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I agree with u the shows too long there was a few that wasant ppv matches I think trim a few matches off the ppv
Before the network and stuff WWE ppvs were $50 and sometimes they held TWO PPVS a month so yes it's a ridiculous price
Have got to watching the Goldust vs Roddy Piper parking lots brawl yet ?
If u get a VPN and set your location to anywhere outside of the US and Canada and the PPVs are only $25 on the Triller TV app.
For reference, this is what their Dynamite number one contender for the world championship match looked like. This was last night. No brutality, no blood, just pure fun.
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Never befriend the "Tribalism" Folk crowd. Those are the worst type of fans they're toxic. You can love all things pro wrestling. You can love AEW and WWE together ❤️
100%
its kinda contradictive when AEW promotes being different and the whole thing about enjoying pro wrestling blah... but then takes a shot at WWE ever chance they can get...lol
@@yashirokunot there fault you product is shit
@@yashirokuWWE takes just as many shots at AEW.
@@yashirokudo you ever think other fans think the same thing but just don’t go on the internet to talk about it???
A wrestling fan who makes valid critiques and can understand the appeal of both major companies?? That’s a like + sub from me
Legit the exact same thing for me as well... I'm always looking to support positivity in the IWC
Easy work im a fan
Thank you!
Finally after many years of searching: a bright light of positivity (about both companies) in the darkness that is the IWC. Sub this man rn
That's me as well I am the first guy in world to enjoy both companies give the likes to me
The cool thing about MJF is he keeps kayfabe alive he is his character 24/7 outside of the ring.
MJF is one of the best heel/baby face. Bloody hell!! everything he does is magic.
Character ?you need to go watch the mjf documentary.
This year for AEW has been 🔥
the first time i watched a full aew show was this years double or nothing in person and im hooked
MJF having the picture of him whipping Cody framed on his wall was the most MJF thing I’ve ever seen 😂 you gotta go back and watch their bromance on BTE when you get the chance, it was actually really funny
Listening to you explain the trios titles was perfect. They are supposed to be consolidated but the heels love the belts. They got a wagon to bring them all to the ring! It's such a goofy wrestling thing.
This is one of the most honest unbiased wrestling videos I've ever seen. As someone who is a huge AEW fan who also enjoys WWE I have to say thank you. It gave me a good insight how AEW feels for a new viewer. Keep on the great work!
Thank you!
WWE PPVs were $49.99 each except Mania, which was $59.99, then they started the WWE Network at $9.99/month, then eventually came to Peacock within the States and still on the Network outside of the US
WWE traditionally has better story telling and their primary competitor (in this case AEW) traditionally has better in ring
I wish aew was on a streaming service. I can’t justify spending that much on a ppv
Yeah BR live is old school. WWE network spoiled us man
I watched WWE from the attitude era, through the ruthless aggression era and into the PG era.
Smackdown was a recap show for Raw for most of it's existence, RAW was being re-written by McMahon on the day of the show for chunks of it's last decade plus.
Stories would appear, fixed out or just get forgotten about.
What was in Shane's lock box?, why did Shane lose to taker and still become a GM?
I say through all of that and at no point was thinking "this is great wrestling story telling". Less said about the nonsense with Sting the better.
This is honestly the best time to get in to WWE, and I'm glad you are enjoying the product, but we all had it rough for years if not almost two decades.
The best thing WWE has done from an old-school Prowrestling standpoint in the last decade was NXT from 2014 until it left the Network. Storytelling mixed with amazing and some not so amazing wrestling.
Much more like what many fans who left WWE to watch AEW wanted as a product. Watch TakeoverDallas or Takeover Brooklyn and you will see an entirely different product from the current WWE output.
Juxtapose that with the main roster output of the time and a lot of fans frustrations will be clear.
@@fliper4568WWE Ruined wrestling for everyone by giving away everything for free for so many years. Now asking anyone to pay anything for wrestling and people just complain about it.
I pay $16 for the AEW PPV's, and it's completely legal. Just use A VPN.
Great non biased review of Aew. Which is incredibly refreshing . Like you I began watching WWE during Mania 39. I also started watching AEW two weeks after I watched Mania 39. It took me awhile to get the style of AEW but now I like both companies equally
MJF is the biggest Star in AEW. He's one of the biggest stars in pro-wrestling period. Nobody better in wrestling on the mic. His World Championship reign in 2023 is the longest title reign in AEW history. Im glad hes back and can't wait to see what he does on Dynamite tonight.
It's good to have him back.
Long term though it feels like AEW is positioning Will Ospreay to be their biggest star.
Both are right and rightfully so a feud between the two would make all of us mark tf out
@IronTonyStark Will is being positioned as their #1 baby face so they may do mjf as their #1 heel
Will Ospreay and Swerve are better
Duuuude… the MJF v Punk dog-collar match was friggin epic
Glad you enjoyed the show, whether AEW is good or not it's impossible to deny that the wrestling industry is better off for having it around😁 absolutely no tribalism will be had here, we need a safe space
I genuinely don't get the hate that gets sent both ways lol
@Dporticus I don't understand it either. It goes beyond any other tribalism I've ever seen. I think maybe there's some diehard WWE fans that want to see AEW die out, but those aren't wrestling fans in my opinion.
@@AcornPlaysthey are not wrestling fans.
