AEW announces mid-card title tournament - The TNT Championship [Archive]

Evil Vito

03-30-2020, 07:57 PM

A midcard title wasn’t inevitable.

Not the worst way to fill TV time for these next few weeks provided they can get a limited number of guys from their roster out there to keep doing shows. Though they haven’t committed to a timeframe for that very reason.

Droford

03-30-2020, 08:00 PM

Basically a branded name for the Television Title

Emperor Smeat

03-30-2020, 08:08 PM

The belt could use a better name but doing a singles tournament now is a pretty good idea considering the circumstances.

The 10 people recommendation for shows really tied their hands when it came to their big plans for Blood & Guts and their strength with tag and multi-man wrestling. At least this should provide something meaningful to keep viewers hooked for the time being.

Mr. Nerfect

03-30-2020, 09:50 PM

They don't need another belt. The name is also awful, and it's going to look horrible if they get booted off TNT.

slik

03-30-2020, 10:10 PM

The name doesn't bother me.

They definitely need a mid-card title.
They aren't getting booted off TNT any time soon.

Droford

03-30-2020, 10:24 PM

How many times will Cody win it

rez

03-31-2020, 12:01 AM

The name doesn't bother me.

They definitely need a mid-card title.
They aren't getting booted off TNT any time soon.

This... Although it may have been better to do the 3 man tag titles and held off on this title until a 2nd show.

rez

03-31-2020, 12:02 AM

They don't need another belt. The name is also awful, and it's going to look horrible if they get booted off TNT.

Of course you hate it

Damian Rey 2.0

03-31-2020, 12:30 AM

This... Although it may have been better to do the 3 man tag titles and held off on this title until a 2nd show.

I prefer the mid card title. It'll give the second tier guys who aren't in the main even something to do and get other guys some tv time.

Corporate CockSnogger

03-31-2020, 05:44 AM

Cool. Makes sense to give the singles match some focus if they’re limited to those rather than tag matches.

Be interesting to see if it’ll be for the guys who could already be in the main event or just on the edge of it (Hangman, PAC, Archer, MJF, Cody etc), which could make sense since their main title feuds last a few months at a time with the PPV’s so well spread out, so it could be years before any of these guys get a meaningful shot at the title.

Or if it’ll be for some of the younger/mid card guys to give them a boost (Darby Allin, Sammy G, Jungle Boy, Kip Sabian etc)

teamXtremist

03-31-2020, 05:45 AM

Great idea,and im kind of digging the name. Tnt-dynamite

Corporate CockSnogger

03-31-2020, 05:46 AM

PAC winning it in like 6 months time and the Death Triangle splitting up to have a three way feud over it would be pretty great.

rez

03-31-2020, 05:55 AM

Yeah, I really don't get the hate for the title name. If the argument is that it'll be an epic failure because of the corporate name...well, the flagship show is friggin called Dynamite.

Corporate CockSnogger

03-31-2020, 06:00 AM

Nothing wrong with the name. Off the top of my head there’s only 3 things about AEW that I haven’t liked

1. Matt Hardy teleporting
2. Cody’s neck tattoo
3. Shirtless Evil Uno

Not bad going for them really and they’ve seemingly fixed two of them. Cody will have to copy Jericho and start wrestling in a scarf

Tom Guycott

03-31-2020, 06:54 AM

After awhile, Cody's neck tat will be as innocuous as anything else.

teamXtremist

03-31-2020, 07:48 AM

After awhile, Cody's neck tat will be as innocuous as anything else.

Nah, shit will always be offensive af

Evil Vito

03-31-2020, 10:17 AM

The name doesn't bother me.

They definitely need a mid-card title.
They aren't getting booted off TNT any time soon.

Yeah and even if they got booted there's obviously no possible way they can re-brand the title if they had to!!!!!!

I dig it.

Damian Rey 2.0

03-31-2020, 05:44 PM

Honestly surprised they didn't haveMJF just make up a belt based on running that diamond ring. Call it the AEW diamond championship or some shit. Get him more heat for being a prick and a mid card belt.

Mr. Nerfect

03-31-2020, 07:21 PM

The name doesn't bother me.

They definitely need a mid-card title.
They aren't getting booted off TNT any time soon.

Lol, why do they need a mid-card title? Belts don't just magically mean something. Who was the last person who was helped by the IC Championship?

If the guys are over, they don't need that championship. If they're not over, the championship isn't going to help them.

