My Complicated History with AEW & Tony Khan

I have a love hate relationship with AEW. These are the pros and cons of AEW and how I felt about it back in AEW 2019 when they started vs AEW 2024 now which is a very different company.
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[@antoniusjohnson3824]

Vince McMahon getting booted out of WWE temporarily, and then completely was the worst thing to happen to AEW.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Tiny Khan't getting in his own way is AEWs downfall. If it was a serious product it could have siphoned off fading WWE fans. But it's a ridiculous company with a clown boss and even worse EVPs.

[@biskaye]

@@JohnKobaRuddy I agree. the problems were always there it just gets worse if it goes unchecked and thats what happened

[@isitoveryet9525]

Yep….plus, Tony constantly taking shots at WWE made sense when Vince was at the helm, & the product was trash….but now he just comes off as a jealous, angry, delusional, little man.

[@johnnybravado7141]

Not booting Brock Lesnar out of WWE completely is the worst thing to happen to WWE and wrestling as a whole. Those that disagree, shut your hole.

[@johnnybravado7141]

@@isitoveryet9525 Newsflash! WWE is still trash until they grow a set, get a clue and tell Brock Lesnar that his services are no longer required.

[@actuallynotsteve]

Tony literally started doing everything he said he shouldn't do back in 2019.

[@ThePhenomenalAce__]

33:11 For as much as I appreciate Tranquilo Club and others, you're spot on. It's always "the old timers don't know anything about wrestling evolving," etc. Etc.

[@SandMan1998]

AEW was made to oppose Vince's mindset of wrestling. The thing is... Vince is no longer in charge. It's different entity now.

[@johnnybravado7141]

Really? Well according to Vince's mindset of wrestling he thinks that when the good guy falls in love the bad guy should win the fight. Matt Hardy vs Edge anyone? And according Tony's mindset it's exactly the same when booking romance storylines. Zak vs Angelo anyone? DOES ANYBODY AT ALL KNOW HOW TO BOOK A PROPER FINISH TO A ROMANCE STORYLINE BY HAVING THE RIGHT GUY WIN? ANYBODY?

[@michaelbreen7865]

@@johnnybravado7141 Matt wasn't being pushed to a World Title spot back then, Edge was. Matt's social media temper tantrums earlier that year didn't help him either.

[@johnnybravado7141]

@@michaelbreen7865 That does not matter. Matt was also a multi-time world tag team champion so he was no slouch for Edge to lose to especially since he's faced him multiple times for those tag team titles. They're no strangers to each other and either taking the loss would not hurt either one but it would damage the storyline if the wrong guy wins and the wrong guy did win. Apparently you don't know how to resolve storylines properly and the funny thing is neither does Vince McMahon or Tony Khan (Angelo vs Zak was a train wreck). As for Matt venting his frustrations on social media, you're right he shouldn't have vented it on social media he should've dealt with it in person. But regardless, there's a rule that I make sure everyone is aware of because not only does it address the issue it also shows where you all stand as human beings. It goes like this. If you're gonna deliberately screw somebody over don't ever tell them to calm down. In other words, you can't be the voice of reason if you're the one that's in the wrong. Edge was screwing Matt Hardy out of his girl so Matt should not have to calm down. And BTW, the only way Edge could lose momentum being pushed to a world title position is if he lost to a nobody that hasn't even won a title in the company, like what AEW did to Angelo or like what WWE tried to do with Austin that led to his walking out of the company.

[@jakewheeler6014]

@@johnnybravado7141 Matt was never on edges level and never was going to be. Glad edge beat Matt.

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Thank you for sharing this. While I've never been a big AEW fan, I understand the need for it. WWE got too big, repetitive, and out of control. AEW made them realize they needed to make changes and lit a fire under them. My biggest problem with AEW from Day One is people like the Bucks, Jericho, and Tony himself taking shots at WWE from the gate. Saying they would beat WWE in the ratings and be the biggest company ever. Jericho calling himself the "Demo God or the One-Million View Man" is why people take the piss out of AEW now, you already set yourself up for failure. AEW is good for business as an alternative but it needs someone who can run it properly as a business and not because they dreamed of fantasy booking. Jericho, The Elite, and Tony are part of the problem and need to go, for AEW to thrive, just like Vince needed to go for the WWE. Tony can still be the owner of AEW, but someone else needs to be the head booker. The events of last week have shown that. No one wants AEW to die or go away even if we are critical of it, we just need it to be the best number 2 it can be.