They are critics and Indian WWE fans. As an Indian I' know how my side of WWE fans are. They are toxic. Ultra die hard. They also worship Roman Reigns. They want to see Cody fail only because He dethroned Roman. They support Vince McMahon and Brock Lesnar. If and if Legit proof comes out proving Vince and Brock was Guilty.. they would still support Vince and Brock. They don't care.
@@Dporticus from what I’ve gathered wwe burned a lot fans in the 2010s and people came to resent wwe. When aew came along it breathed new life in the wrestling industry. Some wwe fans have taken offense to the styles of wrestling and more focus on wrestling and sports based presentation as opposed to more story based sports entertainment style and praise aew has gotten over the past few years for what ever reason along with guys like Jim Cornette and Eric Bishoff constantly dragging aew through the mud and aew fans get defensive when wwe fans attack aew and it’s been back and forth ever since
@@smashbrosfan31AEW started the tribalism make no mistake ,when AEW started they said they would be a alternative, coz honestly WWE was shit,but then AEW fans and the company itself started attacking wwe trying to drag it down ,but when WWE retaliate its "WWE BAD AEW GOOD "
As an AEW fan honestly you've really quickly picked out a few of the issues a lot of us have with the shows they put on:
- Segments often don't have time to breathe.
- There are too many titles.
Another one is that they have such a BIG roster and such amazing talent, but we never see a lot of them, or they're in crappy feuds.
Their biggest show will probably be All In - Sunday 25th August at Wembley Stadium in London. It'll be the second time they've done it and it's a massive stadium show. Last year's was AMAZING.
I completely agree, but I just can't get past the silly things in WWE like Captain Howdy and fake relationships. I grew up on the NWA and WCW, so I want to see great wrestling matches. I don't want to see Nia Jax getting pushed out of politics while good wrestlers get buried.
True about the AEW roster being overextended.
I'm a wrestling fan from the 1970s but eventually drifted away from it and just watched stuff very occasionally. Then Danhausen showed up at "A&W" and I think he's super entertaining on many levels. That got me back into watching all sorts of wrestling again. But now he's persona nongrata there. I try to catch any indie matches he shows up to but am bummed AEW isn't using him.
@@mprice6683like the House of Black isn’t just as silly? Or all the friendship angles in AEW? Or the plot holes in the big EVP angle. C’mon WWE has problems for sure and lately they have been having great wrestling matches instead of more story and the casuals are complaining. Both companies have issues but most AEW stand refuse to believe anything critical or negative about the company. I watch both when I can, I’m a hardcore fan, I’ve been watching since 1984 but at this point in my life I’m also a casual because I have too many things going on to watch as much as I used to
Add Safety/Injuries to the list. We can keep telling ourselves it comes with the high risk move territory, but negligence is a factor too.
@@robdurfee6861 Great matches at WWE? Seriously? Do you mean Nia Jax and Maxine Dupri unable to wrestle at all but still getting pushed? What good matches? One or two good matches at a PPV with the rest being meaningless? Nobody in AEW is pretending that the House of Black or Adadon are actually dead people. Who said AEW doesn't have problems? When I hear "no stories", I know you don't actually watch. The roster is waaayyyy too bloated. They completely dropped the ball with Wardlow and he should leave. With that said, TK has shown that he is willing to change stories if the fans don't like it. Look at QT TV. That was dumb. He tried to push it, but realized it stunk. Triple H doesn't care what you think. Some stuff works, but a lot of stuff doesn't, but WWE fans refuse to accept any criticism. If you are a WWE fan, just say you like fantasy and stories and wrestling is not that important to you, and stop defending them randomly firing people for no reason.
Bang Bang Bang (the trios champs) are purposefully carrying the two trios belts they unified along with the unified belts purposefully to show off as heels
The first time they came out carrying all 3 belts, I laughed so hard. Now that Juice is back I hope we get to see him have to carry all of them for Jay and the Gunns.
They even got like a belt cart to carry all the titles lmfao
That's actually not the unified belt, that's the original AEW trios titles, they carry around the Acclaimed's custom belts for some reason
Yeah, it's only 1 championship, just 3 sets of belts after unification. Kinda like when Roman Reigns was carrying the WWE championship, the Universal championship, and the unified Undisputed championship. It's a display of narcissism.
@@alternative7586 These were the belts that were unified there are no true unified belts It's all 3...for now
MJF v CM Punk is rightfully getting a lot of praise, but if you're looking for a bite-size feud that still felt legit, watch the Rampage promo between CM Punk and Eddie Kingston, then their match at Full Gear 2021. They built what felt like a blood feud in basically three days because of their long history together
Yes! That Kingston promo is solid gold.
I actually got back into wrestling when AEW started. I was a fan as a kid, when Stone Cold and The Rock were around but dropped off later. I started checking out some of Kenny Omega's stuff and when I watched the first Double or Nothing, there was a man in a dinosaur mask named Luchasaurus. I immediately fell in love again.
How do you feel about AEW now in 2024?
@@IronTonyStark Have you actually watched AEW? The best wrestlers in the world are at AEW. WWE is for the stories, but how do you get past Nia Jax getting pushed while actual wrestlers can't get on TV?
@@mprice6683 Yes I watch AEW. Every AEW televised show since their debut PPV Double or Nothing 2019 (All Dynamite, Rampage, Collision, Dark, Dark Elevation, ROH on Honor Club, Battle of the Belts, AEW & ROH PPV, AEW & ROH PPV Buy-In, AEW & ROH Post PPV Media Scrums...including their non wrestling shows like All Access and Rhodes to the Top.) Seen a number of their Hey E W with RJ City on TH-cam, Their pre show Control Centres their Countdown specials on TNT/TH-cam, etc.
