Jerry Lawler comments on new promotion All Elite Wrestling

[@DinnerWithTheKing]

Listen to more of Jerry Lawler's podcast here: www.podavenue.com/king

[@Pernection]

Why not invest in real Wrestling like the AWL? THAT is what I want.

[@MrMattyG]

Really hope AEW does well. As Jerry put it, WWE's best days were when there was stiff competition.

[@TheSpaceman12345]

Matthew who? WWE’s best days died in 2009/2010 unfortunately

[@kolz4ever1980]

@ShadowAngel Triggered wwe kiddy.. How's that kiddy show going sfor you since those ratings keep declining badly. ;) They have any pokemon battles yet?

[@TheSpaceman12345]

ShadowAngel if they can write storylines You can be interested in and make matches you can get invested in then that’ll definitely put them up there with WWE. WWE is to worried about shareholders and advertisers which is stopping them from growing as a company. It says it all that the biggest stars in wrestling are still the ones from the attitude/ruthless aggression era. Nobody cares about this boring predictable writing. Give it a few years and WWE will be on Nickelodeon. It’s so bad they have to bring back old legends to talk about there past for 10 minutes to try and get ratings.

[@El-ingobernable]

@ShadowAngel untalented? lmao stupid ass comment.

[@Buckeye7Gaming]

@@TheSpaceman12345 WWE died after the 1990's and early 2000's still watch it but def not as good as back in the day

[@Kayfabe-226]

It's not adult content as much as it is good intelligent booking of talent...

[@jtjr26]

That and not everything has to be for the children, or appropriate for all viewers. There is room out there for a wrestling show that is a bit more mature in nature.

[@TheOGDennis]

Exactly

[@tackthenite5096]

Well, things like blood can help sell feuds but we don’t need it all the time. One thing I hate is euphemisms in wrestling like people saying butt and freaking. You don’t have to curse. You just have to write something better.

[@Kayfabe-226]

@@tackthenite5096 agreed..

[@thatguy8152]

@greenbayandtottenham or spray painting poopy lol

[@RaulHernandez-sj3wi]

Lucha Underground is the most alternative wretling show on television. They absolutely push the envelope in terms of violence and language.

[@thefinnishchamp]

But nobody watches that show and they have zero hype at this point. They pushed the envelope too far because they alienated a big part of the audience.

[@laurarollins9257]

@@thefinnishchamp people still watch Lucha underground. I still watch it . I also watch Wwe, Impact and Nwjp.

[@f1s7PumP]

@@thefinnishchamp LU has gone down only because they lost wrestlers and were in danger of losing their financial support. And some Bad storytelling for S3 but not the point

[@f1s7PumP]

@Necramonium You right LU is not a threat to WWE but they do entertain more than WWE at most times. Like LU Season 1 + 2 are untouchable.

[@alkmaarishethardste]

sorry man but LU lost alot off talent to either WWE ore TNA i am fearing for new season

[@jeremiahnoggle6354]

Tony Khan has capped AEW Wrestling off at 100 million dollars AEW is starting off on a streaming service and working its way up to network TV should be interesting

[@Davis84396]

Arnold Eli that’s just a rumour

[@Davis84396]

Brown Pants 🤣

[@greenghost2212]

@ Yeah I rarely watch TV anymore and I'm 31 😂. A streaming service where I can watch aew anywhere would be awesome. But on the other hand a TV and streaming deal would benefit profit wise. But making it streaming could make it a more mature show than wwe.

[@jewggerz]

Where did you hear that? None of that was announced at the press conference, so umm...it is not true.

[@JoshInWV]

@@Davis84396 It's just a rumor started by the same people who said The Khan Family and Jericho were involved.

[@mrsjennifersteele]

Jerry knows his promotions and currently still is the most awarded wrestler in the biz.I wish he would write a playbook about it.Thank you King for your insight. (---(🌌🌎🌌)-----)

[@briannowack4077]

Wrestling is the 2nd most watched medium on tv since 1980. Most watched from 1955 to 1979 before cable news. Wrestling is a good investment if done right. Even half ass wrestling is still lucrative.

[@kemy6775]

Even USA network commercials have more violence and sexual content during WWE broadcast than the show itself.

[@forthewin2644]

Jerry’s WWE for life, what’s he supposed to say

[@isaacgroves]

Then why bother saying anything?

[@MCShvabo]

@@isaacgroves Cause he is a legend, people are interested in his opinion.

