What AEW Fans REALLY Think Of WWE

[@OwocowyMr]

"Wrestling is wrestling" is by far my favorite thing i've heard from a fan. also the ice cream metaphor is very fitting. everybody can choose their own flavour and doesn't need to criticize others for picking the other one. just enjoy what you want and let others enjoy their product, wether it's one of them, both of them or none of them

[@LeonNeith8965]

Really goes to show you that the internet does not actually represent any fandom and that things aren’t as tribalistic as it seems. If you are a fan of something, you should love that it’s thriving and branching out into many different things. The more the merrier in the end everybody wins.

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS

[@kingoffedoras9932]

Never watched AEW, but I always wish them the best. Competition is always good, keeps both companies on their toes.

[@blangat3985]

W perspective

[@brrandonlamont]

Would you ever give it a shot?

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS dude.

[@Segwo]

I've watched a bit, if the Young Bucks weren't there, I'd probably watch it more. Their matches specifically make it difficult for me. They never end on the high note/obvious climax. That said, I also wish them the best, the better they do, the better the pro-wrestling industry as a whole does since they're WWE's direct competition.

[@bluecrasher7710]

AEW is actually really good, you should watch it sometime if you're a fan of the WWE. Personally I like WWE more but I'd say that AEW's weekly shows are better but WWE's PPVs are better. You should tune into Dynamite one week, the match quality is unlike anything you'd see on RAW or Smackdown

[@yagrammylemons]

The ice cream analogy was a really good one

[@AwesumJGaming]

I love how there was only like one person that seemed super "tribal" about WWE and AEW. Most were super wholesome and the idea that "wrestling is wrestling" should always be the thing!

[@scrawz1181]

I love how non-toxic these people are. I’m honestly surprised and happy to see it

[@pooldead7712]

Because the toxic side is on the Internet and isn't how most fans actually act in real life.

[@danielbrennan7613]

@@pooldead7712your the most toxic of all, a plague on your house sir

[@abhyanshsharma8019]

@@pooldead7712 correct

[@javondrake3660]

that’s what happens when there are actual adults. not just some geeks on twitter

[@ShieldYoung]

​@@pooldead7712it's a bubble thing mostly and all pop culture things have that group Once you cross a certain threshold you become so toxic for your preferred content and they are better ignored

[@aewfanhub]

We are obviously AEW fans (look at our name). We often talk about WWE and other wrestling promotions. Honestly, so many AEW wrestlers came from WWE and elsewhere - so we were fans (or at least familiar with) a lot of AEW wrestlers because had a very visible wrestling history prior to joining the company. Even if you don't really watch WWE, you still have to appreciate it.

[@jordanbooth4470]

Love that most people on here just say yeah like what you like, can watch both. Shows that Twitter should always be ignored

[@ShieldYoung]

They are both so different they offer different things and I'm all here for both of them I love Pro Wrestling/ Sports Entertainment ❤ But I love Simon too

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS

[@david-p8e6o]

@@cliffordjackson3 all facts

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

AEW is Sports Entertainment as well. And they're good at it. They do the celebrity thing too. WWE ain't the only one doing that. All pro wrestling is arguably Sports Entertainment. No matter what company it's all scripted for the sake of entertainment. Can't say WWE is the only Sports Entertainment company.

[@ElMundoDeHadesOK]

what DOES make them different, is that WWE is MOSTLY focused on storylines and the rest of pro wrestling is more focused on the matches

[@pooldead7712]

@@ElMundoDeHadesOK that is true but aew do a lot of "sports entertainment" to lol not even a bad thing.

[@ElMundoDeHadesOK]

@@pooldead7712 both do .. cause they BOTH are SE... im just mentioning the focus :). im not saying its a bad thing......... most of us did grow up with wwe..... didn' we

[@pooldead7712]

@@ElMundoDeHadesOK that is true dude.

