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well, the Impact Zone only holds a few hundred people and when Impact went touring it was largely thought of as a major mistake
Not sure how accurate this site is, but they did break that quite a few times.


I remember watching some of the UK shows, they honestly got consistently decent crowds over there for years.
 
The economy is also a factor. People are hurting and single white dudes who work mediocre to poor jobs (the majority of AEWs audience) aren't gonna have the disposable income around to make these shows, especially when they go to the same places over and over and there's no novelty to going to another Dynamite when you've been to 4 in the last 2 years.
 
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The economy is also a factor. People are hurting and single white dudes who work mediocre to poor jobs (the majority of AEWs audience) aren't gonna have the disposable income around to make these shows, especially when they go to the same places over and over and there's no novelty to going to another Dynamite when you've been to 4 in the last 2 years.
And you also risk of getting an awful show with an awful main event involving Deonna Purazzo or Jay Lethal or Juice Robinson…
 
They have been catering to the hardcores vs creating new fans. Law of diminishing returns will get you every time even if some want to stick their heads in the sand.

It's almost as if doing disrespectful garbage like releasing a shirt like this

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will kill business, the reason the WWE is doing so well is they are mostly family friendly. Also no CM Punk/Elite has also killed interest, also sponsoring a dead brand like ROH is killing people's interest. I don't even have it in me to watch live anymore after Moxley became champion again.
Imagine actually thinking this though. During the attitude era when the peak number of people were watching wrestling, you had Undertaker sacrificing Austin on his symbol cross and Kane was the Devil's Favorite Demon.

But no, a shirt about a non-existent entity is going to make religious pearl clutchers not buy tickets.
 
I made some killer apple pie, by the way. Gonna enjoy it here as I wait for the AEW Defense Force to spin this. Let's see what they come up with this time.
You mean the Eyeroll Brigade? 🤣
 
The economy is also a factor. People are hurting and single white dudes who work mediocre to poor jobs (the majority of AEWs audience) aren't gonna have the disposable income around to make these shows, especially when they go to the same places over and over and there's no novelty to going to another Dynamite when you've been to 4 in the last 2 years.
The average AEW fan has a job?
 
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