[@kameversecommunitychannel4617]

He’s wrestled on the indies still today when he wrestled Cody in 2018

[@godphoenix66x]

Jerry Lawler is a bitch

[@mrmiami3054]

Jerry the king Lawler fan 4 life

[@jacobrklein7175]

If there is a tough part about this, it's getting wrestlers. The reason I say that is because there is plenty of promotions doing well. You no longer just have WWE. You have ROH, New Japan, Lucha Underground, AAA, and even though they are struggling to find an identity, IMPACT. Plus, there's an Indy promotion in Delaware (I think it's ECWA, but could be wrong on that) that does a thing called the Super 8 tournament. That means, there are lots of wrestlers either locked up in contracts or booked for those promotions. I'm surprised that AEW has locked up the guys they have already, but if they can get enough wrestlers in this thing, they have the right financial backing, plus the brains and passion for the business in Cody to succeed. Lawler made a great point, though, in stating that you hope that there are not too many generals and not enough soldiers, because if that happens, you have no direction, and you need direction to succeed in the wrestling business.

[@daeHkiD]

I was never a big WWF/WWE fan. I'm hoping to see "pro wrestling" and not sports entertainment

[@HamanKarn567]

Me too. I think they will focus on the wrestling for sure though judging by who they are getting and talking about.

[@x13drbones1982]

@HyperX Xforts Killer WCW was for a while.

[@daeHkiD]

I was a huge NWA fan, which basically turned into WCW. Yes WCW had an element of sports entertainment, but at the end of the day, most of the roster were "pro wrestlers". Then Russo came and totally changed that.

[@AidanK_]

Tony Khan referred to aew as sports entertainment tho

@@AidanK_ Man, I don't get that. 'Sports entertainment' is a Vince McMahon invented term. Hell, he might as well copyright it, it's so synonymous with him! Nobody else but his EMPLOYEES say 'sports entertainment', other than to mock the term itself. Outside of WWE the other promoters, bookers and wrestlers do not call the business 'sports entertainment'. That's a purely WWE thing, except perhaps a very very few exceptions. Have no idea why Khan is using that McMahon term. And doesn't help AEW to separate itself from WWE.

[@surreydaprejident432]

I can't wait. I literally forward raw and smackdown when I'm eating once every few weeks and stop until I see something interesting. Pure garbage.

[@csharp57]

I used to do this too. I've since totally quit. Took it off my DVR schedule. Its NXT and nothing else for me

[@surreydaprejident432]

@@csharp57 I don't have the heart to do that lol just in case something happens...

[@thecake6635]

SD is pretty solid

[@JR-he6fn]

Jerry lawler and Jim Ross for commentary team

[@lamontking87]

Heriberto Murillo definitely be tuning in

[@mikeuscila9623]

Oh hell yeah that would be awesome....

[@Pickleman1]

Mike tenay and jim ross will be the commentators but jerry Lawler will be good to add to the team.

[@angelinaramon]

100% agree on the "Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians" quote.

[@awill909]

WWE needs competition to get out of the PG era... AEW is the company to surpass Impact/TNA and ROH

[@AidanK_]

They are a publicly traded company and the PG era isn't going anywhere

[@AidanK_]

@ they became a publicly traded company in 2001, which is when most people agree the attitude era ended

[@greenghost2212]

@@AidanK_ But they was still ruthless aggression.

[@robertporter6641]

The PG Era isn't the problem. It's incoherent and unintelligent storytelling. Why is the top champion never on TV? Why do so many stories start and never finish? Why do so many wrestlers seem to go one direction only to go another with no explanation? Bad booking is what is turning people off of WWE not a lack of sexuality and blood.

[@TL2354]

What did they do during the attitude era? They adapted to society. What are they doing now? They’re adapting to a society that gets offended by everything. Fans got their panties in a bunch when Ambrose turned on Rollins the same night that Reigns announced that he was sick. They also complained when Reigns called Samoa Joe a fat ass and the whole Alexa Bliss/Nia Jax body shaming angle. The fans have proven that they can’t handle anything other than PG

[@chiefryback7906]

I think if they could function as a Southern oriented Late 80's early 1990;s NWA/WCW style Promotion with old school style wrestling angles they could find a profitable little niche.

[@RZLAND]

I hope AEW fairs better than the Jacksonville Jaguars record.

[@XxShadowGTxX]

I actually have "Mom" on the tv while listening to this, that's fucking great lol

[@Cajunman1977-k3f]

They should hire the king just for booking.

