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I was listening to Richard's hotline on Monday and something he brought up was quite interesting. He went through the number of title defenses that WWE and AEW do over the same period of time so far this year.



For AEW, they have somewhere between 10-13 matches per PPV, meaning that majority, if not all, of their main titles (not counting other promotions) are defended on a monthly basis now. Which means quicker builds.



For WWE, they average between 5-7 matches per PLE (Wrestlemania boosted that since they had more than normal). For each one of those there are 2-3 title matches where the title will vary, as no ONE title has been defended on ALL PLE's.



This brought an interesting thought. Back in 2002 when the brand split first started, Vince tried the RAW PPV and SMACKDOWN PPV model which didn't do great for numbers of each. NOW it seems they have melded that idea into that its a mix of each but not an exclusive, so that you can intertwine either brand and also you can preserve a multi month build for your title too (just look at Priest who will not have a match in Saudi, his build for his match presumably vs Drew will have more time to breathe).



It once again shows the long term booking aspect that Triple H has brought to the company and how he is able to keep it going even with monthly PLEs.
 
Iceberg_Taylor said:
What is with WWE letting all these contracts run up right til the end? These ppl’s extensions should be signed well ahead of time.
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Optics. They let this news get out so when they do resign, it's a W for them and an L for AEW since their top talent doesn't want to go anywhere else.

WWE's a PR monster, there's no way this isn't intentional. Look at how big a deal they made out of Drew's re-signing.
 
femto696 said:
Optics. They let this news get out so when they do resign, it's a W for them and an L for AEW since their top talent doesn't want to go anywhere else.

WWE's a PR monster, there's no way this isn't intentional. Look at how big a deal they made out of Drew's re-signing.
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Both companies do this

we just saw them do it with MJF even though most of us knew he wont going any wher
 
OGDirtyD said:
What you mean why??? He was Codys manager in AEW by request the entire time he was there and was actually amazing in that role. Cody wanted him as his manager in WWE too and just said again last week he wants a classic manager and it just so happens Arn announces he leaving AEW.

Arn was like Mickey in Rocky and that shit worked well and captured that same attitude.

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Plus Arn was the one always telling Cody crying ass to man the fuck uo everytime he would. Lol
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Cody should be at home with his sick wife OG....but he's got his title for daddy now he don't care.
 
There were a number of departures from TNA yesterday as part of cutbacks made by Anthem management, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

Dave Sahadi, who held the post of Creative Director for the promotion and had been with the Anthem version of TNA from 2019 on, is gone from the promotion, PWInsider.com has confirmed. He was the Director for TNA broadcasts for 18 years during prior ownerships and was Creative Director for WWE for a number of years prior to that.

RD Evans, who was considered head of creative and was also a Producer, is also gone. The word making the rounds is that relations between Evans and the company had grown strained in recent weeks and that Evans had been obviously "increasingly frustrated" according to one source. The common belief among those we've spoken with is that Evans made the decision to leave, although some in TNA tried to paint it as a mutual agreement for him to leave. My belief is that Evans left of his own accord.

We can also confirm there were multiple departures from the live events division, part of what was described to PWInsider as a "restructuring." We are told that the company is working on who will oversee that aspect going forward as they have yet to lock in plans beyond the summer. As of this morning, there is no location or venue set for Bound for Glory.

There may have been additional departures as well. It is not believed any talents were released.
 
While there has been a lot of attention on Becky Lynch's status going forward, another top WWE women's star is also nearing the ending of her current WWE deal.

PWInsider.com is told that third-generation star Natalya's WWE deal expires early next month.

Given Natalya's family legacy as well as her all around great work in the ring and as an ambassador for the company, PWInsider.com has heard from a number of sources in recent weeks, surprised at how the company had been waiting to have discussions. One source noted that until 2-3 weeks ago, there had not even been discussions between the two sides.

Compounding that is that Natalya's husband TJ Wilson is one of the top Producers for the company. Wilson produced Monday night's steel cage match and is regularly requested by top talents to handle their matches. There have been some waiting to see what Wilson would do if Natalya is not signed to a new deal.

In speaking to a WWE source today, they categorized the situation as "having time" to lock in a new deal.

Natalya has been with WWE since signing a developmental contract back in 2007. She holds six Guinness World Records from her accomplishments while working for the company, was part of the original Total Divas cast, and has held the Smackdown Women's title, the WWE Divas Championship and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, among other accolades.
 
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