I don't get the hate for Nia Jax in 2023 and 2024. Her presentation is better (likely how she would have been in NXT had she not seemingly been called up early in Aug 2016relative to her NXT tv debut in 2015). Someone with that size and contrast, presented as a threat presents a nice dynamic in the Women's division that has been lacking. Similar to when Awesome/Amazing Kong was in TNA and early AEW and the cooking WWE run that was unavoidably cut short way too soon.
@@mprice6683That's my only problem with WWE is they force certain wrestlers even if they're not over with the crowd meanwhile they got people who look like stars and act like stars but gets booked so poorly it almost seems like they're being booked like crap to keep them from breaking out into big stars meanwhile AEW allow wrestlers to be as unique as they want they can have their own unique look, theme song and they can come up with their own character it's like in WWE your not allowed to do anything that'll get you over on your own and if you have star qualities their gonna have you jobbing to people week after week so you don't get over meanwhile the same people get opportunity after opportunity even if the crowd don't connect with them but because their the company favorites and I like both companies but when I watch AEW I see more authenticity and in WWE I feel like I'm watching robots.
@@IronTonyStarkI still enjoy the hell out of AEW but with obvious caveats. Which I think our video created here hit on very well. But at the end of the day it’s a wrestling show, so I want great wrestling week in and week out and story is important but not why i watch. Wwe is much much improved since Vince left and I am enjoying it too there, but I like the roster in AEW a little more than wwe.
I went to my first Dynamite/Rampage, February 8th, 2023. Definitely the greatest time of my life and being my first ever televised wrestling show, it was perfect.
Was that the El Paso show? If so the crowd was insane that night
You are invited to watch whenever you can. I liked this analysis and I'm an AEW fan who used to be a WWE fan. For years in-between stopping my weekly watch of WWE and the debut of AEW, I was not interested in wrestling as a whole. It's something about this product that has gotten me back in for the past 5 years. Glad you have found wrestling.
Boy. That Gangrel surprise probably confused the hell out of you lol
I waited 24+ years for that
24 years for washed up old man who wasn’t anything back then either is insane
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@@ericfriendzoned1303 and you’re a fuckin cry baby
good review. I've been watching wrestling since 1992 and AEW just feels like the complete package for me, but I get that some people don't dig it. Welcome to the world of wrestling!
I’m an AEW mark. This guy gets it. Thank you for a real honest critique! I’ll sub
Did my best! Thank you
I will say the crazy violent stuff isn't exactly a daily occurrence, it definitely happens fairly often, but it's not like their whole identity. This main event was pretty extreme even for AEW lol. Not that they haven't had more extreme matches, just that this was definitely in the top 5.
I agree. I'd actually highly recommend to check out Dynamite tonight, just to see what the actually weekly programming is like.
I agree, and also I think the pacing is a little less overwhelming on a normal show.
@@Sd12sx23 yeah and it’s only 2 hours versus 6 hours or however long DoN was
Dude, you're are the exact kind of wrestling fan we need more of in this community. I can understand preferring one over the other (I'm an AEW fan myself), but to not "Pick a Side" and acknowledge AEW's strengths is what needs to be done.
AEW is more about the Matches themselves than the stories, though they can tell interesting stories when they really want. That one with all the Insane stuff you mentioned is actually part of a Corporate Takeover story, for example. On the otherside, WWE focuses on storytelling, while occasionally having good matches to back it up. You actually jumped into WWE at a good time, as recent changes have happened to make WWE much better than it used to be.
We need both companies to keep succeeding, as well as smaller promotions (TNA, GCW, MLW, ect.), so that we can see new talents grow and have more to enjoy down the road. Anyone who wants either promotion to "Fail" is being an idiot.
Keep enjoying what you enjoy. Great video.
AEW ppvs typically are not quite as long as this one they usually go for about 4 hours. They are also usually not so chaotic the point of the anarchy in the arena match was just that pure chaos but that match only happens once a year. Don't get me wrong AEW is more violent and chaotic than WWE but this was a level they only take it once in a great while. Part of the reason for this is that Double or Nothing is there second biggest show of the year and is basically the equavalent of WWE's summerslam so this was a special event. You mentioned you wil probabably buy there Wrestlemania equavalent this year that will be All In on August 25 and wil be AEW's second year in a row having the show at Wembly Stadium in London. As far as the amout of titles go that is a common critacism of AEW but keep in mind Tony Khan also owns another wrestling company Ring Of Honor so some of the titles where for that company. Also Jon Moxley defended the IWGP title wich is the world title for New Japan Pro Wreslting. They have a working relationship with AEW so since Moxley wrestles for both comapnys they allow him to defned it in AEW plus they have a joint PPV coming up in June so this allows them to setup a story for that title at the Forbidon Door PPV. Sorry for the info dump and I hope i explained things well I just love AEW and figured I'd try give a little context.
Tony is Mr ppv but his ppvs are long. Most of them go over midnight. But that's because he gives matches a lot of time and he does do a lot of matches as well that shouldn't even be on the card and could simply be used to boost dynamite
AEW ppvs are always 4-5 hours long. They just are. And they have way too many matches on the card.
And sure, they aren't always quite as chaotic, but almost every match has some special stipulation and hardcore elements.