[@RAMThaNinjalo]

Jerry said you can't have attitude era content in this day and age because of sponsors. Has he not seen Walking Dead or American Horror Story? Those shows are so gory and graphic and its on cable tv. Maybe WWE need to drop some of these sponsors and find New ones that won't try to alter the content and just let WWE do what they do. Anytime an outside force tries to alter the content of somebody else's work, the content always suffers. Ever since WWE went public and got all these sponsors, the content has slowly gone hill to the point ratings are in the ones at time. These sponsors need to let WWE do what they wanna do, that's what got them to the top in the first place.

[@poppaduxplays424]

The difference between those shows and WWE is that wrestling still has the stigma of being for kids to those that don't watch.

[@TL2354]

Ram Miller WWE needs new fans that don’t cry over everything. They need to do PG because of these idiotic fans

[@pbanik]

@Gaurav Das The WWE, when it was the WWF, and expanding in the 1980s , was catering to families, not testosterone driven males. You sound like a TeamTrump MAGA #tcot Twitter fool. He and Obama aren't great. If you want the real thing, not the WWE Attitude Era, which is basically ripping off ECW, just watching episodes of ECW Hardcore TV, because ECW on TNN had to be toned down because of sponsors and network requirements. The Attitude Era is basically a ripoff, since ECW was doing it first and probably better.

[@satan3959]

The difference is that the WWE is not NETWORK Television stations, AHS and Walking Dead are NOT,. and NETWORK television loves to cater to the SJW politically correct pussy crowd

[@shaolin1derpalm]

@Spaghettiand Sauce which is fine because have of Wwf during that period was goofy shit with King shouting "Look at this JR!"

[@Puchowalkerturner]

There will NEVER be another Monday Night Wars (TNA in 2010 wasn't one in the least lol😆) but, we'll definitely have another Wrestling promotion/company as an alternative! 😎

[@daeHkiD]

I bet you are wrong! Only time will tell

[@jvinson]

They shouldn't try to compete and be a regional promotion. That is where Impact fucked up. (And from what Cornette said, the NWA fucked up there as well.)

@@jvinson I think they should go national....BUT if there's ever a time to be regional/territorial than now is it. At least in the good ol USA. We have not been as 'regionalist' in decades, due to political and cultural polarization. As far as an identity: southerners haven't felt more southern in decades; west coasters haven't felt more like that in decades; Rust Belters haven't felt more like that in decades. And on and on. In other words: there is real regional pride now...something we haven't seen in decades. The wrestling industry could take advantage of it.

[@TheAciddragon069]

@ you're not wrong, depending on how many shows a month they run they should start in Florida run all their shows there for the first 6 months to a year, then expand into Georgia and possibly the Carolinas in year two and slowly expand and build up a regional fan base that will fill smaller arenas at first, while letting their TV deal take care of their nation exposure. then take a look at the ratings if the pull a decent number Ohio then run a months worth of shows in Ohio to build that fan base.

[@wak3up_mrfreshgoggles415]

I knew somebody would compare it to Nash running the company....the difference is these guys have an understanding of marketing & how to use social media to their advantage

[@Awesome_Force]

One thing they need to focus on is getting good talent for commentators. Nobody even gets near the talent of Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross. They were a big part of the Attitude Era's success. The majority of people watch on TV, not in person so the commentators are very important. If he was available I think William Regal would make a good choice for a commentator. Edge would make a good choice too. Not sure if they are available or not since I quit watching WWE years ago.

[@MikeMusicandMotivation]

I miss the king on Raw and Smackdown

[@randyjohnson7734]

+Daniel Thane...so very true,so often when one does it is shot down. Wrestling could use more honest people like yourself thumbs up...

[@Disheartened6]

nice perspective jerry and i was expecting a "puuuppiies" comment thrown in too😂😂😂

[@XxXxTwofirstnames69420xXxXx]

ROH, impact Wrestling, and AEW are all backed by Billionaires. Crazy.

[@iamadam_thegoat]

And still can't compete with WWE. Crazy.

[@truindividual]

@@iamadam_thegoat no one can in terms of production value, etc. The best we can hope for is a viable alternative. WWE is way too big for any company, Billionaire or not to compete with. Why is everyone clamoring for a 2nd Monday Night War? It's not gonna happen anytime soon

[@XxXxTwofirstnames69420xXxXx]

Flazko id rather them not compete but rather all thrive. That way we have more places to work.

[@KingReezy88]

Anthem Sports aren’t billionaires I don’t think

[@c.a.t4607]

And eventually they will all fail, be mediocre at best, then vince will rape their corpse after helping to put them out of buisness...