[@joesmoe8841]

WWE changed because Vince stepped down then eventually got kicked out. Vince didn't change the way he did things.

[@philo2189]

Jericho only called himself the demo God and when did Tony ever say they could beat WWE? I only remember Jericho and even Cody saying that. But don't recall Tony saying that. Regardless these are really small things to get upset over.

[@philo2189]

"Jericho and The Elite need to go" Oh OK you're a clown never mind I don't wanna talk to you

[@matthewhostetter8974]

@@philo2189 You're going to flood your basement with all your tears, snowflake. But don't worry your "Stand Up for AEW" Starter kit will be sent to your location. They just need to know if you are an XXL or XXXL.

[@King26J]

Jericho the main guy who got me hooked to even check out AEW in the first place Without him, idk how well AEW would of done in the beginning

[@EliteJoker13]

For whatever it’s worth, I never saw your criticism of AEW as hatred or your praise of AEW as blind love. I always respect your opinion on topics (this being one of them). Thank you for being open about your thoughts on AEW in past videos and in this video. I am sad that AEW isn’t as on a solid foundation as it was when it started. While there are things I enjoy about AEW now, the flaws you pointed out (and called years ago) are ever present. I truly hope AEW makes improvements and if that means having someone else be the lead booker (which may not happen anytime soon or at all), that may need to be the move so that AEW can grow. If it were to somehow happen, TK should hire Scott D’Amore (who was fired for some reason by TNA but that’s another conversation) to lead a creative team to book AEW programming. TK can still be the owner; he would just relinquish his booking power of AEW shows and maybe he can keep booking ROH since that seems to be more his speed nowadays. Thank you again for your transparency on this topic

[@renderinghues4616]

The first error that made me feel gutted as a fan, was Darby Allin being redhot at the time and pushing the whole "relentless" thing, and people buying into it from all the pain hed put himself through to win... then immediately have him tap to Jericho at a PPV. Like what?!!!! You're selling this guy as relentless, but you have him tap right out of the gate?! It was so easy to fix that. You could have done EVERYTHING the exact same, but at the end of the match, when Darby gets put in the Walls, have him hold on for a long time before "passing out." Jericho gets his win, and then you can go on Dynamite and hype how Darby held for really long, to the point that he'd rather pass out than tapout, and you could have kept him off TV for a few weeks saying that him staying so long in the walls did something to his vertebrae. And have Darby come back acting like performinh the coffin drop REALLY hurts him, while one announcer sells how Darby shouldn't do the move that recently after back treatment, while another announcer sells how Darby is Darby, will do anything to win a fight/title. You could have gotten lots of sympathy for Darby while getting heat on Warlow by having Warlow Powerbomb Symphony the crap out of Darby after having back treatment. (Although I think Warlow was just doing double powerbombs back then.) None of this is rocket science.

[@chozahfearless7524]

I agree with this statement 💯 percent. This is because Cody was no longer involved in the booking and it showed everything felt rushed and disjointed. I haven't enjoyed the product since early 2023, I started to like collision but the brawl out happened and it's just like dynamite now I forget it's on TV most weeks and don't care if I miss dynamite I've been more interested in tna lately than aew. I sincerely hope Darby and Ricky starks go to wwe when their contracts expire.

[@renderinghues4616]

@chozahfearless7524 Likewise, even on your timeliness, and enjoying TNA. I was checking TNA clips on YT right before the reboot, and they've been great, and even better since the reboot. I don't know what was the deal with Scott, but as soon as he was let go, I started hoping Tony would grab him and let him significantly help structure AEW. (Assuming they don't know anything weird about his release that we don't know.)

[@SandMan1998]

They f up Kris statlander. She could have been rhea ripley of aew

[@NoxiMation]

Got into pro wrestling because of your videos. Keep up the awesome work

[@thegreatattila]

Search out anything by All Japan Pro-Wrestling in the 1990s. Thank me later.

[@omnientertainment5852]

Thank you!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 We need a part 2!

[@Ron322]

I feel like you just ripped my thoughts outta my head and put it out verbally. I have this exact problem with AEW as of late.

