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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2024 22:40:26 GMT
Are they good? I know ratings are just one metric and there's networks and contracts... but do you see them lasting 10+ years from now? Not just in terms of momentum because TNA still exists (I think) but like as an actual player even if distant 2nd. WWE is the juggernaut, always will be, but based on their current path do you see AEW continuing the exist and shaping the industry? Like who are the AEW fans... are they all walks of life or just the hardcore wrestling fan?
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Post by NATH45 on Aug 6, 2024 23:23:08 GMT
AEW will exist as long as Daddy is willing to put money into it. That's not a knock, that's a reality.
Good, bad or ugly.. as long as there is money behind it, it will live on.
Have they delivered on their promise to change the business? Yes. They've reshaped the entire landscape of the business for sure. But unfortunately WWE came back in response 100x harder and have been the hottest any has been in 20 years.
Their MO is the dream match, or the " wouldn't it be cool if... " type match. And it works at keeping the hardcore fans entertained, but without quality storytelling, it doesn't attract new fans. And that's a danger. 189k for Collision and sub 700k for Dynamite suggests, a lot a people aren't interested.
It's a shame, they've got some of the best in the world on their roster, but like a mule with a spinning wheel - no one knows how he got them, and danged if he knows how to use them.
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Post by c on Aug 7, 2024 1:15:27 GMT
AEW died the day when Hook said he would consider all options before signing a new contract. They never recovered from that.
AEW dies, GCW takes it place with most of the same roster AEW has now. TV can support 2 to 3 feds at a time and when one falls another rises.
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