[@MrJjburgess11]

Let Paul Haymen run it. Just don't let him be in charge of the money and the contracts. Lol

[@satan3959]

Let him BOOK it, not actually run it, there's a huge difference. LOL. Although Dutch Mantell would be a good choice too

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

You can bet that this company will have a budget . It will not be a bottomless pit like wcw was.

[@theshakter]

All you need is a wrestling company to be in the right hands. Wcw did not

[@csolivais1979]

Mcwhorter141 Mcwhorter, supposedly its $100 million. I think you could do pretty well with a budget like that

[@paulelunico]

What Lawler says is true. Back when WCW and RAW competed, it was awesome. I remember tuning around from one show to another because both were cool. Hope this helps to get an old-school WWE. I really miss PG13 wrestling and not the bullcrap PG that we have now.

[@lamontking87]

What I said we need another wrestling show that’s so good makes wwe stand their game up again

[@robertporter7414]

I love Jerry"The King"Lawler's comment about WCW'S downfall.He says about"too many Chiefs and not enough Indians."Sound familiar?Too many Chiefs in WWE.....Vince McMahon,Stephanie McMahon,Shane McMahon and Triple H and not enough Indians!

[@surreydaprejident432]

Not enough Indians in wwe? They have 2 brands with more than enough talent you turd. And vince runs it before steph and Shane. Lol. Dumbass. You are wrong but Lawler is right.

[@michaelskoomamacher5652]

WDYM "not enough Indians"? There's always a fuckton amount of pajeets running their comment sections 🤣 But in all seriousness, despite "too many chiefs" there's that one chief to overrule them all.

[@nukalegend]

I don't think you're interpreting that right. WCW fell because their was to many top talent not bosses

[@surreydaprejident432]

@@nukalegend ? Lol Russo, nash, Hogan, flair, bischoff, etc? Creative control clause...are u out of ur mind? Lol too many chiefs was right dummy

[@mr.motivation3797]

Wahoo McDaniel died a while ago 🤔

[@thedynamitekid7512]

Will they have a show on the same time as RAW ?

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

It’s a shame people over look impact wrestling right now cause it’s really good

[@jonpoon3896]

Wrestling needs to “mature” with a generation. Just like family sit-coms when those kids “grow-up”. Wrestling fans that start during PG era will wanna grow up into more mature content. WWE had to go PG to draw that young generation, but now needs to mature again with this generation. Basically, it should come and go in waves

[@ColonyWarrior]

They also had to clean up their image after the Benoit tragedy, death of Eddie Guerrero and other drug related controversies I thought?

[@imaratspal]

"You had a lot of the wrestlers all of a sudden be involved in making business decisions" Not entirely accurate interpretation in terms of what happened in WCW. In WCW, too many guys had creative control in their contracts, took full advantage of that fact, and were total marks for themselves, messing with the show in the process. Also, Hall and Nash had that "favored nations" clause so when a guy like Bret Hart comes in, they get paid as much as he does even though Hall did not contribute much after 1998. Now, it is true that having too many active wrestlers being part of the creative team was a problem for WCW but that was at a time when they were already failing. I do find it hypocritical that Jerry Lawler, a man that both ran a wrestling company and made himself the top guy in that company, is showing concern about wrestlers being in that capacity. There's a big difference in AEW than with WCW. Those guys had never done storylines before they had been put into creative positions. Cody and The Young Bucks (especially) have experience doing their own storylines and angles for a few years now. All In was successful, in part, because of that.

[@c.a.t4607]

Problems with wcw was creating a story line... Then hogan comes in day of the show and says nope we are doing it my way... And the storylines get thrown out... Lather rinse repeat, then there was ruso and his 20 plus world title changes in one year.. They screwed themselves...

[@poppaduxplays424]

The few comments I've heard from Tony Khan seem to suggest that he is nothing more than an investor at this point and won't be involved much, if at all, in decision making for the company. As far as Lawlers comments about wrestlers not making business decisions, yes he owned Memphis but what happened there? Maybe he is speaking from personal experience.

[@imaratspal]

@Silvia Gonzalez I read your comment incorrectly, my bad. That's why my replies before made no sense.

[@albundy7459]

It definitely was this and not Vince Russo burying it to the point of no return.

[@williamschutz4982]

imaratspal You hit it on the head.

[@LanceKhaos]

I had whenever someone says WWE is the only game in town. Just because it is the BIGGEST game in town, does not mean they are the ONLY game in town.

[@NostalgiNorden]

"If they go PG like Lucha Underground..." LU is not PG

[@satan3959]

PG like CHIKARA then. LOL

[@GroupConglomerate]

It doesn't need to be pg-13. Just good wrestling that makes sense with matches that mean something.

