Daniel Bryan to AEW?
 

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Danielson vs Hager PLZ!!!!

He should job to Christian

Why would they spoil that?

The American Nightmare vs The American Dragon has a nice ring to it. Come to think of it, he's already wrestled all the prominent names on the roster.

This nobody dude answered your question already with "CHECK OUT MY LATEST EXCLUSIVE". He can tell everyone he broke this story to give him about 5 minutes of credibility that he will try to build an internet reputation on but in no way will be able to continue.

"Remember that one time I broke the DB to AEW story?!"
"That was three years ago, dude."

Sean Ross Sapp also reporting that there’sa REPORT Bryan had signed and their free article had some details on what the alleged requests were for Bryan to sign.

I hope they signed him. Lots of great matchups for him to run through.

lol that's the first aew dream match that co.es to mind?

Very probably fake, but way to try and make me not give a shit about Bryan Danielson too.

It’s probably someone reading the tea leaves of there not being any more Daniel Bryan WWE merchandise. If they cut it off because someone there knows they can’t talk to him because he is under contract, then the story easily writes itself. The WWE side possibly knows and could leak it even though AEW would want to keep it close. If it comes from an AEW source (and allegedly it does), then they are probably just trying to wax it for more attention knowing the debut isn’t coming for a while.

I’m still not convinced. I don’t think Bryan is that much of a...mark. I know he’s done stupid shit on the indies, but AEW is where art goes to die. I desperately want him to sign with a promotion that is neither WWE nor AEW, because they’re both just going to be ineffective shit. It’s not going to be shocking. Just disappointing.

Oh well. He’s a grown-ass man. Just sucks seeing your favourite wrestler go do bad theatre.

My optimism makes me forget that this is zombie wrestling, and it doesn’t matter if Bryan’s retired, active, headlining WrestleMania or opening at Fight for the Fallen. It doesn’t matter one flying fuck. And that makes me so sad.

Fuck. How did we get here? (A sad version of The Final Countdown plays)

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Appropriate quote for the time.

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Love it. Go get Punk too and let’s fucking go.

I would very much enjoy Punk and Bryan in AEW. So many potential great matches on the table.

did the ash place sell out yet, an have all you new yorkers got your yes chants ready?

I just hope his neck holds up. Same with guys like Edge and Christian.

True.


Edge has looked in-ring since coming back. I know he had that hiatus for a bit, but he delivers in his matches, and I don't even really like him.

Wish D-Bry was still GM of Smackdown.....

Copy/Paste this to the CM Punk thread, but:

I'll believe it when I see it.

The Big Surprise is still going to be Marty Scurrl.

Their concussion protocol has been horrendous. Can they learn? Maybe. But it’s not going to be surprising if Bryan snaps his head on something and then gets dragged around.

I’m miffed by Edge. He’s just going all out. He’s obviously talented and smart, but how he can do it is just freakish.

I would laugh if this all turns out to be leveraging talks, and AEW has jumped the gun prematurely, AGAIN, and Bryan and Punk both end up in the WWE and AEW is left debuting Braun Strowman in New York.

Given what’s already happened, that’s far more likely than 0. I think a lot of people are just taking these talks “more seriously” because you’d think this promotion wouldn’t be that stupid AGAIN.

I dont know if I trust AEW to protect Daniel Bryan. This is a dude that admitted to post concussion seizures and a brain lesion. What if he ends up in a Matt Hardy situation? WWE made him work much safer, you think Tony Khan has the stones to stand up to Bryan? I think not, he is too much of a mark.

Based on the fact that Tony Baloney is a mark and they fetishize hardcore wrestling, Danielson's well being is certainly at risk.

Daniel Bryan is a fucking adult with a wife and kids. If he’s dumb enough to go out there and do shit that would put him at high risk that’s on him for taking the gig. And Vince let him take a fucking apron bien the night he was cleared. Let’s not pretend any promoters have the best interest of the talents in mind because they don’t.

They said, I’m excited for the idea and he doesn’t have to drastically change what he does to protect himself and still put on good matches. My biggest question is what song does he use.

What if in the middle of Daniel Bryan Danielson's debut Mark Henry interrupts to perform "America The Beautiful"

That would be something!

Only if he says “baby I’m coming home” before he starts singing

Bryan can largely protect himself. I don’t think they’re going to put him out there with a bunch of dudes who are going to drop him on his head. Hopefully. But his concussion stuff is probably largely exaggerated by the WWE narrative. That being said, it’s going to be gross as shit if Bryan gets his bell rung and the match keeps going.

