>>7037628Tony started AEW with the premise of wrestlers running the show while he bankrolled it all. But that wasn't enough for him, and over time he pushed for more and more creative control over booking.
But there are many problems with this.
The first is that he has no real knack for storytelling. He doesn't know how to connect the performers and he doesn't know how to make them interact in the long term, so you end up with uncompelling stories with underwhelming execution.
The second is that he can't juggle and weave these stories and performers around such that the shows feel important and entertaining. Thus it ends up with a lot of wasted talent and a lot of wasted time.
Another issue is that he bit off more than he could chew, bloating the roster with too many people, but also bloating them with people who cannot be superstars due to lack of physique, character/personality, and/or ring ability.
And lastly, he himself is just not a good businessman or leader. He hates confrontation, his biases are antithetical to the company's success, his sense of risk/reward and strategy are nonexistent; a spineless boss that treats the company like a boy playing with his action figures, does not inspire confidence in the company's future or your own career as a wrestler.
People aren't doing this just for a paycheck. They want to perform and look good, and Tony is not working in the interest of making the product attractive and rewarding.
Morale is low now because he demonstrates more and more that he doesn't have what it takes to make the company succeed and is unwilling to cede any control to the right people to help make it happen.