[@loumalabann9303]

and not treat itself like a tv show and more like a sports event

[@anthonyperez1410]

And PG 13 as well, and thay's still lame as well. Some of you need some testosterone really bad.

[@RumbleFish69]

I was just saying the same thing to my friends that Lawler is saying here about competition being good for the companies. But I also said that it will only be great until Vince makes a move to buy up the new competition. If these folks are investing 7 Billion and get an offer of two times that amount to sell, with possible options and contract jobs, how could they not? This is what Vince does, he gobbles up the competition and he might want to scoop these new guys before they become a real threat. Hopefully, that doesn't happen here. AEW is grabbing some good talent and I would love to see them make it. I am just waiting for the announcement that Bret Hart is heading there too! That would be good for them but it would be especially good for The Hitman! If that were to happen, I think all hell would break loose!

[@glenndallas7171]

You are all over the place here. 1. They're not investing 7 billion. Tony Kahn has supposedly capped the investment at 100 million. 2. Even if they were investing 7 billion, Vince could never offer two times that to buy them out. 3. How would adding Bret be good for AEW?

[@TheAciddragon069]

there is no way the Khan's are investing that kind of money as Glenn Dallas said the report is they capped at 100 million, and Vince wouldn't have 7 billion dollars if he sold every share of WWE stock he owns. the funny thing is as far as the people who own the 4 biggest companies in American Wrestling WWE, TNA, ROH, and now AEW Vince has the lowest net worth of all of them

[@RumbleFish69]

@@TheAciddragon069 Your numbers surely make sense but there is one thing your numbers do not account for...that is sheer determination to win. Is Vince really the lowest player on this tier of players? I would argue that no matter how many numbers you crunch, and again, your numbers seem pretty accurate, Vince is the most well-known player of all! On top of that, Vince has proven time and time again that he will not lose. I read somewhere that Vince is valued at around 9 billion while his company, apart from his personal assets, was valued at an additional one and a half billion. This is not counting the finances of his wife, or his children and Triple H who is now part of this family. If the Khans do have that money, then Vince will have it as well. Anyway, it will be interesting to see how this unfolds. By the way, I am a little shit-faced as I am writing so if some of it does not make sense, don't blame me!

[@itzdm0r3]

Late nights with an TV-14 or MA rating sounds fair to me.

[@lonewolfpup87]

If you get Jr and King to do commentary for aew they could just they could put crap on a stick in the middle of the ring and those two would get you hyped for it

[@abdulrahmanx2900]

Great promo.

[@frankiebflat5728]

It's that old saying Money Talks

[@williammcguire130]

Can we get some Memphis on the Network, brotha?

[@jewggerz]

They have USWA on there. Not the prime stuff, but some good SCSA stuff.

[@bigj-nq8dd]

All I know is without a TV deal and I mean a cable television deal not a streaming deal. All the hype means nothing having 2 or 3 shows a year on ppv isn't gonna cut it without a TV deal there's nothing to talk about.

[@anthonyperez1410]

Tell that to Cobra Kai. Do you even read the shit you write?

[@bigj-nq8dd]

@@anthonyperez1410 okay how many people watch that show 200,000 people maybe. If you think aew is going to make any noise on KZbin or streaming then your an idiot. Will the nitch auidince which is the wrestling marks watch of course because marks will watch anything with wrestling in it. But they said they wanted to change the wrestling world. You're not gonna do that on some fucking streaming service that no one has or has ever heard of. You want people who aren't wrestling fans to watch. In order to do that you have to have a good cable TV deal. TNT TBS Paramount network etc. And they're probably going to get one. My point in my initial comment was everyone is hyping something that hasn't even had its first show yet. When they get a TV deal then the hype begins. But everyone needs to pump the brakes because without a good TV deal the company isn't going anywhere. Sorry if I rambled too long.

[@marcuswalker6764]

That's all in the works plus there are now streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu that AEW can ink deals with to air their shows.

[@truckdawg43]

It's all in the names they get

[@LanskeyBeatz]

Reminds me of the plot of GLOW 😂

[@napalmstriker5173]

AEW and Lucha underground are the best alternative promotions right now. Wwe and impact dropped the ball years ago

[@killwillv2610]

I'm going to give it a try. If they're not PG, I think it will stand a chance.

