So on a scale of 1-10 how concerned should Tony be about the current state of things? It seems like AEW has been extremely cold this year as far gaining much hype or growing the product. Injuries don't help but I don't think they were really lighting it up before those things. Yes they are number one most nights on TV with no sports competition and not many new shows on to compete with. I expect that to drop come Sept/Oct. A live Rampage and Battle of the Belts couldn't even top the ratings for the WWE A&E bios this week. It doesn't seem like anyone new is watching and from reading comments on the blog even some of their strongest supporters are getting frustrated. Dave seems to be unsure what's gonna happen and has been more critical of them, which would of been unbelievable a year ago. Jerichos predictions of beating Raw in the demo and the bloodbath Alvarez tweeted about did not age well.
Add in all the WB cuts, the negative feedback on how some talents are being treated when it comes to communication, and the recent report about how difficult Tony has been to deal with backstage, things seems uncertain. One report said he was treating the commentators worse than Vince. And one high level person had to be talked out of quitting. Obviously that is just one report but when there is smoke normally there is fire.
Now add to that how hot WWE has been this year, even before Vince stepped down. The gap between seems even bigger between the 2, and with HHH running the show I doesn't look to be getting closer any time soon. Now if TK and guys like Jericho weren't constantly trying to make it more of a war that wouldn't be a big thing. Tk is gonna def lose out on some free agents that were probably no brainers before. And there seems to be some unhappiness with guys like Miro and Andrade if you read into their Twitter likes. Obviously AEW is not going anywhere and the return of Omega/Punk should help things. But outside a few angles TK hasn't really shown that he can book compelling TV that draws viewers in besides teasing debuts and forbidden door stuff. What happens if the game is a bust? I don't think some of the footage they have shared or the cover has brought them much excitement. Is there anyone out there who he would even accept help from?
Sorry I wasn’t listening.