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quicklistener2019-03-24 12:20 pm
cringekingsmashko) wrote in quicklistener2019-03-24 12:20 pm
Entry tags:
- 2019,
- aew,
- c2e2,
- kenny omega,
- panel,
- q&a,
- the young bucks
All Elite Wresting Panel
Disclaimer: This is just my rough notes to remind myself/others what was covered in this interview, it is NOT a transcript, please do not use it as a primary source. (Excepting block quotes)
22nd March 2019
All Elite Wrestling Panel -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2_AlqPKu0g
0:00-4:25
Intro, thanks for coming etc, they try and hold off announcing All In 2 but blow it immediately.
4:25
Q (To Kenny) "Will you be debuting your book at All In 2?"
Kenny thought it was a secret but he is working on a children's book. Cody's book is coming out at Double or Nothing. Kenny promises to stop playing Apex and finish his.
6:05
Matt on being inclusive. The promotion is called 'All' Elite Wrestling because everyone should be able to enjoy it.
8:02
What unexpected things happened during All In? - Having to consider the boring details, fitting everyone on the card, paying for things they hadn't thought about. Hotel rooms etc.
10:02
Tag team wrestling, the bucks wanna push it and make it a main event thing. Shouldn't have to be a singles wrestler to be the best in the company. Kenny accidentally mentions Ibushi when he didn't mean to, but says that they had the same goal in Japan to show tag team wrestling could main event.
13:29
Q-If you could choose 1 male and 1 female from the WWE roster for AEW who would it be?
Bucks both say Candice for female, Nick says Kevin Owens for male, Matt picks AJ Styles because it's a safe answer. Kenny plays up he's mad AJ re-signed. Kenny picks Kairi Sane for female because she's a great wrestler but also she's very kind and always wishes him happy birthday/happy holidays. For the male he picks New Day but he also would like to wrestle guys like Cena/Rollins who legitimately think they are the best. He thinks it creates great matches.
18:00
Fan asks if there would be a All Elite comic book and then tries to pitch them on hiring him to do it. They talk about doing a BTE animated episode.
21:26
They hope to be a touring brand but not as crazy as WWE. They don't want to work Christmas or new years.
22:48
Best rivalry. Matt picks the Hardys even though it got cut short. Nick picks them being ringside at the Tokyo dome for Kenny vs Okada. Kenny agonizes over choosing. It was really special to him to have the bucks and Kota with him for those matches. They talk about the Golden Lovers vs Young Bucks match. It was the match Kenny was most nervous for. It was emotionally draining and they still couldn't hang out together afterwards because the story was still going.
28:00
Q- Are you signing CM Punk? A- It's probably better to ask him.
28:27
Kulture City + Making Double or Nothing sensory inclusive. They want to accommodate as many people as possible, but with regards to Kulture City they credit Brandi.
31:29
Fan suggests they put their TV show on Netflix or Hulu. They imply that they already have something cooking tv-wise but thank the guy anyway.
33:10
Kenny's street fighter main? It's still Abigail.
33:40
Is there anything too crazy to go on BTE? Kenny comes up with a lot of crazy ideas that the bucks end up veto-ing. Lots of stuff gets filmed but then left on the cutting room floor.
36:40
Action figures. There's gonna be a new variant with the bucks in All In gear.
39:21
Advice for people who wanna train to be pro-wrestling or get back into it? - Never too late to follow your dreams, "You can be Elite at anything!"
41:40
Contracts, will talent be more exclusive when AEW starts touring? - Depends on the contract. If wrestlers are still developing their talent, they want them to keep working in other places to get better.
43:07
Kenny talks a bit about the Omegaman documentary. His hesitations in doing it at first because of the invasiveness of it. But they convinced him they cared about the story. It focuses a lot on his relationship with Kota. Kenny still hasn't seen the final cut but he thinks it very tasteful. Kenny says he's working on 'something cool' relating to the doc being seen outside Canada.
47:29
Favorite video games? Kenny - Apex, Matt - WCW NWO World Tour, Nick - WCW Revenge.
'Wouldn't it be cool if we had a video game?' they all say.
49:25
Fan liked Kenny's match with Pentagon, Matt does a bit because they're feuding with them. Kenny tells Matt to stay out of it. He talks about working with Pentagon and Fenix, he doesn't feel like has much experience working with guys with a lucha background but he likes to challenge himself with stuff like that. He was questioning himself a bit before the match. He went out of his way to wrestle Fenix though he (Kenny) was in bad shape at the time.
52:45
Who would they want as commentary for AEW? Matt and Nick want Excalibur, they talk about how much they like him. Kenny likes him too but Don Callis is his favorite. Nick mentions they already have someone who they are happy with and will announce it in a few weeks. Kenny doesn't know who it is but says he trusts the bucks judgement.
54:58
Fan cuts a librarian promo. They say they are going to start going through the applications videos that weekend. Might do a reaction video.
55:56
Fantasy book a match up from the 80s. Young bucks vs the rockers or the mega powers. Kenny says Mr perfect or Randy savage or Rick Rude.
57:20
Kenny wants to ask the fans a question but the times up he asks people to shout names of people they want to see in AEW, it doesn't really work. He thanks them for their ideas. He says he has a lot of signings he's excited to announce but also wants to sign Steven Amell. ('Does he know there's no bullet club to come back to?')
Quotes:
22nd March 2019
All Elite Wrestling Panel -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2_AlqPKu0g
0:00-4:25
Intro, thanks for coming etc, they try and hold off announcing All In 2 but blow it immediately.