[@thegolem9325]

I want AEW to be a success but people need to chill the fuck out. It's not going to be a competitor to WWE it's just going to be another option besides the dozens of options we already have. Why are people so damn salty? It's not like our options are limited. We have Monday night Raw, Tuesday Smackdown, NXT, NXT UK, 205 live, Impact on Friday, NJPW on friday and saturday, a thriving UK wrestling scene putting out amazing matches, ROH on friday, saturday and sunday in the middle of the night, the wwe network, honorclub, njpw world plus several other small promotions have their own streaming services, youtube, a bunch of websites that stream wrestling shows for free, and shows are being run on twitch now to expand the audiences even further! What are people bitching about? What is so special about this company that hasn't even had its first match? How is anything going to be any different by adding one more option to a list of dozens of options that already exist?

[@turtlehead2]

If AEW gets an antenna tv deal, they’ll be fine. Back in the attitude era days people rave about, Turner and USA were on the most basic package. Now cable packages are ridiculous and it’s the one expense that people cut down/out. I’ve not had those channels for a while. I’m getting by on Internet and antenna tv. I don’t know if Nielsen ratings take streaming into their numbers, but there might be more people watching that way than through cable/satellite. The promotion will be fine if it has the working relationship with ROH and new Japan. It makes good business sense for them to. Imagine introducing Tanahashi to a bigger American audience. Or the GOD runs in on a Bucks match to hype a PPV. It’s not about being better than either. It’s about giving fans good rasslin. Everything takes care of itself if that happens.

[@tommyleblanc3207]

bring back mid south and uwf

[@mikeuscila9623]

Yes yes yes that was awesome back in the day....

[@wj00312]

AEW doesnt need to be adult oriented. It just needs to put out a compelling product. It isn't the PG rating that hurts WWE. It's everything else. Produce a great show. People will watch. Also, Lucha Underground is definitely NOT for children. Not in the slightest. lol

[@SageNemesis]

I just found out about AEW yesterday when I saw Jericho crash the rally. I am quite hyped for this. I haven't watched Wrestling in a LONG time due it being boring and stale. And that goes to all the promotions right now. I don't watch NJPW because I'd rather watch a promotion from my own country lol. But yeah, I can't believe how hyped I am for this. I know a lot of people hate him, but if they can get CM Punk that could bring a lot of eyes to the product (on top of Jericho and Rhodes). Maybe even a J.R. for commentary? I don't know, but I'm actually excited for AEW!

[@teashdrinks714]

I think there are plenty of advertisers for adult content the prime demographic is 18-35

[@SolidSharkOFFICIAL]

BRING MORE WRESTLING TO JACKSONVILLE ALREADYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vikkorheel9966]

That stuff they did (we all loved and enjoyed) in the attitude era is not gonna fly now

[@JoshInWV]

Do you watch any TV that isn't wrestling?

[@vikkorheel9966]

@@JoshInWV lol yeah yeah but wrestling attracts a lot more ad well kids not only us long time fans

[@wlittle8908]

I'm all for AEW simply because it gives fans a choice and as Jerry said competition is good.

[@KasirRham]

they should be ok financially, come on they own sports teams for christ sake. Also consider niche projects like how Marvel's shows are different on netflix than they are on ABC. Campy and Edgy can coexist in their respective silos

[@KyleJWest-vn9kn]

Now tell us what you think without the WWE's company line in your back pocket, Jerry.

[@Strythium]

I don't think he's as committed to them as he would have been even two years ago. He's been relegated to pre-shows for PPVs now. Especially with the rumors of JR going to AEW when his contract is up in March I would not be surprised to see Jerry follow shortly after. The two of them on commentary would be gold.

[@regretamin3689]

@@Strythium name a better commentating group than Jr and Lawler

[@Strythium]

@@regretamin3689 If I had to go back, I'd say Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon, but they're not with us anymore. I'd take JR and the King over pretty much anyone WWE has from week to week now.

[@alexvanoverSlashTraxNetwork]

Exactly

[@Mrhamo9000]

@@regretamin3689 Tazz and Cole

[@SandmanFightingSys]

What will help this promotion is not just proper management but also EXPOSURE, EXPOSURE, EXPOSURE.... lack thereof will KILL this promotion as it did with ECW.

