🤦♂😒 Hey doofus that shot at 1:23 it's on purpose. AEW purposely doesn't try to fill the whole arena and will close off half the arena. I remember when they came to the city next to mine it was in July but tickets started back in April so 3 months early and since April they already had it set up so only half the arena will be filled.
Saying that about TK after completing a renovation for AEW that many made fun of was not going to happen... I think the useless idiot is another person
You're absolutely right, cause people all of a sudden act like TK'S booking got worse all of a sudden, but that's implying that it got any better, his booking from the beginning has been 90/10, 10% good and 90% going through the motions except there was more fanfare cause the greatest heel in pro wrestling history Vince McMahon was still in charge of the WWE, What led AEW to where it is now is that from 2019-2021, it was a "no criticism zone" and when you criticised it you were called an e-drone or a hater🤷🏾♂️, and now the WWE post the HHH takeover is going through the same indoctrination where it too has become a "no criticism zone" where if you criticise anything they do you're met with " you're just a hater" or "if you don't like it don't watch" and as a result you're starting to see a drop off in viewership from 2.2 mil viewers in the first half of the year to 1.4 mil viewers as the new norm, and I'm only using SmackDown viewership cause it's the no 1 wrestling show on earth and it's pulling abysmal ratings, IMO for wrestling to have an actual boom, it needs actual wrestling fans (not AEW and WWE tribalists) who watch it objectively based on whether it's good or bad, not based on who's booking and whether we like or hate him/her, which makes up majority of the fanbase today🤷🏾♂️...
Adam Page single handedly destroyed aew. No one takes them seriously after that CM Punk/Page incident. That made them seem like they can't control their locker room.
Tony has neither the presence, gravitas, charisma and that little devil that Vince had. Plus, he looks like Rick Moranis (no offence to Rick. Love his movies).
@@Blaze0071not really weak considering NXT not only the third show it's the developmental brand and it beat all their shows in one night. It's pathetic. Literally buried them like they were Stevie Richards against 03 reign of terror Triple H.
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu don't think you can keep calling it a developmental brand if they're pulling out all the big names when the programmes go head to head.
Yes, he does and to be clear. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional hard-core match but when you have like six a month they aren’t special anymore. It’s the same psychology in Y. It’s a bad idea to have a hell in a cell PPV when you should just wait for the right feud that calls for a cage match. Like the last in a cell match that I really thought had me invested was Triple H vs Mick Foley. since then, it just feels like they’ve been looking for reasons to have them so no WWE isn’t perfect either but compared to AEW they are light years better
i love aew those early days. but when he announced he will book both roh and aew and his existing job at jacksonville i feared that shows will be worst. also the cm punk shenanigans
The sad part is, Tony seems like a really nice guy. Hell, he donated to Dutch’s GoFundMe when he and his wife were very ill. But being a good guy and loving wrestling doesn’t make you a booker. Ted Turner loved wrestling and as long as he had control, the company stayed in business through ups and downs because he knew he couldn’t book wrestling. He hired questionable people, but his ownership lasted 13 years because he was hands off on the booking. Tony can’t even do that. He should just be the owner and hire an experienced booker as well as some on screen authority figures who can get heat.
Exactly I think Ted Turner was the only one that understood that. And sometimes he would pick the wrong person. See Jim Herd. But while Ted knew he didn’t know how to run a wrestling company he could tell when someone was doing a good job or a bad job. If he wasn’t pushed out of his own company in 1999 Vince Russo would’ve been fired. I feel like Tony was like a 14-year-old during the Monday night wars and he remembers the highlight reels, but he doesn’t really understand why those moments were special . And I think Tony is a good guy. I will never say I scumbag or anything like that but it’s really clear he does not understand wrestling psychology half of his roster doesn’t understand wrestling psychology. I would be willing to bet $100 Tony and half of his roster thinks being a good worker means you do 300 moves in a match and 150 of them at the very least need to be high spots. It’s sad that he is open to listening to people, but the only ones he’s open to listening to our Dave Meltzer, Kenny and The Bucks. All of those guys fall under the category of “the more moves in a match means you’re a better worker”.
Do you mean the one from last week? The largest donation, which is anonymous, is $5,500. That is pocket change to someone like Tony. He could have easily given the full $100k they asked for without breaking a sweat. Even if he was the guy that donated $5,500 it would be equivalent to me donating $5. So I'm sure Tony is a nice guy, but this example doesn't mean much of anything.
TK is what happens when you get someone from the IWC who thinks they know everything about running a wrestling company and booking, give them an unlimited amount of money, and tell them to run a show. Turns out it doesn't work in the long term when you do things their way and let the smart marks and talent run the show.
Many have tried to start another brand and all have failed. The reason is Gen X fans and older have moved on and it has nothing to do with any decisions any brands have made. It was just time to move on...
I want AEW to succeed. The WWE needs competition. Competition makes everyone better. IMO AEW has good talent but the Bucks and Tony are holding the company back. The Bucks are self centered drama class kids and Tony is a very nice guy. That mix cannot create an interesting show.
@Abulhsan It’s not the content that made the WWF successful back then. It was the writing, booking, and a thread in each show that kept you watching, is what made it successful. They gave you reasons during every commercial break, not to change the channel. And back then, matches were shorter and we got cliffhangers during or the beginning of segments.
@@skyatollah2skyharder276 good number if your company is in a bingo hall or random show It's AEW,the second biggest wrstling promotion How is 2000 a good number while Wwe is getting over 100k on daily basics.
i WAS a fan of AEW and i was enjoying what they were doing but this year has been SHIT. i haven't watched AEW in months (partially because spectrum has blocked TNT/TBS for some odd reason). they still put good matches but there's no depth to the matches. there's no stakes out there. the lack of build has hurt some big-time matches. the booking SUCKS. the elite (aside from okada) are a bore to watch. i don't care for the adam cole/MJF stuff. i hate what has happened to malakai black. i love mercedes but she's become a bore. jericho is now someone that if he's on youtube, i remove it from my recommended and subscription feed. i blame the bucks and khan for what has happened. ever since cody rhodes left AEW, that's when things went bad. the bucks got into hangman's ear and went after punk and it became a mess. no one there is special right now. i'm also sick of these AEW stans as they're just even more insufferable than the WWE stans.
One thing they have to start doing is, give others a chance. They have got in the vortex of booking the same old, week after week. At least freshen things up. Also it's no coincidence that most of there wrestlers end up on the shelf for ages, with the madness that is allowed there.
@@eldiablo3794 Wrestling looks the best when it looks like an event for the audience with TV just being present (and the wrestlers catering TO the audience) and it looks terrible when it looks like a show for TV with just people happening to sit in the arena. I do not need these super bright lights and LEDs and more than 1 big screen and all that garbage.
@@Sabu8000 That’s what I loved about all the sets WWE made for PPV and TV. Each show felt different and looked like a phenomenon. I have no problem with TV style segments lately. Lucha Underground did it and was successful for it.
@@RonWeassly I really think wrestlers should be looking at each other and at the audience, not at the camera except if during entrance or promo or interview.
@@Sabu8000 Well it’s not like actors look at the camera when talking to each other. I don’t mind the tv or movie style promos we’ve gotten over the past four years. My only problem with most of them is that WWE doesn’t make them look like a good tv show or a movie. Not even a straight to home video release. It’s just inferior quality. College students can shoot better film quality on an I-Phone.
Honestly AEW can be great, this is such a great time to be a wrestling fan, but the constant shit talking about WWE kills it…they need to do their own thing…stop trying to be WWE and stop talking about WWE…
Il say it again ,if AEW didnt make a habit of people bleeding every episode ,Mariah May 's heel turn could have easily been one of the most shocking moments in the history of pro wrestling .
