{"id":156439,"date":"2024-08-19T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=156439"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:55:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:55:56","slug":"tonys-takes-family-first-aew-creative-improvements-aew-all-in-struggling-divisions-within-aew-and-wwe-the-bloodline-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/08\/19\/tonys-takes-family-first-aew-creative-improvements-aew-all-in-struggling-divisions-within-aew-and-wwe-the-bloodline-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony&#8217;s Takes: Family first, AEW creative improvements, AEW All In, struggling divisions within AEW and WWE, The Bloodline saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2549599579\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Tony Donofrio<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Contributor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDonofrio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TonyDonofrio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>-Last month, my sister Christin was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer. She will be receiving six chemotherapy treatments, starting now through the end of November. This is the first time in my life that I\u2019ve had an immediate family member diagnosed with cancer. We are all scared but also cautiously optimistic because it was caught fairly early. I\u2019m just a guy that writes occasional columns for Dot Net and the Pro Wrestling Torch. With that said, if you have the means and can find it in your heart to help my sister out at this time it would be appreciated. The information for her Meal Train is in a pinned post at the top of my X and Threads account, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tonydonofrio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TonyDonofrio<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have the means and just want to share the post that would also be appreciated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m a peon in pro wrestling media but please share and help if you can.<\/p>\n<p>My sister was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer in July. She will be receiving six chemotherapy treatments, starting now through the end of November.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mf54tNpLhP\">https:\/\/t.co\/mf54tNpLhP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Donofrio (@TonyDonofrio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDonofrio\/status\/1824784852681359637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b><u>AEW<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>-While it\u2019s easy to look at AEW and point out its attendance issues, I think it\u2019s also worth noting that AEW has made some strides this year in its creative side. The two biggest things to point to are that there are a few long term stories at the top of the card that fans can actually sink their teeth into, and the fact that the women\u2019s division has has 2-3 stories rolling at a time since the addition of Jen Pepperman.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure that statement could\u2019ve been made at the start of 2024. Are there things that need to be buttoned up and improved on? Sure. As hot as WWE is, you can say the same about their product also. The stories revolving around the AEW World Championship, AEW American\/International Championship, and even the TNT Title are strong enough to carry the brand right now. The huge drop-offs occur when it comes to the trios and tag team division.<\/p>\n<p>The AEW tag team division is probably the biggest disappointment if you look at the five year history of the company. AEW had an embarrassment of riches in the tag division early on. In the past 2-3 years the division has been diminished and just doesn\u2019t feel important anymore.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the trios division, it\u2019s hard to have a strong tag and trios division on the same roster. If you trace the history of the trios division back to its roots in AEW, you can see how it affected the tag division and diluted it. AEW still has a bloated roster and it doesn\u2019t work. There\u2019s not enough time in a week to put effort into yet another division (this isn\u2019t me advocating for more hours of AEW TV).<\/p>\n<p>Also, I was wrong when I look back at my original excitement over the division. I was among the \u201csickos\u201d that celebrated and pushed for a trios division. I have no problem admitting when I\u2019m wrong. My guess is Tony Khan is too prideful to kill the division off. He should. A rededicated focus to the tag division and an elimination of the trios division would go a long way to helping AEW to get more of its groove back.<\/p>\n<p>Again, though, I am encouraged by a lot of the progress they\u2019ve made in 2024. If I\u2019m giving Khan advice on this, I\u2019m saying, &#8220;Stay the course on what you\u2019ve been doing in the singles division but button things up in the tag division (and seriously think about folding the trios division; even if I know it won\u2019t happen).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-If you follow me on social media, you\u2019ll know that I\u2019m at my wits end on when we\u2019ll get the AEW TV rights deal announcement. I wish I could explain why I\u2019m obsessed with it. I have now found myself following three different sports business\/front office news pages on X. I guess my new hobby (not that I have time for one) is following the business of sports and TV. God help me.