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    The Wednesday Night War Report: June 2020

    By Matthew Martin
    | June 28, 2020
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    Well, this month has been depressing.

    The big story of June was not the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. That was still around of course, but somehow it managed to be overshadowed by something far uglier. Pro Wrestling saw a slew of performers be accused of sexual misconduct with various people. Some of the victims were fellow wrestlers, some were non-performers in relationships with the performers, some were minors(!). One accusation alleged that Jim Cornette and his wife are swingers who took advantage of his position as a booker to compel wrestlers to engage in sexual relations with Mrs. Cornette. Cornette, in defending himself, freely admitted to him and his wife being swingers. So thanks for that.

    During all of this, wrestling has continued, and while it has, AEW has taken precautions to combat COVID-19. The company tests everyone who enters their arena before each show and so far they’ve been relatively lucky.  NXT (WWE), meanwhile, has been far less precautious. After going on and on about testing, it was revealed that the company was barely doing anything more than checking temperatures, if that. The company vehemently denied that accusation but, coincidentally, a bunch of reports came out that the company was testing everyone left and right, and suddenly a bunch of people were getting flagged.

    It raises the question: If they were doing this from the jump, why are there only now a bunch of positive results? One might say “because they only just started testing.” The end of June saw the company’s lackadaisical approach bite them in the butt hard: As many as two-dozen apparently tested positive, ranging from backstage producers to in-ring performers. We’ll see the effects of this in July.

    In the meantime we have June, and both shows put on a quartet of shows. There must be a winner; let’s see who it is…

    PRESENTATION
    WINNER: advantage AEW

    NXT’s (really WWE’s) penchant for quadrupling down on something that works to the point of madness rears its ugly head this month. After NXT finally allowed “fans” back into the arena, in the form of enhancement talent, what should have been glorified sound-effects ended up being an obtrusive aspect of the production. Instead of just the sounds of fans cheering we are getting obnoxious camera shots of wrestlers reacting to the in-ring action. It’s annoying enough when this happened in a normal environment, but at least those fans were paying customers. When it’s WWE’s employees doing it, the whole thing feels…fake. AEW continued doing what it has been doing, using its “crowd” in a much less artificial way. The difference between the way the two companies approach how they “present” themselves to their fans is night and day. AEW seems to respect the intelligence of its audience more than WWE does, and that makes all the difference.

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    CARD
    WINNER: advantage NXT

    AEW did nothing wrong, and had a few excellent moments this month, but it was hard to top the women’s tag title match on June 17th, and the North American title match on the 24th. Really, NXT has stepped up their game after eating some criticism that they were treading water. This month has featured mini-Takeover after mini-Takeover. The old warning that Triple H can’t just run a “mini-Takeover” every week is officially busted. It was based on an outdated model, reflecting on WCW Monday Nitro’s penchant for giving away PPV worthy matches on free TV (Hogan vs Goldberg for example). The difference between then and now is this: Back then, the stars weren’t workhorses capable of putting on great matches week after week. If you try to run Hogan vs Goldberg even twice in a month, no one would care. But I can watch Keith Lee vs Johnny Gargano a dozen times in a row and not care. So yeah, go ahead and run your mini-Takeovers Triple H. The viewers thank you.

    Finn Balor Keith Lee NXT June 2020

    SURPRISES
    WINNER: advantage NXT

    AEW debuted new performers—Abadon and Ricky Starks—who will likely pay dividends in months and years to come. In the meantime, they’re not splash-signings. They’re good, but not (yet) needle-moving. In terms of bringing some excitement to fans, NXT won the month. The yellow brand saw the return of Breezango and welcomed home Bayley and Sasha, historically two of the brand’s biggest and most important performers. Neither company had big surprises this month and mostly relied on what they had in their battle for Wednesday Night supremacy, but NXT edges them out in June.

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    WINNER OF THE MONTH:

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    NXT takes the cake thanks mostly to Sasha Banks and Bayley paying a visit. Since that’s not supposed to be a sustained run (the way Charlotte’s failed attempt to boost ratings was), it’s not going to carry them into July. It was enough to win in June though, so we’ll leave it to Triple H to try and pull a different rabbit out of his hat next month. AEW continues to be strong, but not strong enough in June.

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    Ogmore
    2 years ago

    I enjoyed seeing Sasha and Bayley back at NXT. I’ve never been a massive Bayley supporter, but it’s clear that she’s improved since her NXT days and she puts her whole heart into it. Their return to NXT was about all the WWE had going for itself when it comes to NXT. I think AEW put on some tremendously entertaining matches in June, like the tag-team championship with Adam Page and Kenny Omega versus Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall. It’s an amazing experience to watch Dustin Rhodes in the ring.
     

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    I agree with you about Dustin Rhodes. He has a massive amount of energy and charisma. Dustin isn’t slowing down a bit. I’ve noticed that the viewer numbers for AEW’s programme are starting to level off and the WWE’s programme is starting to catch up. That can’t be good this early on with COVID-19 still wrecking havoc.
     

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    2 years ago

    It will be interesting to see how Ricky Starks and Abadon do… will they bring in fans and money? I like to watch newbies starting out fresh.

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    2 years ago
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    I like to watch the new ones too. I wasn’t super impressed with them at first. I’m sure they will get better. Also could be the lack of fans and what they bring to each match.

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    Thatcher
    2 years ago

    I’ve worried about AEW and how COVID-19 is affecting such a young wrestling promotion. I hope they have enough money to ride this out. I think their adjustments with the audience is easier to take because AEW is so campy. They started out campy and they’re still campy. It’s wrestling for wrestling fans. They don’t try to pretend to be something they’re not. That sort of authenticity buys them a lot of good will from the fans.

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    I agree with this. Wrestling for wrestling, that’s their style. I appreciate that. I hope they make it out of COVID-19 too. I would rather watch them over the others.

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    2 years ago

    The WWE just had loads of drama right now and that’s about it. I’m always shocked at the number of famous people who go after minors. Not only is it disgusting to do so, but they ought to know by now that they’ll get caught.

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    Reply to  Gavin the Binge-Watcher

    Imagine how many times these people were probably successful before getting caught. That’s the scary part. If Velveteen Dream is guilty, he needs to be released from NXT immediately, and he should be prosecuted. As much as I love his wrestling style and charisma, the WWE needs to get him out of there.

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    It’s sick! If it is true he needs to spend a lot of time in a prison cell. Honestly I’m thinking that the whole group should be looked at. Was it hidden?

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    I keep reading that the WWE is taking the allegations seriously and that his days are numbered, BUT this information has been known for at least a couple of months, and they haven’t officially kicked him to the curb yet. Too many young people are coming out against him, and they have receipts to back their claims up, so I don’t think rug sweeping will work. From what I’ve seen it looks like he’s a true predator, going after vulnerable teens of both genders. He likes to be adored and worshipped, that much is clear.
     

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    2 years ago
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    I couldn’t agree more. Why are they waiting so long? I get that things take time (with the police), but they could place him on administrative leave! I’ve been keeping my eye on the news for this mess.

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    2 years ago
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    There is so much bad in the world. If there is any chance it’s true, he should be fired. Arrested and tried too. What a sick person if it’s true. I’m going to keep my eye on this.

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