Brandon

Just use discord... Its better.

Adams is a great depth receiver... Not going to pay him as a #1 guy though.

If we retain Nichols , I wouldn't say it's the end of the world because we still have most of our o line and a great RB.

Crappy that WJ will be gone.... that's a huge loss....

It's almost as if he was an inexperienced QB and needs time to grow

Why would he regret going in on the best qb in the league? Proven QB over a guy who did play well for a stretch of 5 games.... the safer bet would be to stick with BLM

Terrible with Durant also! Also terrible with a healthy Nichols!

For myself what was the draw for me with the WWE was the personalities of the wrestlers more so the scripts given to them. Everything just seems so forced and wooden on WWE these days.

Totally unrelated.... I tried sending you a private message and the site said that you could not receive any private messages.... maybe check to see if you got it because I sent a long winded message. Back to topic - I'd say in the 80's everyone knew who Hogan, Savage, Ultimate Warrior and Andre the Giant were. Even a lot of the secondary talent was quite popular such as Hillbilly Jim, Rick Rude, Beefcake, Million Dollar Man etc.... 90's - Bret Hart, Stone Cold, Goldberg, Undertaker, The Rock.... 00's - Lesnar, Cena , Bastista... 10's - ???? The NFL is on a downswing of popularity (while the NBA is scooping up all the eyes) and I'd say I see more jerseys of football players then Bullet Club or Wyatt shirts..... I'd also say the Super Bowl ratings kind of still prove that EVERYONE still watches the big game. Not just football fans. Going back to UFC everyone knew who GSP and Rousey were.... hence why they started getting roles in mainstream movies like Fast and the Furious and Captain America. Wrestling appears to be at it's lowest so clearly it won't become a huge hit over night again... but as what one of those Cornette videos said near the end.... if they keep doing corny stupid **** then how can they expect to regain all the lost wrestling fans from the glory days.

Maybe some guys value loyalty and a greater chance at winning the cup?

I'll stick with the mainstream conversation. I guess interpretation of what mainstream is would differ based on what the metric is. I wouldn't even use being on national television as mainstream mainly because the younger generation does not have cable and a large margin stream (legally or illegally) all programming. I'm not sure how it is in your circle of friends or co workers but for me it kind of crazy on how many people have Kodi boxes these days. I don't know how any company can measure anything with so many people streaming. When I was referring to mainstream, I was referring to it being popular among the general public. It's alarming that WWE has to bring in guys from the past to get a cheap rating bump because so few of the young guys they groomed have broken into main stream. Aside from Batista and Cena has anyone made it big in the last 15 years? I wouldn't count Ronda Rousey since UFC was the one who popularized her. AEW has a long way to go to break it mainstream when guys like Omega become house hold names. Sure these guys are making nice careers and selling good merch.... but it's nowhere near the level of 1998 Steve Austin / NWO / DX shirts which you would see absolutely everywhere. Lets use UFC for example.... the brand is mainstream to a point that people refer to Mixed Martial Arts as UFC. But the star power has dwindled massively over the last few years to a point where they are still trying to cling that one nugget of lightning that they hit when Mayweather put over McGregor. They are practically begging GSP to come out of retirement again because at this point almost all of their champions / bigger stars are not mainstream. Nobody has a hot clue who Kamaru Usman , Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanski are.... UFC are still profitable and are on big time tv with Fox.... but they are on a downward trend with ratings and PPV sales which doesn't make it look good for the future. Rome wasn't build in one day , but AEW has a mountain to climb before they hit mainstream.... if ever?

Agree to disagree

Also I'd assume the comfort level of playing with a group of guys he knows in a system he's comfortable with in comparison to going to Ottawa or Toronto where he starts off fresh and playing on a potential dumpster fire of a team.

I couldn't find the thread where to post issues with the site. I noticed that the expanded/condensed toggle doesn't seem to function anymore. I've tried this on 3 different computers , using both Windows / Linux and with Chrome and Firefox. Is anyone else having this first world problem that I'm experiencing?

