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This news wouldn't be such a bummer if we had the slightest inkling that there was a spark of creativity in Tony Khan, but the fact remains that he will reduce a happening of this magnitude to a mere heatless parody of strong style wrestling, with no sense of direction whatsover. This is an opportunity for a fresh change in the approach of Okada's presentation both in-ring and through segments, a new variation in how his stories are brought to life, but none of that will happen. People are already joking about him eventually jobbing to Garcia or Swerve with no gravitas to it. There is a stale air that surrounds AEW, one that invites complacency and likes to wallow in the meta for far too long. This is why this shit just sucks to hear about. Of course when you're putting people together through a pure matchmaker's mindset, you're bound to get something somewhat good, but it's going to pale in comparison to what could have been. You could explore a great many things with this idea of Japan's biggest star taking a gamble and coming to the US, but why bother setting yourself up for disappointment?
