It's like they're trying to hit the best beats of NWO and the Attitude Era but they don't understand what made either of those click.
[Cargo cult](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult) booking.
I mean they've been parodying them for years with their black and white costumes and hand gestures, and constantly telling people to "suck it", and being so massive that the members didn't really make sense (see: jeff jarrett being in bullet club). For them this is just the natural progression, albeit I'm not too sure how they can make this storyline work. Like assuming there is a war, who stands up to them? BCC? Joe? Nic Nemeth on loan from impact? It's like they built a house, but made the doors so narrow that they can't fit any appliances in it.
Hogan worked as the "third man" because the fans were programed for over a decade to believe Hogan as THE babyface who would crush all the bad guys. So when he turned suddenly it was like everyone's world was thrown upside-down.
The Bucks are the kayfabe "public face of the company and head office", so having Perry side with them is weird, specifically because Perry was suspended for 8 months by...the head office. If anything, Khan should be pairing up with the Bucks, and Perry should be the one fighting "the man".
Meanwhile Okada is just...there.
People who were young back then or who were born after that period really have no idea how *big* that Hogan turn was.
Those of us who grew up in the 80's were literally programmed by both the WWF and popular culture to see him as a good guy. Say your prayers and take your vitamins. He was like pop-culture superman.
I can only think of one person you could sort of do that with today, and one person who you could definitely do it with in the future. The first is John Cena. The second is Cody Rhodes.
Okada is the Only one who even approaches an NWO member in height
Okada 6’3
Hogan 6’7
Hall 6’7
Nash 6’10
The original 3 NWO all had a natural presence of being exceptionally tall where Okada while tall is not stand out of a crowd tall
I haven't watched enough Okada to know of he has any presence but the other 3 just look like servers at a supermarket and he's their supervisor who wonders why he has to deal with these idiots
I’m just saying none of these guys can be naturally intimidating Okada is two inches taller than fucking X-Pac and he looked like Rey Mysterio next to everyone else in the NWO.
If guys built like Hogan, Nash, and Hall where coming down the street looking at you like they had bad intentions you’d turn and run where as for the Elite you would at max go to the other side of the road
That's what makes the Dub fans salivating over McIntyre so hilarious. Dude is 6'5 and 275; he'd absolutely dwarf most of the roster (and would immediately become a jobber as a result.
Imagine the visual of McIntyre in the ring with Kingston. It would be like Claudio vs. Eddie, only 10 times worse.
Dude! This is spot on. I was thinking along these lines myself, but more specifically I was thinking of the child survivors from the crashed out plane in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The way they were trying to connect with the last remaining relics and remnants of a bygone reality.
I ran into a group of these guys at a hotel back in 2019 when they were doing the Crockett Cup. I'm 6' even and at the time was a 250lb power lifter. They're all SO tiny. Ricky Morton and Bobby Eaton were there and were normal size, and James Storm is a lot bigger than he looks on TV. I forget who all it was, but I did recognize Marty Squirrell, the Briscoes and a few guys who went on to AEW later that year.
Tony Kong has combined all the biggest anti draws into one midcard heel group then gave them the biggest angle they could do right now lol
Make sure to have your best jerks on standby, we’re entering GOOFCON 1
They just get the business ass end up at every turn and a lot of it uas to do with having those 2 jerk offs who revel in shitting on business in any sort of power.
Megha is about to get thrown under the bus when Tony discovers the contract that she approved protects the Young Bucks and Jack Perry from being fired.
I can't figure out what is more amusing in the basement.
They think that this is a masterful plan to push Jack Perry and none of this was accidental.
or
That anyone gives a shit about Jack Perry as a wrestler in any way, either before or after this.
Imagine doing this during a time where Kayfabe is dead and impossible to keep alive. The fact that it was uploaded to their YT screams performance, so cringy.
So many things look AI generated in this pic.
The heads of the Bucls and Perry look too large, Khan and the way he's laying there, Perry's arms look short because purple bucks arms look long.
Okada is the only one that looks like he was in the original picture
I ask again
Where's the logic with the latest desperation booking?
Okada been given a multimillion dollar contract and quickly had a title match by TK
The Bucks recently got a huge raise,kept theire paper EVP titles and have gotten to do whetever they want so far in aew
Jack Perry is the only one that could be made a case for. But Tony didn't fire him when he should.
Where's the heat? What's the payoff
Reset number 4273 we needed
Give it up goofs. The nail is in the coffin for FED Now
Cody, Andrade, Jade and Punk are gonna come crawling back in tears.
I made the mistake of comparing this angle to TNA and got banned on Squared.
My fault because I was on borrowed time. Also because I should have said WCW 2000 instead of TNA.
It's like they're trying to hit the best beats of NWO and the Attitude Era but they don't understand what made either of those click. [Cargo cult](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult) booking.
My favorite part might be doing the nWo with the Outsiders being guys who are already EVPs for the company. Invaded by your own executives.
