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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
You could create buzz by having ex-WWE guys band together but not actually say it out loud. They could also address Shane in reference only. And boy, would it tease the crowd.
I mean this basically worked for the NWO. And before anyone says the NWO killed WCW, the first two years of the NWO is also what almost crippled the WWE because it was so damn popular.
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I don't think the buzz a McMahon would bring is good buzz. It gets you a short term pop but think it's the opposite of the way AEW should be going. Get back to focusing on young talent and great match quality, and less about ex WWE guys.
Plus AEW as kind of done this before. It's kind of what BCC was supposed to be initially...
Danielson, Moxley, Cesaro, Regal.
IMO though that was a bit of a mess from day 1 and didn't make a ton of sense.
They also tried a bit of a TNA invasion angle already with Callis but it kind of fell flat.
In the end I think NWO worked because Hall and Nash debuted as "The Outsiders" from WWE - so it was believable from that perspective - and then you had the Hogan heel turn which is probably still the biggest heel turn in wrestling history.
I think AEW could have done this angle more if they had built a group of Ex-WWE guys that were all debuting around the same time, and that could have made sense. Like when Danielson/Cole & Undisputed Era and some of the others debuted around the same time you probably could have built a heel invasion faction around them. That probably would have made sense.
Like if you're planning an invasion angle right now...why wouldn't you have Ricochet debut as part of that. Mox is actually the ex-WWE guy on the roster right now that might make the least sense to try to attach the label of "WWE Guy" to.