The main problem I have with AEW is that almost all of the roster look like middle school children. Just the visual of a bunch of 5'8 150lb wrestlers turns me off and it doesn't feel like I'm watching real wrestling but some backyard trampoline federation. All the big guys they do have are there just to put over the smaller wrestlers on the roster and to make them look good. When I watch AEW, I don’t feel I am watching a fight but some sort of “which person can dish out the craziest move” and that’s it. It is like a bunch of teens doing their shit to show off to the hottest girl at school vibe. How is this a fight? The man who did it the best was Stone Cold Steve Austin with his raw intensity. Those guys can’t even provide half of what Austin gave. Go watch his stuff and you will see what I mean. Essentially, I feel like AEW is kinda going through an identity crisis.
I feel what your saying completely and I agree 💯 percent Stone Cold Steve Austin intensity is unmatched to this day and that goes for both the.WWE roster especially the AEW roster. Sure guys nowadays are some amazing athletes that can put on phenomenal performances. Austin was simply and raw his intensity and energy just made you believe. Austin was a perfect fit at the perfect time WWF with Austin on top 97ish till about 2001ish was culture back then. WWE might be doing well now but nothing will ever compete with the late 90s frfr
Think about what would happen if 98 Austin came pulling up on a current episode of AEW Dynamite. Austin just walking thru the backstage area headed to the ring would have more energy than the whole roster and fans in attendance combined
Im fed up with this "hiring ex wwe guys" claim. Wwe had a monopoly on the business for 20 years, you'll be hard pushed to find non ex wwe guys at this point. It's a weak argument and detracts from the legit criticism
as opposed to, i don't know, finding new unknown talent and trying to make them into stars? aew has tried to buy its way into the mainstream. and its failed. look at jericho man he looks terrible on camera
It's more in the "F U, I got him now" sort of way that AEW hardliner fans use to flex and posture over everyone else. It's why they put so much stock on guys jumping ship from WWE to AEW. The obvious reason is to flip their former employers a middle finger (which I don't agree with doing; even if you part on bad terms, the golden rule is never crap talk your former employers). Plus, if the signing actually turns out to be much better in AEW than in WWE, the latter gets embarrassment via proxy for wasted potential, and another reason for these hardliners to do what they do best: flex and posture over the supposed superiority of AEW's product.
8:26 when I saw The Mr. McMahon Documentary on Netflix I found really interesting the words that Triple H said to Vince when the Curtain Call incident happened, When The Curtain Call Incident Happen Triple H said « the World is Change and we are gonna have to Change with it » I think that’s what Tony Khan and AEW needs to do they need a Change in the AEW product.
I have a very limited perspective of wrestling. I've only started watching a year ago, but I can't afford cable. So all of my exposure is on the internet. Now, WWE has always been a staple, but they seem to just show what wrestling is now. No room for taking chances. AEW is the show that gets me excited, because for the first time, I'm watching people have fun. I'm watching what wrestling could be. The roster, the commentary, and seeing all the die hard fans. It's helped me understand more about this sport: New Japan, Luchador, etc.
I don't think that's true. But maybe? Where dose one effect the other? Or How dose liking MMA take away from liking pro wrestling? You can watch both and there completely different things overall. I'm not saying you are wrong necessarily. I just don't see how you came up with this idea. 😊😮
I remember how awesome AEW was when it first launched. Took some time away cause, ya know, life. Came back recently and I just don’t understand it. Swerve is facing Bobby at full gear right after he came to AEW. Why not let that story build. I personally think that story could be a really good one if you let it simmer. Or Adam Cole vs MJF. You could’ve done something with how it would be undisputed brothers facing each other at the end to see who faces MJF. I’m not a pro booker and maybe my stories would be crap. But least they would be a story. Not just you face you. You attacked you so now we face on PPV. Idk give me something to sink my teeth into. And please force Jericho into retirement 😅
Great video. I could never get into AEW. Even back when it was 'cool'. It doesn't even seem like WCW to me. WCW had big ratings. AEW is more in line with TNA as far as i'm concerned, but even less entertaining.
And they’re doing arenas of 16-20,000 and filling 3000. So no matter what they do or how they shoot it, it’s going to look stupid. They basically have to dim the main lights and have another light only illuminate the ring and first few rows. It’s crazy. I watched when Punk was there and he had good matches with everyone, but it just exposed how weak the rest of the roster was. They made me not care about Danielson.
You pretty much nailed it on the head - AEW was a breath of fresh air when Vince was still making terrible booking decisions in WWE. That’s now been mitigated by the organizational changes there. More than that though, Tony’s main problem is his acting like a petulant child. If he’s not having outbursts on X, it’s his hoarding of talent for the sake of hoarding so that they don’t show up on WWE programming. He’s pretty much like the kid who brings his ball to the field, doesn’t like the way the game is played and so he picks his ball up and goes home. The talent signed to AEW might be getting big paycheques, but it’s quickly becoming a place where careers go to die with nobody watching them.
I have been a WCW guy my entire life, and as much as I was excited for AEW initially.... My god.... WCW at it's worst (which parts I stilll proudly defend like The Natural Born Thrillers) still drew better ratings than AEW nowadays.
@@Cloud121D I mean wrestling was never more popular than during the attitude era. Even wwe's attendances and ratings suck compared to what they drew during the attitude era. So this point is kinda moot.
@@jimbo_1312 Don’t forget about the 80s boom period. That was just as mainstream as the attitude era. Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albino, MTV, WrestleMania 1. That stuff was the perfect storm.
@@Pierrepaule vince is a sexual deviant. TK is likely a virgin. Vince ruled with an iron fist, tony rules with a limp wrist. These 2 things are not the same.
And yet, Mercedes Mone and Jon Moxley aren't making the ratings high. Plus, you had Tony and AEW taking unnecessary shots at Vince and WWE. Those comments were turning fans away from watching AEW. And it's sad how AEW's TH-cam clips have gotten more views than their actual TV programs. All of this is proof that when you're starting a wrestling company. Don't go for the bigger company like WWE. Stay focused on yourself. And stop hiring past wrestlers from WWE and WCW from 20+ years ago!
Tony seems to be a kid with daddy's checkbook and he gets to play with a wrestling promotion like a toy. Put trust in veterans of the industry and let them slowly take over creative control.
I will never be into AEW for that reason; I don't want to see violence, watch a blood bath, or see anyone getting hurt, so that puts me off ever tuning in. That's why I love WWE; you get the wrestling but also the storylines (namely the Bloodline saga), which is a draw for me and brought me back to WWE; I'm invested. Accidents may still happen on WWE from time to time, but generally the stars wrestle safely and lookout for each other in the ring. I never want to see any wrestler injured in the ring.
AEW was supposed to save us from the big bad evil WWE machine, (TK's claim not mine) yet it brought about the death of Ring of Honor and the slow and painful drop in quality in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Price of cable started killing the blue collared man, take that into consideration as well. And 2 inflation on travel, tickets and merchandise has also caused a lot. Why wwe is moving to Netflix in january
@@andrewrowe3084 You guys don’t have a $6.99 tier in Australia? That’s the tier with commercials. Here in the US, the commercials on Netflix aren’t intrusive and sometimes, they reward you with no commercials. RAW is gonna have commercials on Netflix.