Mr. Nerfect

03-31-2020, 07:23 PM

*WWE creates Universal Championship*
"Boo! Suck-ups!"
*TNA creates TNT Championship*
"Yay! How brilliant and creative?"

People are allowed to be biased. That's fine. It's just sickening from the outside.

rez

03-31-2020, 10:08 PM

I took the Universal Championship to mean more that it's BIGGER than the WORLD or HEAVYWEIGHT. I'm not sure your casual fan would even think about the parent of USA Network as the reason for the name.

#1-norm-fan

03-31-2020, 10:41 PM

My problem with the Universal championship was more the fact that having two “world” champions in one company is fucking stupid. An old school TV title that is just literally named for the TV station is fine.

MJF HAS to be the first champion though. I’m big on every title meaning something. Being the world champ should mean you’re the best the company has to offer. It should be saved for the stars. The secondary champion should signify the “best of the next tier”. MJF holding it and defending it in main events on free TV, thus allowing the world champion to take a backseat, be treated as a special attraction and not be over exposed sounds perfect.

Emperor Smeat

03-31-2020, 11:07 PM

Feel the better comparison should be with WWE's 24/7 title since that belt and its name was influenced by the USA Network.

My problem with the Universal championship was more the fact that having two “world” champions in one company is fucking stupid. An old school TV title that is just literally named for the TV station is fine.
Still think the belt's name could be better but at least it fits in with the show being called Dynamite. Even if AEW were to move to a different network in the future, they could still use the TNT name for the belt for Dynamite to keep the theme running.

Mr. Nerfect

04-01-2020, 12:35 AM

Feel the better comparison should be with WWE's 24/7 title since that belt and its name was influenced by the USA Network.

Still think the belt's name could be better but at least it fits in with the show being called Dynamite. Even if AEW were to move to a different network in the future, they could still use the TNT name for the belt for Dynamite to keep the theme running.

I’m not talking about championships named by a network, I’m talking about championships named after a network.

Emperor Smeat

04-01-2020, 12:56 AM

Who ever claimed that the Universal belt was named after NBC's full name?

WWE named their belt after the WWE Universe which is what they call their fanbase and later their wrestling world when they spun the name off for other stuff.

Mr. Nerfect

04-01-2020, 01:23 AM

rez

04-01-2020, 02:02 AM

Yeah, that’s what the Wiki says, but it’s also clearly supposed to invoke ideas of NBC Universal. Otherwise they’d have just called it the “WWE Universe Championship” and use their preferred proper noun.

Why? Why do you make these stupid arguments? You're pissing on something that hasn't even been on TV yet. I thought that was your whole thing... Guess not.

Emperor Smeat

04-01-2020, 02:06 AM

rez

04-01-2020, 02:12 AM

Conclusion. His argument is shat.

Fignuts

04-01-2020, 03:39 AM

Lol, why do they need a mid-card title? Belts don't just magically mean something. Who was the last person who was helped by the IC Championship?

If the guys are over, they don't need that championship. If they're not over, the championship isn't going to help them.

https://i.imgur.com/Pj4pLOA.png

weather vane

04-01-2020, 05:15 AM

I don’t LOVE the name but I don’t hate it. Time will tell.

Midcard title is a good idea, it’s time. I just wish they did a 16 man tourney. They have all the time in the world right now. Be nice to put some meaning behind some more matches. Could do a couple upsets and what not that way. I think it’s going to be pretty obvious who the finals will be.

Damian Rey 2.0

04-01-2020, 05:27 AM

Problem is they are limited in the talent they have available considering what's going on. I'm stunned theydecided you announce this now given the limitations they're facing.

drave

04-01-2020, 08:18 AM

Noid, they could literally do everything you wanted, and you'd still bitch.

Mr. Nerfect

04-01-2020, 10:54 PM

No it wasn't.

They picked Universal because the name was influenced by their fanbase and it also followed the brand warfare angle going on at the time.

Plus the term "WWE Universe" itself is mainly only used for actual fan-related stuff by WWE.

Wtf is even your point in your second sentence? That's completely irrelevant.

Have you thought about why they use the name "WWE Universe" in the first place? And all of this is just to circumvent my actual point which is that the name fucking sucks and the idea sucks. This is a belt for the sake of a belt. That never works. It never matters.

https://i.imgur.com/Pj4pLOA.png

I guarantee you that this belt will be just like every other belt that exists for no reason. Those "mid-card" titles existed for reasons.

Noid, they could literally do everything you wanted, and you'd still bitch.

Not true. I like good shit. That there's no good shit isn't my fault.