I don’t think he’ll protect himself through booking. Look at how willing he was to job in the WWE. I’ve got a feeling he’ll be just another guy having matches.

AEW killed Brodie Lee so I wouldn't put it past them

Hahahaha dammit Gertner

This was my first thought - especially for Punk. Did AEW jump the gun though? I thought it was leaked?

Click here to find out!

Is there some massive track record of leaked AEW signings that didn't come to fruition that I'm missing? I know some people were underwhelmed with Christian as their big surprise signing at Revolution but it's not like any leaks came out suggesting it was gonna be a bigger name.

The only AEW leak gone wrong that I can remember was Marty Scurll as the Exalted One. They'd started the angle without having their planned guy under contract and then he chose to re-sign with ROH. A fuck up at the time, sure. But in hindsight it was a blessing as they got a far more entertaining performer in Brodie Lee in the role, and of course Marty turned out to be a pedo sex pest.

No I don't think there is a track record just people trying to look for the negative.

I find speculation to be full of FUD. Fuck FUD, do your own DD and if you like it, buy it or watch it. I like the stock.

What is the stock. I need explain this slang.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lots of sad stories in Danielson's recent Instagram comments <a href="https://t.co/FfLbEdb1mL">pic.twitter.com/FfLbEdb1mL</a></p>&mdash; The Wizard Of Wrestling (@wrasslinwizard) <a href="https://twitter.com/wrasslinwizard/status/1418445758945136642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's whatever you like. For me, its AMC, but make sure to do your own DD as I am not a financial investor and this is not advice at all.


GME can be good. I bet AEW could be good when offered. Just continue to like what you like, and enjoy it, ignoring the detractors.

DD - Due Diligence
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt

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I was skeptical on the initial signing report but then Fightful picked it up. Sean Ross Sapp has been way more accurate than Meltzer in the last year.

People are fucking stupid.

Switching employers is the most heinous of all sins!


The super weird thing is all the comments on his instagram posts, which are mainly just pics of his kids and wife that are all "You ruined my life", "I have followed your career since the beginning when you were Miz's protege and you are dead to me", etc.

Yeah, Miz totally helped him become super-popular :|


Fucking marks.

*Insert obligatory "Bryan is a B+ player, which is why he's going to the B+ promotion"*




Insert snarky: "B+ is being very generous for AEW"




just made the rest of the day's conversation.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Right on cue. <a href="https://t.co/xUJEd612YX">pic.twitter.com/xUJEd612YX</a></p>&mdash; Days Since Last... (@WTIncidents) <a href="https://twitter.com/WTIncidents/status/1418587570049593349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is just wrestling fans emulating what they have seen happen in real sports. It is totally absurd since these are National Wrestling Companies and not a local team, but that if what those comments remind me of.

Can't wait till The Rock is All Elite!

LMAO imagine wanting to treat Daniel Bryan like Chris Benoit

nice to know people can still think for themselves! can't tell ya how many rolling stones records i had to bin when they dropped EMI for UMG

Meltzer has lost it. He’s a carny at this point, exploiting the AEW fan-base for whatever they’re worth.

It’s extreme, but it’s okay for fans to feel betrayed or annoyed that a wrestler they like is going to a promotion that they don’t. The vitriol is a bit much, but artistically I’ve lost respect for both Bryan and Punk too. That’s a perfectly fine response to have. Because AEW fucking sucks.

WWE fucking sucks too. Why didn’t you lose respect for Bryan when he re-signed with WWE? At least now he’s got a change of scenery.

Cody’s biggest flaw is that he lets his friends who have no mind for the wrestling business do whatever they like.

That freedom in Punk and Bryan’s hands could ACTUALLY work out well for once. “Artistically” this is a much better decision than WWE.

Seeing the anti-AEW crowd go incandescent with rage over these rumors is amazing.

They’ll go even more apoplectic if the rumors end up being true. And I would gladly bathe in their tears.

I would have been deflated if he signed with WWE. That being said, if I have a choice between AEW and WWE, I prefer WWE. They both suck, but WWE actually somehow sucks less most of the time.

The problem in AEW is that people who shouldn’t have freedom do. People who shouldn’t have jobs do. It’s like WCW without any real mainstream stars letting Disco Inferno book his own stuff.

Punk and Bryan are EXACTLY the two sort of guys I’d like to see a company give the book to, but if you’re going to have them on a show where Nick Gage is one of the ultimate tests for Chris Jericho, sorry, but that is the drizzlies.