I know I gave them a shot when they first started. And watched it up until the dinner and dance segment. To me, that was jumping the shark, so tuned out, not watched it since. They nearly won me back having Punk there, but we all know how that turned out. 😉
It's one of the biggest frustrations to be an AEW fan because their talent roster - much like TNA back in the day - is AMAZING. But you can have the hottest acts in the business, and it doesn't matter if the booking isn't good. It just means that top tier talent gets wasted. So now AEW feels like it's just stuck in the same patterns of failure of TNA and WCW, and tbh, WWE before them because the leadership isn't equipped to book a product that draws. I would love to see them turn it around because, as we've seen for years post-Monday Night Wars, monopolies lead to stagnation that kills interest. WWE is a better product now for having to compete with AEW. It's just a shame that - for whatever reason - Tony Khan can't learn from the mistakes of the past to make AEW anything more than the doomed pipe dream of another money mark. You have to book the product that sells, not the one that appeals to your own self-indulgent power fantasy.
People like you are the reason why i avoid WWE. You think that the product is oh so hot,but it's still the same boring, repetitive and overproduced PG garbage.
Great video my man, I’m really annoyed by the state of AEW. I don’t enjoy how AEW has just become the cool thing to dunk on, when I do think there are some good talent there held down by the company. I think and see there a ton of issues with company I just see wrestling fan dunking on as kinda unproductive, as they were ones who kinda started it. I hope they can get their stuff together as I really do miss the glory days of 2019 to 2021.
The honeymoon phase ended rather quickly, and it's been exposed for what it truly is. It's unwatchable, the roster is absolutely bloated with guys that could lose a match to my cat, the women's division is abysmal, and I couldn't possibly care any less than I already do about any storylines or whatever going on over there.
The worst part of all of this is how the whole roster is making 6-7 figures. You’d expect people getting paid that handsomely to be putting asses in the seats and boosting the ratings. I completely gave up on AEW
These hot takes are stupid. Nobody is watching. Nearly 2 million watch weekly when streaming and DVR is added. Stick to history videos cause you lost a fan today with this stupidity.
Aew was arguably the best thing to happen to WWE in a while,it’s proved back during the Monday night wars that WWE are a lot better against competition
It's a very fair assessment, we all want a second company and even a good second place rival. The booking is dreadful end of, to the point is near unwatchable-new wrestlers brought in and either forgotten or pushed for two weeks and jobbed. I certainly don't mind some of the smaller wrestlers but Hobbs, Lance Archer and most big guys they have killed, the dropped ball they did with many others probably Wardlow the worst. I've seen Anna Jay win a few matches, sure she's not great but young and could get over, since been jobbed out, two years without Penelope Ford she came back wrestling superbly, won once and jobbed out twice. Their are plenty of wrestlers you can get over hugely, House of Black? Big Bill ? And many more instead we are seeing Wheeler Yuta , Daniel Garcia and Jack Perry, none of whom will ever get over every episode, so much dross on that roster I mean- Brandon Cutler, Peter Avalon, Dark Order, Abadon, Luther et al.
Stunned By Wrestling is BANNED from Dynamite!!! The problem with AEW as a whole is there isn’t a single person willing to take any kind of criticism of the product. Fans? What do they know they watch they don’t know the life. Journalists? Might as well be fans. Former wrestlers? WWE Shills. If someone, anyone in the company would just listen to some criticism and actually try we would be in the greatest era of wrestling ever. But hey what do I know? Meltzer will give someone 17 stars and that’s proof enough that any criticism is in poor faith.
A one two punch of CM Punk and Tony Khan basically stopped me from watching AEW. I watching from the original "All In" and followed it development with intense interest. This was the first time, since "Lucha Underground" I was excited for something to do with wrestling. At the start of 22, when it was obvious the direction of the company (Phil Brooks ego project), I peaced out. I tried again in 23 with episode 200 and was delighted to see Shida (muh girl!) win the belt. But after the hilariously bad booking of her, and several of my other favourites from the OG rosters - I tapped out. Phil Brooks was a serious in that company, but Tony Khan is just as guilty. His booking is so incosistence and he only pushes who he wants. He's more like than Vince McMahon than he realised.
I think that AEW made a big mistake from the very beginning. The first impression for most was the free pre show that featured Nakanakanaka and Pockets which might have been fun for those who were in on the jokes, but for the rest of us, it just made it look like a promotion that was going to be even stupider than WWE. Any time they've done something that might win them new fans, they've either failed to follow up on it or they've done something so stupid that it's scared those new fans off again. I fear that it may be too late for AEW to turn things around. There's always room for comedy in wrestling, but it should be a main focus and shouldn't feel like stuff that's just there to pop the boys in the back. Much like that free pre show, it often feels like a bunch of in jokes where we see the punchline without any set up or context. The reliance on ex-WWE stars doesn't help either. It might be a good way to get some people to switch over, but it won't keep them watching unless they see something that keeps them interested. Edge doing a random mic spot isn't going to do that. Edge putting over some new young star could work as long as he's not expected to do something stupid like jump off the top of a cage at 50+ years old. They need to make their own stars that are just as interesting and entertaining as Edge or Foley or Taker or Stone Cold or Flair or Hogan or Rock or whoever, but in their own unique way. That maybe easier said than done but that's where a Jim Cornette or Paul Heyman or Dutch Mantell comes in, they can find something inside that person and create a character that'll bring that out. However, none of those guys want to work for AEW, mostly because of the damage that AEW has already done to it's own brand.
Eric told tony khan to not make the same mistake like he did and guess what he didn't listen it some time you have to listen to experent people like eric who was the only one who beat wwe for 83 weeks i think Tony khan needs some help in booking and he needs to stop using twitter
02:28 All of your 'empty arena' photos show the arena AFTER the show has finished (Like when Adam Copeland came back out to talk) It's pretty easy to tune in to Dynamite or Collision LIVE and see the arenas still have a great attendance mate.
I too was excited for aew in 2019, but I’m ngl, having Cody involved really sold me. He seemed like the only adult at the kids table. I had zero faith in the elite being able to run a lemonade stand much less a major wrestling promotion, much in the vein of cm punk, so I knew they would cause problems and they have proven those of us who predicted it would happen completely right and vindicated.
I wish they’d pump in some crowd noise or something through the p.a. system. The matches are quieter than some local wrestling shows in a middle school gym! It’s so awkrard
If the rumor that HHH is being replaced is true, then WWE will lose quality again and give AEW another opportunity.. if they improve their booking anyway.
@@elleni-41 I hope that someone can put some sense into Tony, for the good of the fans. I was at the first All I last year and the atmosphere was amazing. Went this year and you could tell the spark for AEW had gone
There’s nothing wrong with Tony wanting to own a wrestling company but how many times have we seen this now where a money mark thinks because they watched wrestling they understand everything about wrestling? Do I feel like I know more than Tony ? Yes but even believing that I understand wrestling psychology, better than Tony , it’s insulting to people in that profession for me to think that I could do as good of a job as bookers like Dutch Mantel, Jim Cornette, Pat Patterson, Vince McMahon (in the 89’s and 90’s), Bill Dundee , Bill Watts, etc. If I were in Tony ‘s position, I would’ve offered one of those guys from the beginning a two year deal for $1 million each year so two years for $2 million and then based on how those first two years ago I would either decide if they’re worth more money or if I need to go with somebody else. Tony main problem is he really does believe he is the perfect book and he believes AEW is the only wrestling in the history of wrestling that has never made any mistakes. Look even the bookers I named above, have made mistakes before, but when you listen to Jim Cornette for example, and he’s telling a story of a time back when he was a booker he will actually tell you times when he messed up and how he learned from his mistakes and that was a mistake. He went to make it again. But if you are unwilling to admit that you have ever made a mistake then there’s nothing to fix in your mind so in Tony’s mind everything‘s going perfect he’s not doing anything wrong. And Dave Meltzer is also part of this problem because Tony believes him the only person he chooses to listen to is one of the people who has never booked wrestling and Dave himself doesn’t really understand wrestling psychology. He thinks he does but when he talks about, you can tell he’s not talking about the same thing that people that work in the professional wrestling business are talking about when they speak of wrestling psychology.