I think now is a good time in general for anyone to get into AEW. The last year and a half was pretty rough in the storytelling department aside from anything involving MJF. But if AEW is on the ascent, both companies benefit and wrestling in general will become even more popular
Elite vs bcc, hangman vs swerve, continental classic. Ironic enough mjf was part of the worst storyline they had last year
mjf was arguably the worst storyline going on at the time lmfao
Actually, the amount of stories that were told during double or nothing was insane. Once you get caught up on everything you'll see. Good stuff.
One of the things a lot of WWE fans tend not to quite "get" is that you can tell stories in the ring. Another is that having 20+ minute promo battles isn't the only way to tell stories.
It's sad how so many people resort to tearing everything down. I must admit AEW is not something I would watch consistently, but I was interested in trying to watch this PPV. Growing up watching Edge made me want to watch his match at Double or Nothing and from what I've seen from MJF is pretty entertaining and bad ass. I always see stuff on Twitter (Not going to call it X) where people make jokes about AEW crowd sizes. It's in human nature to not like things that are different, but at some point we need to just let people enjoy what they enjoy. This is a big reason why I like your channel and community so much is because it's about embracing and enjoying things.
It shouldn't be this hard for folks to just try and enjoy things lol
I started watching AEW in 2021? Kenny Omega was at his prime then, I loved MJF so much, and also Hikaru Shida. I used to watch it with my brother on TNT. It was so fun and I enjoyed it more than WWE, because it honestly felt so badass. AEW isn't the way the IWC make it out to be. Sure, they've had bad times, but i still love it as much as i did then. I like WWE better, since I grew up with it, but AEW will always be special.
AEW is 1 of the main reasons I'm still a wrestling fan. I genuinely hate WWE
Glad to hear that you had a fun time. Personally I had gotten burned out with WWE back in 2010 and didn't watch any wrestling essentially until AEW started airing on TV in October 2019, I've been following them since. I tried getting back into WWE between then and now, but the reasons I quit watching are still there and so I'm sticking with AEW. Is AEW perfect, hell no, but for me the positives vastly outweigh the negatives.
I wanted say all of that because I appreciated you giving AEW a fair shot. And I'm happy you're enjoying WWE, glad you're a fellow fan.
So you started watching AEW around the time when AEW Dynamite debuted on television? Bear in mind that AEW officially started airing in the spring of 2019 with the inaugural Double or Nothing.
I remember following AEW on socials since February/March 2019 but didn't watch it regularly until May 2021
@@anthonywrasslin Yes. I had heard something about a new promotion starting, but it wasn't on TV and I wasn't going to buy a PPV sight unseen so it was all chatter to me. Then I learned AEW was going to have a show on TNT and I figured I check it out for a while. Turns out a while has been 4.5+ years
I told you MJF was something! 🔥🔥😂😂
Just subscribed today, really refreshing to hear the perspective of a new fan.
I'm 55, a lifelong fan, took all the training to be a pro wrestler, but lost My leg to cancer, so, after 2 matches, that was that.
I enjoy and watch both WWE & AEW to this day.
Thanks for this channel.
I'm sorry your wrestling career was cut short, but I'm happy that it sounds like you beat cancer. Thank you as well for the kind words!
I’ve been waiting for this. You might be in the best position to give an honest review of the place
This was a fun watch. I've been following AEW since the start, and it's nice to get a perspective from a new viewer. I would recommend watching tonight's episode of Dynamite to get an impression of how AEW's storytelling works-PPVs focus mainly on the wrestling, though the regular shows also put more emphasis on matches than WWE's-and I'd definitely watch if you talked about your thoughts.
Glad you took a chance on it - it's definitely the programme for people who prefer the wrestling rather than the show.
The criticism is put across in a very eloquent way that is not often seen. Usually, I see hate for AEW online and just ignore because they're hating for the tribalism. But you have actually described what I think others are failing to convey. Props to ya.
I've been watching wrestling since 1996 at 6 years old and I NEVER in my life thought we would have so much wrestling. I'm glad you enjoy it cause it's a good time to be a fan.
If you want to watch AEW's Mania style show called ALL IN its going to occur in August out of Wembley Stadium in London England, definitely the one show not to miss this year.
Its unfortunate that anarchy in the arena match was your introduction to Bryan Danielson. He's legitimately one of the best ever, and although some people love the chaos matches, and theyre not always bad, I think its beneath his level of talent.
I’d suggest he watches Danielson vs omega at grand slam a couple years ago or Danielson Ospreay from revolution this year. Fuck it, any match with Danielson is going to be top notch
For as little as it was the MJF & CM Punk feud is ironic.
It’s the only good story AEW has told so far.
@@Robby_C Adam Page vs Kenny Omega was awesome as well
@@Robby_C Thats just a lie, and you know it yourself, stop the senseless AEW hate.
@@Heelmanu yeah.. the guy drinking beer on his lawn mower in the arena… then Page disappearing for 6 months and then getting shoe horned in the middle of Danielson’s debut feud. top tier.
@@Robby_Cthe ONLY good story. Agreed.
MJF is one of the greatest in the game right now. Fun fact for you, MJF doesn't break character regardless of where he is, who he's around, doesn't matter. If he's in public, he's a real son of a bitch. lol
you speak really well. I (and im sure most others) really appreciate your awareness of things like context and preference and style. it is worth giving regular aew tv a go, but i honestly cannot blame you for considering only watching the big shows. love the content, keep it up :)
Thank you!
