Is AEW featuring old guys just a bit too much?
By Scott Keith on 26 October 2023
I've been drifting away from AEW a bit recently, and part of it is just that it feels like way too many middle-aged established names from bygone eras are getting major spots. It starts to feel less like AEW and more like a WWE epilogue.
Adam Copeland
Sting
Jericho
Christian
Bryan Danielson
They all have very high-level spots/feuds on the show lately with tons of TV time. You also have Paul Wight talking in interviews about having big plans coming up. Now, Flair is here to do whatever (hopefully not much). In some cases, yes, it works out great. Christian is an amazing heel, for instance. Bryan is magic in the ring. It's not that I want them all gone. It's just that I just feel like it's an oversaturation of the veteran names whereas they used to feel more like a novelty in earlier AEW times.
Yeah the Jeff Hardy one was really the turning point for me. A nostalgia pop is nice once in a while but he does not need to be on TV and contending for titles. I want new characters! Toni Storm is getting over because she’s new and different. The Acclaimed came up from YouTube goof characters and got a real story arc and everything. That’s what people want.