LennoxLewis
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That was a great PPV from top to bottom and a great way for Sting to have his retirement. Glad he went out on top and as a champ.
This is why I mentioned him being overrated. No denying the talent or the legacy.The anticipation of Sting coming down to the rafters, the play of trust with the bat, being one of the few to get the upper hand on the nWo was awesome. The ratings showed that it was the storyline fans invested in most.
The problem was the payoff. Instead of him going over Hogan clean and stating his intentions. WCW creative forced Brett Hart in and the botched decision killed the momentum.
It’s like a females getting you right before finish and she stops.
Fans spent 3 hours waiting for Sting to appear and lost it every time he did. They just did an awful job paying it off.
If Sting had gone over clean, cut a promo on Nitro the next night stating his intentions of restoring order to his company WCW… he would have exploded
Your last paragraph is exactly what was needed.This is why I mentioned him being overrated. No denying the talent or the legacy.
My issues were no true WWE run and a prolonged "will he, won't he" only to flop when he did. Which was all on Vince. Sting should have only signed a deal with guaranteed matches and outcomes to protect his legacy.
TNA run was solid but anything between that and WCW or even his AEW run seems meh.
But the payoff for Crow Sting. That MF'er should have singlehandedly wiped out the NWO one by one and went over Hogan to restore WCW. We all know NWO went on too long and was too watered down. Sting could have preserved that legacy with an incredible ending.
Not too concerned really, thinking they'll announce after Mania that it will be here hopefully.As far as Summerslam goes, anyone concerned that something is holding iy up from actually getting announced or even coming here.
I personally am concerned about having it and the concert so close to the start of the season. I'm somewhat concerned about the field quality.
Very mediocre ratings for Dynamite last night, especially the end of the show with the Ospreay match. Ospreay is great but they really haven’t given the non hardcore fans any reason to watch this guy. They need to do so to get fans to care about him beyond the ones who were already fans. The biggest part of the show was the beginning and that is due to Big Bang Theory as a lead in.
If they can’t pop a big number next week with Sasha’s debut then they might just settle into mediocre ratings week in and out. Spending all this money Tony is spending on these big FAs should be leading to more success but so far, nothing. No boost in ticket sales and no ratings increase.
The lack of success is starting to trickle down to the talents though. There were reports the talent is disheartened by the smaller and smaller crowds for TV each week. And like I said, Tony is paying these people millions upon millions to come in and they make no impact to the bottom line. This lack of success while paying out huge salaries is partially what did WCW in (though obviously not comparable since AEW is a way better product).I mean I know the fun internet thing is to dunk on all things AEW, but the demo number is basically the same they’ve been doing. They had very little of a card announced and Okada wasn’t teased outside of dirt sheets, which only the hardcores read. They really just need stable ratings, which they have been, and streaming as part of the new TV deal next year.
Regardless, that was the best Dynamite in a long time after their best PPV in a while and people are missing out IMO. If seeing what Ospreay is doing in the ring isn’t enough to get you to tune in, AEW probably isn’t for you. And that’s okay! Could they draw more casuals by becoming WWE-lite? Sure, but that doesn’t work long term. Ask TNA. Personally, that would be really disappointing.
The lack of success is starting to trickle down to the talents though. There were reports the talent is disheartened by the smaller and smaller crowds for TV each week. And like I said, Tony is paying these people millions upon millions to come in and they make no impact to the bottom line. This lack of success while paying out huge salaries is partially what did WCW in (though obviously not comparable since AEW is a way better product).
Can't blame Okada, and certainly can't blame Khan either. Both know that Okada will be more known in AEW vs Okada appearing in WWE, and I say this hoping Okada would go to WWE. After how Shin has been used on the main roster though, including with HHH leading creative, he was better off going to AEW.