>>5468585They've non verbally alienated right wing wrestling fans. While WWE tends to leave politics at the door, even as you get the feeling its a republican leaning company, AEW came out the gate banning Hulk Hogan for saying Nigger, banned everyone who defended Hogan, banned his family, banned his mailman, etc... they showcase Nyla Rose while the Serena Deebs of the world collect dust, they ban fans for signs that have jokes on them related to Nyla. Their champion is a woke cowboy which is a literal oxymoron and appeals to no one. CM Punk is an insufferable asshole and literally came out in a vagina tshirt. Woke pro choice women don't watch wrestling. So you're alienating your demographic.
Their champions suck. While WWE dwarfs them in production value, you have Adam Cole coming out in a Party City quality Halo outfit.
Its a new debut every week. TK gets so excited he forgets what he was doing with the guy who debuted a week ago. The roster is way too bloated.
In the Jericho, Moxley, Omega era of AEW, the main event guys vying for the title felt like main event guys. Now its different. Adam Cole and Adam Page just don't do it. I dont get why they chose them.
MJF is one of the main guys who injects entertainment into the program and he is on the verge of leaving.
They need more unique storylines. They need to trim their roster, have consistent people being showcased each week, and have running stories for all of them that vary.
Because as it stands, its too much like boxing with their win/loss system and base of their rivalries being 'you won last week, I won 2 weeks ago' who is gonna win at the PPV.
AEW non ironically needs a Vince Russo. Give Adam Cole a possessive crazy boyfriend gimmick like Mark Walberg in FEAR. Theres none of that going on and thats what makes people tune in, and why they havent hit big numbers. Because all the casual AEW fans can tune out some weeks and know they havent missed anything.