4:25
Q (To Kenny) "Will you be debuting your book at All In 2?"
Kenny thought it was a secret but he is working on a children's book. Cody's book is coming out at Double or Nothing. Kenny promises to stop playing Apex and finish his.
6:05
Matt on being inclusive. The promotion is called 'All' Elite Wrestling because everyone should be able to enjoy it.
8:02
What unexpected things happened during All In? - Having to consider the boring details, fitting everyone on the card, paying for things they hadn't thought about. Hotel rooms etc.
10:02
Tag team wrestling, the bucks wanna push it and make it a main event thing. Shouldn't have to be a singles wrestler to be the best in the company. Kenny accidentally mentions Ibushi when he didn't mean to, but says that they had the same goal in Japan to show tag team wrestling could main event.
13:29
Q-If you could choose 1 male and 1 female from the WWE roster for AEW who would it be?
Bucks both say Candice for female, Nick says Kevin Owens for male, Matt picks AJ Styles because it's a safe answer. Kenny plays up he's mad AJ re-signed. Kenny picks Kairi Sane for female because she's a great wrestler but also she's very kind and always wishes him happy birthday/happy holidays. For the male he picks New Day but he also would like to wrestle guys like Cena/Rollins who legitimately think they are the best. He thinks it creates great matches.
18:00
Fan asks if there would be a All Elite comic book and then tries to pitch them on hiring him to do it. They talk about doing a BTE animated episode.
21:26
They hope to be a touring brand but not as crazy as WWE. They don't want to work Christmas or new years.
22:48
Best rivalry. Matt picks the Hardys even though it got cut short. Nick picks them being ringside at the Tokyo dome for Kenny vs Okada. Kenny agonizes over choosing. It was really special to him to have the bucks and Kota with him for those matches. They talk about the Golden Lovers vs Young Bucks match. It was the match Kenny was most nervous for. It was emotionally draining and they still couldn't hang out together afterwards because the story was still going.
28:00
Q- Are you signing CM Punk? A- It's probably better to ask him.
28:27
Kulture City + Making Double or Nothing sensory inclusive. They want to accommodate as many people as possible, but with regards to Kulture City they credit Brandi.
31:29
Fan suggests they put their TV show on Netflix or Hulu. They imply that they already have something cooking tv-wise but thank the guy anyway.
33:10
Kenny's street fighter main? It's still Abigail.
33:40
Is there anything too crazy to go on BTE? Kenny comes up with a lot of crazy ideas that the bucks end up veto-ing. Lots of stuff gets filmed but then left on the cutting room floor.
36:40
Action figures. There's gonna be a new variant with the bucks in All In gear.
39:21
Advice for people who wanna train to be pro-wrestling or get back into it? - Never too late to follow your dreams, "You can be Elite at anything!"
41:40
Contracts, will talent be more exclusive when AEW starts touring? - Depends on the contract. If wrestlers are still developing their talent, they want them to keep working in other places to get better.
43:07
Kenny talks a bit about the Omegaman documentary. His hesitations in doing it at first because of the invasiveness of it. But they convinced him they cared about the story. It focuses a lot on his relationship with Kota. Kenny still hasn't seen the final cut but he thinks it very tasteful. Kenny says he's working on 'something cool' relating to the doc being seen outside Canada.
47:29
Favorite video games? Kenny - Apex, Matt - WCW NWO World Tour, Nick - WCW Revenge.
'Wouldn't it be cool if we had a video game?' they all say.
49:25
Fan liked Kenny's match with Pentagon, Matt does a bit because they're feuding with them. Kenny tells Matt to stay out of it. He talks about working with Pentagon and Fenix, he doesn't feel like has much experience working with guys with a lucha background but he likes to challenge himself with stuff like that. He was questioning himself a bit before the match. He went out of his way to wrestle Fenix though he (Kenny) was in bad shape at the time.
52:45
Who would they want as commentary for AEW? Matt and Nick want Excalibur, they talk about how much they like him. Kenny likes him too but Don Callis is his favorite. Nick mentions they already have someone who they are happy with and will announce it in a few weeks. Kenny doesn't know who it is but says he trusts the bucks judgement.
54:58
Fan cuts a librarian promo. They say they are going to start going through the applications videos that weekend. Might do a reaction video.
55:56
Fantasy book a match up from the 80s. Young bucks vs the rockers or the mega powers. Kenny says Mr perfect or Randy savage or Rick Rude.
57:20
Kenny wants to ask the fans a question but the times up he asks people to shout names of people they want to see in AEW, it doesn't really work. He thanks them for their ideas. He says he has a lot of signings he's excited to announce but also wants to sign Steven Amell. ('Does he know there's no bullet club to come back to?')
Quotes:
Kenny: I have not been to Chicago since All in so... this is my first time since.. All In.
Nick: Hey Kenny we should come back huh?
[Applause]
Kenny: what!? wait a minute wait a minute.
Matt: I thought we were gonna close with this?
Kenny: Wait a minute. Nick, you mean... maybe we should talk about this after the panel? Or we could talk about it right now but I want to tell... see there's a there's like a psychology to interviews not just pro wrestling matches we're supposed to save this as like the dramatic finale.
Nick: Now now, Matt and I like to do everything right away,
Kenny: And over and over again.
Nick: And over and over again yeah.
Matt: Come on! Says the guy who hits 15 knees a match!