Eric told him to not make the same mistake like he did and guess what he didn't listen and look what happened Tony needs to hire eric or someone else because they act like a professional and know the business too well and he needs to stop crying on twitter
If you want my honest opinion, I dare say AEW has devolved, and this is through a self-inflicted wound. I have made my displeasure with AEW hardliner fans known for years, and I still believe till today that they are part of the problem. They are the ones with the insatiable thirst for anti-WWE drivel, they are the ones Tony Khan actively panders to (cause he desperately wants to be part of the proverbial "cool kids", to the point he even turns to THEM for booking ideas rather than the actual wrestlers on his payroll), they make being an AEW fan a chore with their "with us or against us" mentality. Someone made a comment that seemed pretty prophetic, though I can only paraphrase it. In the abridged version, these are the people who are completely fine with AEW contracting in growth if it meant THEY remain the core audience, and that is exactly what happened. Casual fans can't get excited for a questionable product or get demeaned for having a different opinion. You are most certainly not going to lure WWE fans over if all you do at the smallest mention of WWE is to flip them the middle finger or hurl insults. Plus, these hardliners like to fancy themselves as an "exclusive club", so I highly doubt they will expand their numbers. So there's your million dollar question: where do you turn to expand fan interest in AEW?
The injury rate is a major part of the problem. Just as people are building momentum or hitting their stride they’re out for months. Plus, they’re majorly short on proper babyfaces. They’re mostly recent heels who did terrible things to people! Home invasions, screwdriver stabbings, I could go on!
Its stated out so promising. And I was kind of stoked a new promotion was coming along. Its had its moments but it's a running comedy show every week 😂
Not really, the fans turned on him to the point he was getting go away heat. They wanted him to go heel. He didn't want to, so he quit 🤷♂️ as long as he is doing what he thinks is best, then that's just fine.
It’s a clown show. The gimmicks are 1992 WWF quality. The lack of storylines. The nepotism when it comes to filling positions in the organization. EVPs who are Indy quality running the show. Cornette says “if you only know chaos, that is your normal”. I have not watched since Punk left. It’s in the TNA loop of failure.
Of course AEW was doing better than WWE at one point, it was when Vince was in charge, then Triple H took over, and now people are leaving AEW. Also, Cody left AEW cause the fans didn’t want him there anymore, and now they must be regretting the way they treated him, now he’s WWE’s most popular babyface. Triple H being put in charge of WWE drove me away from watching barely any AEW, since Triple H is putting on great weekly Raw and Smackdown
For me personally, watching guys bleed their opponents dry because of a grudge or a crazy "career ending" move to their hated foe was awesome, but now the pro wrestling curtain hasn't just been pulled back, it doesn't exist anymore, and seeing guys basically just commit self-flagellation and all kinds of just unnecessary shit every single week just ain't how most people wanna spend their free time watching anymore, especially with the history of wrestlers that we know today, seeing guys like Darby Allin trying to destroy his own body just like Jeff and Foley did isn't great tv
Tonights episode of dynamite was garbage.. Adam Cole literally looked yellow with his horrible tan. Im sick of little dudes doing unrealistic moves like panama sunrise to big muscle dudes. I been watching since 2019 and even back then it felt inspiring even with wrestlers i've never heard of before. Now it's absolutely bland. Dont even get me started on Jon Moxley, Russell Crowe in the movie Romper Stomper skinhead gimmick.. Tony Khan has no backbone and wont tell someone like Jon Moxley no thats a stupid idea.
IMO Bryan Danielson should be at the helm when it comes to booking/creative decisions. Yeah, hiring Heyman will be like hitting the jackpot, but at this point he seems WWE-lifer and doubt he will stab them to join AEW.
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@@StunnedByWrestling so you promote this nonsense? Pathetic. All for TH-cam views because your numbers are getting worse.
@@Mr3DPrintWizardWhat did you expect?
The comment section is filled with negative nancies repeating the same thing over and over again.
🤦♂😒 Hey doofus that shot at 1:23 it's on purpose. AEW purposely doesn't try to fill the whole arena and will close off half the arena. I remember when they came to the city next to mine it was in July but tickets started back in April so 3 months early and since April they already had it set up so only half the arena will be filled.
Saying that about TK after completing a renovation for AEW that many made fun of was not going to happen... I think the useless idiot is another person
The worst thing that ever happened to AEW was Vince getting removed from WWE
It had plenty of problems before that but yeah
You're absolutely right, cause people all of a sudden act like TK'S booking got worse all of a sudden, but that's implying that it got any better, his booking from the beginning has been 90/10, 10% good and 90% going through the motions except there was more fanfare cause the greatest heel in pro wrestling history Vince McMahon was still in charge of the WWE, What led AEW to where it is now is that from 2019-2021, it was a "no criticism zone" and when you criticised it you were called an e-drone or a hater🤷🏾♂️, and now the WWE post the HHH takeover is going through the same indoctrination where it too has become a "no criticism zone" where if you criticise anything they do you're met with " you're just a hater" or "if you don't like it don't watch" and as a result you're starting to see a drop off in viewership from 2.2 mil viewers in the first half of the year to 1.4 mil viewers as the new norm, and I'm only using SmackDown viewership cause it's the no 1 wrestling show on earth and it's pulling abysmal ratings, IMO for wrestling to have an actual boom, it needs actual wrestling fans (not AEW and WWE tribalists) who watch it objectively based on whether it's good or bad, not based on who's booking and whether we like or hate him/her, which makes up majority of the fanbase today🤷🏾♂️...
In@@nicholasbintner4677You're obviously too slow to get what he is actually saying smh.
Adam Page single handedly destroyed aew. No one takes them seriously after that CM Punk/Page incident. That made them seem like they can't control their locker room.
Yeah it just exposed how terrible aew actually was and is. I honestly had high hopes for aew at the beginning tho…
How can you go from beating NXT 4 years ago only to get beaten by them in 4 years later 😂
Weak insult but I agree with you
Tony has neither the presence, gravitas, charisma and that little devil that Vince had. Plus, he looks like Rick Moranis (no offence to Rick. Love his movies).
@@Blaze0071not really weak considering NXT not only the third show it's the developmental brand and it beat all their shows in one night. It's pathetic. Literally buried them like they were Stevie Richards against 03 reign of terror Triple H.
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu don't think you can keep calling it a developmental brand if they're pulling out all the big names when the programmes go head to head.
Because one show is on free tv and the other on cable
I don't dislike Tony but the dude needs to hire someone to book his shows.
But that defeats the purpose of his daddy spending millions of dollars for him to have friends.
Yes, he does and to be clear. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional hard-core match but when you have like six a month they aren’t special anymore. It’s the same psychology in Y. It’s a bad idea to have a hell in a cell PPV when you should just wait for the right feud that calls for a cage match. Like the last in a cell match that I really thought had me invested was Triple H vs Mick Foley. since then, it just feels like they’ve been looking for reasons to have them so no WWE isn’t perfect either but compared to AEW they are light years better
Someone get Vince Russo on the line
i love aew those early days. but when he announced he will book both roh and aew and his existing job at jacksonville i feared that shows will be worst. also the cm punk shenanigans
👋🏻 I’d do it for him!
Tony khan airing the shoot footage of punk choking out taco jack was really their fingerpoke of doom.
It was firing CM Punk. AEW went downhill from there.
@@vonVile Punk arrival was the beginning of the end.
