 What's good Josh the boy Ross back again with another video. So we're gonna check out the honeymoon. It's over for AEW man AEW has cotton. I guess you can say a little bit of Flack from some of the fans on social media of just what happened this past week with the AEW Championship match how it short it was there's some people that agree with how it was booked There's other people that don't agree with it. Apparently. There's some backstage turmoil people are you know going into business for themselves on Promo's it seems like there's a lot of things that's going on with AEW And not of it. Not a lot of it. It's positive So we're gonna see what WrestleMania has to say about this on His video man appreciate all the love and support you guys have been showing on the channel man road to a honey And let's get right into this one for themselves backstage heat dissatisfied Wrestlers going into business for themselves backstage heat dissatisfied talent backstage fights clearly the honeymoon is over for all elite wrestling But it's the company headed for WCW territory and some people have been saying what happened with the CM Punk and John Mockley match is WCW s What join us now is WrestleMania is over AEW be sure to subscribe and hit that notification bell for daily wrestling videos and follow us on Facebook for exclusive lives Also, check out wrestling me at a code at UK and a non-wrestling channel incredible Well, it all started off so well AEW's 2019 debut was a breath of fresh air wrestling fans and wrestlers alike were looking for the first national wrestling promotion since WCW followed it in 2001 and one that promised to do things differently booking a combination of indie darlings veterans stars and up-and-comers with plenty of potential not only that but AEW would book the product intelligently focusing more on athletics than over-the-top storylines that insulted the fans's audience and for a while It worked. Not only that but it worked very well AEW produce must-see television fantastic matches and pay-per-views that over delivered Ratings for dynamic were so good that it crushed the WWE's attempt to stymie it by pitting NXT against it So much that Warner Media extended AEW's con and that was the thing that NXT in my opinion They made a mistake. They shouldn't have not trying to be they shouldn't have tried to compete with AEW Instead of just kind of focus on what they had because I feel like when they were trying to compete with AEW I feel like that's when things kind of dipped in like overall quality in a sense of They're trying to compete instead of just doing their own thing and letting people kind of just You know organically, you know support them and once they went I believe it was at the same night as AEW they tried to compete on that front I don't think it I'm not sure if it really worked for them in the long run, but overall man I it's competition is good to have especially when it comes to wrestling But sometimes you got to know that you don't have to compete with someone instead Just kind of keep doing your thing people will gravitate to it because you're competing with something new and fresh and people wanted to See what AEW had to offer Contract with a bump in pay Behind the scenes reports indicated that talent got along with veterans lending their support to younger stars and AEW working to build new stars AEW was gonna show the wrestling world that a promotion could treat its wrestlers like more than cattle and give the fans an Entertaining product that delivered their money's worth. There's no denying that AEW gave its fans a strong product But there's also no denying that the first national promotion since 2001 enjoyed a lengthy honeymoon period Both fans and critics with occasional exceptions gave the promotion a pass on things like the nebulous status of its executive vice presidents As what exactly does that mean? The uncertainty as to whether AEW's wrestlers were treated as independent contractors or employees and AEW's mediocre video games division Soon enough there were signs of trouble Even during the pandemic AEW thrived with its fans enjoying a distraction from lockdowns and the company holding the financial line However, there were signs of trouble including Tony Khan's subtle assumption of full control of AEW's booking from its vice president And the growing sense that Khan was signing any free agents from the WWE despite earlier statements that they would be particular about who he signed Signing people such as Paul White and Mark Henry may have given AEW a small pop but so far They've delivered nothing in the long term But there's been many problems as number one talent overload and I think a lot of people have been starting to see Like he was bringing in a lot of the X WWE guys that people wanted to see get a chance But soon as they got there they just kind of got lost in the shuffle for example for example Brian Danielson when he got into AEW, he was literally the hottest thing when he turned heel It was fantastic. It was great. It was I think people were loving it Danny, of course, he ended up getting injured and stuff like that But he doesn't have the same momentum as when he came in He doesn't have a he He should be at the top of the card in my opinion I doesn't feel like he's been at the top of the card as recently You know I'm saying and the same thing with some other talent that have come in and initially there's the height for it But then Like you don't really see them either much on tv or they're not like meaningful stuff So they kind of fall down the card and it becomes one of those things of how many people Can Tony come and get from wwe for them to be over for about a good couple weeks And then they just slide down the card and you don't really see much from them. You know what I'm saying? So I I'm not sure if that's really I guess you could say beneficial for the company as a whole keep getting these x wwe talent only to not really utilize them Because you already have talent there that's need to get utilized as well. That makes any sense I'm all for talent getting over and getting shown on television. Maybe opportunities. They weren't probably going to get in wwe Um, but at the same time I don't want them