[@homework9102]

you’re speaking facts Geekdom keep up the great work my man 💯

[@Ali-yun69]

All jokes aside, as a wrestling fan, i would love for aew to be good. I remember when tna was amazing between 2007-2009, having both wwe and tna to watch was GREAT (matter of fact tna was even better than wwe during those times lol)

[@MysticKing777]

Yeah for a while I enjoyed TNA over WWE.

[@philo2189]

It is good though

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

Thank Jim Cornette and dutch

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@philo2189if that were true, attendance & ratings wouldn’t be as bad as they are. Fans don’t suddenly just tune out wrestling when it’s good lol

[@philo2189]

@isitoveryet9525 the ratings have no bearing on the quality of the product. Also the ratings are from an outdated system that only counts people with Nielsen boxes (which are very few) out of millions of people in the United States. According to Warner AEW averages over four million viewers across all three shows. But again viewers doesn't mean quality.

[@rubix187]

Man, you were spittin in this video. A lot of valid points and criticism.

[@OWlsfordshire]

He's a fake fan

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

​@@OWlsfordshireoh no someone has criticisms that must mean he's a secret agent sent to ruin my wrestling company that's also my entire personality. Too bad.

[@christopherlewis6915]

Aew isn't perfect (neither is WWE to be fair) but people who want Aew to fail have no idea what their talking about. Aew being around means more competition and more jobs for wrestlers. There was a time when WWE was hot trash and we wanted something like Aew to see something different. Aew may no be the best right now but im glad their here and i just hope they improve their product. If WWE can do it anyone can.

[@user-qr3so8yz4c]

Aew clown show

[@jamestyler3606]

This comment right here sums it up perfectly

[@matthewhostetter8974]

I'm critical of AEW, but I don't want it to fail. I want it to be better, I want it to find it's own place and stop taking shots at WWE.

[@user-qr3so8yz4c]

@@matthewhostetter8974 Exactly that’s ridiculous that they dedicated two weeks of TV time to someone who is not even in their company no more.

[@Gokulosestoavirus]

I don’t want AEW to fail, but it is slowly bleeding out. The Bucks and Page are clear problems with things. It’s time to cut ties, Tony and get minds in their who know what they’re doing to ensure the wounds can be healed. But that’s my opinion

[@theatlantean8036]

The biggest problem with aew is that they cannot take criticism. When you're in the world of creativity, art you absolutely HAVE to be able to take criticism. Certain Aew fans are like yes men and refuses to acknowledge its fault and that's slowly killing it

[@matthewhostetter8974]

This. As someone with an art degree, I am my own worst critic, but It also pushes me to prove and do better. But with AEW if you talk about it in anyway way that isn't praise, you are insulted and harassed. It's not everyone but it's a strong majority.

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

hey geekdom hope your well

[@dallasisgood]

The recency bias of saying 2022 and 2019 had the worst ppv endings of all time is actual insanity.

[@renderinghues4616]

6:11 😂 Spot on.

[@coleakins6591]

Geekdom does it again! Love this video man all your points are spot on! 💜

[@SES6924]

Danny that company has been a joke since the first pre show match. They put a legless guy in the battle royal. Right there I knew this company wasn't serious.

[@thelodownshow313]

I agree

[@ShinkuAura]

I agree with this. Tony has brought us a good alternative and I am happy with it. Being an AEW Fan is hard, especially when you're from Latin America. The Spanish Commentary sucks and the way AEW is distributed sucks too, as AEW has hopped networks and had so many distribution deals, that it's becoming ridiculous. I believe in the product, but these booking decisions are not working. This video is well put together and all and I think it captures frustration with AEW. I'm also surprised you mentioned Tranquilo Club too. I hang out with him and well, while TK does listen to Tranquilo Club. It's usually for a short while until Tony forgets the suggestion he gave him like the rankings and ideas he posts on YT.

[@zachwoolley6104]

I agree with you, man I like all wrestling are used to buy all AEW’s pay-per-view, I don’t hear anymore just because they’re adding more and they’re expensive not to mention they don’t do a lot of booking for every match on the card for dynasty. I’m not buying it or will I spray and Brian Danielson sorry for the typos. I have cerebral palsy so I have to dictate to Siri.