[@smileytlj23]

​@XcaliburGreen pro wrestling was literally built on stories. Stories sell more tickets than x wrestler versus y wrestler. It's why Kayfabe existed, why it was protected for decades throughout the territories. Pro wrestling at its core is theater mixed with athletics. The lack of it is why A.E.W is going through a low point currently. They've got all the talent in the world without a single solid story to tell.

[@iamekid]

This just proves how ridiculous it is to be tribalistic. Most people either like or at the very least respect both companies

[@motheomakhubela7237]

Personally I love it. WWE brought me up it's what I grew up on. I also love AEW. I love good wrestling and great story lines. None of this aew vs wwe nonsense. The more there is the better it is for us and the talent themselves

[@joemckim1183]

Wrestling should just be something to watch for fun. When you start picking sides and taking things so seriously you never end up having a good time watching.

[@afp445]

​@@joemckim1183Preach! 💯

[@tomedwards6354]

I understand that AEW fans can be fiercely loyal and that's a good thing. I'm more of a WWE guy but I respect the hell out of AEW fans, the fact that they're contributing to a world of alternatives to WWE because of how unwatchable WWE was to me IMO during those few years as a monopoly. Competition is what makes them work harder so keep up the good work everyone.

[@david-p8e6o]

@@joemckim1183 so true

[@david-p8e6o]

@@tomedwards6354 well said

[@LyricalPossessions-zl6rh]

Undertaker, StoneCold, Rock, Macho Man, Hogan, Cena, Orton, Edge, Batista, Brock, Shawn Michaels, HHH, Rey... Whether we like it or not, WWE is the home of our legends, our childhood memories and the ball that set the pro wrestling rolling. Its good to see fans don't forget the good for the bad. Plus their getting better now, not nearly perfect but better. Unfortunately, its easier for people to criticize wrong than praise right. We forget that companies are run by men, and men aren't perfect. At least lets respect that they've tried to entertain us every week for 30+ years straight.

[@skinhitter27]

I do Cody, Bray, Sami, and Bloodline's stuff on KZbin vids.. Bout it for WWE. AEW brought me back to wrestling after 20 yrs.

[@msibi]

The Ice Cream analogy Magnum needs to get on this

[@Legit527]

As a pro wrestling fan, I want all wrestling to be good and continue to succeed but today’s wrestling is not for me.

[@MoeEpsilon]

As more of a WWE guy, I just don't care about AEW or any other promotion mostly because I don't have infinite time to watch everything so I stick to what I already watch - Raw, Smackdown and their ppvs. I catch highlights and news of all the other wrestling promotions. The only thing I find negative about AEW is 1) Tony Khan flashbanging people with new wrestlers and then never using them again and never forming a story (only dreammatches) 2) AEW fans thinking their not sports entertainment. Like come on, you know what you are and 3) The Elite, specificially. They aren't the greatest thing since sliced bread, they're average.

[@KruelAidMan]

The ELITE Saga is the long-est-running one in pro wrestling today. So good WWE made a Samoan knockoff.

[@MoeEpsilon]

@@KruelAidMan that doesn't mean it's good

[@KruelAidMan]

@@MoeEpsilon so WWE rippied off something because it wasn't good?

[@MoeEpsilon]

@@KruelAidManmost gimmicks and storyline in the entire wrestling industry is a ripoff of something done before. That doesn't make the Elites version any good.

[@KruelAidMan]

@@MoeEpsilon no, but it helps!

[@RGF91]

1:13 THIS

[@Axhdib]

Regardless who you prefer, you want both wwe and aew to do well so they both raise the bar against each other. We saw the wwf up their game when wcw was doing well.

[@MrTambourineMan.]