Have never watched AEW, but saw that MJF promo and was like I might need to lol
I hope you give AEW a chance! MJF is great!
Oh dude yes. I love AEW, but I won’t act like they’re perfect. They stumble, and can occasionally drag but it’s so worth paying attention to. If you just consider it a different style, a showcase of wrestling that WWE never really got into, it’s truly special. It’s why I’m so grateful they exist, because we’ve had to sort of be told by WWE this is what wrestling is for two decades on the main stage, and it got frustrating for those of us that wanted pure wrestling. Not to say WWE is bad, just that its monopoly on the space was a pain for us who wanted something else. You’re gonna love MJF I promise.
Bro, go watch MJF's first promo with CM Punk (Nov 24/2021 if you search). My favorite one. You'll get a full dose of what MJF can do on the mic. He is special.
To be completely transparent, I've mostly watched AEW since it started in 2019. As someone who grew up watching WCW, AEW reminds me a lot of WCW mixed with ECW/NJPW/Lucha & Indy styles. One of my main reasons for enjoying AEW so much is the different styles youll get every week. That may take a while to get used to compared to the wwe style.
I've always preferred the grittiness and felt like WWE is way to clean and over produced for my tastes. I've always felt like Wrestling was this "sideshow" that pops up in towns. Puts up a ring, invites people to the matches and then packs up and leaves. Lol. AEW does what they can with production...quite frankly it's just something they don't have the budget for to go crazy like WWE does.
AEW definitely doesn't shy away from violence and blood but DON did have some of the most extreme matches they do. The only other is Blood & Guts which is basically a wargames type match.
Anyways glad you enjoyed it for the most part. It's definitely understandable with wrestling practically being on every night of the week. If ya ever have any questions about anything feel free to message.
Lifelong wrestling fan and day one AEW fan here, welcome to the world of wrestling!
In August watch AEW: All In at Wembley Stadium here in the UK. Was there last year definitely a show to watch, might be a early start for you whereever you are State side 😅
Glad you were able to give AEW a shot I got my brother to watch AEW for the first time as well double or nothing was fire and AEW is great both companies are hot now with MJF back with NXT starting to cook it’s all good
your reviews are so fun to watch!
I love your attitude and perspective as a newer fan of wrestling! It's a total breath of fresh air.
AEW is 5 years in as a new company. The first 2-3 years when Cody Rhodes was an EVP was a lot more story driven than the last 2 years have been. It's still a great company and I'm hopeful for the future of AEW.
Very True man, yes they have changed and alot of stars have came and gone through the years!
In all fairness, things were better with Cody around. I miss him. But we can't forget everything that was wrong with Cody's presentation.
His racism ending promo.
His ladder match tunnel party.
The burial of Anthony Ogogo straight out the gate.
I love Cody and he was ultimately better for AEW but people were too afraid to tell the man, no. Lol
Yea as a AEW fan myself i do think TK needs to hire a booker with a wrestling mind. Needs tighter cohesive storytelling
@@sy-ky_buddy4603 TK hasn’t been the only one booking for well over a year now, lol.
When I made the complete switch from WWE to AEW before the pandemic, it gave me the impression that AEW is for hardcore wrestling audiences while WWE is a family-show. When they introduced the Forbidden Door, I had no idea who those Japanese wrestlers are (and the Japan-based wrestlers) from New Japan Pro Wrestling but they're damn good. I never heard of Minoru Suzuki since I watched a random brutal MMA match of him decades back (and I completely forgot about him) but he was part of it. The idea of working with a "rival" company was unheard of and AEW made that happen. When I went to Japan and watched NJPW live and they're tournament-based and not storyline-based. It is also a way to promote other wrestlers from lesser-known promotions unlike WWE who wanted it just about themselves (until recently but only with TNA and once with NJPW with Shinsuke Nakamura).
I am sticking with AEW because I want to watch a fight with a little bit of acting and not acting with wrestling. Heck, Roman Reigns will be whipped by AR Fox in real life IMO lol
Great review, man. Subscribed.
Essentially I'm the same other than already having watched NJPW.
AEW and WWE are two completely different philosophies and approaches to Prowrestling.
AEW in its heart combines old school ROH with the blood feuds of Steen+Generico, 2014-2018 golden era HHH/Regal NXT, Crockett era WCW and Japanese tournament wrestling with lucha and strong style thrown in.
This was such a fun and refreshing video, dude! I hadn't seen your WWE videos, but a friend of mine followed your gaming content and was like "hey you should watch this, you love AEW". I really liked the way you approached this PPV and the way you laid out your reactions. I'm sure you've heard all of this, but there were a few things I wanted to comment:
- Yes, the price is a sore point for some fans. I'm lucky enough to have disposable income, and before the recent additions, four $50 PPVs a year was completely doable and something I was happy to do to support the company. I'm really hoping MAX will give AEW a streaming deal soon, so it could make it much more affordable.
- I think the thing with entrances is less "you don't know X yet" and more that AEW is a bit more grounded in reality. In WWE there is more of a degree of pageantry and spectacle, where in AEW, there *are* big entrances (Mercedes, Will Ospreay, Swerve), there are just comparatively less of them. The only show that could compare to a WWE show would be All In at Wembley (the August show), which is a show I think you'll enjoy if you decide to watch it.