[@allnighterrr]

I remember when they did that press conference I think it was in Florida I’m probably wrong lol. And if I remember correctly they were doing a roster reveal with Cody, Jericho, the bucks the hype was real back then. It’s so disappointing because Omegas run in Japan is what made me interested in wrestling again after just cruising through yt and seeing highlights form wwe shows. Now WWE has got my interest complete. While AEW has so many stars with them but Tony can’t book for shit. Did anyone see that match between jay white and Billy gun? That was unnecessary loss for jay white.

[@VMR514]

I thought I heard that the company AEW contracted to set up the explosion match screwed up. The tested it earlier in the day and it went off well but shit the bed when it was supposed to work

[@pellet1167]

People really do be caring about them 3 letter initials of a company. It puts me off when I hear a "NXT NXT NXT" or a "AEW AEW AEW" chant when someone does something cool. Chant the wrestlers name, not the promotion you marks.

[@clearlensproductions2710]

good listen

[@grammysworld5449]

Seeing that Geekdom is huge on DragonBall, it's no shock that he can see the toxic BTE mob

[@richborn6700]

BTE was s fun vlog when they were in Japan. Once it became AEWs version of SNL I was done. Dark Order have forever go away heat

[@ALIAN18]

6:11 spot on Tony Khan impression

[@MindOfMcQuade]

Spot on 💯 couldn’t have been more true. I was the same- AEW all the way and then AEW self sabotaged themselves and WWE started crushing it.

[@thewrestlingoldhead]

AEW is having an identity crisis. At the start, it had its own unique aura, fresh everything. Lately, it's been oscillating between PWG, WCW and ECW. Somehow, it needs to get back to the original format.

[@ShaunooYT]

I don't understand why people have a problem with other people liking what they want to like, I watch WWE weekly and ppvs, and I watch aew ppvs (aew weekly is just not my style) and I love both, I've enjoyed every aew ppv and I love WWE, why can't all people just enjoy what they want without attacking others for liking the opposite

[@johnnybravado7141]

Because support for the wrong people and the wrong things and the wrong ideas have a devastating and damaging effect on the big picture. Case in point, support for Brock Lesnar ruined the very foundation of wrestling and support for JB in the White House ruined this country.

[@jakewheeler6014]

@@johnnybravado7141 Ha Brock didn't ruin anything, you're delusional.

[@johnnybravado7141]

@@jakewheeler6014 @jackofffeeler6014 Who asked for your opinion you dumpfk brock fan?

[@TheGreatestBabyFace]

I think the stress producing 3 television programs, owner a NFL team, and a premier league team is too much. On a personal note, he probably developed an “addiction problem”. Which explains the personality change.

[@SandMan1998]

So basically drug

[@richborn6700]

He needs to stop the cocaine in Chicago and just buy hella bud to smoke up his office and calm the fuck down

[@USVAGuy]

There was an alternative before AEW existed. It was and still is New Japan Pro Wrestling. NJPW built everything from the ground up and was prepared for an international expansion that was going to change the industry for the better forever. Tony came in and gutted what was being prepared.

[@hakimzane]

As a wrestler, not only do we need AEW, but we need TNA, MLW, NWA, etc. There's too much talent out there that will never be seen, get a chance, or have a shot at the big time. So smaller promotions like the ones mentioned (not calling AEW small but you get my drift) allows them to learn how to work TV, realize what works for a larger audience, and MAYBE gives them a better chance to be looked at by WWE. I'm not always a fan of how AEW is ran, but as a wrestler, we need promotions like that. Gives many a chance to be seen and eat.

[@ReplyReaper8617]

Triple H grind at will Assprays age:flying from city to city,hiring countless rental cars, wrestling 5 nights a week,gym sessions,building his career,missing family,doing television and housework shows As‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌sprays grind:Works 1 night a week,flying back and forth from uk to see family,1show appearance,no house shows. +--------------------------+ AEW=Absurd Egoistic Whiny AEW=Afraid Embarrassing Weak AEW= Alarming Endangered Wanton AEW=Abysmal Empty Wasteful AEW=Awful Elder Wasteland.

[@MoesAk47]

Aew is the rebirth of WCW because they keep hiring ex wwe guys who aint gonna draw the needle start creating new stars who lead the company to greater heights.

