[MistwalkerEX]

The reason why AEW is in the shape it's in is due to Tony Khan and Tony Khan alone creating a knock off effect that ultimately has wrestlers having way too much creative control, too much control over the matches and stories they do and far too little genuine stars to make use of(and any that could be made into stars is immediately ruined by Tony's godawful booking and cooling down).

This current angle with BCC and the Jobber Squad absolutely proves the rule in every single fashion. WHY is Moxley trying to murder the entirety of Private Party, The Dark Order and the myriad of other jobbers for? In every attempt I listened to his promos, none of it ever explained that outside of some ridiculous ass take that AEW is too much like WWE and no one has "hit their full potential"(ironic considering how everyone in the BCC has no potential). You have the Jobber Squad being told IN ADVANCE that the BCC is coming to the arena... and everyone there is suddenly all weapons armed and ready to murk them... so I hope that every other time they appear, the jobber squad will try and murder them for the shit they pulled right... right?
Before anyone says anything else, I HATE that type of storyline even in the WWE unless they are actually tied to the hip with the GM/Boss because otherwise there is zero excuse on why the group isn't systematically destroyed by everyone rather than daring to be "afraid"(Like with R-Truth and The Miz attacking everyone and suddenly got people feared over... 2 guys and they aren't even like Brock Lesnar and John Cena-Calibur or anything).

But somehow, AEW just chooses to not only use the storyline, but go the most predictable fashion that the BCC arrived anyway... they just effortlessly parked somewhere else and the jobber squad never knew and basically destroyed someone else. Instead of even trying something new or interesting, we get the same shit but oh damn, the savior of the jobbers and who will ultimately fight John Moxley... is fucking ORANGE CASSIDY?! Not even an actual main eventer?! Between this and MJF doing the exact same fucking storyline, you wonder why AEW is in the shape it's in?!

 

[Metalhead1]

I love the fact that AEW is much more edgy and unscripted than WWE. But they do need some good writers to create some interesting story lines.

 

[Dancin'Gimmick]

Like the Magnificent 7 of the movies.

The Magnificent 5 foot 7's

 

[Shaz Cena]

No separation between main AEW and ROH.

Too much focus on NJPW's championships.

Three shows are a lot. Should be two two-hour shows at best.

Too much roster rotation with people appearing and disappearing randomly.

Tony literally calling WWE evil and almost begging people to tune in to "good AEW" in interviews

AEW bookers not giving wrestlers the opportunity to better themselves via consistent exposure to live crowds

Featuring talent from no-name Mexican promotions at Dynamite

Booking matches just for indy hype without any real stakes (like Danielson vs Nigel)

You listed everything I hate about this company

 

[TripleG]

I agree with 2 thru 5. But AEW would be the same product if Cody was still there. Not to mention his terrible Nightmare Factory pushing

There were some bad elements to Cody (especially with Brandi getting pushed) but it felt like he was the one that had the vision and the AEW identity.

After he left, it felt like AEW lost a part of their soul. Granted that's no excuse for everything else that happened after but that was the first brick in the wall to me.

 

[Undertaker23RKO]

There were some bad elements to Cody (especially with Brandi getting pushed) but it felt like he was the one that had the vision and the AEW identity.

After he left, it felt like AEW lost a part of their soul. Granted that's no excuse for everything else that happened after but that was the first brick in the wall to me.

People are really re-writing the history of Cody Rhodes in AEW. His 'vision' was horrendous and one of the worst parts of the show.

AEW has plenty of problems. Veering away from the Cody-verse aint one of them.

 

[yeahbaby!]

People are really re-writing the history of Cody Rhodes in AEW. His 'vision' was horrendous and one of the worst parts of the show.

AEW has plenty of problems. Veering away from the Cody-verse aint one of them.

You mean you weren't in to a wrestler shouting in to a microphone 'I won't turn in to a bad guy because I love the fans' AKA 'This shit is fake but the emotion is real to me'

 

[lesenfanteribles]

5 Reasons AEW is in the shape its in:

1) Cody Left
2) The Punk Fiasco
3) Incorporating ROH so heavily into the product
4) Too many titles
5) Too much programming

Looking at too many titles, what's stopping TK from producing another one? I'm pretty sure there will be another one before the year ends or next year.

What if they start putting up those EVP positions into a winnable championship for storytelling purposes and I think they should start retiring the ones that don't really matter. This would create the ultimate carrot on a stick for managers and factions. Win a title and you're a champion, big whoop. But if you win an EVP championship and you will call the shots, pick your matches, and can force title defenses anytime you want. Babyface EVPs run a fair show, Heel EVPs shake things up and cause chaos. It's an overarching story that every wrestler in AEW is a a part of.

 

[lesenfanteribles]

Daddy Magic Matt Menard

 

[lesenfanteribles]

Tommy Dreamer thinks Sting and Eddie Kingston should be the leaders of a group to fight Combat Club. Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley are close friends.

Isn't Eddie Kingston still out with an injury? Didn't hear anything about a timetable for his return though.

 

[lesenfanteribles]

Aew started to go down after cody left and punk brawl out press conference.

Also what it really isnt helping at all is tony came out and said he was starting to book the shows weekly and not having long story telling in mind like in the beginning

He was booking for the sickos and they are eating well XD

 

[lesenfanteribles]

Three shows are a lot. Should be two two-hour shows at best.

Considering they have a bloated roster, they really should consider a hard roster split, at this point a lot of their storylines will not be given breathing room.

 

[Seafort]

There were some bad elements to Cody (especially with Brandi getting pushed) but it felt like he was the one that had the vision and the AEW identity.

After he left, it felt like AEW lost a part of their soul. Granted that's no excuse for everything else that happened after but that was the first brick in the wall to me.

The biggest issue was Vince leaving WWE. An incompetent creative over many years created fan and wrestler dissatisfaction with WWE, and created the rationale for launching AEW. Its first two years it was easier to have a vision for the company - be the opposite of whatever silliness that Vince was indulging in. And there was a lot of it.

Fast forward to the summer of 2022 and Vince is gone. The start stop pushes, the childish characters, the robotic announcers with a voluminous list of banned words - all of it quickly goes away. And since then AEW has struggled, because being the anti WWE was no longer viable given that WWE itself became competent and then it became cool.

 

[Hotdiggity11]

Considering they have a bloated roster, they really should consider a hard roster split, at this point a lot of their storylines will not be given breathing room.

Yup, I concur at this point. There’s tons of people in AEW who have no fleshed out characters. They are either just another person in a group or, at best, get 30-45 second backstage promos every now and then. It’s hard to be anything other than a guy who can do moves in the ring when you get no development opportunities.