@@Thefufflylord more like the truth
TV/STREAMING DEAL ARRIVED AFTER THAT
IDIOT
The sad part is, Tony seems like a really nice guy. Hell, he donated to Dutch’s GoFundMe when he and his wife were very ill. But being a good guy and loving wrestling doesn’t make you a booker. Ted Turner loved wrestling and as long as he had control, the company stayed in business through ups and downs because he knew he couldn’t book wrestling. He hired questionable people, but his ownership lasted 13 years because he was hands off on the booking. Tony can’t even do that. He should just be the owner and hire an experienced booker as well as some on screen authority figures who can get heat.
Aw hell nah hes an uptight ba5tard. Ive met him and my goodness a 🗑️ human
No wonder aew will fall
Exactly I think Ted Turner was the only one that understood that. And sometimes he would pick the wrong person. See Jim Herd. But while Ted knew he didn’t know how to run a wrestling company he could tell when someone was doing a good job or a bad job. If he wasn’t pushed out of his own company in 1999 Vince Russo would’ve been fired.
I feel like Tony was like a 14-year-old during the Monday night wars and he remembers the highlight reels, but he doesn’t really understand why those moments were special .
And I think Tony is a good guy. I will never say I scumbag or anything like that but it’s really clear he does not understand wrestling psychology half of his roster doesn’t understand wrestling psychology. I would be willing to bet $100 Tony and half of his roster thinks being a good worker means you do 300 moves in a match and 150 of them at the very least need to be high spots.
It’s sad that he is open to listening to people, but the only ones he’s open to listening to our Dave Meltzer, Kenny and The Bucks. All of those guys fall under the category of “the more moves in a match means you’re a better worker”.
Nice guys finish last.
Do you mean the one from last week? The largest donation, which is anonymous, is $5,500. That is pocket change to someone like Tony. He could have easily given the full $100k they asked for without breaking a sweat. Even if he was the guy that donated $5,500 it would be equivalent to me donating $5. So I'm sure Tony is a nice guy, but this example doesn't mean much of anything.
TK is what happens when you get someone from the IWC who thinks they know everything about running a wrestling company and booking, give them an unlimited amount of money, and tell them to run a show. Turns out it doesn't work in the long term when you do things their way and let the smart marks and talent run the show.
Tbf he's done a lot better than Herb Abrams 😂
Many have tried to start another brand and all have failed. The reason is Gen X fans and older have moved on and it has nothing to do with any decisions any brands have made. It was just time to move on...
Tony is from Florida
Even if you don't want to accept it, AEW has actually done better than the dozens of attempts to create a wrestling promotion
Hardcore matches should be a special feature and not on practically every single TV show.
Imagine Paul Heyman booking AEW… I would watch that
Or Erin both are better booker than Tony and they act like professional and they don't cry on twitter
I want AEW to succeed. The WWE needs competition. Competition makes everyone better. IMO AEW has good talent but the Bucks and Tony are holding the company back. The Bucks are self centered drama class kids and Tony is a very nice guy. That mix cannot create an interesting show.
100%
Attitude Era was a product of it's time. Ppl moved on.
@Abulhsan
It’s not the content that made the WWF successful back then. It was the writing, booking, and a thread in each show that kept you watching, is what made it successful. They gave you reasons during every commercial break, not to change the channel. And back then, matches were shorter and we got cliffhangers during or the beginning of segments.
aew is just a place for old wwe stars to go to skim money off tony and have the run they MOSTLY never got
Ur a guy that women dm to get free attention from and never give ass to lol
They had Leila Gray ,who is a cheaper and sexier alternative to Mercedes and they still wasted millions signing Mercedes.
2,000 to 3,000 for a weekly show tapings, yikes 😬
The fuck do you mean "yikes"? That's a good number. The problem is the size of the buildings they're using being 10,000+ capacity.
@@skyatollah2skyharder276No, that's not a good number.
@@perceivedvelocity9914 Yes, it is. For AEW's size, it shouldn't be, but as a general, it is.
@@skyatollah2skyharder276 good number if your company is in a bingo hall or random show
It's AEW,the second biggest wrstling promotion
How is 2000 a good number while Wwe is getting over 100k on daily basics.
@@perceivedvelocity9914 tna and nwa would be dying for those weekly attendance numbers
i WAS a fan of AEW and i was enjoying what they were doing but this year has been SHIT. i haven't watched AEW in months (partially because spectrum has blocked TNT/TBS for some odd reason). they still put good matches but there's no depth to the matches. there's no stakes out there. the lack of build has hurt some big-time matches. the booking SUCKS. the elite (aside from okada) are a bore to watch. i don't care for the adam cole/MJF stuff. i hate what has happened to malakai black. i love mercedes but she's become a bore. jericho is now someone that if he's on youtube, i remove it from my recommended and subscription feed.
i blame the bucks and khan for what has happened. ever since cody rhodes left AEW, that's when things went bad. the bucks got into hangman's ear and went after punk and it became a mess. no one there is special right now. i'm also sick of these AEW stans as they're just even more insufferable than the WWE stans.
One thing they have to start doing is, give others a chance. They have got in the vortex of booking the same old, week after week. At least freshen things up. Also it's no coincidence that most of there wrestlers end up on the shelf for ages, with the madness that is allowed there.
I am not watching it because the production looks exactly how I do NOT want a wrestling production to look.
Weird camera angles too because they don't want to show how empty the one side of the building is..
@@eldiablo3794 Wrestling looks the best when it looks like an event for the audience with TV just being present (and the wrestlers catering TO the audience) and it looks terrible when it looks like a show for TV with just people happening to sit in the arena. I do not need these super bright lights and LEDs and more than 1 big screen and all that garbage.
@@Sabu8000 That’s what I loved about all the sets WWE made for PPV and TV. Each show felt different and looked like a phenomenon. I have no problem with TV style segments lately. Lucha Underground did it and was successful for it.
@@RonWeassly I really think wrestlers should be looking at each other and at the audience, not at the camera except if during entrance or promo or interview.
@@Sabu8000 Well it’s not like actors look at the camera when talking to each other. I don’t mind the tv or movie style promos we’ve gotten over the past four years.
My only problem with most of them is that WWE doesn’t make them look like a good tv show or a movie. Not even a straight to home video release. It’s just inferior quality. College students can shoot better film quality on an I-Phone.
WCW in 2000 was doing better from a ratings standpoint than AEW is doing now
Even 2009-2012 TNA.
Honestly AEW can be great, this is such a great time to be a wrestling fan, but the constant shit talking about WWE kills it…they need to do their own thing…stop trying to be WWE and stop talking about WWE…
I only watch the Hurt Syndicate segments because I like them
90 SECONDS
It's easy to hate these days, but AEW in 2019 was cracking and the reason why I got back into Pro Wrestling.
Il say it again ,if AEW didnt make a habit of people bleeding every episode ,Mariah May 's heel turn could have easily been one of the most shocking moments in the history of pro wrestling .
The main problem I have with AEW is that almost all of the roster look like middle school children. Just the visual of a bunch of 5'8 150lb wrestlers turns me off and it doesn't feel like I'm watching real wrestling but some backyard trampoline federation. All the big guys they do have are there just to put over the smaller wrestlers on the roster and to make them look good.
When I watch AEW, I don’t feel I am watching a fight but some sort of “which person can dish out the craziest move” and that’s it. It is like a bunch of teens doing their shit to show off to the hottest girl at school vibe. How is this a fight? The man who did it the best was Stone Cold Steve Austin with his raw intensity. Those guys can’t even provide half of what Austin gave. Go watch his stuff and you will see what I mean.
Essentially, I feel like AEW is kinda going through an identity crisis.