[@greenion42]

You don't watch the product and it shows you parrot

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@greenion42not an aew diehard accusing someone else of parroting nonsense 😂

[@alexllamas1791]

Yall weren't eveb born during wcw so idk why yall commenting about it

[@MoesAk47]

@@greenion42 Guess what Tony khan nutthuggers Aew will be cancelled before warner bros discovery kick them out of the tv deal.

[@JavierGarcia-hd7xm]

Dumb dumb most of their employees are WWE guys lol that was the only company around. An alternative gives them power to negotiate and get what they deserve. If there was only one company that employs all of us our wages will be shit, we’ll be fucking slaves working for free. Get your head out of your ass.

[@Nache1451]

This is gonna go Over well on Twitter 😂

[@user-tg8vm3pc4k]

Who is this video for? Is it for yourself or is it just for other people?

[@TehJew22]

It's for the wrestling fans wondering, "What went wrong?"

[@deamon506]

You summed up the first part of the video really well. The thing holding it back is TK unfortunately. All he needs to do is write checks and let other people run the show. He legitimately changed personalities and did the exact opposite of what he said he would do. Him appealing to the internet fans instead of just making sound decisions

[@thejongshow8821]

I started a little before punk came. Glad to say I experienced AEWs golden age

[@AntheranStudios]

I keep saying it and wont stop Hire Scott Demore to handle day to day operations all tony does is crunch the numbers Scott runs the company

[@abdieljove2011]

Thing is, while that would be way better…it’s not what Tony wants. AEW is his playground and passion project. He loved wrestling as a kid, he had his e feds. AEW is his chance to live that dream. I don’t think he even cares if it’s profitable. It’s literally there for him to live his dream. Only way I could see him stepping away and hiring a booker is if it gets way too stressful for him tbh.

[@user-ul6ev6rv9x]

In 2019 he was sober

[@kennycai8695]

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but the absence of Cody Rhodes is severely felt after he left, and it's probably not a coincidence that this was when AEW's honeymoon period came to an end. Of the original EVPs when AEW started, I am starting to believe Cody was the glue that held everyone together, and his influence is the reason for their hot starts. Once Cody left in early 2022, the slow decline of AEW's product and Khan's need to stamp his mark everywhere became evident. Even though I admit I prefer WWE better, I am in the camp that advocates for alternatives, cause not only does it mean more jobs for wrestlers and other personnel, but healthy competition can also help with improving the quality of the wrestling product. Once again, I need to stress that my beef with AEW has never been with the product, the wrestlers (especially since there was a lot of WWE alumni that Vince ran out, sometimes for very petty reasons), or the presentation. It's the fan base, specifically the hardliners, the worst of the IWC, and the group that Khan desperately wants to be a part of. Even if my teams lose, I try to be gracious in defeat, rather than try and rub it in, which these hardliners absolutely relish in AEW's high period. Tribalism is a problem in the wrestling community, and I will be the first to admit WWE has its share of douchebag fans. However, as much as our product stinks at times, we do not cry victim when it gets criticized. Khan and his hardliner fans take any slight very seriously, like you just insulted their entire being (a trait of narcissism, which I have since learned). Their constant need to flex and posture over WWE is also getting very annoying over time, like a petulant child that won't let go of the slight until they get that final middle finger moment. Long story short, while I am certainly fine with AEW existence and its success, I would prefer it to not come with fueling the egos of these entitled and narcissistic hardliners, cause Khan is clearly taking pages from them, and it's hurting AEW's success and presentation at the moment.

[@bluebaron6858]

🎉

[@dabman9688]

I appreciate your wrestling takes geekdom, im a aew fan from day one but i will never lie about how bad this shits been for me over 2years and i keep watching cause i like alot of the wrestlers and i want to support the boys but its been dogshit for awhile and idk how much longer i can watch it

[@PW.Skyline.V37]

33:54 he reminds me of me when I was strung out on amphetamines, in my opinion.

[@azure3538]

Tony Khan is the Tyler Perry of the wrestling world.

[@themexicanwolverine]

Just saw the video about Khan not caring about the fans and how a rich kid doesnt care about the loss and I couldnt agree more. I used to defend the opposite of that idea saying that Khan wouldn't let his money diminish but boy was I wrong. Everyone on X talked about how he could run the company for years because hes so rich but thats a stupid business move and that reflects on who he is. All he wants to do is turn his investment into a billion dollar corporation and think of himself as a savior or the next Vince McMahon.

