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>While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer addressed how attendance and ratings numbers dropping as well as recent firings have affected AEW backstage. It was noted that there is a lot of negativity backstage.
>"In and around AEW, it’s a lot of negativity right now. It’s interesting because there’s a lot of negativity while at the same time the company’s grossing more money by far than it ever has. As far as turning profit, that’s a very different story."
>"In wrestling it’s always ‘who’s number one’, and they are far from number one right now. It’s kind of just a really interesting thing where you’ve got a negative perception. Which usually comes when the economics are bad… but they’re still worrisome right now in the sense that when you look at the future and you look at the upcoming shows – you don’t see shows that look like you’re gonna be drawing big crowds in too many places."
>This news comes after AEW All In has already sold close to 40K tickets for next year’s show in Wembley Stadium – which is still an incredible achievement. Regardless, we’ll have to wait and see what will become of the company in the coming months, as momentum is not on their side right now.
>"In and around AEW, it’s a lot of negativity right now. It’s interesting because there’s a lot of negativity while at the same time the company’s grossing more money by far than it ever has. As far as turning profit, that’s a very different story."
>"In wrestling it’s always ‘who’s number one’, and they are far from number one right now. It’s kind of just a really interesting thing where you’ve got a negative perception. Which usually comes when the economics are bad… but they’re still worrisome right now in the sense that when you look at the future and you look at the upcoming shows – you don’t see shows that look like you’re gonna be drawing big crowds in too many places."
>This news comes after AEW All In has already sold close to 40K tickets for next year’s show in Wembley Stadium – which is still an incredible achievement. Regardless, we’ll have to wait and see what will become of the company in the coming months, as momentum is not on their side right now.
