The Building of: WWE vs. All Elite Wrestling Volume 38 by
AverageMansReview
Just a heads up: I
will be interconnecting these two wrestling promotions at some point.
Hey Yo! Let's get down to business: the WrestleMania 38/2022 pay-per-view card looks like garbage,
don't get me wrong based on the look of the women's matches they look to be the
only positives on why at some point I would want to review this pay-per-view.
Because at least their matches have a WrestleMania quality to them [granted I
haven't seen any of the build up, but based on their face value, they looked to
be positive.]
But on the men's side of things, minus Edge vs. AJ Styles
and Stone Cold and K.O [whatever they have planned,] as things stand on Sunday
20/03/2022 the rest of this card does get a no thank you from me.
Now on to Cody Rhodes frankly he and his wife can fudge
off. Now let's talk about this properly and why I can happily say what I have
just said, even if at some point they or Cody comes back to AEW, I would find
it near to impossible to welcome them back and this is not a petulant person
discussing this, this would be a real adult with very deep reasons.
So for roughly 3 years or more Cody is one of the founding
members of this wrestling revolution known as AEW, for the past 3 years or more
he rides the coattails of the WWE every possible opportunity he gets in AEW and
because he doesn't get the money he wants [because he isn't getting a top guy
money; this is a very old wrestling terminology; it comes from the WCW days, it
is pretty explanatory really; if you were a top guy you would get top money and
over the past months I have learned from a reliable source that; that for an
example if the WCW brought in new guy in on higher money, the top guys would
get a pay increase to match.] Which clearly is an unsustainable way to do
business as we clearly no from W CW ceasing in 2001 and purchased by the WWE
and I don't care if CM Punk or Bryan Danielson are on bigger contracts, because
since they have joined AEW they have done everything they can to make AEW a
better product. I mean I don't have a problem with Tony Kahn's business
dealings it's like for example if I give you this big contract Chris Jericho,
you better at the very least justify it and Chris has in fact all three of
these names have, so as it relates to Cody I can see why Tony couldn't justify
it, because Cody was becoming a liability on some research, he wouldn't turn
heel and I get why because of his charity work, but I believe in AEW you don't
have to be an out a and out heel or face, they have the space and flexibility
to come up with something between both.
I now understand why the AEW fan base were turning on Cody
after his AEW Double or Nothing 2021 pay-per-view win over Anthony Ogogo
[Sunday 30/05/2021] where Ogogo picked up an injury through this match so the
match result had to be changed, this is where the AEW fan base patients ran
out, so it isn't Cody's fault here. Just to cover my back I know I put out a
tweet in a nutshell saying I don't know why they are booing Cody, but as I have
made reference to it I understand it now. But what is his fault is trying to
continue pushing the narrative of out and out babyface when an out and out
babyface isn't going to be a babyface, you see in reality it will be heel work
and not only that the more you try to push this narrative it will get you more
negative heat or even worse go away heat, which his wife has also been
receiving this go away heat as well and yes if at any point the WWE turn him
heel I will be finding this hilarious.
The thing is he could have been a real guy or the guy at
AEW that showed by an example that I believe in what we are doing in AEW and I
want to remain pushing this wrestling revolution, so I will sign this contract
not for myself but to show true leadership and to show our younger
talent/wrestlers that not everything is about money, it is about building
something with your career.
I should point out providing this they leave on
good/professional terms, I have no problem with other AEW talent going to the
WWE, for another example if you have MJF towards the ending of his career
saying I don't know how long I have left in my career but I really want a
WrestleMania moment and the money the WWE is willing to offer me is massive.
Tony Kahn/wrestling fans of AEW and I mean real wrestling fans would understand
it is all about those moments in your career and WrestleMania is something the
WWE can offer anyone. So Tony Kahn would probably say go get your WrestleMania
moment and you are welcome back any time. I mean Cody could have done something
like this if it was motivated by wrestling and not money and including not
taking a shot at the WWE every opportunity he got on AEW
programming/pay-per-views, I mean I would have still had a little problem with
it, but I would have understood it based on wrestling first and the money came
second yes I am not stupid go and make millions, but as long as it is wrestling
motivated first that would have been fine, if he generally and honestly feels
like he has unfinished business with the WWE and if he is generally going to
retire when he say she will by the age of 40 [I will discuss this momentarily
later on.]yes I am trying to give Cody a couple of minutes of benefit of the
doubt here, but even though I have said all of this I can now turn around and
squash that benefit of doubt by simply pointing out this ever so tiny detail if
Tony gave Cody the contract he wanted we wouldn’t be discussing this situation.
But when everything is said and done in Cody Rhodes
career, his particular legacy will be someone that could have really built
something with his career okay if he didn't want to stay with AEW fair enough,
he could've done anything else but what he has actually done which is basically
sold out [yes I know this terminology gets thrown out a lot in wrestling,] but
I can see at some point years down the line of content creators making lists of
top 10 wrestlers who sold out and he will the new number one.