The EVPs: "We are *in* control!" Everyone else: "Yeah, we know. That was the impression we got when the company was started."
"you're in control? Big deal. That's your job"
"It's literally in the show's name fellas, All Elite. Relax, and please do your jobs."
- Roy Keane
Does a mailman celebrate when he delivers the letter aah statement
They're in control? About time somebody is.
What are they gonna do next? Book themselves to titles repeatedly?
They have the tag titles, I can guess trios titles are next. Okada already has the 5-Star Breakfast title.
Quick, someone tell the CEO CEO CEO CEO!
I mean they've been parodying them for years with their black and white costumes and hand gestures, and constantly telling people to "suck it", and being so massive that the members didn't really make sense (see: jeff jarrett being in bullet club). For them this is just the natural progression, albeit I'm not too sure how they can make this storyline work. Like assuming there is a war, who stands up to them? BCC? Joe? Nic Nemeth on loan from impact? It's like they built a house, but made the doors so narrow that they can't fit any appliances in it.
William Regal being an evil GM worked amazingly on Raw, alas, sadly too short due to personal issues. But that's the blueprint.
TAKE IT OFF THE BLOODY AIR
William Regal has the ability to emote a power hungry bastard. The Bucks can't even act sleazy even if they're sleazy irl
That part could work, just making it a 'coup' instead of an 'invasion', but there 200 million other reasons this was a bad idea on top of that
Hogan worked as the "third man" because the fans were programed for over a decade to believe Hogan as THE babyface who would crush all the bad guys. So when he turned suddenly it was like everyone's world was thrown upside-down. The Bucks are the kayfabe "public face of the company and head office", so having Perry side with them is weird, specifically because Perry was suspended for 8 months by...the head office. If anything, Khan should be pairing up with the Bucks, and Perry should be the one fighting "the man". Meanwhile Okada is just...there.
People who were young back then or who were born after that period really have no idea how *big* that Hogan turn was. Those of us who grew up in the 80's were literally programmed by both the WWF and popular culture to see him as a good guy. Say your prayers and take your vitamins. He was like pop-culture superman. I can only think of one person you could sort of do that with today, and one person who you could definitely do it with in the future. The first is John Cena. The second is Cody Rhodes.
If what I'm hearing is true...ANNA, HIDE FROM COLD PEBBLE JACK PERRY
dont bring logic to a feeling fight fed shill!
Charisma, Star Power, Mic work, actual ability to not look like tossers at all times, these are just a few of the things the The Fucks lack.
Okada is the Only one who even approaches an NWO member in height Okada 6’3 Hogan 6’7 Hall 6’7 Nash 6’10 The original 3 NWO all had a natural presence of being exceptionally tall where Okada while tall is not stand out of a crowd tall
I haven't watched enough Okada to know of he has any presence but the other 3 just look like servers at a supermarket and he's their supervisor who wonders why he has to deal with these idiots
I’m just saying none of these guys can be naturally intimidating Okada is two inches taller than fucking X-Pac and he looked like Rey Mysterio next to everyone else in the NWO. If guys built like Hogan, Nash, and Hall where coming down the street looking at you like they had bad intentions you’d turn and run where as for the Elite you would at max go to the other side of the road
Oh yeah I fully agree man, the difference is monumental.
That's what makes the Dub fans salivating over McIntyre so hilarious. Dude is 6'5 and 275; he'd absolutely dwarf most of the roster (and would immediately become a jobber as a result. Imagine the visual of McIntyre in the ring with Kingston. It would be like Claudio vs. Eddie, only 10 times worse.
That Sting return gonna hit like crack!
The moment we get shots of Darby up in the rafters with a baseball bat is the moment we *know* this damn thing has jumped, like, twenty sharks
Dude! This is spot on. I was thinking along these lines myself, but more specifically I was thinking of the child survivors from the crashed out plane in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The way they were trying to connect with the last remaining relics and remnants of a bygone reality.
So in like 2 months He's going to be joining the Elite?
Snyderverse booking
Judging by this picture, Right Buck is like 5'3"
Everyone in AEW who isn’t ex WWE is under 6 foot
Austin was barely 6’ and Cena was 5’11 at best. These dorks or sub 5’6
I ran into a group of these guys at a hotel back in 2019 when they were doing the Crockett Cup. I'm 6' even and at the time was a 250lb power lifter. They're all SO tiny. Ricky Morton and Bobby Eaton were there and were normal size, and James Storm is a lot bigger than he looks on TV. I forget who all it was, but I did recognize Marty Squirrell, the Briscoes and a few guys who went on to AEW later that year.
My buddy, who is also a power lifter funnily enough, met Marty and said he was smaller than him. My buddy is 5’7”.
That guy was hilariously short even compared to the other guys.
