>>8127735>>8127715AEW wouldn't exist without their help . . . BUT that shouldn't mean shit if they get out of line. See, people keep bringing up that "the Elite are the heart of AEW". No, they were part of its founding, thats fucking it.
Tony sides with them because he thinks:
A) they are his IRL friends,
B) The smarks will turn on him if he fully disiplines the Elite. - which they will, via Meltzer and the dirtsheet connections.
The Elite are high on their own supply because they effectively now run an alternative for all the people who laughed at them. They have become Kings of the Indy Kingdom.