I feel what your saying completely and I agree 💯 percent Stone Cold Steve Austin intensity is unmatched to this day and that goes for both the.WWE roster especially the AEW roster. Sure guys nowadays are some amazing athletes that can put on phenomenal performances. Austin was simply and raw his intensity and energy just made you believe. Austin was a perfect fit at the perfect time WWF with Austin on top 97ish till about 2001ish was culture back then. WWE might be doing well now but nothing will ever compete with the late 90s frfr
Think about what would happen if 98 Austin came pulling up on a current episode of AEW Dynamite. Austin just walking thru the backstage area headed to the ring would have more energy than the whole roster and fans in attendance combined
im from australia they will never match wwe if they dont air internationally
#ever
@@greyalien3121 they do air stuff internationally even on the prison rock that is aus.
I didn’t have much hope for AEW to begin with.
Im fed up with this "hiring ex wwe guys" claim. Wwe had a monopoly on the business for 20 years, you'll be hard pushed to find non ex wwe guys at this point. It's a weak argument and detracts from the legit criticism
as opposed to, i don't know, finding new unknown talent and trying to make them into stars?
aew has tried to buy its way into the mainstream. and its failed. look at jericho man he looks terrible on camera
OC, Darby, MJF, Nick Wayne, danny garcia, to name a few, but yeah, they don't try and build their own guys at all, no siree
@@jimbo_1312 out of a roster of like 100 people LOL
It's more in the "F U, I got him now" sort of way that AEW hardliner fans use to flex and posture over everyone else. It's why they put so much stock on guys jumping ship from WWE to AEW. The obvious reason is to flip their former employers a middle finger (which I don't agree with doing; even if you part on bad terms, the golden rule is never crap talk your former employers). Plus, if the signing actually turns out to be much better in AEW than in WWE, the latter gets embarrassment via proxy for wasted potential, and another reason for these hardliners to do what they do best: flex and posture over the supposed superiority of AEW's product.
lmao who cares about numbers when we have wrestling to watch?
8:26 when I saw The Mr. McMahon Documentary on Netflix I found really interesting the words that Triple H said to Vince when the Curtain Call incident happened, When The Curtain Call Incident Happen Triple H said « the World is Change and we are gonna have to Change with it » I think that’s what Tony Khan and AEW needs to do they need a Change in the AEW product.
Damn I'm surprised to not see one "Moxley got colour watching this" joke in the comments as of yet.
I have a very limited perspective of wrestling. I've only started watching a year ago, but I can't afford cable. So all of my exposure is on the internet. Now, WWE has always been a staple, but they seem to just show what wrestling is now. No room for taking chances. AEW is the show that gets me excited, because for the first time, I'm watching people have fun. I'm watching what wrestling could be. The roster, the commentary, and seeing all the die hard fans. It's helped me understand more about this sport: New Japan, Luchador, etc.
Wrestling is fading into obscurity anyway with the rise of MMA and other combat sports.
I don't think that's true. But maybe? Where dose one effect the other? Or How dose liking MMA take away from liking pro wrestling? You can watch both and there completely different things overall. I'm not saying you are wrong necessarily. I just don't see how you came up with this idea. 😊😮
I remember how awesome AEW was when it first launched. Took some time away cause, ya know, life. Came back recently and I just don’t understand it. Swerve is facing Bobby at full gear right after he came to AEW. Why not let that story build. I personally think that story could be a really good one if you let it simmer. Or Adam Cole vs MJF. You could’ve done something with how it would be undisputed brothers facing each other at the end to see who faces MJF. I’m not a pro booker and maybe my stories would be crap. But least they would be a story. Not just you face you. You attacked you so now we face on PPV. Idk give me something to sink my teeth into. And please force Jericho into retirement 😅
And now they just fed Shelton to freaking Swerve .
And they wasted Anna Jay vs Mariah May as well on Collision.
Agree with what you say. Don't just book a match, build it.
And what happened to Wardlow, the guy has just vanished?
Great video. I could never get into AEW. Even back when it was 'cool'.
It doesn't even seem like WCW to me. WCW had big ratings. AEW is more in line with TNA as far as i'm concerned, but even less entertaining.
And they’re doing arenas of 16-20,000 and filling 3000. So no matter what they do or how they shoot it, it’s going to look stupid. They basically have to dim the main lights and have another light only illuminate the ring and first few rows. It’s crazy. I watched when Punk was there and he had good matches with everyone, but it just exposed how weak the rest of the roster was. They made me not care about Danielson.
Peak TNA was better than AEW. Because at least even TNA knew that characters and stories mattered.
Stunning by wrestling Good Rants Video and Aew not greats show in 2024
You pretty much nailed it on the head - AEW was a breath of fresh air when Vince was still making terrible booking decisions in WWE. That’s now been mitigated by the organizational changes there.
More than that though, Tony’s main problem is his acting like a petulant child. If he’s not having outbursts on X, it’s his hoarding of talent for the sake of hoarding so that they don’t show up on WWE programming. He’s pretty much like the kid who brings his ball to the field, doesn’t like the way the game is played and so he picks his ball up and goes home.
The talent signed to AEW might be getting big paycheques, but it’s quickly becoming a place where careers go to die with nobody watching them.
I have been a WCW guy my entire life, and as much as I was excited for AEW initially....
My god.... WCW at it's worst (which parts I stilll proudly defend like The Natural Born Thrillers) still drew better ratings than AEW nowadays.
Cable is dying dude
@@Cloud121D I mean wrestling was never more popular than during the attitude era. Even wwe's attendances and ratings suck compared to what they drew during the attitude era. So this point is kinda moot.
@@jimbo_1312 Don’t forget about the 80s boom period. That was just as mainstream as the attitude era. Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albino, MTV, WrestleMania 1. That stuff was the perfect storm.
Tony Khan is the New Vince McMahon there I said it. I’m not scared to say it.
Vince had the physique of a bodybuilder and was willing to get punched by Bret Hart Tony saw a small brawl in front of him and feared for his life
Tony khan is not a sex pest
@@Pierrepaule vince is a sexual deviant. TK is likely a virgin. Vince ruled with an iron fist, tony rules with a limp wrist. These 2 things are not the same.
@@enigmaticbeing666😂😂
I have to agree...
And yet, Mercedes Mone and Jon Moxley aren't making the ratings high. Plus, you had Tony and AEW taking unnecessary shots at Vince and WWE. Those comments were turning fans away from watching AEW. And it's sad how AEW's TH-cam clips have gotten more views than their actual TV programs. All of this is proof that when you're starting a wrestling company. Don't go for the bigger company like WWE. Stay focused on yourself. And stop hiring past wrestlers from WWE and WCW from 20+ years ago!
I think since aew lost cody it has went downhill quick not saying he was the best on the show but definetly helped
Tony seems to be a kid with daddy's checkbook and he gets to play with a wrestling promotion like a toy. Put trust in veterans of the industry and let them slowly take over creative control.
It's uninteresting to me.
I will never be into AEW for that reason; I don't want to see violence, watch a blood bath, or see anyone getting hurt, so that puts me off ever tuning in. That's why I love WWE; you get the wrestling but also the storylines (namely the Bloodline saga), which is a draw for me and brought me back to WWE; I'm invested. Accidents may still happen on WWE from time to time, but generally the stars wrestle safely and lookout for each other in the ring. I never want to see any wrestler injured in the ring.
i watch aew (because i like wrestling)
Tony needs to be in the ring and fight to the wrestler, same with Vince before.
AEW was supposed to save us from the big bad evil WWE machine, (TK's claim not mine) yet it brought about the death of Ring of Honor and the slow and painful drop in quality in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
The level of wrestling is low level
Price of cable started killing the blue collared man, take that into consideration as well.
And 2 inflation on travel, tickets and merchandise has also caused a lot.