- MJF is very much The Guy. If you're interested in him, a great place to start would be his feud with Cody (someone familiar to you through WWE), which gives you a lot of his heel promos and a great match at Revolution 2020. The Punk feud has some great promos in it. My personal recommendation is his Iron Man match at Revolution 2023 with Bryan Danielson - it's a lot, but it's the best Iron Man match I've ever seen in 20+ years of being a fan.
- WWE vs AEW, you've got it. 2 different forms of entertainment. Tribalism sucks and wrestlers having jobs is good.
- Yes, there are too many matches in AEW, completely agree. But for me, WWE doesn't have enough matches. WWE shows frustrate me because they're 70% video package and only get 10-15 people on each show.
- The trios match: the 3 sets of belts are 2 different companies' belts and a unified belt. They should each only be wearing one belt, but because the Bang Bang Gang are silly ridiculous over the top heels, they keep wearing all three belts.
- Too many belts: Yeah, that's a thing. It's definitely worse because Tony Khan owns and runs both AEW and Ring of Honor, so there are those belts too. AEW also has working partnerships with CMLL and New Japan, so when wrestlers from there appear, they bring their belts and AEW talent can challenge for them. There is a hierarchy ("world" = top, "international/TNT/TBS" = midcard, anything else = gimmick-related) but it's still confusing for people who don't watch week to week.
Thank you for that! and tell your friend I said thank you as well lol
If you go down a AEW rabbit hole, I would also recommend checking out some Darby Allin matches. His in ring work is wild, he was a professional stuntman before wrestling and you see it in his work.
I think one of the best things about AEW in my opinion is there is a lot of “top guys” on AEW. And it depends on what you’re into. Technical guys, Bryan is your guy, overall jaw dropping stuff Kenny or Will Osprey. Then you go MJF with his mic work. And Swerve.
I would recommend watching some Dynimate, I watch both AEW and WWE. And I don’t catch a ton of Collision or Rampage.
All In at Wembley is their Wrestlemania.
And a lot of the stuff with titles is a ton of New Japan titles since they work closely with them. And the guys with 3 titles each is just a heel thing, it’s been combined through 2 different companies (bc they also own Ring of Honor never watched that but it’s not a bad show either).
I’m happy you liked it. I think most WWE fans would enjoy it if they gave it a chance.
You continue to be a positive force in the community. Love your honest review.
The three guys that had 3 sets of titles are the AEW Trios Champions. They have the AEW Trios Titles, The Acclaimed Trios Titles (The Team they beat for the titles) and the Ring Of Honor World 6 Man Titles (They had for a while). The team name is The Bang Bang Gang.
as a massive AEW fan, this was a very fair assessment, and i appreciate your words about all the tribalism. it's the worst part about being a fan. just because you like one thing doesn't mean you should root for the other to fail. i see what you're saying about the pacing and not letting moments breathe. i wouldn't mind a bit more of that, but after 5 years i'm very conditioned to how the shows operate, to the point where now WWE feels too slow for me by comparison. so it's interesting seeing different perspectives about that.
Tony needs help writing and booking more from outside sources. Got admit that
8:11 yeahhhhhh…Darby Allin is a special kind of INSANITY; I mean he practically got hung, got super kicked by a thumbtack boot, LIT SOMEONE ON FIRE…and throughout thee entire PPV you can barely tell that this was his first match back from breaking his leg, getting hit by a New York bus, AND POTENTIALLY GETTING CONCUSSED A WEEK PRYER TO DOUBLE OR NOTHING. :P
Do you think the guy getting set on fire should have ended the match and the victim, or at least his team, being on the losing end of the equation?
Wow, as a die hard AEW fan it’s incredible to hear your outside honest perspective without the normal tribalism I’m used to seeing everywhere! Great video!
MJF is literally the best in the business right now. He's a pure heel to his very core, but he's so fuckin' good at it that everyone loves him for it, so much so that it forced a weird babyface turn where he was still an asshole who was awkwardly TRYING to be good, and it was one of the best wrestling stories of the last decade.
Without AEW, WWE would be boring again because they were very complacent (minus the black&gold NXT) so I appreciate you giving AEW a chance with valid critique. What I like to remember is WWE has a 40+ year head start and AEW is still in its infancy. It's doing great, and one could only assume they (and therefore the entire wrestling industry) will do better in the future. Either way, welcome to the wrestling fandom! I've been here since '96 😅 and while I've taken breaks its always worthwhile to come back because even though wrestling can suck sometimes, when its good, its the best!
WWE produces entertainment programs. AEW produces wrestling programs. In WWE, the matches are there to lead to the stories. In AEW, the stories are there to lead to the matches.
Nice way to put it.
Genuinely one of the most level headed videos i have seen on wrestling for a long time.
Kudos and keep up the good work.
You earned a new subscriber in Me
I've been an AEW fan since day 1, but these are valid criticisms. They do try to cram too much into each pay per view and have guys carrying titles from multiple companies for no apparent reason. And sometimes they have to rush over the story bits, because the matches are given substantial time. It was interesting to see an honest, unbiased first impression of them.
Please keep watching the PPVs. They Next two are Forbidden door and ALL IN. The two biggest of the year. Your jaw will drop.
Also they have wayyy to many titles as a recent AEW fan; I hate all the title; like the triples titles and the mixture of other promotion titles. Also the TV titles are weird at first but it's not a gimic they actual fight for it seriously.
