I've heard Cody say before that he wanted AEW to be the new Mid-South Wrestling. Well hearing about the things AEW does that isn't the case at all. And listening to Cornette review the show Brian Last said the product is for lapsed WWE fans. And when you think about it that makes sense. Who else is going to enjoy a product as goofy as AEW except for WWE fans who are tired of their stale product?
I'm not saying AEW isn't going to have great wrestling but the fact is WWE does too. There's just a lot of bullshit (MY OPINION) that comes with it. Just the way they talk about the product is a lot closer to what WWE does than anyone else. It's like they want to be the next Sports Entertainment company than a throwback to the territories or their own thing.
And this makes me wonder how much they have to worry about WWE getting better and getting back their fan base?