>>13755379Exactly. "All Friends Wrestling" is an appellation based on observation, not just some random slur.
The storyline should be 1) DB running through random high-fliers to show he's ready for Ospreay, or 2) DB quickly beating wrestlers of all styles/sizes to show he's the most well-rounded wrestler. Just having random ass matches against 10-15+ year vets makes no sense, doesn't elevate anyone, it's a waste of time. If you're going to do it, at least showcase some greener talent like Andretti.
>>13755369I don't disagree flippy wrestling has (VERY) diminishing returns, but if you're going to do it, there's a way to make it make sense. You can't have 10 matches on a card filled with guys who do all the same top rope/springboard/high-flying offense. AEW needs more Keith Lee or Matt Morgan-shaped talent, not because they put on 5 star matches, but just to switch things up.
If you commit to Big Bill being in a tag team, it doesn't hurt him as much to lose singles matches to smaller guys like Daniel Garcia.
If you commit to Big Bill being a singles guy, it doesn't hurt him as much to lose tag team matches to teams like Top Flight.
All these things work in tandem.
The obsession over who jobs and who goes over, who is heating up and who is being cooled down, it's making it impossible for fans to get behind ANYONE, because people don't want to show up and do their goddamned job unless they're either WINNING, or at least go 15 minutes in their losing effort.
