Shenco
Active Member
Ehh that’s not how it’s been presented or said to be, but I’m not about to argue we and logic
Black_Samson
OG
The media ain’t going to let her forget that shit anytime soon
Iceberg_Taylor
THE FINAL BOSS
Why would they even bring this back up?
WWE haven’t been announcing their PLE shows as far out as years past, and there’s a reason for that.
We’ve noted on Fightful shows of late, WWE’s desire to maximize buzz around PLE shows. For example, up until now, the scheduled shows have fit a few categories – stadium shows, international shows, or directly correlated to major stories. Though WWE recently announced locations and dates for September and October, Fightful asked why it was being done much closer to the date of the event this year.
WWE sources told Fightful that they’ve tried to be as strategic as possible with PLE events, locations, and announcing them. The factors of Economics, storyline, audience growth are all weighed when making these decisions. They also told us that by announcing the PLE events individually, it allows each announcement to have its own moment.
In 2022, WWE announced all their PLE locations and dates well ahead of time. WWE sources told us they've been very happy with how things have played out for them on PLE shows this year.
We’ve noted on Fightful shows of late, WWE’s desire to maximize buzz around PLE shows. For example, up until now, the scheduled shows have fit a few categories – stadium shows, international shows, or directly correlated to major stories. Though WWE recently announced locations and dates for September and October, Fightful asked why it was being done much closer to the date of the event this year.
WWE sources told Fightful that they’ve tried to be as strategic as possible with PLE events, locations, and announcing them. The factors of Economics, storyline, audience growth are all weighed when making these decisions. They also told us that by announcing the PLE events individually, it allows each announcement to have its own moment.
In 2022, WWE announced all their PLE locations and dates well ahead of time. WWE sources told us they've been very happy with how things have played out for them on PLE shows this year.
OGDirtyD
NAWF ATLANTA ×
Thats a pretty dope approach.
KENTA and CM Punk are no longer facing each other at NJPW Forbidden Door, at least as this past weekend.
Fightful Select has learned that KENTA expressed to NJPW and AEW that he isn’t facing CM Punk at the Forbidden Door show, as word started to make way around Collision this past week. As of the first episode of Collision, AEW was considering who CM Punk should face at Forbidden Door, or if he’ll even be wrestling on the show.
NJPW sources had confirmed to Fightful that KENTA and CM Punk had been planned for the event, but as of this weekend, it wasn’t happening. We weren’t given a reason as to why, but were told that by the time KENTA had tweeted "Kenta vs Punk is never going to happen" that was in response to him actually being out of the match.
Based on what we've heard, Punk was open to the match and there were other options being evaluated for him as of Saturday. When Fightful spoke with NJPW sources about KENTA, they confirmed that most top NJPW talent were booked for other opponents, though not officially announced.
Fightful Select has learned that KENTA expressed to NJPW and AEW that he isn’t facing CM Punk at the Forbidden Door show, as word started to make way around Collision this past week. As of the first episode of Collision, AEW was considering who CM Punk should face at Forbidden Door, or if he’ll even be wrestling on the show.
NJPW sources had confirmed to Fightful that KENTA and CM Punk had been planned for the event, but as of this weekend, it wasn’t happening. We weren’t given a reason as to why, but were told that by the time KENTA had tweeted "Kenta vs Punk is never going to happen" that was in response to him actually being out of the match.
Based on what we've heard, Punk was open to the match and there were other options being evaluated for him as of Saturday. When Fightful spoke with NJPW sources about KENTA, they confirmed that most top NJPW talent were booked for other opponents, though not officially announced.
OGDirtyD
NAWF ATLANTA ×
Hope Kenta not being a pussy about it.
Collision was watched by 816,000 viewers on Saturday night. The show did a .33 rating with 18-49 year olds. That was good for third among cable originals, with AEW’s show coming in behind ESPN’s coverage of UFC Fight Night and the College World Series.
They’re very Dynamite-like numbers, which given the night of the week has to be considered a success. That’s also specifically better than last Wednesday’s show, if you’re interested in stirring up the inter-brand rivalry even more than Punk’s promo did.
They’re very Dynamite-like numbers, which given the night of the week has to be considered a success. That’s also specifically better than last Wednesday’s show, if you’re interested in stirring up the inter-brand rivalry even more than Punk’s promo did.