WWE is making billions, the only way AEW is going to compete is if Khan throws around these big deals. Or else everyone just fucks off to NXT like before.
As for the WCW comparisons... WCW stealing talent from WWF was fine. Paying the talent more than WWF would pay them was fine. AEW just needs to avoid the whole... implosion thing.
There is no Hogan, Hall and Nash in this scenario that will completely fuck everything up for the promotion. Kenny isn't coming in 2 hours before showtime going "I ain't doing the job, brother." Cody isn't showing up fucked up on vodka and pills. Matt Jackson isn't no showing because he doesn't want to do the job. There is no scenario in 2019 where 4 workhorses from AEW feel they aren't treated well and ESCAPE TO WWE FOR BETTER TREATMENT. And there certainly ain't no Vince Russo.
AEW currently is set up to be everything good about WCW with none of the bad. Now it's up to them to not fuck it up.
As for the WCW comparisons... WCW stealing talent from WWF was fine. Paying the talent more than WWF would pay them was fine. AEW just needs to avoid the whole... implosion thing.
There is no Hogan, Hall and Nash in this scenario that will completely fuck everything up for the promotion. Kenny isn't coming in 2 hours before showtime going "I ain't doing the job, brother." Cody isn't showing up fucked up on vodka and pills. Matt Jackson isn't no showing because he doesn't want to do the job. There is no scenario in 2019 where 4 workhorses from AEW feel they aren't treated well and ESCAPE TO WWE FOR BETTER TREATMENT. And there certainly ain't no Vince Russo.
AEW currently is set up to be everything good about WCW with none of the bad. Now it's up to them to not fuck it up.