>>14705446Then along comes a few indy guys. I watched a bit of indy stuff, and a lot of old New Japan or All Japan tapes, but didn't really keep up with it. But they come out and sell out 10k seats. We all know what happened after that. This new company just pops up out of nowhere and it's an alternative, and for a while it's good. It's real good. I watch it for a bit. I watch a lot of it. I love it. It's got some hangups, but they're just starting out and finding their footing. This is new! This is real wrestling, like I liked before. This is what I wanted to see. I paid to see a few PPV's like I'm a kid again.
And then the rose-tinted glasses came off. And then I notice a lot of the same things I noticed back then. A lot more focus is put on Those Guys You Used To Know, a lot of the matches don't make sense, and a lot of the action is just silly and obviously waiting on cues. What happened with TNA is happening with AEW. None of the original guys they're putting out really matter, when they really should, and they work hard, and they're stars sitting right there - nope, let's focus on bloated midlife crisis Jericho. Hey, MJF's really making a name for himself - nope, let's have Punk beat him for no solid reason. Hey, Hangman Page is doing really good - nope, let's have Punk beat him too, and have his glass bones and paper skin fuck the rest of the feud up.
And putting the guys you want to make stars on a pedestal for five seconds before you shove them off for the next poor bastard's five seconds of fame doesn't help either. I liked Wardlow, and having him rebel against MJF made for some solid kino. What's he doing next week? Jack shit. Losing to Hobbs. What was Hobbs doing before? Jack shit. Nobody knows. He's a good wrestler, and that's all you need to know. Just like 9 out of 10 people on that roster are good, because they just are. It became obvious that there wasn't anything concrete really going on.
