scheduled in Mid May, but whatever. Way to be super aggressive for no reason.

 

He’s done business with Saudis as well.

And who’s to say that if AEW was offered that Saudi money and they had shareholders that they’d refuse? I guess you can go all day with hypotheticals. I’ll continue to watch WWE and lookin forward to watching AEW.

 

But the point is no one is going to not go to Fight for the Fallen because they wanna watch Evolve stream.
And that it's super disingenuous, as bad as it is, to bring Saudi into it because it has nothing to do with it. And that if AEW didn't exist/didn't come to be Kenny and the Bucks probably would have been in SA at one point

 

Don't want to argue and can see your points besides the last one that's mighty presumptuous of Kenny and the Bucks. I will agree Kenny could have phrahsed a better argument. I just didnt like asking one simple question then getting a super douchey answer when I wasnt trying to start a fight.

 

who the fuck thinks an Evolve show holds more intrigue than AEW anyways