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All Elite Wrestling is now three shows old and is already considered by many to be the second biggest promotion in the sports entertainment industry. Only WWE with all its might and its power is ahead of the fledgling promotion.
But when you approach a show like AEW Fight for the Fallen with the highest of expectations, sometimes there are certain aspects of the show that let you down. Such was the case during this weekend's show that just did not deliver on many counts.
I shall detail a lot of them for your reading pleasure and generally as a fan of professional wrestling. I think I speak for everyone when I say that we want AEW to put on a good show on television and pay-per-view because it's better for the entire sports entertainment industry.
With that said, here are 5 issues that AEW needs to address as a company.
#5 A lot of the matches have no storyline
One of the many reasons I just can't seem to get into NJPW and the G1 climax is that what drew me to pro wrestling were the larger than life storylines. Kenny Omega had quite the clash with Cima during the show, but then, there was no storyline attached to it at all. And because of this reason, I did not indulge in the contest to any degree whatsoever.
The same was true for the opening clash as well. We all love a good match, but unless there is a compelling reason to enjoy the match, can we ever truly be invested in the eventual outcome?
Bear in mind that I do this for a living. There is a world out there comprised of people who will move on to the next thing if something does not really interest them.
#4 The audience does not know much of the current roster
It would be unfair to say that the All Elite Wrestling roster does not comprise of top stars. Each person that is in the roster certainly has the ability to become a star in due course of time. The unfortunate fact of the matter is that it will take some time for that to happen.
Joey Janela is a daredevil who's doing everything right but unfortunately he is not a household name like say, Roman Reigns is. Britt Baker is destined for greatness if she actually tags the right partner in during future contests, but right now not a lot of people know about her or her abilities.
The issue is compounded by the fact that WWE has forced the pro wrestling audience to think that top Superstars look a certain way. This may be an issue when it comes to certain stars getting over.
#3 The commentary is not good
I know that Alex Marvez was brought on board to give AEW a more 'real sports' feel but truth be told, this wasn't the case at all during the broadcast. To be fair to him, it is impossible to bring a sports feel to a show where a man pretends to be a dinosaur.
Which brings us to Jim Ross who was once the voice of professional wrestling, but one can see that he's only a shadow of the man that he used to be. Of course, age affects us all in a variety of ways, but it reflects poorly on his performance.
Because a lot of the audience does not know about the roster, it is the commentator's job to fill in the blanks, in my honest opinion. This is where All Elite Wrestling fell flat, and floundered completely.
Maybe replace an NFL commentator with a pro wrestling one?
#2 Technical glitches
I don't really know if this was a problem with AEW's broadcast or with both Bleacher Report Live and Fite TV. But during the course of the show, there came a point when subtitles just began to show up even if the option was switched off. I thought it was a problem with my telecast until I visited Twitter and saw legends like Lance Storm complain about the same.
Whatever else you may dislike about WWE's operations, you know that when you watch Extreme Rules on the WWE Network, this won't really be a problem. In fact, my colleagues who chose to watch Evolve instead were rewarded with a very smooth feed. And I know that this is not a regular issue with Fite, as a long-time user of their service.
This is a problem that needs to be rectified. If it isn't, people may stop spending money to watch All Elite Wrestling.
#1 Terrible comedy wrestling
I may be in the minority here, but I've never found 'Being the Elite' funny. Before I ever joined Sportskeeda Wrestling, I was a professional comedy writer, and considering that I used to get paid to make jokes, one would assume that I know a thing or two about the genre.
This is especially true for the Librarian gimmick that I do not get at all. I think that it's the worst kind of comedy, even worse than what Vince McMahon used to do with WWF in the early 90s, because, at least then, the characters seemed like fighters.
Peter Avalon and Leva Bates do not. This is comedy for a very specific kind of internet audience that may not translate on to a television product when AEW ends up going to TNT in October 2019, I fear.
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