Why wwe is moving to Netflix in january
Went from 6.99 to like 14.99 in Australia and I was like nope I’m not paying that
@@andrewrowe3084 You guys don’t have a $6.99 tier in Australia? That’s the tier with commercials. Here in the US, the commercials on Netflix aren’t intrusive and sometimes, they reward you with no commercials.
RAW is gonna have commercials on Netflix.
NXT beating them in ratings explain why I stopped seeing Meltzer post these numbers after every single show.
Yet they used the ECW originals,not their so called homegrown talent.
I know I gave them a shot when they first started. And watched it up until the dinner and dance segment. To me, that was jumping the shark, so tuned out, not watched it since. They nearly won me back having Punk there, but we all know how that turned out. 😉
It's one of the biggest frustrations to be an AEW fan because their talent roster - much like TNA back in the day - is AMAZING. But you can have the hottest acts in the business, and it doesn't matter if the booking isn't good. It just means that top tier talent gets wasted.
So now AEW feels like it's just stuck in the same patterns of failure of TNA and WCW, and tbh, WWE before them because the leadership isn't equipped to book a product that draws.
I would love to see them turn it around because, as we've seen for years post-Monday Night Wars, monopolies lead to stagnation that kills interest.
WWE is a better product now for having to compete with AEW. It's just a shame that - for whatever reason - Tony Khan can't learn from the mistakes of the past to make AEW anything more than the doomed pipe dream of another money mark.
You have to book the product that sells, not the one that appeals to your own self-indulgent power fantasy.
People like you are the reason why i avoid WWE.
You think that the product is oh so hot,but it's still the same boring, repetitive and overproduced PG garbage.
Great video my man, I’m really annoyed by the state of AEW. I don’t enjoy how AEW has just become the cool thing to dunk on, when I do think there are some good talent there held down by the company. I think and see there a ton of issues with company I just see wrestling fan dunking on as kinda unproductive, as they were ones who kinda started it. I hope they can get their stuff together as I really do miss the glory days of 2019 to 2021.
The problem with AEW is the Elite .... they suck and nobody wants to admit it 😂😂😂 TK wants to stick by his guns
Who knows if things will pick up for AEW in the next year or two.
I'm genuinely sad that AEW has fallen like this.
The honeymoon phase ended rather quickly, and it's been exposed for what it truly is. It's unwatchable, the roster is absolutely bloated with guys that could lose a match to my cat, the women's division is abysmal, and I couldn't possibly care any less than I already do about any storylines or whatever going on over there.
The worst part of all of this is how the whole roster is making 6-7 figures. You’d expect people getting paid that handsomely to be putting asses in the seats and boosting the ratings. I completely gave up on AEW
2019-22 before the all out media scrum was Peak AEW
He needs either Cornette or Dutch or as a personal wild card maybe Shane Douglas
The wrestlers would force him out like they did with Punk
Uh, Cornette can't book for shit. It's why his company went under.
These hot takes are stupid. Nobody is watching. Nearly 2 million watch weekly when streaming and DVR is added. Stick to history videos cause you lost a fan today with this stupidity.
Aew was arguably the best thing to happen to WWE in a while,it’s proved back during the Monday night wars that WWE are a lot better against competition
Well, he wanted to be like WCW, so...
Ngl I don’t even watch it at all i can’t sit & watch it 🤷🏽♂️ i been watching WWE all my life that’s probably why
With real fighting in other venues, instead of scripted entertainment, it's a no brainer people are migrating to the real thing.
Let's hate on everyone that owns a wrestling promotion ... Then we can wonder why there's no wrestling promotions ... 🙄
You know its bad when Hogan and Bichoff wont even go near it to further their legacy.
It's a very fair assessment, we all want a second company and even a good second place rival. The booking is dreadful end of, to the point is near unwatchable-new wrestlers brought in and either forgotten or pushed for two weeks and jobbed. I certainly don't mind some of the smaller wrestlers but Hobbs, Lance Archer and most big guys they have killed, the dropped ball they did with many others probably Wardlow the worst. I've seen Anna Jay win a few matches, sure she's not great but young and could get over, since been jobbed out, two years without Penelope Ford she came back wrestling superbly, won once and jobbed out twice. Their are plenty of wrestlers you can get over hugely, House of Black? Big Bill ? And many more instead we are seeing Wheeler Yuta , Daniel Garcia and Jack Perry, none of whom will ever get over every episode, so much dross on that roster I mean- Brandon Cutler, Peter Avalon, Dark Order, Abadon, Luther et al.
If he does hire somebody to help them, please Tony conn for the love of God do not hire Eric Bishop hire somebody else
Stunned By Wrestling is BANNED from Dynamite!!!
The problem with AEW as a whole is there isn’t a single person willing to take any kind of criticism of the product. Fans? What do they know they watch they don’t know the life. Journalists? Might as well be fans. Former wrestlers? WWE Shills. If someone, anyone in the company would just listen to some criticism and actually try we would be in the greatest era of wrestling ever. But hey what do I know? Meltzer will give someone 17 stars and that’s proof enough that any criticism is in poor faith.
A one two punch of CM Punk and Tony Khan basically stopped me from watching AEW. I watching from the original "All In" and followed it development with intense interest. This was the first time, since "Lucha Underground" I was excited for something to do with wrestling. At the start of 22, when it was obvious the direction of the company (Phil Brooks ego project), I peaced out. I tried again in 23 with episode 200 and was delighted to see Shida (muh girl!) win the belt. But after the hilariously bad booking of her, and several of my other favourites from the OG rosters - I tapped out. Phil Brooks was a serious in that company, but Tony Khan is just as guilty. His booking is so incosistence and he only pushes who he wants. He's more like than Vince McMahon than he realised.
I think that AEW made a big mistake from the very beginning. The first impression for most was the free pre show that featured Nakanakanaka and Pockets which might have been fun for those who were in on the jokes, but for the rest of us, it just made it look like a promotion that was going to be even stupider than WWE. Any time they've done something that might win them new fans, they've either failed to follow up on it or they've done something so stupid that it's scared those new fans off again. I fear that it may be too late for AEW to turn things around. There's always room for comedy in wrestling, but it should be a main focus and shouldn't feel like stuff that's just there to pop the boys in the back. Much like that free pre show, it often feels like a bunch of in jokes where we see the punchline without any set up or context. The reliance on ex-WWE stars doesn't help either. It might be a good way to get some people to switch over, but it won't keep them watching unless they see something that keeps them interested. Edge doing a random mic spot isn't going to do that. Edge putting over some new young star could work as long as he's not expected to do something stupid like jump off the top of a cage at 50+ years old. They need to make their own stars that are just as interesting and entertaining as Edge or Foley or Taker or Stone Cold or Flair or Hogan or Rock or whoever, but in their own unique way. That maybe easier said than done but that's where a Jim Cornette or Paul Heyman or Dutch Mantell comes in, they can find something inside that person and create a character that'll bring that out. However, none of those guys want to work for AEW, mostly because of the damage that AEW has already done to it's own brand.
Eric told tony khan to not make the same mistake like he did and guess what he didn't listen it some time you have to listen to experent people like eric who was the only one who beat wwe for 83 weeks i think Tony khan needs some help in booking and he needs to stop using twitter
02:28 All of your 'empty arena' photos show the arena AFTER the show has finished (Like when Adam Copeland came back out to talk)
It's pretty easy to tune in to Dynamite or Collision LIVE and see the arenas still have a great attendance mate.
Tickets distributed and sold in recent months proves your statement wrong.
I too was excited for aew in 2019, but I’m ngl, having Cody involved really sold me. He seemed like the only adult at the kids table. I had zero faith in the elite being able to run a lemonade stand much less a major wrestling promotion, much in the vein of cm punk, so I knew they would cause problems and they have proven those of us who predicted it would happen completely right and vindicated.