to come there to be over for like a couple weeks And then they just disappear into obscurity, you know No, in fact Tony Khan seemed to go into a hoarder mode when it came to signing talent With the wwe making drastic cuts to its roster Khan now had the proverbial pick of the litter when it came to talent Yep Now to his credit he signed some major stars including cm punk and brian danielson But too many wrestlers not enough tv time While aws roster continued to grow its television time remained static aws rampage program added an hour to the cable tv But Tony Khan's decision to book up and coming stars for the most part quickly established it as a b show The pride fans have seen their favorites and new arrivals number three damaged goods That was popular as they are brian danielson and cm punk are examples of two wrestlers who were damaged goods Danielson's past medical problems are well documented as is the injury that led to his first retirement And his recent injuries suggest he could be one injury away from permanent retirement While cm punk's injuries aren't believed to be extensive as danielson's his foot injury is a reminder that he's 43 And not the same wrestler he was when he left the wwe in 2014 Number four, Tony rages exit That's a good, you know a good little acknowledgement there like i was saying brian danielson's injuries kind of slowed down his momentum And then them kind of putting him with the group of the black pool combat club It was cool in theory, but he kind of gets lost in the shuffle Because you know i'm saying like he's in a group with other talents and other personalities And then you got to also consider when the older you get The more likely your body is susceptible to injuries, so you can't recover as quickly So, you know having these guys like cm punk at the top of carding unfortunately get hurt that could be a detriment to Just you know what you're trying to Show for the company as a whole so What happened between aw and cody rhodes? What cody has kept silent on what led him to walk away from the promotion He played a large rolling getting off the ground But even before his exit there were rumors that the american nightmare wasn't even happy Number five mgf's complaints Other biggest warning sign was mgs vocal complaints about being underpaid compared to x wwe talent While he received a raise after his initial signing He was still being paid less than the other former superstars including mark henry That's given a spot in the upper card and arguably the main event It's easy to see why he felt he was owed more, but tony kahn wouldn't even budge Despite the belief among some fans that mgf and kahn's beef was in elaborate work. That doesn't seem so Number six. Yeah, I do think there's some a lot of truth to what he was saying, bro And it's crazy mgf is so dearly missed He he was the guy that you wanted to see get his ass kicked. He was that good So I don't know what they do with him. I believe his contract doesn't end until 2024 But I'm I'm telling you this now If tony kahn lets him slip away and he lets him go to wwe ran by triple h now creatively Day of drop day. That's that's a generational talent. You do not let go You pay him You know saying you you pay him handsomely because he's bro He he bro. He makes you feel He gets wrestling. He's fantastic He knows how to get you to buy in to wanting to see him get his ass kicked buying ring of honor Now another problem that is overlooked is tony kahn's decision to buy ring of honor While kahn scored the highly desirable ring of honor tape library his efforts to re-establish the promotion has been shaky Booking ring of honor's pay-per-views in aw have taken a toll with kahn having to delegate some of its booking to others Number seven tony kahn plays the long game But one thing kahn may have going for him with his many signings Is that he may intend to use them in ring of honor if he can arrange for tv time for the show The problem of course is that he hasn't landed a tv deal and he has a large rost over the little time to work There's also no guarantee that ring of honor will succeed although ring of honor is not owned by aw Or what are the problems have arisen well aw's backstage bedlam Or whatever the causes and their influences on the product aw is not a big happy home for wrestlers and nothing resembling a paradise There are some of the major problems the promotion has experienced with backstage bickering and brawling The first is cm punk a wrestler who seemed like such a huge signing punk has turned into a major pain in the ass Rumour has it that punk is difficult to interact with which is why hangman adam page Insinuated punk isn't in the company to help it but to help himself punk's response in calling out page when he knew he couldn't respond It was seen as punk's receipt and led to outsiders like booker t and freddy prince jr Hinting that punk's backstage reputation was much different than how his fans see him The rumor that punk threatened to walk out on the 17th august dynamite evoked memories of punk walking out on wwe Leading him to wonder if punk is a prima donna And yeah, man, I don't I don't know how true these reports are but uh, definitely Um, you know, I did see that he was planning on potentially walking out of aw and it's like I don't know what's going on here I can't really confirm or deny but the reports don't sound good It doesn't put cm punk in a good light. I'll say that it does not it gives him that entitlement it gives him that that that I guess you could say the vibe of someone that feels like they're bigger than the the business themselves And I hope that's not the case. I hope these are just rumors and this is not true because you know I do like cm punk, but if if it comes out that he you know, it's trying to leave aw walk out on aw or whatever the situation is then it It's like, okay Some of us could somewhat empathize with what you did Uh in wwe and how they treated you this will be all right What's going on here? You know what I'm saying now? We may have to start questioning you integrity wise on how you feel like, you know, what's your What's your real I guess gain in this business was the eddie kingston samigovara altercation Now another