They’re full of bad ideas from bad creative.

You’re projecting hard man. Real hard. There aren’t enough people to care about wrestling en masse to get a proper shower out of their tears, let alone the handful of people who give a shit.

If AEW fucks this up, and there’s a 99% chance that they will, the schadenfreude you invite is well deserved.

Very cute there are still marks in wrestling though.

The Final Letdown

At least the money will be good and they will be able to afford their medical bills. But that could be said of almost anywhere they ended up.

So much projection

“Cocksucker” - BigCrippyZ imaging the taste of my dick because I dared suggest WWE weren’t doing their absolute best. Looky, looky who was right.

Forever my bitch, son. AEW sucks and so do you.

Guy who doesn’t understand metaphors also doesn’t understand the details of how actual US advertising and TV revenues and ratings work. Also apparently doesn’t understand that one’s actual talent and popularity don’t reflect one’s “star power” or merch “sales”, especially in an industry like pro wrestling, or a company like WWE, that has literally admitted to manipulating merch sales revenues and manufacturing and purchasing opportunities in talent litigation depositions.

It's a factual statement to say that over half of WWE's audience is retards and burn victims. Sorry for the harsh language but it's a wide spectrum and I can't find a better word. AEW's audience is a much more self confident and cooler crowd that is "in" on the joke and "up" for the action. WWE audience is mostly burn victims.

1. Why the straw-man, bitch? Can’t stay on topic? Aren’t real lawyers supposed to be able to do that?

2. When we argued TV advertising, you ended up agreeing with my actual point and going on some tangent (because I get you so hot), and then shut up when I pointed out you were misunderstanding the subject. See, you have to do that because the actual points overwhelm you. So you try and use jargon (and the most basic and entry-level jargon) at that, to create a side point. You do it in EVERY thread you post in. The most recent one was throwing out general knowledge definitions of defamation in the thread where people had already covered the subject better than you.

You take a Google search level of knowledge with you wherever you go. And you probably think that’s a good look.

By the way, how great did that demo serve AEW with the hockey? I bet they’re just kidding themselves now they’ve got Punk and Bryan though.

Whoops, turns out I was right.

3. I didn’t mention merch sales, bitch. Are you really going to say that you think either Punk or Bryan is a bigger star than Roman Reigns? You really will say anything. It’s the closest thing about you to being a real lawyer.

This has to be satire, right?

AEW ITSELF, let alone its crowds, is a church to insecurity

this is the content i've been missing

This guy is fucking awesome! These AEW stans are unbearable.

:y: brilliant and accurate post

Frank Grimes-esque rants from people who can’t fathom that a guy might be happier working at another company.

I love it so much.

😂 I don’t respond to you because you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about and are literally making up bullshit. I don’t have time for 99% of your moronic, complete bullshit. I actually have real intelligent clients who pay me good money to competently advise them on their ventures in entertainment and sports.

Arguing with a complete moron and trying to convince them that they are in fact a moron, at some point itself becomes moronic… hence my lack of continuing to argue with you on a subject you clearly don’t even know shit about.

lol this is one of the best parts of any signing anymore, rumored or official.

Right. AEW’s problem is that they give everyone a ton of creative freedom. And it turns out bad because most of them don’t have a mind for the business.

So Daniel Bryan leaves WWE and the iron fist of an out-of-touch old man with the final say over every little thing in favor of a place that will give him (a guy you just admitted is EXACTLY the sort of guy you’d like to see be given the book) a ton of creative freedom...

And that decision has caused you to lose respect for him artistically.

... what...

Losing respect artistically for a guy you think has a good mind artistically because he went somewhere where he’ll have loads more freedom artistically.

This is a new one.

Nerfect has the logic and rational ability of a schizophrenic.

LMAO come on man, we all see what the majority of the crowd looks like at AEW shows. That is not me picking one over the other, but confident and cool??? :rofl:

😂 Holy shit! I didn’t even bother to read all of this ridiculous post initially but in scrolling back through I just caught your mention of defamation.

You’re so fucking stupid. I never said anything about defamation. I brought up trademark infringement and right of publicity (name, image, and likeness) infringement. Neither of those have anything to do with defamation. Defamation, trademark infringement, and right of publicity infringement are each completely separate legal claims with different elements and remedies you dumb fuck. Jesus… you really are a complete moron who doesn’t even have a basic understanding of how the US media system functions.

"You can't give reputation to the same post twice"

I see that post went right over your head.

