>>10124415this is the thing most people get completely wrong about AEW for some reason. AEW wasn't started because a bunch of indie guys were able to get funding for a viable competitor against WWE, it got started because Tony realized he could start his own fantasy fed and not have to deal with Vince's booking.
>>10124455I think this is more comparable to indie in the 2000s or 2010s , if you can even call it that. Most of these "indie" groups are signed to major labels or backed by ton of industry people, but are presented like they're independent to impressionable fans for brownie points.
