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Originally Posted by Muta
I will say this - I found it very interesting that at the Dynamite in Winnipeg a couple weeks back, they reinforced / reintroduced the 'four pillars' of AEW on that episode - MJF/Jungle Boy/Sammy/Darby. Whether one agrees with those names or not, totally fair; but, given AEW's quality over the last year (and apt / growing comparisons to TNA and WCW for WWE retreads), they decided to reinforce who their own internal young stars were. They haven't mentioned the 'four pillars' in, well... ages. Just seemed timely and calculated.
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Danielson, Jericho and Moxley are really the only three former WWE guys doing anything significant, and even they aren't overwhelming the booking (Jericho did at the start for obvious reasons, and Moxley did lately but only because CM Punk dropped the ball). The rest of them are in the mid-card doing various things.
They are clearly repositioning to The Four Pillars, Omega, and the Elite (including Hangman). This is best for the company to separate from WWE talent and legacies.
Should also mention that AEW is finding other success with homegrown talent as well. The Acclaimed are bloody over, crowds absolutely love Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks, and Hook is capturing that teenager/young adult crowd quite immensely. This isn't even mentioning Orange Cassidy or Danhausen, who are also incredibly over.
Give credit where it's due - AEW does have homegrown talent. It's how they position them on the card that matters. The good thing is that Danielson, Jericho and Moxley know that and is why they give the rub to so many young guys.