Hey, you also missed the point of “Homer’s Enemy” too. 0-2.

No, you do respond to me. You were obsessed with me right until the point AEW turned out to be everything I said it was. Because you can’t hack being wrong. And that’s why all you have are your bullshit appeals to alleged expertise, which have had the depth of a Google search. I call bullshit on you being anyone with any credibility in the legal field. You barely even seem to comprehend talking points.

That’s a lot of misrepresenting the point, even for you, man. WWE sucks. I’ve never ventured from the point. I just think that it sucks less than AEW. So yeah, I’d take the out of touch old man letting Bryan do good shit on the side to the untalented hacks doing whatever the fuck they want and making Bryan’s efforts futile.

I’m not going to an art gallery to see one good portrait when the hallways leading up to it have been smeared with feces. Soz.

I’d have loved it if Bryan went somewhere else or started his own thing. That’s a selfish thing for me to ask as a fan when he just wants to make some coin for his family. Whatever. But I’m not going to fawn over his decision to do community theatre either. He’s just gone for me now. Like Christian and The Revival. Or Kurt Angle in TNA.

You used to suck my cock all day long until I turned it on AEW. You’re a fanboy. And AEW sucks. Get over it.

You’re so fucking stupid you missed the point wasn’t the specifics of what you said, but it’s context and uselessness. And you just did exactly what I said you did. Holy shit. :lol:

Also, funny to see basic bitches like Vito talking about people’s tears. I vocalize how unimpressed I am by this and you’ve got Vito, screech, BigCrippyZ and even #fan salting up.

I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Nerfect.

We can come back to the BD and C M Punk threads in a year and see if they became the Birth of the NWO or Bret Harts WCW booking.

Remember when AEW fans were excited for Captain Charisma and it went nowhere?

It’ll be interesting to see. I can’t see them NOT making some sort of impact, but I don’t know if they’ll be able to change the culture there. They’re no-brainer signings, and should have been sought after from the start. It’s a “good move” to go after them. Unless it shows up and spoils the rest of their roster. But the execution of their runs could be very demystifying as well.

Lol, I remember when Chris Jericho came back in 2007 and I desperately wanted him to be a draw. Kane Knight told me he wasn’t a draw and I refused to believe it because I liked the guy. He was right though. It’ll be interesting to see just what impact, if any, they have on fans beyond moving the niche.

I don’t think Punk and Bryan are a “paradigm shift” on their own. They’re both that smaller, fast-paced style worker. It doesn’t seem “weird” to see that type of wrestler there. I think going after Adam Scherr and Brock Lesnar would actually help them out a lot. Create that “rats from a sinking ship” mentality.

Christian Cage was never a legitimate main event superstar on the level of CM Punk or Daniel Bryan.

Way to discredit his TNA run.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3a/03...6b13a51a06.jpg

He had good matches, but he was never a true main event draw. If Edge doesn't break his neck, Christian is never a WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He isn't as charismatic as CM Punk and not as good in the ring as Daniel Bryan. He's a solid main event gate keeper...which made him the perfect NWA-TNA World Champion until they got a real superstar in Kurt Angle.

You like doing this thing where you have these intense, desperate, exaggerated AEW rants in response to the slightest positive comment you see (to an asshole-ish level by your own admission) and then when you get called out you backtrack or try to retroactively soften your stance as “just expressing an opinion” to try to accuse OTHERS of “salting up”

It’s not sly.

i think, at the very least, it will show what they are coming back for and whether or not the rest of the roster are willing to take advantage of the interest that these guys will bring with them. I like AEW, I like they partnership with other promotions because it allows for "Hosses" to disappear elsewhere to be "hosses" and allows for talent to get a wider range of experience, which is kind of what some of us old guys and old wrestlers complain about. Plus the WWe needs to take AEW seriously if we want a change in their programing.

lol Noid being a bitch again because people are calling him on his bullshit.

It's so bad that this, my only post in either the Punk or Bryan AEW threads, is what he calls salting up:

I know I shouldn't engage because I've got him blocked, but he can't stop mentioning me anyway. It's kinda cute (but mostly pathetic).

Also bonus points to Gertner for quoting that Jordan X post for this page lol

I’m enjoying fan turning his attention to noid’s nonsense

I don’t even read posts by Noid or xrod anymore.

It really is that simple.

Me too. Also feel like anyone else who would has him on ignore already lol

I don't read them either. I can just tell when Noid routinely makes 3 or 4 posts in a row that he's going on a ramble.