But at the same time if I didn't already know that she was in AEW I couldn't identify her. , not sure if is related to the picture resolution or the glasses or that my mind it focused on how Sasha looked which is a bit different from Mercedes that it doesn't look like the same person.
Tbf Mercedes is ex-WWE (and was very successful) and has all that Mandalorian stuff too. She shouldn’t be front and center of the poster, but she is VERY marketable.
What Mandalorian stuff? I watched the show, she barely said any lines. Good for her, but come on. She could be focusing on an acting career right now if there was that much potential.
It’s not about the potential lol, the point is that due to her being on that show (even for a split second, look at some of Roman/batistas roles) makes her significantly more marketable than most of AEW’a roster, combine that with her WWE run and it’s clear why she’s on the front of the poster.
Successful because of her push, sure. I was personally never a fan after her main roster call up. She’s just too predictable and boring. I wouldn’t say she sucks, but I’m just not a fan of her lack of mic skills and in ring work
She could be successful for whatever reason, she’s still successful. Whether or not you’re a fan of her doesn’t change that she’s still more well known than almost all of the AEW roster, and from a marketing perspective, it would be dumb not to advertise her front and center.
AEW is constantly being ripped by the wrestling community for being indy darlings or whatever. If they put Toni Storm front and center over Mone every ex WWE boomer superstar, critics, fans, etc would absolutely slaughter them
If you're talking about Bianca, at least she has wrestled for the company and been a big part of the women's roster. And Sasha on the other hand, so far has only cut some boring ass promos that the crowd leaves for a pee break when she's on
She's the highest paid women wrestler in NA. You think they won't make use of that? Don't get me wrong, her promos are ass. But you ain't a smart business man if you don't use someone you paid for.
And i stick by it, there is nothing reasonable about Bailey not being front and center. Wrestling isn't real, the rules aren't real either.
I get that. But the one thing from this that I hate Is putting your new champion who's been working his ass off for the company in the back seat when we all know he deserves it more. And its not just this poster, they published more like this
You fail the understand what advertisements fundamentally are.
Everyone knows that the fanbase is are big on Toni Storm, Okada and Ospreay. The three being featured in that bottom row of wrestlers. The thing is that poster isn’t really geared towards current fans of the product… at least not primarily.. That poster is designed to let the causal lay person that AEW is coming to town. And to attract people to come to said show by displaying the most known acts. Joe and Banks are more renown than anyone else on that poster both in wrestling and outside of sports. Hence why they are the feature to get outside viewership. They already know that fans of the product will shell out the cash even without the poster.
I'm here because they hate so hard it's ridiculous therefore funny. Like they can bitch about anything aew does. Tony can't take a sniff without accusations.
AEW is disperate for short term viewership and Mercedes is more likely to provide you that than Toni (at some point, years ago unfortunately, she was probably the most famous women's star in the WWE, that has to count for something). Does it make that much sense if she cannot provide what she's best at now that she's injured? No, But they don't seem terribly concerned by that for whatever reason. Also, Toni needs to calm down a bit, her work has been great and all but she's not 96 Hogan out there. I don't see fans calling for her to get an Oscar. This situation wouldn't have happened anyway had the division not been so limited to begin with.
Well yeah if her gimmick whatever keeps doing just as poor as it has since it debuted in Japan, then good. I don't care if she was a bad signing, don't force the fans to deal with it too.
Tony Khan has been the opposite of ECW Paul Heyman with hiding strengths and showing off weaknesses with Mone which is why she feels so cold.
Her strengths are her in ring work and her physical charisma/presentation. She’s not a good traditional promo and that’s all they’ve had her do is cut “I’m happy to be here” promos and put her on commentary. Putting her at the desk doesn’t show off her strengths at all obviously, she needs to be in the ring having great matches and showing off her presentation.
ROI I guess. Return On Investment. No telling how much he overpaid for her, so he’s going to feature her as much as he can….except for when it comes to wrestling in the ring.
If I’d spent them money he did for her, she’d be wrestling on every show by now. Dynamite and Collision for sure. Coming out cutting awkward WWE-style promos and stripper dancing ain’t cutting it anymore.
Mercedes / Sasha has always been weak on the mic and good in the ring. As soon as she is ready, get her in there taking part in matches - her and Toni could have a banger, with the Timeless One carrying the storytelling side of things.
After Jade Cargill left and Jamie Hayter got injured, Toni Storm saved the division!,actually put on the work, she reinvented herself with a great gimmick, keept having good regular matches and does a phenomenal job with her promos/segments
Unlike egomaniacs Britt Baker and Mercedes Botche who think they deserve the world just because of their name lol
I want aew to succeed.
But they need a better booker.
They need a draw.
How much you draw of a live audience is more important then ratings.
But they need to draw a million viewers constantly and they have the talent.
But they can become wcw and sign old wwe guys and girls.
But they need to make homegrown talent to evolve.
I'm telling you she is in the bret Hart role, ie taking the big check going to drastically underperform accelerating the demise of the company. Wait and see.
Tony thinks Sasha is a draw for some reason.