This is so interesting. Especially with Simon asking because he’s such a positive guy

[@jeffreypridemore100]

Man, I love both. Went to Blood & Guts last year. It was incredible and I’m super stoked for the next time AEW is in Detroit. I have tickets for SummerSlam next week, and I’m incredibly stoked and won’t shut up about it to my wife ❤

[@aymdabes123]

I love how the AEW fans in the video don't act like marks on the internet, mad respect for them

[@_Pauper_]

Eh I mean “mark” is a silly word… who isn’t paying for this WWE or AEW? I’m paying 10¥ for NJPW so whatevah

[@david-p8e6o]

@@_Pauper_ hate that word mark too its so dumb and jobber or smark too were all wrestling fans here why be enemies

[@jeffwurtz2538]

The guy at 3:20 can watch both companies at the same time

[@IcemanJosh]

🫢

[@DavidSmith-bc8nk]

First fan: "WWE is shit" Also first fan: "Don't talk about the CM Punk stuff" Also good to see Bo Dallas getting some downtime while not doing the Uncle Howdy schtick

[@michaeldeeping2452]

This time 2 years ago I was all aew This time a year ago I was swaying wwe Now I love both. I was enjoying wwe more but the Adam Cole mjf thing in aew right now is the funniest short term story I can remember for a long time Since HHH got into creative wwe has improved massively, both doing great stuff

[@thomashyde2653]

I watch both

[@Brent_P]

@0:41 THIS GUY hasn't watched the WWE product since the Attitude Era. FRAUD of a wrestling fan.

[@juggalogamer8541]

I see more hate from WWE fans than anything they always want a crap on anything that's not WWE I grew up as a wrestling fan in the 90s I don't care what product it is I'll watch anything WWE aew NWA hell even back at wrestling I don't give a f*** I can't stand this mentality where any other company that's not WWE gets crapped on

[@afp445]

Amen 👏👏👏👏

[@juggalogamer8541]

​@@afp445exactly and it's facts it's always more WWE fans constantly attacking other people for liking other products besides WWE it's a proven fact

[@noahwhite1755]

Not to be that guy, but seeing the native guys being interviewed by Simon "got an up" . Seeing people that look like me made me "all happy in my tum tum" mr Miller you da man !!!

[@Harbyz]

WWE is my favorite wrestling show. I love them to bits but when they see that something is catchy. They spam it. As an example. Seth rollins whenever I see him half his screentime is peoppe singing his song

[@donkeyshlong5727]

Love Latino HBK's answer @ 4 3:20

[@abdulisbatman1779]

1:30 I am almost certain this man is a frequent user in r/SquaredCircle

[@franklingoodwin]

100%

[@ShayneRawls]

You only said the people who liked both were the best. Showing your clear bias tisk tisk

[@benwallis3124]

Nice video of people being positive about wrestling as a whole

[@DannyBellTheAuthor]

I'm glad that big wrestling companies exist and I'm happy to see some of my favorites getting paid and doing what they do, but I find it hard to watch WWE these days. No vitriol or anger, I'm just mostly disinterested. I watched Money in the Bank and it was such a wet fart of a show that I haven't watched a full episode of Raw or Smackdown since. I've read results and such, but I'm just tired of it.

[@jalenswint220]

this shows that the internet trolls are certainly the minority.

[@javondrake3660]

Both are good! you like wwe good for u, you like Aew good for u

[@TheRealAhoy]

Wwe is wrestling expanded. Vince decided to stretch the realms of possibility of what could take place in HIS wrestling ring, and it invited a world of showbiz glam into it. For prople who go "he's using them wrong", no he isnt, he knows exactly who he wants to see. He wants the performers in his company to POP out of the tv screen when they're in the ring. He respects everything about wrestling ability (believe it or not), but he wants everyone to basically try to do what The Rock did, which is basically look at the camera and have it seem like some kind of big spot, and Vince knows that's where the money lies. That's the main thing he likes to see, who can do more with less. An example of why Wyatt doesn't work out as ideal is because Wyatt is used to doing less with more. All of that production is actually investing a lot into him so whenever he "ruins" Bray, he doesn't, it's not one little decision that's tossing everything around, it's the performer in it. Wyatt seems to get Vince really excited around the ideas for his character which he more than excels at himself, but then the performer just hits a rut after a while, when one little thing goes awry. The reason Vince "buries" people is to put them under pressure in the spotlight and to see how they handle it. I'm not a Vince apologist but i feel he is overly disrespected by a large portion of people who don't think about why he does things and 'settle' on Vince = bad discussions. As a few people in the vid said, different companies, different philosophies. As Vince said in Beyond the Mat "We make movies", it's pretty disingenuous to insult him for knowing his own objectives in life and slating him for achieving them ha. I love wrestling, it's super tame, this vitriol within it really doesnt belong. Aew is wrestling influenced from the world, it's more about presenting the spirit of competition than waiting for a movie to happen. Both are fine and wholly different.