I wish they’d pump in some crowd noise or something through the p.a. system. The matches are quieter than some local wrestling shows in a middle school gym! It’s so awkrard
Had a friend tell me i had to watch an upcoming ppv, it reminded me on a late 90s wcw nitro. I laughed and didnt watch again
If the rumor that HHH is being replaced is true, then WWE will lose quality again and give AEW another opportunity.. if they improve their booking anyway.
2019/2020 - I got so hyped thinking this was the next big thing. I tuned out after around a year. To be blunt, the booking was shit.
They're going to be like when TNA Impact never did better than 1.2/1.4 rating but with way more money. They've plateaued
Dam aew is in the 🚽🚽..😂
It's a damn shame... They came with so much expectations too.
@fridayborn75 ..yes I know, and now they're tanking..
@@elleni-41 I hope that someone can put some sense into Tony, for the good of the fans.
I was at the first All I last year and the atmosphere was amazing. Went this year and you could tell the spark for AEW had gone
@fridayborn75 ...u can tell the fire is almost out.. that's cool u went to the show..no one can ever surpass wwe..
@elleni-41 I'm yet to go to a WWE show... But think it's time to
There’s nothing wrong with Tony wanting to own a wrestling company but how many times have we seen this now where a money mark thinks because they watched wrestling they understand everything about wrestling? Do I feel like I know more than Tony ? Yes but even believing that I understand wrestling psychology, better than Tony , it’s insulting to people in that profession for me to think that I could do as good of a job as bookers like Dutch Mantel, Jim Cornette, Pat Patterson, Vince McMahon (in the 89’s and 90’s), Bill Dundee , Bill Watts, etc.
If I were in Tony ‘s position, I would’ve offered one of those guys from the beginning a two year deal for $1 million each year so two years for $2 million and then based on how those first two years ago I would either decide if they’re worth more money or if I need to go with somebody else.
Tony main problem is he really does believe he is the perfect book and he believes AEW is the only wrestling in the history of wrestling that has never made any mistakes.
Look even the bookers I named above, have made mistakes before, but when you listen to Jim Cornette for example, and he’s telling a story of a time back when he was a booker he will actually tell you times when he messed up and how he learned from his mistakes and that was a mistake. He went to make it again.
But if you are unwilling to admit that you have ever made a mistake then there’s nothing to fix in your mind so in Tony’s mind everything‘s going perfect he’s not doing anything wrong.
And Dave Meltzer is also part of this problem because Tony believes him the only person he chooses to listen to is one of the people who has never booked wrestling and Dave himself doesn’t really understand wrestling psychology. He thinks he does but when he talks about, you can tell he’s not talking about the same thing that people that work in the professional wrestling business are talking about when they speak of wrestling psychology.
Herb Abrams is a warning from history
Eric told him to not make the same mistake like he did and guess what he didn't listen and look what happened Tony needs to hire eric or someone else because they act like a professional and know the business too well and he needs to stop crying on twitter
If you want my honest opinion, I dare say AEW has devolved, and this is through a self-inflicted wound.
I have made my displeasure with AEW hardliner fans known for years, and I still believe till today that they are part of the problem. They are the ones with the insatiable thirst for anti-WWE drivel, they are the ones Tony Khan actively panders to (cause he desperately wants to be part of the proverbial "cool kids", to the point he even turns to THEM for booking ideas rather than the actual wrestlers on his payroll), they make being an AEW fan a chore with their "with us or against us" mentality. Someone made a comment that seemed pretty prophetic, though I can only paraphrase it. In the abridged version, these are the people who are completely fine with AEW contracting in growth if it meant THEY remain the core audience, and that is exactly what happened. Casual fans can't get excited for a questionable product or get demeaned for having a different opinion. You are most certainly not going to lure WWE fans over if all you do at the smallest mention of WWE is to flip them the middle finger or hurl insults. Plus, these hardliners like to fancy themselves as an "exclusive club", so I highly doubt they will expand their numbers. So there's your million dollar question: where do you turn to expand fan interest in AEW?
Strip the EVPs of role.
Hire BOOKERS.
You have LEGENDS on the payroll. UTILIZE THEIR KNOWLEDGE
The injury rate is a major part of the problem. Just as people are building momentum or hitting their stride they’re out for months.
Plus, they’re majorly short on proper babyfaces. They’re mostly recent heels who did terrible things to people! Home invasions, screwdriver stabbings, I could go on!
Its stated out so promising. And I was kind of stoked a new promotion was coming along. Its had its moments but it's a running comedy show every week 😂
He will DEFINITELY block you on Twitter for this (if he hasn't already.)
The best thing AEW has done over the last little while was Sting.
Losing cody
Is hurting them
For sure
Not really, the fans turned on him to the point he was getting go away heat. They wanted him to go heel. He didn't want to, so he quit 🤷♂️ as long as he is doing what he thinks is best, then that's just fine.
Tony books the show for one person, Dave Meltzer
It’s a clown show. The gimmicks are 1992 WWF quality. The lack of storylines. The nepotism when it comes to filling positions in the organization. EVPs who are Indy quality running the show. Cornette says “if you only know chaos, that is your normal”. I have not watched since Punk left. It’s in the TNA loop of failure.
Their stories suck big-time. Everyone there is in a group. And the stories are all the same.
Of course AEW was doing better than WWE at one point, it was when Vince was in charge, then Triple H took over, and now people are leaving AEW. Also, Cody left AEW cause the fans didn’t want him there anymore, and now they must be regretting the way they treated him, now he’s WWE’s most popular babyface. Triple H being put in charge of WWE drove me away from watching barely any AEW, since Triple H is putting on great weekly Raw and Smackdown
stop lying Triple H is not putting on great shows weekly their ratings are the lowest ever in WWE history
For me personally, watching guys bleed their opponents dry because of a grudge or a crazy "career ending" move to their hated foe was awesome, but now the pro wrestling curtain hasn't just been pulled back, it doesn't exist anymore, and seeing guys basically just commit self-flagellation and all kinds of just unnecessary shit every single week just ain't how most people wanna spend their free time watching anymore, especially with the history of wrestlers that we know today, seeing guys like Darby Allin trying to destroy his own body just like Jeff and Foley did isn't great tv
Tonights episode of dynamite was garbage.. Adam Cole literally looked yellow with his horrible tan. Im sick of little dudes doing unrealistic moves like panama sunrise to big muscle dudes. I been watching since 2019 and even back then it felt inspiring even with wrestlers i've never heard of before. Now it's absolutely bland. Dont even get me started on Jon Moxley, Russell Crowe in the movie Romper Stomper skinhead gimmick.. Tony Khan has no backbone and wont tell someone like Jon Moxley no thats a stupid idea.
The TV Deal is a "tax write off". Just good business, for the corporation terrible business for the wrestlers involved.
6:47 Those awkward hugs from TK shows that he is better as a fan, not a booker/producer
Biggest fumble Tony Khan ever did was letting go cm punk
Scott D’amore would’ve been a huge boon for AEW.
*Dave Meltzer is typing...*
Have no fear, I'm sure having the CostCo guys on the show will turn it around.
It's on the preshow.
@@MideonProductions Wow, even worse, they're not making good use of a man who was seen as the greatest wrestler in the world for a while? KHAAAAN!
@@Del_S ooooook....
I think if they could sign Hulk Hogan, it could save them.
In my opinion aew is better than the WWE aew at least they wrestle
IMO Bryan Danielson should be at the helm when it comes to booking/creative decisions. Yeah, hiring Heyman will be like hitting the jackpot, but at this point he seems WWE-lifer and doubt he will stab them to join AEW.
Tony Khan book AEW to please Dave Meltzer and farm those stars rating