And what for millions of dollars and going back to
somewhere where he is fully aware that they don't treat their talent right, if
I should have some people reading this that say "Why are you making such a
big deal out of this? He has the right to do whatever he wants to do in his
career/life and he has always said he wants to retire at 40 years old."
Yes this is true he has the right to do what every he
likes, but unfortunately I come from the real world where any person is as good
as their word or character so as I said somewhere near the beginning of this he
has been riding the WWE curtails for 3 years or more and when something doesn't
go his way he goes with his tail between his legs back to the company which he
has been riding for all these years because of money and yes I am aware for roughly
6 months he has been wrestling at AEW without a contract and what I say to that
is never mind, if he wanted to show real leadership he should have signed the
fudging AEW contract in the first place and so what Tony Kahn is the President
and CEO/Head of Creative/other positions [I know he has many job titles,] which
I have no problem with this for one good reason it is his money, so if this put
Cody's nose out of joint I think someone better grow up and I have just
realised he is just re-signed with the WWE which is run by somebody that under
no circumstances will have anything less than 100% control and if you think for
one second Cody will not wrestle when he reaches 40; when this was being
dictated he is roughly 36 years old, I have a feeling if the money is correct
40 is just a number.
I will always have respect for the Rhodes family name and
that will never change, but Cody and Brandi well that is a completely different
story.
I am disinterested in what Cody does now as far as I'm
concerned the only fitting return for him at this year's WrestleMania is being
a new inductees to a very limited group of people of Kiss My Ass Club; book
that for WrestleMania, because this is what Cody has done anyway so they may as
well make it a literal thing.
AEW will be absolutely fine, unlike the WWE they build up
their talent to move on in the present and the future.
I really like how AEW fulfil their contracts in the sense
of if their talent contract expires they are free to go, so there is none of
this re-signing just so that you have this talent on their books and have no
intention of using them, but I would recommend now Tony Kahn has purchased ROH
[Ring of Honour] he puts a possible option in his talents contracts where both
parties can still work together, because they may be really happy and they want
to stay around each other, where the talent could take bookings outside of AEW
but also work for ROH or completely switched their contract to ROH, basically
flexibility let's put real meaning behind these words of independent
contractor, that way Tony can balance the books of okay the AEW roster is
looking a bit big and he has said there will become a time where there will
have to be some releases, but I like the option of options. So maybe moving
some younger talent over to ROH to keep an eye on their development or get a
good balance of talent in there to build up present and the future stars more,
that way hopefully down the line they won't have to spend so much on bringing
talent in, don't get me wrong I expect them to still bring in talent now and
again but as I have already referenced I like options being options, granted I
know the tiniest about ROH, actually the only thing I know is some the biggest
and greatest wrestlers of the present have wrestled in this promotion; so as
you can tell I would deem this to be a wonderful bit of business from Tony
Kahn.
Now there is only one way I can finish this entry and it
is by saying sadly and with a heavy heart; Rest In Peace Scott "Razor
Ramon" Hall 1958-2022 he made a lasting impact on the world of
professional wrestling, you will never be forgotten and remember When you’re
NWO, you’re NWO for life.
Additional: Monday 04/04/2022; now usually I wouldn't do this, but
in this case I feel it is necessary. Because I have really come to understand I
mean I knew it anyway, but I really understand now. Because I have received a
little bit of negativity from apparent wrestling fans as it relates to Cody
Rhodes and him going back to the WWE and all of that and him taking every opportunity
to take a shot at WWE or something like that to reinforce he isn't going back
or he can't go back. Now I do understand this little thing called kayfabe, but
my problem is even though I understand this wrestling terminology, speculation
on my part/mixed in with probable fact that he written his own
promos and segments, so based on this theory and off-screen as well to in a
nutshell really either poke fun or push he isn't going back over the past three
years, then to go back to them.
In
simple terminology if he didn't do all of this to the level he did, I wouldn't
have a problem obviously I would still have been disappointed, I mean for an
example if Kenny Omega wanted a WrestleMania match, he would have to relinquish
his Executive Vice President position/role,] then coming back at some point to
take back this position/role I wouldn't have a problem with this or anyone else
for an example Keith Lee, he may feel one day he still has unfinished business
with the WWE, so he may go back which as long as he was likewise civil there is
no problem from me so I hope I have made things crystal clear I have very
little problem with people going back to the WWE. But however you need to keep
this in mind now if Tony Kahn had given Cody Rhodes the deal he wanted has in
among the big earners he wouldn't have left AEW and from an outsider's
perspective whatever problem Cody couldn't get over in a nutshell it was
basically because Tony Kahn is the head chief of AEW, as he should be, just
based on it is his money and Cody was under the impression that they were on
the same level as he was the guy but the first opportunity he got to prove it
he bottled it by not accepting the new AEW contract, but then again the big
financial contract from AEW which he was pushing for would have made Cody
Rhodes feel much better about his position in AEW wouldn't it. One final thing
the wrestlers that has came out and either said or referenced that the
wrestling fan base is toxic, I would have to agree with them[just to cover my
back I know I have referenced some of this in both the main blog and the
additional.]