[@adamlennard1828]

How the hell is Orange Cassidy sports based???

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@adamlennard1828 lol, are you hear to uphold the law huh? Just because aew is more leaning towards competitive action, it doesn't mean they can't dabble 👍 The world is too broad to be stuck to these rigid reactions.

[@afp445]

​@@TheRealAhoy💯💯💯

[@wafiknasralla9788]

Competition is a very good thing, I think people forget how stale WWE had gotten before AEW came into existence

[@TomTomW90]

A lot of great answers here. 2 different companies with amazing talent, doing things a little different to each other.

[@shaquillecovington]

Can we stop constantly with the WWE/AEW content?? They're 2 good wrestling companies giving fans what they want. Just let it be that. The constant WWE vs AEW is old

[@rn6312]

It was like that back in the day with WCW vs WWF too. People are always gonna compare but I agree with you about giving the fans what they want, both have their ups & downs.

[@jamesaditya5254]

well at one point people did stop comparing coca cola to pepsi, we just need to wait until we reach that point

[@shaquillecovington]

@@rn6312 i remember. Thats why I'm tired of it lol. I'm not a huge AEW fan but im not gonna keep downing them. I just won't watch. But I appreciate what they do for wrestling

[@TheRealAhoy]

That entire "war" is a fugazi. The tabloids sell it to the public, and instead of the public getting information from within the companies they get it from the tabloids where everything has some kind of spin, whether 'good' or 'bad'.

[@rn6312]

@@jamesaditya5254 People still compare coke to pepsi

[@charlesbuckley5615]

AEW fans are really delusional and AEW is sport entertainment too

[@heath1948]

Try asking the WWE fans and you won't get the same thing.

[@heath1948]

You will get a Conditioned I only like Vince does Everything else either doesn't matter doesn't exist or is c***

[@initailo1536]

Ehh i disagree plus i think most WWE fans like myself don’t hate on AEW, I personally don’t watch but d love some superstars they have, like MJF of course, Ricky starks, Christian. They got great stars over their.

[@Brent_P]

@01:49, SHAQ, Mike Tyson, Kevin Gates; QTV?! If WWE is vanilla, AEW is vanilla fudge swirl.

[@foreverunsaved6661]

aew is not fudge swirl - fudge packers definitely

[@bobriggins8862]

Sure it has, that's why WWE averages 2x+the viewers on average, 4x the viewers of Collision and Rampage. Even NXT beats Collision and wasn't far behind Dynamite. And even CNN still has more viewers than Rampage.😅😅😅

[@MK_gamer2-0]

Loved this video, glad see see the positivity.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Bring it on , the more the better

[@sspaay]

Do you think you would have heard similar responses from WWE fans? Maybe, since you could see their faces.

[@elchomper.1063]

I'll never understand the death to the other side tribalism. I remember watching TNA on spike during the sting and abyss feud. I like the last rites match.

[@twrx9801]

Y was the first “shyt” bleeped but not the second “shyt”? 🤔

[@PinchingPennies1by1]

It's hard coming from the Attitude era and Ruthless Aggression era to watch wrestling today, haven't watched WWE since Eddie and Chris passed but what I caught of it over the years it was trash. Something about AEW just draws me to it but I prefer smaller promotions like MLW and Impact is also pretty decent.

[@spiritdetective90]

The insane camera cuts is priceless

[@PropaMusicUK]

Who would’ve thought that wrestling fans actually just like wrestling 😳 good to see it’s not as tribalistic between fans as some comment sections would have you believe

[@myMrsunshine]

ofc the 450 pound guy is talking about ice cream immediately

[@tristancreed]

That first guy's statement didn't age well.