[@SwabySean1]

To be honest, I have not watched one single episode of rampage and for dynamite itself, and it's whole 5 year Inception. I probably only watch like maybe 5 episode at most.

[@richborn6700]

I felt like the interim title thing began alot of problems. He couldn't just strip his favorite CM Punk of the title so he basically put it on hold, only forcjis golden goose to get hurt again and he forced to vacate over extenuating circumstances. Then the same problem became of the womens title. If TK ran RAW Rhea would just have an interim champ until she came back.

[@theluckiesteh9058]

You know, I remember the days when I loved AEW.... hell, I praised AEW and heralded it as a silver lining to the generally stagnent professional wrestling industry at the time but now I look at what happened to it and I can't help but think that maybe AEW was flying too close to the sun.

[@tylerdurden788]

They were so focused on taking down Vince that when they did they had no idea what to think. Then it turned on itself because it had no enemy anymore

[@jerodgraham6623]

@@tylerdurden788I vehemently disagree with your wording. AEW didn’t “take down Vince”. AEW didn’t do shit to Vince, other than force him to spend slightly more to keep talent. What ended Vince was his indiscretions, nothing more, nothing less. I don’t watch AEW (I check out MJF’s segments on KZbin and did the same for Punk when he was there), but their existence is a good thing. But let’s not give them credit they don’t deserve.

[@DARC-87]

Boy I was stoked for AEW in 2019. WWE was absolute shit and they were putting on a sports centric product. They lost me within the first year.

[@jerodgraham6623]

Eh, even back then they had a fair amount of indy garbage that shouldn’t have been employed at a major promotion (Joey Janela, Marko Stunt, Sonny Kiss etc).

[@stephenmartinez5296]

The sport industry is not doing great as the movie and TV industry

[@DragonoidBerserker1]

The movie and TV industry is not doing all that well either

[@kidz919]

I agree with everything you said except for towards the end when you said that Tony was disrespectful towards Cena and the Undertaker. Yeah he definitely was disrespectful but lets not sit here and pretend like The Undertaker was respectful. He on multiple occasions had made comments about AEW a couple times on his podcast. I'm just saying lets not sit and pretend like it's always been AEW doing things

[@-Francisco-]

I remember MsDBZbabe was so into AEW. Tweeting about every show, and now she doesn’t post anything about it

[@stephenmartinez5296]

AEW or WWE or NFL

[@MrMisterGaming]

WWE had better shows during pandemic, to me. It's just a shame they didn't think of the Thunderdome until it was too late. Because if they had done that to begin with, Pandemic Era wouldn't have failed so much.

[@jasonenglish3713]

Maybe Tony Khan should let his dad booker the company

[@NEXUSATL]

200 likes your welcome

[@psyopticprodigy2427]

Vince Russo of all people left WWF because he was gonna have to HELP book 2 shows per week ( yeah money was a factor) here you have Tony booking 4 per week and a PPV. His promotion would be failing if he was playing EWR or TEW, never mind in real life.

[@MoesAk47]

My only problem with Aew is that they are lacking of identity if you back in 2019 to 2024 you can see the downside of the product casual fans are not tuning in heck even hardcore fans are slowly turning their backs on them.

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

The sad part about all this is Tony Khan is going to continue listening to the people like tranquilo club, WWE real one, and others on Twitter. Not because they support aew, they just generally hate wwe.

[@metokur85]

As long kenny omega, jobber bucks and hangman still in AEW, im gonna bash them all day long.

[@ikervega0116]

The top 3 worst things to happen to AEW 1. Losing Cody, Punk and Jade 2. Vince McMahon getting cancelled 3. Focusing too much on pointless “dream matches” instead of providing decent storytelling

[@JACKXK]

Things wrong with AEW: 1. Tony 2. AEW Fans 3. No stars 4. AEW Fans 5. Dumb matches 6. AEW Fans 7. Tony

[@zippo71111]

It started great and at the right time. Some of the issues i have relate to booking, long matches and lack of interesting rivalries. It's good entertainment for those that like pure wrestling, but to me watching a 15 minute + match with a top star having a tough match against a random just doesn't work in my eyes. Some matches are too intense in my opinion, intense long matches should be more exclusive rather than weekly. Too many No DQ matches. I got the impression that AEW was for me at first, but i now see i wasn't the target audience.