[@DG_Haus]

How much money did the Carter Family waste on tna? I want WWE to have competition, hope it does well

[@nixn6412]

Oooooooo King is hating........I like it

[@JonDoe-fo3kl]

I wish they hire raven or even paul heyman as a booker

[@fredrickwilliams7741]

wolverinebesthero man if Brock decides to leave after the contract then yea

[@flexrosen3481]

See what people don't understand this is my opinion as a wrestling fan back in the Attitude Era what I got out of that is that I felt that Vince McMahon was desperate because he was losing ratings so what he did is gave us an edgier product for us to see and that's how WWE beat WCW..... Now as time changes product changes investors change nowadays A lot of people keep bringing up saying I want the Attitude era back do you believe for one second that if the Attitude era was apart of this era we living in right now well the WWE be around hell no and the same thing goes for ECW all the shit that they went through all the matches all the tables fire thumbtacks you think that in this generation would allow that we are living in a very sensitive and I'm going to see that with a huge capital (SENSITIVE SOCIETY) I agree with this video and if they do not get the adult content that they want and that's going to be a very difficult content to have because the TV deals and the people that are involved in that are going to say hey we can't have this we can't have that you can't do this you can't do that so on and so forth it's going to be just like a TNA and lucha underground that's the main attraction like they say sex sales and you know that WWE is a PG-13 entertainment business and I hear the same thing over and over again about guys saying oh I want The Rock to come back oh I want Stone Cold to come back oh I want Batista to come back WWE fans always dwell in the past he always want the Attitude era the ruthless aggression era to come back dude Time has changed and all we got to do is move forward

[@allelitenews9478]

Great video. Very professional 🤙

[@DougUnfunny]

another struggle for AEW is talent. so many guys are still under contract and that leaves a might small roster guys they can sign that have name recognition. nobody is gonna tune in to watch the elite take on jobbers each week.

[@Lousigpi25]

Well Chris Jericho and PAC (Neville) was a damn good start lol. I wouldn't be surprised to see Vince start locking down all his talent. Especially the more disenfranchised members of the roster. I wouldn't go so far as to say he's shook about this new company but he's definitely nervously watching the progress. Shit he's already banning AEW shirts at live events 😂.

[@TheOak12345]

There are different interviews online where Cody and Brandy say they are open to talent sharing with different promotions. AEW will have a roster but the door is open for others to come in just like at ALL IN.

[@adamchirico7724]

There's plenty of talent out there. Dont be blind. Anybody athletic can be a wrestler

[@rayecoone5889]

How about they start building new stars? Why doesnt anyone talk about that these days

[@DeeCire]

Doug Unfunny Supposedly AEW is after Pentagon Jr and Rey Fenix

[@seanomight5401]

Who cares with the major advertisers. The major advertisers should realise its about what the people want.

[@ViperRob]

is AEW going to be on TV?

[@jamesbyersmusic]

Impact Wrestling, ROH & NJPW is where I get my Wrestling fix. I watch very little WWE, so I'm very much looking forward to AEW. By 'Adult Content' I think just an alternative, edgy product would be great!

[@El-ingobernable]

His conversation with JR about AEW clearly shows he is not a business man lol And he also said "they were getting 7 and 8 million people watching each one of them and now you struggle to get 2 million to watch the only show in town" Hmm.... i wonder why And its not "the only show in town" i get what he was TRYING to say but come on..... ROH, NJPW, Evolve, Impact, MLW, HoH, CZW, CMLL, AAA, Lucha Underground and now AEW

[@MilkmanC]

Doesn't mean they have access to all that money

[@JoshInWV]

Considering that both Tony and his father are now announced as backing it. Yes, it does.

[@phantomblade89]

@@JoshInWV no it doesn't. lets destroy you, how much more popular is European soccer than rasslin a fucking shit ton, so I'm sure he cares far more about his team doing well. That means he will put more money into that. His father, will also care more about the Jaguars doing well then a pet project.

[@JohnSmith-iv5le]

If they can get Jim Ross...

[@cflo1386]

I'm all for independent wrestling companies and territories like the old days, it breeds great performers and competition, unlike the cookie cutter monopoly called wwe.

[@ericmadsen9655]

What would happen if Hulk Hogan or any of the HOF ever signed with AEW? Vince would flip out.

[@hectornationifudownifnotfu5108]

I can't wait wwe is borning. It would be nice for wrestler have another place to go and make money

[@jonnyOysters]

What is Glenn More talking about in regards to "pushing the envelope". TNA and Lucha Underground both tried pushing the envelope, and didn't try be PG WWE. Them not being successful was due to other factors.... I'm not saying I want AEW to be campy PG. But wtf is he talking about?

[@rmeullover]

Wrestling was definitely the best during that Monday night wars. Ever since McMahon bought out the major competition, it's gone downhill

[@nightknight445]

I don't think being TV-14 nowadays is as big of a game changer as it was back during 90's. Wrestling fans in this generation want good matches and compelling storylines. Look at NXT. It's PG, but that hasn't stopped it from being beloved by wrestling fans. It's probably a better business decision to be PG and not run the risk of losing advertisers. The pay off of being TV-14 just isn't enough to justify being edgy.