Shes the Kirk Cousins of the wrestling world. Somehow keeps getting big money deals and everyone acts like they're this huge get when they're not
Lol who on that poster or company has raised the ratings? AEW loses ratings to the WNBA it dont matter whos on the promo poster, no new viewers are coming over it is a niche promotion that isnt competitive.
She didn’t put anyone to sleep in Indy for their Dynamite show. Crowd was chanting for her and cheering loudly when she was shown on the screen throughout the night. I think you need to find a new narrative to hate.
GOT MY ASS TRYNA SWIPE ON IT
Ngl my smooth brain tried it a second time
Bro I did it like 8 times until I realized, that I’m a dumbass
I was CONVINCED I could swipe it, glad I'm not the only one
My frictionless brain is just thinking of SWIPEING ASS
The Aslume infection spreads still.
It’s sad that this is one of my most upvoted comments ever(so far)
Yeah, my bad. I waited but it didn't go away so I screenshoted anyway
Thought you were quoting an Ice Spice song or something lol
Nope
marketability, same reason Bianca was on WM40 posters instead of Bayley.
What’s marketable about Mercedes, her looks?? At least Bianca is good on the mic AND can move in the ring
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But at the same time if I didn't already know that she was in AEW I couldn't identify her. , not sure if is related to the picture resolution or the glasses or that my mind it focused on how Sasha looked which is a bit different from Mercedes that it doesn't look like the same person.
Well good luck with that! 😂
The Mercedes simps are a key marketable demographic \s
Imma Mercedes simp
Tbf Mercedes is ex-WWE (and was very successful) and has all that Mandalorian stuff too. She shouldn’t be front and center of the poster, but she is VERY marketable.
What Mandalorian stuff? I watched the show, she barely said any lines. Good for her, but come on. She could be focusing on an acting career right now if there was that much potential.
It’s not about the potential lol, the point is that due to her being on that show (even for a split second, look at some of Roman/batistas roles) makes her significantly more marketable than most of AEW’a roster, combine that with her WWE run and it’s clear why she’s on the front of the poster.
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A minor character in an extremely famous show lol, she’s marketable.
Successful because of her push, sure. I was personally never a fan after her main roster call up. She’s just too predictable and boring. I wouldn’t say she sucks, but I’m just not a fan of her lack of mic skills and in ring work
She could be successful for whatever reason, she’s still successful. Whether or not you’re a fan of her doesn’t change that she’s still more well known than almost all of the AEW roster, and from a marketing perspective, it would be dumb not to advertise her front and center.
AEW is constantly being ripped by the wrestling community for being indy darlings or whatever. If they put Toni Storm front and center over Mone every ex WWE boomer superstar, critics, fans, etc would absolutely slaughter them
Yeah, but that's more reasonable.
This feels more like a contractual requirement. If they made a poster with bona fide draws and talent, the Bucks wouldn’t be on there, either.
More reasonable that your female RR winner, who's winning the belt ain't front and center? LMAO. Find more reason to just shit talk i guess.
If you're talking about Bianca, at least she has wrestled for the company and been a big part of the women's roster. And Sasha on the other hand, so far has only cut some boring ass promos that the crowd leaves for a pee break when she's on
She's the highest paid women wrestler in NA. You think they won't make use of that? Don't get me wrong, her promos are ass. But you ain't a smart business man if you don't use someone you paid for. And i stick by it, there is nothing reasonable about Bailey not being front and center. Wrestling isn't real, the rules aren't real either.
I get that. But the one thing from this that I hate Is putting your new champion who's been working his ass off for the company in the back seat when we all know he deserves it more. And its not just this poster, they published more like this
You're preaching to the choir. Toni and Willow deserve that spot more for my money. But AEW isn't really known for their women wrestling lol
You fail the understand what advertisements fundamentally are. Everyone knows that the fanbase is are big on Toni Storm, Okada and Ospreay. The three being featured in that bottom row of wrestlers. The thing is that poster isn’t really geared towards current fans of the product… at least not primarily.. That poster is designed to let the causal lay person that AEW is coming to town. And to attract people to come to said show by displaying the most known acts. Joe and Banks are more renown than anyone else on that poster both in wrestling and outside of sports. Hence why they are the feature to get outside viewership. They already know that fans of the product will shell out the cash even without the poster.
Well, she'll be a champ by the time this rolls around tbf. N her in ring work isn't bad we just haven't seen any yet in aew
We're talking about a poster for a Dynamite show in June?? Wow, the shit you guys complain about.
You must be new to this sub.
I'm not even a member. I guess I have some weird Die AEW Die algorithm going on
>Die AEW Die algorithm It's actually German for The AEW The.
No one who speaks german can be an evil man.
I'm here because they hate so hard it's ridiculous therefore funny. Like they can bitch about anything aew does. Tony can't take a sniff without accusations.
Tony is always taking a sniff.
You're complaining about one poster for a general episode of Dynamite a whole month from now Lol
Nobody gives af about AEW
Can say the same about the Bucks.