[@JayBalbuena]

I stopped watching wrestling during the pandemic because one 1) empty shows are not the same 2) when wwe started adding fake audience noises.

[@thejongshow8821]

Anxiety and yayo messing Tony mind up

[@neverendingsavagery8753]

Your assessment is spot on

[@chimeratcg07]

Imo AEW started to lose steam when the pandemic ended and the CM Punk stuff was basically the final nail in the coffin. Don't be surprise if you see most of the ex WWE guys back in NY in the next 3 years.

[@VMR514]

AEW needs to find the magic they made them the draw they were in the beginning. Play Tony Khan not staying in his Lane and poking at WWE because he got CM Punk out of retirement he took his eye off the ball and now the product is totally suffered from it

[@marcosagrero2866]

Everyone from Konnan, Bischoff and Jericho say Tony is a genius, big brain, the Rain Man of wrestling but he does nothing but stupid stuff on his tv show

[@TehJew22]

My parents have been helpful to get me to earn my keep. Tony's dad didn't do that. Tony is an example of a big baby, that my nephews (at 6 & 9) are becoming men. Young men, but men nonetheless.

[@michaelbreen7865]

I'm not going to piss of the AEW fanboys and say their favorite company's dead because I don't think it's going to happen as long as Tony Khan keeps pumping money into it. I AM going to say, and this isn't the first time saying it, that money dries up eventually, even a billionaire's money. So, for at least, AT LEAST, two years, AEW will stay alive.

[@yagamifire7861]

Take away the money and swap wrestling with Sonic/Pokemon and Tony would just be Chrischan

[@venom74799]

The problem is AEW and their fan base get really tight in the gucci whenever any criticism comes out. They party their asses off when any kind of good news comes out and hide, spin or just flat out lie about the bad times. I was down with AEW AND Tony til sometime in 2022 when it started becoming bloated, too many matches where no one is dominate and way too random. If we can get back to the fun and storytelling while having good matches then cool. Half of solving the problem is Tony khan stop listening to the online AEW marks leading him off a cliff and soak in some of this massive criticism he’s getting from every direction. I don’t want AEW to die because I’ve seen what they’re capable of but if this is where we’re heading then it can die with WCW. Tony has shown he has some serious social and mental defects that I hope he can learn from and better the product.

[@NiallByrne]

He honestly making the same mistakes Elon Musk is made. He’s gotta keep a check on his ego and management needs to stop him if he’s about to do something like using the Punk footage.

[@zaneharris1562]

Babe. Wake up! Geekdom just dropped!

[@L_Train]

Babe must be your pet pig

[@macabretraveler1689]

There is no babe

[@MysticKing777]

​@@macabretraveler1689He must be talking about his hand.

[@L_Train]

Your pet pig

[@zaneharris1562]

@MysticKing777 lmfao jokes aside man, geekdom uploading this is kinda sad knowing he was a huge supporter in the beginning. Based on your other comments, I agree aew shouldn't go out of business but tony isn't going about it the right way

[@LAKNIGHT509]

Aew needs to stop worrying about wwe & paps h & focus on themselves

[@CLONEFORCE99_]

I agree

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

I know Mike and other non wrestling channels think aew is a joke

[@link8689]

I used to like aew, but i hated tony khan. tk booking garbage. most of wrestler their just for a paycheck, no improve (wrestling, promo), no grind no passion, no drive. tony khan have worst booking decisions. foundation of aew horrible no real management skills

[@SHOWSTOPPA79]

I will be shocked if AEW is around 5-10 yrs from now as much as AEW is good for the wrestling business, Tony is too much of a mark to be a promoter and it’s shows by how AEW is being run.

[@chrispressley4644]

Tony khan ruining my favorite nfl team too

[@eternalkote1944]

HEAR ME OUT......." CEO JERICHO " / gimic of him taking control over Tony and runs the company.

[@YalaceStarOfficial]

I officially hate. AEW. I want ah. Saraya to go back man. Back to WWE. But not go back to *paige.* but keep her real name.