[@runningmanli6538]

Lmfao now this is great content. I love all wrestling and people can/should enjoy whatever they want, but just the idea/reactions are great lol.

[@jerryjanik480]

Pro wrestling and I was at the show and I'm so mad that I didn't get interviewed by you Simon we're wrestling community in a wrestling family and I love this week at the board nothing weekend that's my weekend to just be myself with wrestling fans

[@joeblair5057]

I love these responses. It was the same back in the days of the Monday night wars. WCW had some amazing content. Some of which was adapted into WWE. With out the NWO there would be no DX. When one company reigns supreme, it gets stale and wrestling starts to suffer. When you have a multitude of options. Wrestling strives. If we get bored with one promotion, we check out what’s going on in the other two major promotions. I travel a lot so I end up binge watching on peacock, Fite or the NJPW website. It differentiates so much from company to company that it makes what looks repetitive to some fans(people who watch the same promotion week in, week out) and makes it welcome to others. It’s what I love about modern day wrestling. We have AJ in WWE, Omega in AEW and Ospreay in NJPW. When the top three in the world are spread between three promotions, wrestling itself seems to fire on all cylinders

[@marvj8255]

Markaritaville over there

[@philipcohen7192]

I think they have their promotions mixed up lol

[@senorbuddL24]

Nice try, Simon. Wrestling fans love wrestling.

[@garybrown2092]

Tony Khan has brought wrestling back to to wrestling 👍👍👍👍

[@EmberMcLain87]

can't wait to see what wwe fans really think of aew. well the ones who watch.

[@cdestine]

Third dude sounded like Seth Rogen

[@KaitoKiara]

I don't like AEW, it's not my flavor, but I love some of the wrestlers. Moxley, Jericho, MJF and Claudio for example. I hate CM Punk. I miss longtime storytelling in AEW and the weird way wrestlers just go missing. And it is too bloody for me. All this together I can admire the great wrestling, but I don't connect.

[@Trunks7500]

Love these videos

[@jesters08joker]

Now we ask both AEE & WWE fans what they think of TNA I mean Impact... 😅

[@monicamelendez4705]

Who was the guy that said bloodlines storage line was still

[@danielbrennan7613]

You know Dave, that guy is Dave’s best friends brothers wife’s mechanics lover

[@raymondjackso25]

this is like asking fans of Tubi movies what they think of the MCU.

[@kidcutty88]

The first guy was the true AEW fan reaction 🤣

[@pedrotorresboreli9708]

But wasn't like "argh they suck and all of their matches suck" you can see in some of the internet, but more "they're fcked because aew is better, they good, but not as good". Still very partial to aew but not toxic in my

[@theskipgilberto]

I just love wrestling. Entertainment.

[@TK-mq5hh]

I love there was no tribalism whatsoever with any of answers goes to show that’s just all internet talk lol

[@TouhouBeats]

Love the t.shirt on the guy at 2:29 I need to know where to buy one

[@jaymyers-munoz1400]

That first guy needs to lay off the sauce. Everyone else? Hell yeah wrestling is wrestling the more the merrier.

[@andrewmorrison5289]

"Its going to shit" Like what you like and everything but, really, that's not true is it? You don't have to lie

[@BrianEngdoinghisTheng]

This proves that the opinions of the internet are not a good representation of the real fans

[@travismiller4320]

AEW fans refuse to believe there is sports entertainment in it. Some real wrestling fans in this video and I don’t call them AEW fans but more WWE haters

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

My biggest issue with WWE are the shady people running it.

[@LyricalPossessions-zl6rh]

And there aren't any shady people in AEW lmao.. At least WWE doesn't get into backstage brawls, or shits on the media during press conferences.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

@@LyricalPossessions-zl6rh Guess nobody wants to show him Darkside of the Ring

[@initailo1536]

@@ooo_Kim_Chi_oooyeah years ago this happened let’s talk about the more recent event about a certain someone biting peole in the back.

