>>4708234AEW refs are all friends of Tony and Kenny/the bucks. Which means the refs didn't get the job because how awesome they are, they're friend-hires like luchasaurus who are trash but featured heavy, Hangman especially he's fucking garbage yet he's still the top champ just because he did years of indy bullet club shit with his EVP friends in AEW.
Tony's friend fed has always been a playground for friends, not so much for quality talent but they have a few good names like Danielson which is keeping the shows somewhat relevant.