If I had one wish it would be to have Longer stories and for AEW to forget about star rating and not put to much shine on other promotions. Also they need less shows; right now they have Dynamite, Collision and Rampage that all help in furthering a story but people don't know that because we only care about Dynamite. Their spread too thin. But they are
THE BEST WRESTLERS IN THE WORLD
I was actually in attendance at Double or Nothing, and it was even more insane in person, it also takes a ton of energy to get through a show like this, so I tend to only attend one of these a year. It was a really fun time but I was wiped the next day.
Honest question. Would you prefer a 2 night 3 hour experience like mania or the 5 hour constant that was double or nothing? Personally I prefer the former. No shame to AEW but I'm in my 30s. I fell asleep during the end of the anarchy and had to watch the next day.
I could absolutely imagine it would be exhausting in person
Loved the video! Keep up the awesome stuff!
Thank you!
You pretty much nailed it.
Title inflation
Overbooking/rushing through angles
MJF is great
Even though $50 is a lot for a PPV, Tony Kahn always gives us our money's worth. There's always 10+ matches and they're always awesome. They call Tony Kahn Mr PPV for a good reason.
no one calls him that
what
@@ryanbuck8680 All the wrestling podcasts , cable station executives of networks and even the wrestling magazines call Tony Khan Mr. PPV 💯 this has been known since the company came out even till now they have holed up the most records in pay-per-view sales
Literally nobody has ever called Tony that
@@vincentspitzer4364 Bullshit. AEW has only missed once on PPV in 5 years.
AEW PPVs are rumored to be moving to Max eventually.
Lmao just like their “Billion Dollar deal” they got last year
Love that you weren’t biased and gave a genuine review
You sir have earned not only a youtube subscriber but a patreon subscriber. Love your enthusiasm for wrestling. It truly makes me want to watch more of your reactions.
Thank you. I really appreciate that. I've already built up a bit of a library over on patreon so I hope you enjoy!
This is the best "review" of AEW I have seen up to this point. Someone who just watched for the first time, is not biased towards one brand, and has an open mind as to how things can be different. As a fan of AEW since day 1 I will say that a lot of your complaints (which were valid) used to not be a problem in the past. The shows had much more story to them, it wasn't as rushed, and everything just flowed much better, so I 100% suggest watching an older PPV such as All Out or Full Gear of 2021.
Some questions I can answer are
The Trios titles held by the Bang Bang Gang are unified titles, they won all 3 sets of them. Now granted they should only be carrying around the 1 set of belts, but I guess its just to show that they are the unified champions.
The comment about there being to many titles (which I agree with) is because not every title is official with the company. Examples being the FTW title held my Chris Jericho is mainly a trophy for HOOK and his family, and the IWGP Championship held by Jon Moxley is from a different promotion, along with one of the sets of Trios titles which are from Ring of Honor.
They don't do too many over the top entrances mainly because there more focused on the in ring work and are trying to avoid the show becoming a "spectacle", I do think they could do some more big entrances on PPV, but I see why they don't.
I hope I could help some and am very happy to see someone in the community who understands how there are different tastes for pro wrestling and how there is no need to make fun of someone else for having a different preference.
MJF is AEW’s best thing. His feud with Punk will probably go down as the best thing the company ever did.
Cm punk will go down as aew’s biggest mistake. Overhyped out of shape unprofessional bum.
Nah the hangman v Kenny feud was much better
@@drpepper8568Tony Khan's lack of writing skills is the biggest mistake of AEW.
I'm going to be that guy and say you're wrong because there was a better feud than that and it involves hangman in three people Kenny swerve and mox
Hiring MJF was the best thing thing they ever did..
This was a great video. I've been a WWE fan since I was a kid. Grew up with Stone Cold and the Rock. I haven't had much exposure to AEW but decided to go to Double or Nothing since I recently moved to Vegas. I had a blast, the crowd had such great energy, I was there chanting along with everyone! I don't think I'll watch AEW every week but I'll watch shorts and TH-cam to keep up with what is going on and I'll damn sure go to Double or Nothing again next year! Both companies are great and variety keeps it all interesting
Since you said you liked MJF for feeling real, you should check out some stuff from Eddie Kingston. He's just a dude from Brooklyn, and he talks like no one ever told him wrestling is fake. Some of the most compelling promos I have ever seen.
Love Eddie Kingston! Hes just a dude who likes to fight. Great promos from Eddie!
I am glad you took the time to check out aew. Watch whatever you want to watch. I think people should be more open minded and love all wrestling.
Aew's weekly shows is when they build storylines. Aew's ppvs are meant to settle storyline disputes.
Lately, they have been adding more and more ppvs to the calendar year. When they first started, it was 4, and now it's 9 ppvs. It's good there making more money because of this, but sometimes the storyline seems rushed because of the 9 ppvs.
I agree that there were too many matches. I think at least 4 of the matches didn't need to be on that show.
Another thing I wanted to mention is that their 50/month ppv model will soon be a thing of the past one they sign a new deal with Warner Brothers and will be on HBO max. It could happen as early as July 2024.
But if you wanted to watch aews' wrestlemania show, watch aew all in. It's on Aug 25th this year. They should have 50k-60k fans this year.
Outside Interference did a great doc on Punk/MJF if you wanna check it out
Great review and video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Gonna go back and watch your experience as im a long time pro wrestling fan and love that you're doing this
AEW Tv is what you mostly see people clown on not their pay par views. No one puts on a better Indy SuperCard than Tony Khan
I will say that AEW isn't that extreme every week. That's mostly a ppv thing, and the Anarchy in the Arena is a once a year thing.
