Quote Originally Posted by BeastieRunner View Post
There weren't a lot of options for marquees to rake in the big bucks till shortly after Paul signed his extention.

AEW, New Japan offering big money to gaijins, bigger indie circuits offering good money etc. Didn't become viable till 2013.

There haven't been this many options since before WCW folded for making good money.
I just know that for years I've watched Show in matches and on tv and have been distinctly unimpressed by how little effort he has put in.

The WON awards were even more masturbatory forAEW/anything that isnt WWE even more than they uaully are.