5 Reasons why WWE is still better than AEW 

AEW hosted their first ever pay per view over the memorial day weekend and while the event marked the beginning of healthy competition between the new upstart and WWE, one has to wonder if the company can sustain this momentum going forward.

In fact, with the chances WWE is taking right now, it's going to be hard for any company, let alone a newcomer, to take on the giant.

With that being said, there's honestly nothing wrong with watching both shows, especially since they will air on different days, but The WWE Universe can rest assured that no one will successfully defeat titan towers going forward. Beyond that, now that WWE has competition again, fans can rest assured that WWE will be better than ever.

With that being said and AEW finally revealing their hand on what they will have to offer in the future, here are five reasons why WWE is still better than AEW. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us what brand you currently think is better.

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#5 WWE Network

How is AEW going to compete with The WWE network?

This might seem like a low blow to some, but there is definitely a difference between paying 50 bucks for a completely new promotions pay per view and paying 30 bucks for three pay per views in the span of three months.

With that being said, The WWE Network, its lower cost pay per views and original programming is already a major advantage for WWE.

Its also home to WWE's extensive library, including the Attitude, Ruthless Aggression and the Reality Era, which are all huge favorites to The WWE faithful.

In the end, it might seem like a small advantage and even a pot shot, especially with AEW being new, but WWE is already less money when it comes to paying per views.

#4 The Reality Era

WWE is pulling off some of its best storytelling right now!

WWE has been experimenting with reality-based storytelling over the past couple of years and it is honestly one of the best things about the overall product right now. Not only is that evident by the big money feuds WWE put on between Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, but also by some of the other storylines they currently have in the works.

Think about it! WWE has already gotten more and more personal with their storytelling over time especially with feuds like Hardy and Joe, Rousey and Lynch, and Dolph Ziggler's latest storyline, which points to WWE doing it more and more in the future. If nothing else, this creates an anything can happen kind of feel to any WWE show and will thus pay dividends.

Who knows! Maybe AEW will combat this kind of storytelling with something unique of their own, but their ability to do that while dealing with all the other problems on this list might just prove to be too much for them. In fact, if AEW doesn't have a swift answer to WWE's reality-based storytelling and breaking kayfabe, WWE might just win by default.

#3 Vince McMahon

Whether fans want to admit it or not, Vince McMahon is still a genius!

Whether The WWE Universe wants to admit it or not, Vince McMahon is a very smart man and has dealt with threats like AEW before.

In all honesty, this is the man that drove every other territory out of business, defeated WCW in the Monday Night Wars and has continued to starve off competition ever since.

While The WWE Universe might not always agree with his booking decisions or his new ideas, especially his recent ones, they still have to realize that McMahon knows what he is doing and knows how to effectively tackle the AEW threat.

Of course, it's not known whether he will do it or not, but anyone doubting his ability is sorely mistaken.

Think about it! McMahon has the track record that no other wrestling company can even begin to match.

He also has an unlimited pool of resources, one of the most stacked rosters the company has ever had and new opportunities to strike new deals every day. If nothing else, AEW is poking a bear in this situation and they might not like what happens next.

#2 Bigger Stars

How is AEW going to stack up against stars like John Cena and The Undertaker?

Let's be honest here.

AEW might have indie stars like Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes and former WWE stars like Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho, but WWE still has the biggest star power here. In fact, between still having stars like The Undertaker, Goldberg, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, and AJ Styles, you can easily see how the scale tips in WWE's favor here.

Beyond that, WWE seems to have a more established roster with stars like Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, Becky Lynch, which makes AEW's roster kind of pale in comparison.

Now that's not to say they don't have some star, especially with guys like Jericho, Jon Moxley and Jim Ross, but again, not as much as WWE.

In the end, WWE knows how to use their star power and will no doubt continue to do so in order to make AEW into a nonfactor once again.

Furthermore, WWE also has a plethoria of other former WWE stars that they can convince to come back like CM Punk, AJ Lee, Batista, and others, which only serve to give WWE more of an advantage.

#1 Bigger Name

Face it, WWE just has more name recognition right now!

Another thing even the biggest AEW faithful has to admit is the fact that WWE has more name recognition then WWE ever will.

Think about it! WWE is a publicly traded company, has a multi-million dollar deal with Fox Sports in the fall, has several of its stars making the rounds in the talk show circuit and has deep ties to some pretty powerful brands.

If nothing else, this is going to create an uphill battle for AEW from the jump and could lead to them becoming irrelevant before long.

Of course, that doesn't have to have to happen and probably won't be given the success of Double Or Nothing, but if company's and brands have to make a decision between AEW and WWE, its pretty obvious that the latter has the bigger name recognition.

In the end, this isn't saying that AEW can't grow into a mega company and even finally defeat WWE one day, but anyone that doesn't really that it is an uphill battle to achieve that is lying to themselves.

In fact, at the end of the day, name recognition is important and WWE is going to get the nob over AEW almost every single time.