>>10940216Casual viewer, watch with significant other, used to watch regularly. Due to awful camera work, botched "worked" spots, mostly exhibition shows, and watching pretend badasses virtue signal politics, I rarely watch AEWs shows now. I'm not a avid watcher, yet I can easily see blading, real botched spots, awful commentary, zero build, wrestlers fuck off for weeks when built up, and then seeing the owner be absolutely buried by Punk made me tune out and not have any respect for this enterprise. I rather read threads to know what's going on or catch Cornette recap.
Wembley will be a massive show and that's it. You'd think with over 70,000 tix sold there would be more interest and up tick of viewers. I have not heard ONE person IRL even mention this show or Wembley. WBD has finally started to support this product and that is prolly due to the strikes going on. Wrestling is original content that they can push, because WBD needs something positive to push. If they weren't $50b in debt they wouldn't be issuing press releases or stating the amount of viewers from stream/chord cutters (Sling, Hulu, ect).
AEW has the potential to be something, but there is absolutely no driver at the wheel. The suspension of disbelief being asked if viewers is insulting.
The AEWtist who watches this regularly is exactly like the meme too. I have been lectured on "worked" botches, excused shitty booking, always excuses for terrible presentation or work in ring. As a casual viewer I am amazed that after 4 years the camera work hasn't improved. Blood and Guts reminded me of the start of AEW. "The camera guys are new, it will only get better!" or "The Pink/Elite feud is a long work! Don't you know that?" , "I don't care about ratings, I like to have fun!"
I have more fun reading threads and that's a shoot.