They are not mainstream at all. I don't even think TNA ever reached mainstream. ECW in it's hey day I don't think would of been considered main stream. The average person doesn't have a hot clue about them. I constantly have to explain who Kenny Omega is , I've yet to meet any non wrestling fans who know who he is. Which sucks because he does deserve more attention. Crap even WWE at this point isn't exactly main stream.... aside from the kids and old man crowd does anyone know any of the big current super stars that were not wrestling back in the glory days? People are familiar with the brand but the average person has no **** clue who Roman Reigns or Kofi Kingston is. It's not one segment .... it's the though process of thinking this is a good idea. Clearly ideas will bomb.... but when you have momentum and come up with absolutely ridiculous things like this.....it's deja vu. I almost expect a Kiss Demon and Kiss to be playing next week... that's what it reminds me of. I'm not saying I want demise.... it just seems very amateurish to do what they have been doing. I would hope that instead of letting the inmates run the asylum that they would go through someone like Arn Anderson and he would tell these guys to smarten up because it's embarrassing and will not win over the casual fan that they will need. I looked up Dark Order and first thing I thought of was this looks like indie level Insane Clown Posse. At least with TNA when I first watched it I saw guys who looked like wrestlers and could perform in the ring. Also the cheap shots are because you keep saying you have experience and make it seem like your opinion holds weight when it clearly doesn't. I've seen local wrestling and it doesn't take any kind of education or deep knowledge to put on a local show. Their is no barrier of entry and clearly anyone can put on a show as I said before. It's noble and nice that you have the passion and kept with it. But this don't make it seem like it involved extreme skills or some kind of insider knowledge to put it on. Maybe Danny Duggan may have a case with his Northern tours or the WFX guy since his shows were more elaborate (i.e. Money mark pays for more bells and whistles) but a local show at a bar or community club doesn't take much aside from knowing phone numbers, getting a ring, and paying out cash. And before you say well have you ever put on a show , clearly the answer is no but I watched Ring Masters do it and outside of the quality of talent they paid for it's practically the same experience. Just because you do something for very long doesn't mean it's the best. In fact on Facebook I have seen well done video ads from your competition. They looked professional and much better then the typical wrestling taping flyer on a shop window kind of crap that used to work in 1995. As of late it appears that they are doing a better at hitting potential customers. Its impressive that a brand new company surpassed someone doing it for 20 years in no time. As for the best in ring product, that's subjective and as of late I can't comment since I have not been. Now if you were using your previous experiences training at real wrestling schools, travelling across North America with wrestling as your career, going to Japan / Mexico , gaining invaluable experience then that would be a different story. Everyone is entitled to an opinion... just because you have a different opinion does not make your opinion the correct one.

Definitely not a cult of cornette guy. I find his stories funny but find him trying to hard to get attention. It is a character but his opinions are valid, maybe his method of delivery is tacky. He has points, it just sometimes he goes way over board to get a reaction and it kind of makes it cringey. His points on my videos about Khan and Dark Order though area dead on though. I find Brian Zane to be more tolerable and enjoyable to listen to. Hannibal TV is also interesting to watch and he clearly thinks AEW is absolutely god awful.... but I don't hold him in high regards since he's more on the same level as a Danny Duggan or a lesser extend an Unknown Poster type of guy. It's hard to listen to people talk about AEW who are in the business because guys like Jim Ross are getting paid HUGE from the money mark so clearly he'll never say anything bad. And other possible free agents won't crap on it because of the potential easy pay off that they'll get. Reminds me of Dixie Carter who also a money mark, barely anyone crapped on her when she was shelling out pay cheques.... when the money runs out then everyone craps on her. I guess it was the same with WCW when they had guys sitting at home for a year getting paid for doing no shows.... once that dried up everyone came out and crapped on them.

Maybe Masoli doesn't need the money? Maybe he values health and long term success over a quick buck?

