@elitecitypod great episode! I've been thinking a lot about how WWE is the wrestling industry, or was for a very long time. It's one thing to have a de facto monopoly in an industry, but it's another to see it under a privately held company. It's not just anti-competitiveness. McMahon was the dictator of wrestling for decades, with all of the abuses of power that implies.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 17-Feb-2024 00:42:40 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 23:58:48 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@jacklaridian Stephanie isn't currently at WWE, but yes the respect and quality is markedly different.
In my opinion their developmental brand NXT is even better with their women's division. I consider it to be the best one on TV today.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 04:08:20 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
The wrestlers of TNA sent a letter to Anthem and its CEO asking for Scott D'Amore to be rehired.
Source: Sean Ross Sapp
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Feb-2024 10:51:28 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
I had no idea how much I wanted to see a woman from New York in the squared circle. Adriana Rizzo is one of my fastest favorite wrestlers.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Feb-2024 10:01:47 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@sharan I'm a pretty new fan since I only started watching a couple of years ago. I'm having a great time, and I also hear other long time fans asking themselves if this is the best wrestling has ever been. It's been compared to the Ruthless Aggression and Attitude Eras in terms of impact.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Feb-2024 06:57:59 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@GeekFTW the way he talked about it makes me think that he suspects TNA was losing money. Maybe that has been the state of things for a while and what they wanted out of TNA was to start being profitable or cut costs. But if D'Amore was asking for money and to increase budget, that's just not a guy who will do the cost cutting that they need. Theory: they let D'Amore try to increase revenue but his time was up and now it's time to contain costs.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Feb-2024 12:30:32 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
Dang, Sami Zayn in the main event again?
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Feb-2024 12:27:56 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
Brownson Reed has to find his way to Elimination Chamber somehow, right?
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Feb-2024 08:50:22 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@heartstopper84 betting big on an Ivar win c'mon Ivar!
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Feb-2024 05:05:36 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@ArpComics I don't think the initial idea to replace Cody with the Rock was a work, but I do think they made the right move in the end to switch back and have built on top of that energy for an exciting WrestleMania. Now that we're back on track for Cody vs Roman I'm along for the ride.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 22:03:39 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@Fantasy_Degeneracy thanks for the recommendation!
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 12:40:42 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
Anyone know if any TNA focused podcasts or YouTube channels? Or at least places that will include TNA in their news coverage?
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 06:25:11 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@BeAware Maybe it's because I only just started paying attention to TNA. I connected with Scott's promo after the Osprey and Josh Alexander match. Even as a recent fan I don't want TNA to start declining when it was just starting to claw back into conversations with WWE and AEW.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 06:24:41 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@BeAware I've seen those points too but I've seen them woven into arguments for Scott's termination and Scott's voluntary departure. And don't get me wrong, I do think the likeliest scenario is that Scott was pressing too hard in a direction that Anthem didn't want to go in. There was probably a breaking point and it was most likely snapped by Anthem, not Scott. But that's why I wonder if it was more mutual, even if I think the chances are low or don't square with me.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 05:29:38 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@BeAware It seems like Anthem made a boneheaded move, but I want to give the benefit of the doubt rather than assuming people are just dumb, especially because we have limited information. A statement from Scott would be helpful.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 05:29:23 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@BeAware but I've also heard people say that there were disagreements with management even though management still liked him. I even heard that Anthem liked him and wanted him to move up in the company but Scott didn't want to do that because he was here for TNA. If he left due to creative differences then it would make more sense why Anthem didn't bury him on his way out. It also explains why his departure was poorly timed given how Scott just brought the brand back.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 05:08:37 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
Can Scott D'Amore, like, say why he left TNA? Has anyone just asked him? Even if it's a canned "Anthem is great and I appreciate my time with them" response, at least we would have something.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 01:03:22 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
I wish there was wrestling merch that at least tried to be fashionable. Most of it is giant graphic tees that look like they're meant more for first graders than adults. I wear them in the same spirit someone wears a sports jersey, but I know they don't look good just out and about.
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Feb-2024 12:13:17 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
Isn't this Ishii's third loss on AEW TV? Didn't he lose to Brian Danielson and Jon Moxley beforehand?
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Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA (arnoldbooker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Feb-2024 09:09:17 JST Arnold Booker | WWE, AEW, TNA
@BeAware @hotte @metropia compared to Twitter we are very quiet. We're like a group chat of 24 people, lol. But we're active and trying to make it happen. I use the right hashtags all the time and try to engage with the passerbys I see.