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Muta · 02-09-2023, 10:12 AM

Cap - I do have my issues with AEW now too.... I used to absolutely love it; I still do, but less so. I agree, the booking is all over the place, and aside from Omega and Page, the company is full of middle-tier wrestlers and transients from other organizations. It's the WCW method for sure.

Here's some of my cons right now:

The booking is crap. Too many people getting randomly used and then randomly not, and as you say, the booking seems to be attempting to appease the wrestlers, not the fans. No one is being consistently built up as a superstar, except for perhaps MJF, and even then he's becoming a bit over-the-top much.
The overexposure of the JAS. Aside from Daniel Garcia, I'm just not a fan of shoving this group of mid-level talent down our throats. Also, Jericho isn't a credible threat to the title anymore, and everyone knows it except for Tony Kahn it seems. When Garcia turns on the group, it'll be great. I also think Daddy Magic has some raw awesome talent, but he needs to get in way better physical shape.
Moxley's gimmick has become stale, IMO. He does the same 'bad ass' schtick week in and week out.
Too many managers managing mid-level guys. This feels like 90's WWF, and not in a good way. Also, Ethan Page sucks ass.

Here are my pros right now:

Darby Allin - have grown to love his matches. Dude gives it his all, and because of his gothic 'Sting' connection which he never explains, he is an enigma and is fun to cheer for.
The Acclaimed, but only as long as they keep a) belting out new verbal material, and b) remain credible wrestlers in the ring. The litmus test is if they can eventually get away from the scissor me stuff, because that will get stale over time.
Samoa Joe - He's getting up there in age, but he's still hella fun to watch. Such a unique wrestler. His mic work is still highly, highly underrated IMO.
The stage and ring - I like the look of this way better than WWE's. The black ropes and grey ring mat look great; very B+G NXT'ish, which always made it seem like the focus was on the wrestling and not the entertainment.

Anyways, just some thoughts!

02-09-2023, 10:12 AM	#4929
Muta Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Auckland, NZ Exp:	Cap - I do have my issues with AEW now too.... I used to absolutely love it; I still do, but less so. I agree, the booking is all over the place, and aside from Omega and Page, the company is full of middle-tier wrestlers and transients from other organizations. It's the WCW method for sure. Here's some of my cons right now: The booking is crap. Too many people getting randomly used and then randomly not, and as you say, the booking seems to be attempting to appease the wrestlers, not the fans. No one is being consistently built up as a superstar, except for perhaps MJF, and even then he's becoming a bit over-the-top much. The overexposure of the JAS. Aside from Daniel Garcia, I'm just not a fan of shoving this group of mid-level talent down our throats. Also, Jericho isn't a credible threat to the title anymore, and everyone knows it except for Tony Kahn it seems. When Garcia turns on the group, it'll be great. I also think Daddy Magic has some raw awesome talent, but he needs to get in way better physical shape. Moxley's gimmick has become stale, IMO. He does the same 'bad ass' schtick week in and week out. Too many managers managing mid-level guys. This feels like 90's WWF, and not in a good way. Also, Ethan Page sucks ass. Here are my pros right now: Darby Allin - have grown to love his matches. Dude gives it his all, and because of his gothic 'Sting' connection which he never explains, he is an enigma and is fun to cheer for. The Acclaimed, but only as long as they keep a) belting out new verbal material, and b) remain credible wrestlers in the ring. The litmus test is if they can eventually get away from the scissor me stuff, because that will get stale over time. Samoa Joe - He's getting up there in age, but he's still hella fun to watch. Such a unique wrestler. His mic work is still highly, highly underrated IMO. The stage and ring - I like the look of this way better than WWE's. The black ropes and grey ring mat look great; very B+G NXT'ish, which always made it seem like the focus was on the wrestling and not the entertainment. Anyways, just some thoughts!