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All Elite Wrestling(AEW) made its debut as a weekly episodic show back in 2019 and for almost two years, the company has been seen as WWE's main competition
Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Jon Moxley, and even The Big Show have made the move from WWE over to AEW, which has led to some interesting shots being fired towards their former employers.
WWE and AEW were once in competition as part of the Wednesday night wars, but now NXT has been moved over to Tuesday nights instead.
Whilst several AEW stars have fired shots at WWE on Twitter and even YouTube over the past few months, the following list looks at only shots that have been fired on AEW programming.
#5. Former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes destroys a throne at AEW Double or Nothing 2019
AEW Double or Nothing in 2019 was the show where All Elite Wrestling knew that they needed to make a statement. Whilst perhaps the most memorable moment was the debut of Dean Ambrose, who later became known as Jon Moxley, Cody Rhodes was also able to make quite the statement.
The American Dream Dusty Rhodes' son went head-to-head against his own brother at Double or Nothing, but it was his entrance that grabbed all the headlines. On his way to the ring, Rhodes was handed a sledgehammer by his wife Brandi and headed back up the entrance ramp to destroy a very WWE-themed throne.
It was a direct shot at Triple H, who has been known as The King of Kings for much of his WWE career. The throne even had a symbol that looked similar to The Game's and was later blown up by The American Nightmare.
“For me, I don’t even think about it. I just want to put on the best product possible with this TakeOver. I’m focused on this Saturday’s TakeOver XXV and continuing to grow the brand."
Triple H was later asked about Rhodes' shot at him at a media conference and made it clear that he was focused on NXT. This shot came after The Game had referred to AEW as a "p**s-ant t-shirt company" as part of The Hall of Fame Ceremony earlier in the year.
#4. The Young Bucks mock WWE's The Shield at AEW Double or Nothing 2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021 took place last night and whilst the debuts of former WWE Superstars Lio Rush and Mark Henry are stealing all the headlines, there were several other memorable moments.
One of those moments came in the AEW Tag Team Championship match between The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston, and former WWE Superstar Jon Moxley. Over the past few months, The Young Bucks have made a habit of mocking WWE whenever possible.
Moxley and Kingston were looking to take the titles from The Young Bucks but came up short in the match mostly thanks to the mind games from Nick and Matt Jackson.
At one point the two AEW stars had Moxley set up for a powerbomb when they decided to mock his former Shield teammate Roman Reigns and deliver his usual roar.
Moxley reacted by delivering a boot to the face and fighting off the powerbomb attempt, but this was another clear shot at WWE and current Universal Champion Roman Reigns at an AEW pay-per-view.
#3. Brodie Lee mocks WWE Chairman Vince McMahon with new AEW gimmick
Luke Harper (Mr. Brodie Lee) in AEW) was destined for great things in WWE after splitting from The Wyatt Family, but after years of being overlooked, he requested his WWE release.
After Harper's release was granted by WWE at the end of 2019, he made the move over to AEW. The character appeared to be a parody of Vince McMahon and would take several shots at the WWE chairman as part of backstage segments.
One of the most famous shots came when The Exalted One sat down with The Dark Order and told them they were going to take over AEW. As part of this meeting, Alex Reynolds sneezed whilst Lee was eating and was then banished.
This is a shot at Vince McMahon since there were rumors that the Chairman didn't like any of his employees sneezing in his presence. This wasn't the only time Brodie Lee mocked his former employers since his first AEW promo subtly called out McMahon for not believing in him.
#2. AEW stars make it clear that they are mocking WWE's third party ban
Towards the end of 2020, AEW was handed an easy excuse to mock WWE, when it was revealed that the WWE had unveiled a third-party ban. This later led to the release of Zelina Vega after the former star refused to give up her Twitch account.
Several WWE stars spoke out about the ruling and this gave AEW another thing to poke fun at as part of AEW All Out.
Once again, former WWE star Brodie Lee was on hand to berate The Dark Order for spending time on Twitch during a backstage segment on AEW Dynamite. Evil Uno was the one who was given the verbal abuse from The Exalted One, but he wasn't the only one poking fun at this new rule.
Kip Sabian was part of a backstage interview with Penelope Ford and had to advertise his Twitch account which he had even written down to add to the visual effect.
Despite the ban, several WWE Superstars have been able to keep their accounts, which adds a substantial amount to their income.
#1. Chris Jericho mocks WWE creative in first AEW promo
Chris Jericho was a huge signing for AEW after the star's stint in WWE made him a household name throughout the late 90s and early 2000s. Despite being close friends with Vince McMahon at one point, the former WWE Champion was one of several AEW stars who fired shots at WWE in the early days of All Elite Wrestling.
Chris Jericho's first AEW promo allowed the then AEW World Champion to unveil his new group, called The Inner Circle, which included fellow former WWE Superstar, Jack Swagger. Now known as Jake Hager, Y2J attempted to introduce Hager to the AEW crowd, who started chanting "We The People."
'We The People' sucks. That is dead and buried. It was a stupid idea of a creative evil and all that is over.
This was the chant that would accompany The Real Americans who consisted of Jack Swagger and Cesaro in WWE. This chant allowed Jericho to go off on a rant about WWE creativity and how bad an idea We The People was.
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