[@keng9744]

king needs to be on commentary!!!

[@BodaciousBob66]

ken g could you imagine JR and King commentating for AEW lol epic

[@AidanK_]

@@BodaciousBob66 way past their prome honestly, like I love them to death, but they were not really good on raw 25 and wrestlemania. Not to mention J.R. when he comments for other companies doenst even know their talent half the time

[@mr.motivation3797]

Lawler is annoying. Not good without JR. JR made it. Not Lawler.

[@SynysterGoose]

If triple h takes over wwe and it becomes more like NXT AEW might have some trouble.

[@derrickrobertson3334]

AEW may put ROH out of business.. Impact will deffinetly die off. I hope they do their TV live. I'm anxious to see how it all plays out. Wonder what their schedule will be like.

[@XxXxTwofirstnames69420xXxXx]

derrick robertson whys impact gonna die off? They're broadcast in 120 countries, their past 8 payperviews were all sell outs, they match or beat WWE's in ratings in plenty of countries, and Impact's viewership in India is more than Raw and Smackdowns in the Us. Not counting the fact that they're backed by a billion dollar company in Anthem. I agree I hope AEW broadcasts live, too. I hope it won't be another GFW.

[@derrickrobertson3334]

@@XxXxTwofirstnames69420xXxXx I just think that the talent pool is gonna thin out, naturally. Think about all the talent that ROH and Impact will lose to AEW. I feel like top guys outside WWE are gonna be clammering to get involved In AEW... And even some of WWEs guys. Maybe make WWE finally put a little effort into what they put out. It's gonna be fun to watch.

[@XxXxTwofirstnames69420xXxXx]

derrick robertson no one company can rival WWE but maybe Impact, roh, NJPW, and AEW can at least play them a little wake up music. Not counting all the other indies. It's practically a resurgence of the territories in a way.

[@Gamblestein]

I think AEW will be successful as long as they will be willing to put non elite guys over when the time is right. Obviously the promotion is built around The Elite and they should be the focus of the show, but eventually you'll have up and comers who will be worth building up. WCW hung on to the NWO as the focal point for way too long and had insane talent like Jericho and the Radicals under their nose but let them go. I think Cody and the Bucks have a good eye and as long as they create some new stars in addition to The Elite, they will be in great shape.

[@I_Am_NAKOA]

You don't know what you are fucking talking about.

[@dexterwilliams443]

WWE PG era is not the problem, the problem is the horrible booking.

[@kaitotatsuya]

noice

[@HEAVYDIAPER]

Let's stop with AEW being the next this or that. AEW needs to be the first AEW!

[@TuSoKa67]

How many promotions is Cody Rhodes going to be in? All of them I guess

[@301SO]

The biggest shows on TV have some form of 'adult' content

[@josephnewago3102]

So is the AEW going to be rip off from WWE and TNA Impact or UFC or are they going to do something and better

[@declanmarshall3100]

Much better wrestles are at AEW they will go places.

[@jaakkotoivonen5356]

Oh yeah yeah, King is very old, oh yeah yeah

[@DamienReaper_PrinceofHalloween]

AWE will be another Impact because they may get big names but WWE has the backers, they have Legacy as much as fans dis them for being PG they have The Rock, Ronda, Brock, AJ, Undertaker, Kane, Becky, Charlotte and the list goes on, No one dreams of being AWE, ROH wrestler they wanna be a WWE Superstar.

[@albertnada4681]

I hope Cody can get 'er done!!!

[@abdulrahmanx2900]

AEW... Invades Monday night raw!!

[@Eweezy8004]

Abdulrahman X NO!!! fuck a raw of mondays

[@SynysterGoose]

He scarred haha

[@Clymax01]

They should have brought NWA ROH TNA and folded it into one

[@MrWickCity]

wwe needs to let wrestlers do there no own promos and tv 14

[@JuniorLewingKoo]

Competition is good. At present, the WWE are horrible to watch! Fans demands raw an unscripted violence. It's like it were in the early 70s an 80s.

[@frosty8269]

I just looked up Shad Khans net worth, I think AEW have a chance.

[@blackoutgstar9949]

wow might wrestling finally be good again? hopefully either the new promotion is good or vince mcmahon pulls out some attitude type stuff. cause wwe sucks rn make wrestling good again. not pushing for great yet because its been so long since it was great