why i think aew will not get to the next level and beat wwe
i know no one asked for my opinion, but here we go.
AEW built its image on being anti-WWE, on being everything WWE isn't, and on being the "cool promotion" to WWE's corporate one, but the issue here is that image hurts aew more than it favors it because this way, no matter what you do, you will be compared to WWE, and you will never get anywhere near the production of a multi-generational, multibillion-dollar company like WWE, so AEW will look like a small indie promotion instead of something that can compare to WWE.
aew always felt like a passion project designed to stick it to wwe in every way instead of being its own thing with its own image. The way aew conducts itself proves that constant jabs at and comparisons with also. The way tk conducts himself is not professional; it feels like a younger brother trying to stick it to his older brother.
the fans are part of it because when you criticize AEW and never criticize WWE, you are harming the company more than helping it improve,, and some aew fans are so hostile that it puts people off the product entirely.
the booking also suffers as a result of being everything anti-WWE; at times it feels nonsensical instead of like characters and story build-ups. Sometimes it's pitting people against each other because this is what those anti-WWE fans like, but those are a minority of people that TK seems to cater to. Also, signing released WWE wrestlers as soon as they are free again only to book them for 3 months, and then they are forgotten, looks desperate.
So imo, if AEW continues to act like the underdog anti-corporate promotion, they will not last past 2035 max and that's not something good from pro wrestling as a whole