Great review. Spot on
Thank you! (Go Lions..)
For someone who is so new to pro wrestling, you really get it. Great points and valid criticisms throughout. You really nailed the quantity over quality argument that's been haunting AEW for a while.
I appreciate it!
Too many titles and too many PPV matches are the biggest issues that most people have with AEW.
For the people that keeps saying mjf and CM punk was the best feud go watch mjf versus Daniel Bryan in an iron Man match
💯 this is the one
love how even keeled this take was, wish there were more opinions out there like this. Thanks for the video!
Wish we could have a conversation, because I have so much to say to you. The extreme nature of the show, the high spot, strong style of the matches, the tons of belts, everything you’re saying, I can answer your questions about lol. I have been a fan my whole life and I’m a WWE guy(RN lol) and while I’m glad you’re a fan now, I could educate the shit out of you on all of this. But largely, the things you’re questioning, are things we all question about AEW. Likewise, the things you’re saying you like, are the things we all like.
This guy gets it
He's trying, but he's simply not knowledgeable enough yet about the stuff he's talking about.
6:38 he says this which sounds great, but WWE is lightyears ahead of AEW in nearly every way, there is no competition. WWE has gotten "better" because of the change in ownership. Vince and his entire crew that have been there for years are gone. The booking looks different, the production looks different, and fans are generally happy with it. Competition or the threat of AEW didn't cause that.
This dude has a good head on his shoulders and he has a positive outlook on things so he doesn't come off toxic. More fans should be that way.
@@BusinessOfFear the wwe has been around forever Aew is still relatively new there are obvious differences and no Aew is not a threat to wwe. Aew is a step above tna, and caters to a different fan base of wrestling.
You are a fresh breath of air in this toxic generation of wrestling fans
Nice to meet you.
YES - watch back the MJF vs CM Punk feud. It's worth it. Also, keep an eye on Will Osprey, he's great.
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First time seeing your channel, love this as a concept! Super cool seeing you fall in love with this crazy world
Thanks so much!!
9:55 - that is the thing… they don’t do this stuff to pay-off anything… they just do it for the sake of doing it. All of the matches the crazy stuff happened in were feuds that are just getting started.
I feel like PPVS are for both ending feuds and starting new ones not necessarily just one or the other.
That's not true at all
@@michael-orian5773 it 100% is
@@michael-orian5773@Robbie_C was completely correct. The main event where the most insane stuff happened, was the first match (big match on a big AEW PPV event anyway) of this new bad guy group. Any one of those things done in that match should conceivably have injured and written someone off of AEW for at least 1 PPV cycle. None of the stuff did that, none that stuff even won the match. The burn victim returned (defying all logic) and won the match by doing a move with the body part that got burned by flamethrower (give or take) 10 minutes earlier.
Edge/Cope & Black had their first match and are already in (not just a regular Steel Cage, but) a Barbed Wire Steel Cage. Then after having it be a Steel Cage wrapped with barbed wire on the top Cope climbs it (despite the Barbed wire...negating the need to even have that Barbed wire) and dives off to injury..which still didn't even win the match despite looking devastating for the recipient MB.
It's nice that they are excited and go wild, but it lacks logic and structure. That's like watching a disjointed series where the story makes no sense and characters are inconsistent episode to episode with big moments that break the Canon of that series and that world, happening randomly 21% of the way through the season.
@@IronTonyStark first off... None of what you're saying is making sense. It's all nitpicking and basically saying that nobody was written of the show... When no show has happened yet. Second, so what if the burn victim returned? He returned much later, after being saved by the fire extinguisher. Your complaints are not even complaints about the payoffs and basically just saying "it's not the way I would have done it".
Keep watching AEW! It's worth it. The only show you need to watch is Dynamite, really, though. Collison isn't necessary to know what's going on. Replace NXT with Dynamite and you will be happy about this decision for sure!
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I appreciate your honesty I love the fact that your honest about watching wrestling
Try subscribing to the official AEW channel if you're not able to handle watching to much weekly wrestling, another great way to get to know about the AEW wrestlers is giving Hey EW that comes early every Sunday. I think the host RJ City does a good job in 10 to 15 minute interviews.
I actually laughed when you said "I assume they have storylines."
They don't.
Great video man.
Thanks Tony ❤️
I was in Las Vegas for that PPV! It's a completely different feel because I was without commentary, but still super fun. I sang final countdown, cheered for MJF, and got to see a lot of my favorites from AEW
I guess I'm kinda the inverse of you in a way for being into wrestling later in life. I gave NJPW a shot and then WWE, but for me, it finally clicked with AEW.
My coworkers rib me for not being more into WWE, but all that matters is that wrestling is amazing 🖤
Glad to hear you enjoyed what you saw anyway :)
I love ur content keep it up
As someone who's been watching wrestling for a bit over 30 years now, I love hearing the views of newer fans, so thank you for that! I love both companies and think both have their pros and cons, and I think you did a great job laying it all out in a really well-thought out way. I will suggest, if you ever do want to at least get a little bit of AEW's storytelling in a way that doesn't eat up your whole schedule, AEW puts out clips on TH-cam the way WWE does, as well as clip shows that recap the stories just before a PPV day. And if you have a VPN, PPV shows are way more affordable if you watch them on Triller, where it's $20 instead of $50.