>>14536114>- Cut their revenue by more than 3/4thsThey'd be saving money on all the people they release and whoever they're paying per appearance
>- Gift WWE a bunch of AEW starsThey'd pick up like 4 of them and the rest would go to the indies. WWE doesn't want too many indy guys, they want to grow stars instead of having to retrain people which is better than having a whole bunch of Cargill situations on their hands
>Anger longtime AEW fansAt this point Tony Khan could kick a dog to death in the middle of the ring and people would still watch
>- Make matches worse>- Cause the pushable roster to be significantly worse quality wise and in terms of popularityIt would force them to use their time more efficiently which will have a positive affect on match quality
>- Cause advertisers to flee and create immense negative pressThey'll get new ones as TV shows always do
None of this precludes them from having a web presence too, that's where everything is going anyway