[@melvinlee2628]

tk's just a pseudo matchmaker... booker? he's as much a booker as I could be a brain surgeon. if there's no Shahid, there'd be no aew example, the bloodline angle has been goin for almost 4 yrs and once again, its just getting started

[@destro697]

tony don't know you lil bro

[@BigRig97]

He doesn’t know you either so get off a grown man’s meat out your mouth

[@stephenmartinez5296]

When you're a sports fan don't you hate football, wrestling, NASCAR and boxing and yada yada yada

[@GIRTHHH]

Teanquillo club 😂

[@CLONEFORCE99_]

They need stop trying be number 1 over wwe & papa h bc it will never happen

[@philo2189]

The reason why people probably watch one of your vids or tweets and just judge you based off that is not your fault or their fault. It's the fault of the community as a whole. I know you're not bias or anything. But this is a community where alot of people from fans to celebrities to actual carnies in the business like Russo and Eric operate in bad faith. I've never seen a industry/community that operates in such bad faith as this one does. 98 percent of this community is just tribal savages across the board. That's why when someone see one of your opinions or anyone's they just dismiss it and label as something.

[@stephenmartinez5296]

The sport industry is not doing as well as the video game industry

[@Gokulosestoavirus]

I personally wanted to like AEW. But I think they fizzled out way too quickly. They have done great things. They clearly light a fire inside WWE. But Adam Page; his promo on Punk, and his inability to listen to veterans of the business, just made me see a different side of AEW and Tony. Tony should’ve definitely pull Page a side and let know know he need to be very careful about the things he says. Adam Page attitude is definitely a problem. Punk should’ve never went off the way he did. But let’s face it. Vince would’ve gotten in Page face.

[@chimeratcg07]

Tony Khan gives way too much freedom to his roster (especially the guys on top) that's what happened to WCW and look where is it now, buried in the dirt.

[@JavierGarcia-hd7xm]

Yup another stupid take by geekdom. Hating on Tony because his dad is rich, and he gets to enjoy his dad’s hard work.

[@_.El._]

You made his point 😂

[@JavierGarcia-hd7xm]

@@_.El._ i think you missed my point; it’s not hard to see how Tony is at least trying to continue to grow his dad’s vision. He has a role in Fulham soccer team, leads AEW, Roh, and also assists with Jacksonville Jaguars. To be upset because a father assists a son to reach his goals, it’s very stupid. All of us if we had the same opportunity will do the same and do whatever it takes. Geekdom is here on youtube hating on the man, trying to make it himself.

[@mr.zehaha4960]

Never been an AEW fan, but I do agree that a 2nd strong company that could be an alternative to WWE is needed. Whether it is TNA, NWA, AEW, or NJPW me as a consumer just want a good show. Tony Khan is definitely not the guy to lead the charge in AEW, he's a goddamn manchild mark that only cares about "dream matches" rather than making a good coherent stories, he should not book the show anymore.

[@TheGreatestBabyFace]

AEW only exist to please only one fan. Unfortunately, that one fan is the company’s boss.

[@GregPYatesJr]

I agree with everything you said, and have felt this way for a while now. I've always considered AEW as an indie federation with an unlimited budget, but zero direction. TK wants constant validation that they're a "real wrestling company".

[@nworder4life]

AEW with all it's problems is still 100 times better than WWE television. 1 match of Will ospreay is equivalent to an episode of RAW, I get that much value in ospreays match alone. Never mind all the other amazing matches and characters AEW has every friggen week. When AEW dies, that's the day I quit being a wrestling fan. I ain't got no time for WWE's crap and that's what their show is, crap. I watched last weeks RAW and other than Mcyntire and Sammy Zayne, the show sucked. With the Rock gone for a while you'll see the ratings fall back down.

[@Nathanielcurrelley]

I couldn’t agree more

[@thegreatattila]

I’m with you. If AEW is gone, I’d likely stop watching, except for classic Japanese wrestling. AJPW in the 90s is top level stuff.

[@miguelcontreras-rivera5245]

WWE is 100 times better than AEW ringt now 😂

[@nworder4life]

@miguelcontreras-rivera5245 Sorry bro, that 15 min Miz Rtruth judgement day promo doesn't do it for me. Not enough wrestling.

[@MysticKing777]

​@@nworder4lifeYet over a hundred thousand people check out while osprey is wrestling on dynamite.

[@climbitmyself782]

Last episode of aew was just beyond abysmal. It's thanks to TK. Thanks guys.