Episode 420: The Greatest Gambler
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nWo third man fantasy booking
If the American Badass version of The Undertaker would have been the third man, do I think it would have reached the Hogan level? No. Do I think it would have come close? Yeah, could have.
AEW business strategy
Tony's goal, Tony's mission with AEW has nothing to do with business. It just doesn't. This is Tony's hobby. This is Tony's passion.
Undertaker WCW history
Had the Undertaker been conceived in 1991 when Jim Herd was there, I think that version of the Undertaker would have gone the way of the humpback wrestlers or whatever they were. WCW was fucking horrible at trying to replicate what worked with WWE.
Chris Jericho AEW return
If it doesn't pick up steam fast, it'll get flat real fast. If there's not solid creative and what feels like a new version of Chris Jericho... if you don't have a good, solid act one, it's okay. Well, it's the same thing we've been seeing for the last how many years?
Tony Khan/AEW business model
Tony Khan has a lot more to lose from a perception point of view. It's probably not going to hurt him financially one way or the other. But from a perception, because again, look at the same things. How much more revenue is Tony going to create with Chris Jericho?
Vince McMahon rivalry
I just didn't beat him, I bitch slapped him. I taught him how to produce television in the 90s. He learned a little too well.
Randy Orton's mystery caller
I would love it to be Vince. I don't think it will be for a variety of reasons, but I'd love it to be.
Real American Freestyle vs. AEW
We're outperforming AEW by quite a bit, by the way, in terms of attendance. Not that that matters because they're really two different products. I'm saying this only to contextualize Dave's comments.
Real American Freestyle production
The situation between Armand and Giorgio required a lot of additional care and effort that could have gone bad. We saw what happened at 06. It came close to going bad at 06. We had to make sure that it wasn't going to go bad on 07.
Wrestling ratings/TV industry
I think it's one of the reasons why streaming as an industry is going to devour linear television and cable because it's the only way advertisers... can have a much better idea what they're getting for their money.
Real American Freestyle production stress
I would have thrown myself off a bridge somewhere in Tampa. It doesn't matter whose responsibility it is. The fact is, it's our job to deal with it and fix it.