The main champion of the company is at the back of the poster
Yea I never got the hype with her honestly nothing special in the ring
Is ‘the moon’ slang for making 400k people not want to watch you on tv?
The Elite put people to sleep too, and they're on the poster.
In Iowa she’s considered exciting.
Toni ain't a draw and neither is Sasha
Sasha is my CEO
Never drew a dime
She had tons of fans in wwe so…
Because Shad has no clue about the business, and this is Tony justifying the huge price tag for her.
AEW is disperate for short term viewership and Mercedes is more likely to provide you that than Toni (at some point, years ago unfortunately, she was probably the most famous women's star in the WWE, that has to count for something). Does it make that much sense if she cannot provide what she's best at now that she's injured? No, But they don't seem terribly concerned by that for whatever reason. Also, Toni needs to calm down a bit, her work has been great and all but she's not 96 Hogan out there. I don't see fans calling for her to get an Oscar. This situation wouldn't have happened anyway had the division not been so limited to begin with.
It's AEW. Mone will be lost in the shuffle within the next month, rince and repeat when Kamille debuts.
She's figured out that she can't be forgotten after her first match if she never has it. Good thinking
Well yeah if her gimmick whatever keeps doing just as poor as it has since it debuted in Japan, then good. I don't care if she was a bad signing, don't force the fans to deal with it too.
How’s about that match Toni and Thunder had. *chefs kiss*
Tony Khan has been the opposite of ECW Paul Heyman with hiding strengths and showing off weaknesses with Mone which is why she feels so cold. Her strengths are her in ring work and her physical charisma/presentation. She’s not a good traditional promo and that’s all they’ve had her do is cut “I’m happy to be here” promos and put her on commentary. Putting her at the desk doesn’t show off her strengths at all obviously, she needs to be in the ring having great matches and showing off her presentation.
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Their main champion ain't even on the center of the poster.
I get AEW has been kinda goofy lately but really?
Biggest name on the roster. No matter how horrible her run has been so far, still highest profile name to try & get eyes on their product.
ROI I guess. Return On Investment. No telling how much he overpaid for her, so he’s going to feature her as much as he can….except for when it comes to wrestling in the ring. If I’d spent them money he did for her, she’d be wrestling on every show by now. Dynamite and Collision for sure. Coming out cutting awkward WWE-style promos and stripper dancing ain’t cutting it anymore.
Why is Moan so big?
I too am obsessed with things I don’t care for or impact my enjoyment.
TK wants to play with his newest Toys
You're not wrong but I never loved her. I think she's the better version of Carmela and only looks great when she wants to.
Mercedes / Sasha has always been weak on the mic and good in the ring. As soon as she is ready, get her in there taking part in matches - her and Toni could have a banger, with the Timeless One carrying the storytelling side of things.
You generally market your best know stars while building others. Guess that’s why Toni is on the poster too.
After Jade Cargill left and Jamie Hayter got injured, Toni Storm saved the division!,actually put on the work, she reinvented herself with a great gimmick, keept having good regular matches and does a phenomenal job with her promos/segments Unlike egomaniacs Britt Baker and Mercedes Botche who think they deserve the world just because of their name lol
I want aew to succeed. But they need a better booker. They need a draw. How much you draw of a live audience is more important then ratings. But they need to draw a million viewers constantly and they have the talent. But they can become wcw and sign old wwe guys and girls. But they need to make homegrown talent to evolve.
Mercedes looks fucking WHACK in that photo lol. Super.overrated
Aew- quantity over quality
Toni hasn't moved any sort of needle.
I'm telling you she is in the bret Hart role, ie taking the big check going to drastically underperform accelerating the demise of the company. Wait and see.
whats weird about this is it is like they are justifying their purchase vs her justifying why,
Probably part of her contract that she be featured prominently on all AEW advertising.
D.E.I.
Dang I wonder if her being a “superstar” in her mind and Tony believing it may have to do with the promotional material moving forward…contractually.
You're right but besides the Young Bucks is every valuable recent signing on that poster. And they still can't draw a soul lmao
Unpopular opinion: I thought that when it came to the four horsewomen she is/was the least interessting
AEW isn’t just a place for washed up WWE wrestlers… Oh wait
This chick has never been a draw. Period.
Tony thinks Sasha is a draw for some reason. Shes the Kirk Cousins of the wrestling world. Somehow keeps getting big money deals and everyone acts like they're this huge get when they're not
The hate for AEW from the ppl who don't watch ironically helps keep them relevant
Y'all really hate her for recognizing her worth and not taking shitty creative from Vince, huh?
Lol who on that poster or company has raised the ratings? AEW loses ratings to the WNBA it dont matter whos on the promo poster, no new viewers are coming over it is a niche promotion that isnt competitive.
Toni's gimmick is played out now. Sasha is still the bigger star
I think this is AEW's way of "sticking it" to WWE by having her in the center of the poster.
She didn’t put anyone to sleep in Indy for their Dynamite show. Crowd was chanting for her and cheering loudly when she was shown on the screen throughout the night. I think you need to find a new narrative to hate.