[@25shinedown]

lets be real, ones roster is significantly better and not stale and childlike. thats aew. best wrestling roster on the market. if you want simplicity and generic stuff, wwe is your thing.

[@jamalvargas6146]

As an AEW Fan I Think WWE Hasn't Done It For me since the 2000's when I was In High School mostly due to Chris Benoit but they've managed to move past that a little bit

[@Tuturial464]

And as a wwe fan. Aew is going down that same route that’s leads to the Benoit tragedy.

[@KruelAidMan]

@@Tuturial464 oh, I didn't realise it was DOCTOR Tuturial.

[@vientyoungho5907]

This is so wholesome that it makes me sick! BROWN DOWN.

[@OriginalRyan]

That guy is watching both shows at once!!! 🤪 🤣 sorry!

[@misterejire]

I get the ice cream analogy but I think a sausage fest is more appropriate when it comes to the wrestling fanbase. Not a good look.

[@gulraizbhutta]

AEW is better

[@mr.mimikyu2342]

All aew fanboys do is slate wwe fans but they really should look at how bad and boring theirs really are

[@EvelineE-001]

Sound like a fanboy yourself. Shut up

[@afp445]

​​@@EvelineE-001Ikr?

[@whiteeyes3743]

AEW is still a thing?? Huh

[@KruelAidMan]

yeah they're about to sellout the largest crowd in wrestling history

[@whiteeyes3743]

@@KruelAidMan lmmfao doubtful 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KruelAidMan]

@@whiteeyes3743 "lmmfao" nice spaghetti

[@whiteeyes3743]

@@KruelAidMan Nice toast, I guess.........🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@KruelAidMan]

@@whiteeyes3743 "........." you're so profoundly unintelligent.

[@marvelsProtege]

3:59 what scandals does he like then? What ones is he even talking about?

[@EvelineE-001]

Wwe was getting real stale for me until AEW came around and then WWE started getting better . I like what AEW is doing and personally wish WWE would have more brutal matches here and there. Not the sissy crap they still do

[@AGuyNamedRicky]

Awesome fans

[@tomseville2345]

Love how anti-tribal so many of these comments were. But the biggest thing I gleaned from this video? I now wanna eat a shit-ton of ice cream! 🍨🍨🍧🍧🍦🍦

[@CobraKhanDaDon]

Tribal culture is definitely just for the internet shit is super wack. Everyone just enjoy what you want you can never have enough wrestling.

[@JB-zp7dy]

I love all wresting but yes aew and wwe have their flaws

[@pokerphil1st]

WWE is for children. AEW is for real wrestling fans.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

WWE fire this year

[@reeceyrozay8437]

Now ask the other way around I'm pretty sure you'll see the same heat. AEW fans get online but I guess only AEW fans are Freakazoid's right?

[@josephhoward9631]

For me, I don't have enough time to devote to so much wrestling. I prefer AEW so I watch that. Sometimes I'll watch the WWE ups and downs here, but not often.

[@jack_yo]

When your champion knows all of 4 moves and he's lost 1 match in over 3 years, tells all you need to know about the "wrestling" of WWE.

[@KruelAidMan]

@@JeffreyPhilogene-wq8ck does WWE?

[@foreverunsaved6661]

The real difference is that WWE draws fans, and aew draws flies.

[@KruelAidMan]

@@foreverunsaved6661 Wembley: 80K+

[@KruelAidMan]

@@JeffreyPhilogene-wq8ck it took you over a month just to be this wrong? Supreme L

[@doubleXnickel]

jeeeezus some bucks are toxic af

[@Dr_1212]

I am a big AEW fan & a fan of wrestling want it to do well i.m no WWE hater but As The Bloodline & our stomachs turn starring 1000yr belt hog Roman is WWE Southpark episode bs

[@six6thdisciple]

FUNNY HOW EVERYONE IS FAKE NICE ON THE COMMENTS