LOL you said we .... as if you've done anything remotely close to what he has. You are a mark (not a money mark) just a regular mark. What facts did I make up, I brought up facts and you didn't like what I brought up. Facts are.... they have a money mark, they made questionable decisions, dark order guy clearly didn't belong in the ring, lots of negative reactions.... I question if they keep this up over the long term how long they last. The only opinions I really made was that Kenny Omega doesn't fight like a girl and that you are no where near the same league as Cornette when it comes to wrestling knowledge. I backed up my opinion on Cornette by using facts that he has and still does hold a high pedigree in wrestling while yourself you have ran local shows which is something but not much. I don't follow local wrestling any more but the last I read was that a couple of guys started their own promotion and surpassed PCW instantly.... so what does that mean when it comes to the level of knowledge/talent it takes to run a local wrestling show? I'd love to have a debate/conversation but every time on these boards when someone has a different opinion you instantly become defensive and act like a child. IF you were to ever go on the Bombers portion of this bomber site then you would see many times that I've admitted when I was wrong with my opinions. I've never seen you ever admit you are wrong. Even when clearly you are. My original question was over/under 1 - 2 years (from today) is AEW still around? They have a huge money mark which helps a tonne and I guess the question is how much money are they willing to lose/spend. With their current product (this is now my opinion) I don't see them getting mainstream and away from the niche. If they don't change how long do they plan to lose money/bleed.

Lets compare.... Cornette vs Unknown Poster...... who has more credibility in wrestling. Jeeze tough choice on who to pick. One guy who has made it to the top and still is somewhat relevant in wrestling. Another guy who puts on local shows once in a blue moon and who goes on a forum..... tough choice on who has more cred lol.

I'll let you know also a secret.... you're being worked. LOL it's hilarious the best part is that you are not aware of this. Cornette is old school in what he likes in a match , but when it comes to promos and building heat and knowing about actual wrestling he's a legend. I may not agree with him thinking Omega fights like a girl (a bit of an over exaggeration) he's dead on about Khan , The Bucks and how they put together a show. I could post other videos and other comments made from people who really are/were in the wrestling industry and **** on AEW but I felt that Cornette did the best to explain everything. If you hate him then I'm sure Mark Henry and Randy Orton should be legit enough for you to listen to. If you think it's all a work then do we need to talk about why the young bucks quit twitter because of allllllllllllll the negative reaction they received? Dude the people who really are in the industry thinks they are off to a shakey start as in making bad decisions for the future. Watch the last video.... they are talking about yourself.... just because you read the wrestling observer for 20 years does not make you an insider. I'm not saying the promotion is dead, they have a money mark so they have a fighting chance. It's just that so far they are blowing a golden opportunity and all the momentum that they have and they really need to improve on the quality of the product. WCW was on top of the world and it only took them a year to throw it all in the garbage because they made the mistake of letting the boys run the company and run it to the ground.

David A was a huge part of the WCW downfall, it was definitely near the top or the main reason it went overboard and put the finish to the company. Tonnes of other factors also played a part , but David A winning the title solidified the end of them. WCW was never taken seriously after that. Defining moment of how bad WCW was. My opinion is completely valid because I don't have blinders on where you have a heavy bias and instant defense reaction to any criticism I give. My points are completely valid and just because you don't want to hear the truth doesn't mean I'm wrong. If you don't want to hear my opinion then I'll post below a video of someone who clearly has way more credentials then you or I have and what he thought about AEW and the whole situation. When wrestling royalty mocks your promotion it's a bad sign. I don't agree with everything grumpy Cornette says but clearly he's right and his opinion clearly holds way more weight then anything I or yourself says.

Masoli had something like 70 yards running last season, he isn't a Streveler type guy anymore. He's mobile but not a guy that's going to run constantly.

The Arquette winning the title was one of the main things that killed WCW (along with many others). Many people look back at WCW dying after they did that. That only validates my point...

With his 9 TD's and 7 INT's ??? Compared to Dane Evans 21 TD's and 13 INT's despite having much less experience??? Say whaaaat? So to put it in perspective... you are saying Hamilton would rather go with a guy coming off a major injury, who is 6 years older, much more mileage, had an inferior statistical season, who didn't take the team to a grey cup, who more then likely won't be healthy at the beginning of the season over the young guy who showed more in one season then Masoli did in his previous 5?