>>15004364Staying on the level for a moment, I think part of the "problem" (if you could call it that) is that AEW's fanbase likes what it does for the most part. I mean, that's not really a problem, if something brings people joy into their lives then, as long as it's not hurting anyone else, that's a good thing.
But it is a business, and, more importantly, it's arguably a vital business whose success prevents another company from monopolizing an industry. As has been said, AEW being able to offer an alternative to WWE for wrestlers to get paychecks is a great thing. People should root for its success.
I'm just not sure success is achieved by telling it to continue doing what it's doing. Something's got to change. The product that the fanbase loves turns off the normies. Yet the company needs those normies watching, hopefully to convert them into fans.
While it was successful, WCW had a good approach to this. The lower card largely played to a different audience than the top of the card. Specifically, the cruiserweight division was the precursor to a lot of what AEW does. I'm not saying I have the answers or know the best way to implement this, but maybe there's a happy medium between the two, where *most* of the show is what plays to the fanbase while the main event (and segments building to it, again, much like WCW) are for the normies (who you want to tune in through the whole thing because they're dumb enough to watch advertisements).
I think Joe Dirt put it best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KkIlfhHcEg 
