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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 03:09:39 JST Nick Tylwalk -
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 03:06:44 JST Nick Tylwalk That's a wrap from Tony Khan for today. We'll have posts on the more interesting stuff from the call up on Wrestling Junkie this afternoon.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 03:03:23 JST Nick Tylwalk TK hints it might be longer than 6-8 weeks but no one works harder on their body than Danielson and he's confident Bryan will be back as soon as he possibly can.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 03:02:39 JST Nick Tylwalk Asked about Bryan Danielson's injury, Tony Khan says it's been worse than anticipated but he is recovering and touches base frequently. TK loves bouncing ideas off him and says "we really miss him."
The silver lining for Blood and Guts is they have Pac back.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:58:10 JST Nick Tylwalk Tony Khan adds that London is very important to him personally, and that he believes #AEWAllIn will be the company's "greatest show ever."
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:56:28 JST Nick Tylwalk Can #AEWAllIn live up to huge fan expectations? Tony Khan says it's "one of the biggest wrestling shows in the history of the world" by any metric even with no matches announced, and that the card will be very exciting when it takes shape in the coming weeks.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:54:37 JST Nick Tylwalk Our Phil Strum asks about talent being exclusive to ROH vs. those who come in for a limited time or also appear in #AEW.
Tony Khan says ROH is part of an "ecosystem" with AEW and NJPW where people can come in and work where it makes sense (as with Shibata) and cycle through.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:49:55 JST Nick Tylwalk Tony Khan says he'd definitely be interested in a Giulia vs. Willow Nightingale rematch on U.S. turf. But Willow has her hands full with Athena for now.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:48:06 JST Nick Tylwalk In regard to new safety protocols, would wrestlers have more leeway on PPV?
Tony Khan says he likes pushing boundaries but safety might not be the place to do it, and it depends on the performers as well.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:45:32 JST Nick Tylwalk Brandon Thurston asks Tony Khan if he'd be open to expanding Dynamite to 3 hours. Says it's something he'd have to think about a lot.
Notes that the Collision/BOTB ratings were strong for a 3-hour block this past weekend. Would have to talk to the network.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:36:10 JST Nick Tylwalk Will address Claudio's opponent this week.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:35:06 JST Nick Tylwalk Other changes to the card include stuff with the television title "that you wouldn't even believe" but says they ended up with a great match there.
Along with Forbidden Door 2022, calls #ROHDeathBeforeDishonor the most challenging card he's put together.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:32:50 JST Nick Tylwalk What's up with the #ROHDeathBeforeDishonor main event now that Mark Briscoe is hurt?
Says he's had to make "changes upon changes" including letting Eddie Kingston go to Japan for the G1.
The "domino effect" included Mark's injury which forced a major pivot ... again.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:25:33 JST Nick Tylwalk Have his thoughts on the optimum number of PPVs changed?
Tony Khan says Dave Meltzer, who asked the question, is the expert, but says expanding a PPV calendar is usually a good move for wrestling companies.
Says WBD believes it could be revenue positive if #AEW expands to more
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:22:48 JST Nick Tylwalk Tony Khan says he will confirm soon the broadcast details for #AEWAllIn, says "everyone will be able to watch it live."
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:20:25 JST Nick Tylwalk Tony Khan calls the #AEW debut of Kota Ibushi a "great statement for the company," says Kenny Omega was essential in helping him come in.
Talked to Ibushi a while ago and is happy it's finally happening.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:17:52 JST Nick Tylwalk Asked about new protocols and banned moves, Tony Khan says he doesn't want to confirm everything in the Fightful report but does say safety is something they've been looking at in terms of beefing up their best practices.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:15:31 JST Nick Tylwalk Tony Khan is asked about whether a women's Blood and Guts match was considered and if Jamie Hayter's injury torpedoed it.
He suggests that injuries probably didn't make it feasible.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jul-2023 02:10:41 JST Nick Tylwalk Going to live post during Tony Khan's conference call, so here we go.
Asked if Blood and Guts could anchor its own PPV, Tony Khan says he thinks it could even though it is strong for anchoring free TV each year.
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Nick Tylwalk (nicktylwalk@masto.ai)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jun-2023 11:27:55 JST Nick Tylwalk @shaneisgames Yep it's been really fun, love it!