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That could be what it is. But it would be nice to have a true alternative to the WWE that doesn’t rely on the narrative that they’re this stale oppressor as the source material for all its drama. It would be great if there was something at a certain level in wrestling, with a certain accessibility and prestige, that presented pro-wrestling in a way that doesn’t have to be insecure with that being what it is. It would be nice to have a promotion that can take these stars from Vince and really challenge him to adapt the way he presents his product, instead of validating his decisions and billions of dollars.
It would also be nice if the narrative surrounding the promotion we do have wasn’t one of “they’re so fucking great, wow so great” when there are common sense reasons and actual evidence that they’re not. And if they want to be a niche product that appeals to 1.1 million people when it is unopposed by any other wrestling (“appeals” might be too strong a word there), then fine. But can we stop this forced narrative of “they’re beating Raw they’re so good!” when you have to squint and sometimes compare separate weeks, looking at very specific subsets of the audience to make that case?
If AEW wanted to be its own style of sports entertainment? Ugh, fine. It’s the last thing I needed, but whatever. But again, it’s the pissing on my leg. If they were fine being that, we wouldn’t have these weekly parties over a largely arbitrary and trivial number that comes in.
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