anecdote about backstage bickering involves something beyond trash talking in this case a reported allocation between samigovara and eddie kingston Fightful select recently reported rumors among talent that we've heard about said that kovara and kingston had developed heat And it devolved into an altercation The way backstage was that kovara made a comment about kingston's physique and kingston took a swing at him Fightful later provided more details with the report hinting that kovara is difficult to work with The report noted that kovara didn't have people exactly angling to work with him after his feud with scorpio sky and heathen page Furthermore kovara called kingston a fat piece of shit in a promo for the match at all out a promo which later was edited out Kingston reportedly felt that the promo would make sammy look bad because kingston was going to win the matching And kovara would look bad by being beaten by well in his words a fat piece of shit The fightful select reports kingston shouted at kovara and sammy smiled leading to kingston pie facing him But kingston responded You know the truth i wouldn't lie i was wrong for being unprofessional That is the blind fact he did what he did and the public can judge that but i know for a fact i was wrong Other spat could lead to their rumored pay-per-view match being cancelled another sign of behind the scenes bickering affecting the on-air product But it's also been reported At least eddy kingston was man enough to admit when he was wrong and that's what i can appreciate If you make a mistake be man enough to be like, yeah, i messed up. I was unprofessional You know i'm saying i know where i messed up at that's the one thing i can take Positively out of that situation i'm sure they're probably passed it But as long as you can admit when you're wrong, that's all that matter Pointed that thunderosa is a heat magnet a current aww women's champion thunderosa is reportedly persona non grata with at least two stars Which has led to rumors that the injury which kept her off all out was a cover story to let the heat on her die down According to the voices of wrestling podcast thunderosa and dr. Brick breaker are mortal enemies There are also rumors circulating that jamie haters are strong dislike for rosa Which may be due to rosa accidentally breaking her nose during a match One story circulating is that rosa hid in the bathroom after the match fearful that hager would beat her up for real While pw insider reports rosa's injury is legitimate taking her off tv to let the heat die down Would be yet another sign of the company losing control backstage and its product ultimately suffering But are things going to get worse? What is the morale going to get any worse? I hope it doesn't get worse There's some potential factors that could worsen the situation the first being the grass looking greener in the wwe Although tony karnas stated he has many aw stars locked down to long-term contracts Fats have heard rumors of aw stars rethinking their options and accept triple h is in control One of the reasons wwe superstars left the company was their disservice for the wwe's booking and what they saw is Vince McMahon's antiquated ideas about what makes for entertaining wrestlers and the types of wrestlers fans want to see Every recent weeks are any indication that triple h who replaced mcman in the creative department has a different vision So far it appears that wrestlers who would get a good push from Vince McMahon are just who triple h sees as a future of the company A w wrestlers who felt as if they had no chance in hell of getting over during Vince's reign may now see things different Which triple h there's a real possibility to a bidding war goes both ways Will the wwe be willing to pay the big bucks to sign aw talent? That's a story that's been going around ever since usa and fox executives supposedly express interest in the wwe signing talents like mgf and wardlow While potential wwe signings will want to remember that the wwe normally reserves the right to end any contract after 90 days The lure of a large payday may be enough a bidding war seems likely although aw may not have the resources It needs if our next talking point plays out as we'll want to discovery keep aw One problem that may trouble aw wrestlers is whether Warner Brothers discovery will keep aw around when its contract expires As we've discussed before even if the company wants to retain aw They may not give them an increase in their deal Which would likely affect aw's ability to keep talent and sign new talent But they have it folks. Why we think the honeymoon is a that's He brought up some very interesting points in this video I know the old triple h and me getting controlled and maybe some of the talent Actually wanting to go back to wwe because they know triple h will probably take better care of them That could be a possibility. I like I said before If i'm tony kahn, I do not let go. I don't let go wardlow And I don't let go of mjf. You cannot lose those guys at least for sure mjf He's a star. He is a made man people in wwe Probably have seen that legendary promo and probably seen a lot of legendary promos with him and seeing punk You you don't let him go And I still think he could work in wwe because i'm sure they would let him He probably wouldn't be able to curse as much But mjf doesn't really need to curse as much to get a point get across his points and promos like T he's a generational talent. You don't let go and I'm telling you now If they end up parting ways wwe will pay mjf top dollar Top dollar to get him in that program They'll pay top dollar for wardlow too. So I don't know I'm hoping things get better with aw I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt But as of right now, they are kind of on shaky ground and a lot of points he bring up are pretty good points Pretty valid points. So comment down below. Let me know. How do you guys feel about aw? Do you feel like it has a chance to get better or you guys liking what the current product is? Or you guys disliking what the current product is? Let me know down below, but I appreciate all love and support row two I think I appreciate y'all kicking me. See y'all next one. Peace