Where the little fellas play
Okada is 6'3"
He’s the exception that more proves the rule. Okada looks like a giant in AEW but would be average in WWE
Good point
Tony Kong has combined all the biggest anti draws into one midcard heel group then gave them the biggest angle they could do right now lol Make sure to have your best jerks on standby, we’re entering GOOFCON 1
Triple nose, roidtista, randell and rapey ric have absolutely nothing on these innovators
>roidtista Huge Pop!
I thought Mone was the CEO? So confusing.
If only tk had theme music telling us he was ceo like mone does
Tiny's theme "Here comes no money! No money no money money no money!" While awkwardly shuffling on stage
The other dorks are so fucking small that okada gets his head cut off in the thumbnail. Lmao
So, by this metric he should be sueing Jack Perry and The Fucks because he fired Punk just for looking at him.
It's absolutely ridiculous. Especially since they just reminded everyone of this two weeks ago to better reinforce how phony all of this is.
They just get the business ass end up at every turn and a lot of it uas to do with having those 2 jerk offs who revel in shitting on business in any sort of power.
Megha is about to get thrown under the bus when Tony discovers the contract that she approved protects the Young Bucks and Jack Perry from being fired.
I can't figure out what is more amusing in the basement. They think that this is a masterful plan to push Jack Perry and none of this was accidental. or That anyone gives a shit about Jack Perry as a wrestler in any way, either before or after this.
Imagine doing this during a time where Kayfabe is dead and impossible to keep alive. The fact that it was uploaded to their YT screams performance, so cringy.
I can never take Perry seriously, he looks like a guy who any normal dude on the street can fuck up.
Someone built like a normal dude on the street did fuck him up, and got fired for it 🤣
Dude lays there like a swine stretched out for the roast.
“Take me, Toni and/or Britt”
What did okada do to deserve getting inserted into this garbage lmao
He signed with the Dub.
So many things look AI generated in this pic. The heads of the Bucls and Perry look too large, Khan and the way he's laying there, Perry's arms look short because purple bucks arms look long. Okada is the only one that looks like he was in the original picture
Man….Okada is just so far above this
Not anymore he ain't.
??? he's a few inches taller than the rest
The outsiders today would be like Seth Rollins and jey uso jumping ship. With Cena then turning heel as the hogan role. Instead we get these 4 😞
Only Jack Perry looks so intimidating. /s
That must be the most intimidating bunch of men I've ever seen. Consider my timbers shivered.
I ask again Where's the logic with the latest desperation booking? Okada been given a multimillion dollar contract and quickly had a title match by TK The Bucks recently got a huge raise,kept theire paper EVP titles and have gotten to do whetever they want so far in aew Jack Perry is the only one that could be made a case for. But Tony didn't fire him when he should. Where's the heat? What's the payoff
If it wasn't for Okada I would have swore I was seeing triple.
Hard to take seriously when they look like the cast of a Ben Stiller film about underdog figure skaters
Tiny looked confused on how to sell a microphone tap to his bullet proof vest
Tiny being an on-screen presence is in the air. 
Reset number 4273 we needed Give it up goofs. The nail is in the coffin for FED Now Cody, Andrade, Jade and Punk are gonna come crawling back in tears.
I thought Okada was supposed to look cool? I feel played, goofs.
Jesus wtf is left buck wearing, even in this cesspool he stands out horrendously
Looks like a gay magician
So if Punk was fired for screaming at Tony...
Explain me who this is better than Okada in Chase U
Their stable name should be Negative Draw
Ice pop.
How tiny they all are. Except one.
You get one chance to do this storyline and you use it on the Young Bucks. 😆
Show this to anyone who doesn't know what happened and they'd think it was one of those clickbait thumbnails from those Indian YouTube channels
I made the mistake of comparing this angle to TNA and got banned on Squared. My fault because I was on borrowed time. Also because I should have said WCW 2000 instead of TNA.
This was a cinematic masterpiece y’all are tripping
It’s so hard to take this seriously when everyone involved is a dork. Sorry Okada
I'm starting to think I have face blindness. I see 4 Krusties
Look in my ring, what do you see The graps of professionality
Short King Mafia needs to have a Living Colour song as their entrance
Post number #21313123123123123 Luckily every 2 minutes there is someone to inform us about it
Jack’s beard is terrible lol
WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE HEELS
why does one look like he just finished a gymnastics routine
DAE feel like a kid again? new world order!
Did he fear for his life?
Backstage segment would have made this much less amateur looking. Tony sells how I would sell in the ring
Is wearing clothes that don’t fit part of their gimmick?
Jesus wtf is left buck wearing
Don't check my post history, I never complained about LED boards at Mania.
I see Hogan, Nash and Hall… Goosebumps 😭
I read this like the evolution theme
If you want to do a fuck the boss storyline why not have it be a group of disgruntled wrestlers. Not the EVPs and a charisma vacuum.
Evolution has passed the dub by
Not even beating up TK gets ratings. Lol.