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-987036616\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-With it now being All In week, I must say that I don\u2019t know which way I lean on Bryan Danielson or Swerve Strickland leaving London with the AEW Title next weekend. Part of me still feels it\u2019s too soon to take the title off of Swerve. He\u2019s been a very good champion and I think he could do a lot more with the title. From feud to feud he seems to float back and forth from babyface to heel. That\u2019s not for everyone but I am still very much enjoying his work.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the argument for Danielson. If this is really his last full-time run as a pro wrestler, I would like to see him win the world title one last time. I\u2019d like to see him explain on Wednesday that his family also wants to see him go &#8220;all in,&#8221; become world champion, and let his last full-time run be until someone can beat him in the ring for the title. I think you\u2019d get a lot out of Danielson in this final run and it can be a lot of fun to speculate on who will beat him and when. After typing that out, I think the smart move is to go with Danielson. The story writes itself. Swerve still has a long career ahead of him and a loss to Danielson never hurt anyone. Either way, Sunday\u2019s All In should be a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>WWE<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>-Does anybody remember a few years ago when Vince McMahon couldn\u2019t book and get his wrestlers over as babyfaces? How times have changed. As stated above, WWE is a hot product and it\u2019s remarkable right now how many babyface talents the company has that fans care about. To think there was a time about five years ago when many thought that Paul Levesque had failed and would never get a shot to book the main roster after NXT sagged behind AEW. Sure, it\u2019s early times when you look at the big picture. NXT was tremendously popular before AEW came along also. It\u2019s wrestling. There are always ebbs and flows.<\/p>\n<p>As hot as WWE is, there are always things that can be improved. The booking of the women\u2019s division leaves a lot to be desired still. The counterargument to that will be Rhea Ripley. She\u2019s an outlier though and, aside from her feud with Liv Morgan, is entangled with a lot of male superstars. But, when you look at the rest of the women\u2019s division on both Raw and Smackdown it\u2019s a bit of a letdown.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent column, I stated that WWE thus far has dropped the ball on Jade Cargill. I stand by that. She was one of the hottest free agents in all of pro wrestling late last year. Her being mired in a tag team for the bulk of this year just feels like a lost opportunity. If she still isn\u2019t &#8220;WWE ready&#8221; then I\u2019d have much rather seen her held off until she is. One has to assume that Charlotte Flair will be back soon. That should inject some life into the division but I also really hope she comes back with a fresh take on her character.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of what I wrote earlier about the AEW tag team division can be echoed here. It\u2019s definitely one of the Leveque\u2019s early booking weaknesses. Having said that, the product is hot and the booking makes sense. Sometimes being logical and stories making sense is all it takes. That\u2019s a lesson that Vince McMahon seemed to forget in the later stages of his career when he was running WWE.<\/p>\n<p>-I\u2019m curious to see the route that Roman Reigns takes from here. It\u2019s obvious he can\u2019t fight the Bloodline 2.0 by himself. I wonder if we get a few more beatdowns before we see the plan unfold. Does Roman go back to Jey Uso hat in hand? Would the fans accept a humbled Roman seeking forgiveness? Probably, but I am still intrigued how it\u2019d be done. Then there\u2019s Jey and Jimmy. Despite the lack of onscreen feuding due to Jimmy\u2019s injury, they\u2019re still at odds. Do they just ignore it and the reconciliation is as simple as &#8220;we\u2019re brothers and we still love each other?&#8221; I hope not. I feel like that would\u2019ve been the Vince McMahon way out.<\/p>\n<p>There were reports out there that Hikuleo signed with WWE in July. If so, which side is he on? For the sake of argument, I\u2019d assume that Bloodline 2.0 will ultimately consist of The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu. The OG Bloodline, I assume, will ultimately end up with Roman, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Hikuleo, and\u2026Sami Zayn. Let\u2019s not forget, Roman made Sami an honorary Uce and Bloodline member. There\u2019s also major fences to be mended there. By proxy, that could also create issues again between Zayn and Kevin Owens should Zayn mend fences with Roman.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a ton of meat left on the bone to this story that, oddly enough, in late 2023 felt like it was winding down. That does give us 5-on-5. Survivor Series: War Games is roughly three months away. I\u2019d be surprised if that wasn\u2019t the plan. Having said that, does it have to be? I\u2019d love to see this play out even longer. Considering how long this story has taken us on a ride for, do we really need to rush to WarGames for it? This is why &#8220;calendar events&#8221; are typically a bad idea. 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