Allow me to show you how to criticise AEW fairly and properly by AverageMansReviews

Allow me to show you how to criticise AEW fairly and properly by AverageMansReviews

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Warning/Speculation: in one way or another I am going to be as the young kids say today keeping it 100%, so from time to time I won't be pulling my punches and I will be using adult language references, but a softer version and I will be making references to inappropriate behaviour and for those small-minded people out there I am not taking it easy on AEW, because it is AEW, but it has more to do with the fact that I don't know what age ranges are viewing my content so I guess has to be mindful and at some point I will be making reference to speculation/allegations.

Background to this content:  because I was thinking last night with the abuse I was receiving from people online and that will be a separate entry at some point, I would show them how to be able to criticise AEW properly and as you can see that it relates to the related content I did this yesterday for the WWE: the number may be different though as they have been around a lot less.

Here are just some of the 27 wrestlers/acts that AEW have fumbled:

1. The Dark Order: everyone knows that they had been a founding faction/stable of AEW and frankly they deserve much fudgin' better, they once had an excellent gimmick of in a nutshell a cult following.

2. Wardlow: he should absolutely be a main eventer by now, but for whatever reason, this continues to be the biggest fumble of Tony Khan and AEW, I can see him going to the WWE and their fan base revelling in it like little children

3. Cody Rhodes: yes absolutely I did praise Rhodes for not wanting to be part of the AEW World Championship picture, because I was thinking that he didn't want to be like Jeff Jarrett back in the day at TNA where he was a big part of the main event seen for years. But ultimately I do understand how that limited Rhodes in what he could do and then put on top of that; that it has been indicated that he refused to turn heel due to his charity work, which I understand that also, but it doesn't change the fact it probably made him difficult to book and yes if he does turn heel in the WWE you are damn right I will be criticising.

4. Kamille: if Wardlow continues to be TK's biggest male fumble, then it would stand to reason that Kamille is TK's biggest female fumble as of what I know about her mixed with what I have seen of her she should be without question in the main event picture or/and chasing the AEW TBS Championship

5. Powerhouse Hobbs: at this stage he should be higher in the mid-card/main event: this guy has everything and at one point he had a really interesting gimmick: The Book of Hobbs, yes I can see him going over to the WWE especially when he has the physique and verbal skills of Faarooq [minus the silver hat thing: if you are old enough you will know what I am making reference to] and yes I acknowledge I am talking about Ron Simmons, I am just trying to get away from his later on catchphrase of Damn.

6. Luchasaurus/Killswitch: well let's be completely honest here and say this individual has been badly used going from the Jurassic Express where he became second fiddle to Jungle Boy Jack Perry to The Patriarchy: Killswitch and the fourth wheel in this faction/stable, which I should imagine when he returns they are going to do this whole turning on this faction/stable storyline. But after we have done this predictable storyline and we actually recognise that he is actually a big deal and should be seen as such or this is another individual that I can see trying his luck at the WWE again.

7. Stu Grayson: regardless of where he has been placed in The Dark Order or The Righteous [full disclosure I didn't see of this:] but having said that I am basing my opinion on he is a really talented wrestler and he has yet again gone from TK's promotions.

8. Scorpio Sky: for me when he isn't being off due to injury, they haven't really given him a big push, so when his current contract with ROH or/and AEW expires this is another I can see trying out for the WWE

9. Ethan Page: this is another individual that didn't get a genuine sustained push.

10. The Murderhawk Monster Lance Archer [with Jake "The Snake" Roberts:] simply put they had such an excellent gimmick and dynamic, where to me it is baffling why TK didn't make more of this, so that is where I have to put it here.

11. Leyla Hirsch: she has lots of potential, she can wrestle, she is a mixture between Shayna Baszler, Brock Lesnar and Taz, but however she is 4 ft 11 in which I don't mind, but if she was going to go to the WWE, I couldn't stomach the short gags that would inevitably come in any feud or/and promo.

12. Big Swole: back when she was with AEW in 2019 she had lots of potential, all-rounder good performer, that can deliver a good promo and get positive crowd reaction.

13. Yuka Sakazaki: on the rare occasions that I may see her she is a very talented wrestler, so please do more with her.

14. Deonna Purrazzo: she came in to this promotion with justified credibility and slowly but surely it has all but evaporated.

 15. Taya Valkyrie: I can pretty much repeat myself here from the previous 14th spot, but now they have been put together; can we see them do something more fitting to their wrestling reputation.

16. Thunder Rosa: stop me if you have heard this before I can very much repeat the sentiment of respectfully 14th and the 15th spots on this list. I am growing much aware she has had injuries, so I will and have done taking that into consideration, but at some point in 2025 this year that they would consider putting the AEW Women's World Championship back on her, to see what she can do with it.

17. Ruby Soho: I know she is on maternity leave, but absence and obviously absentes for injuries, when she comes back fit and healthy, she should be given a championship at some point, because she has been with this promotion since 2001, she has been an excellent addition to AEW, but all she has her name right now as an accolade is winning a Women's Casino Battle Royal in 2021 and that is it.

18. Abadon: four me, I really don't like seeing a gimmick/wrestler not really in this case given more time to explore their character, so she is here on this list based on be a gimmick or/and wrestler there is potentially lots of potential here which is not being seen or used.

19. Death Triangle: I think we can all agree everyone was behind this trio of PAC, The Lucha Brothers:Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fénix [with Alex Abrahantes.] For me, I believe we never saw the true full potential of this stable; be it injuries or whatever; they should have really put the AEW World Championship on Miedo at some point when this group was all fit and healthy; it just seems like a lot of wasted potential here.

20. Jake Hager: this clearly seemed like a big opportunity missed here, but I also need to point out that: it was Chris Jericho that wanted Hager in AEW and not TK.

21. Pride & Powerful/Santana and Ortiz: how they never won the AEW World Tag Team Championships is beyond me.

 22. Mike Santana: after the split of this previous 21 spot; in my opinion he was never really given the opportunity to show what he could really do before AEW and this individual went their separate ways.

23. The Hardy Boyz: let's just say whatever reason this tag team and AEW were not a good fit for one another as there were issues, but it is a massive botch for them to have never hold the AEW World Tag Team Championship and this promotion is meant to hold tag team wrestling in its most highest regard.

24. The Butcher, the Blade, and the Bunny/The Butcher and the Blade: well this tag team have been with AEW since the back end of 2019, so in one way or another they have been reliable for this promotion, yet they have never won the AEW World Tag Team Championship and frankly it has been well fudgin' over do.

25. Brian Cage: like some on this list he to came with a high credibility and expectation, yes he has had some success in their sister promotions ROH [ROH World Television Championship, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with The Gates of Agony [Kaun & Toa Liona;] but he has never won as of this content being created a recognised AEW singles Championship [in kayfabe/storyline the FTW Championship wasn't recognised by AEW.] So by their own rules I am within my rights to say Cage has never won a AEW Singles Championship, which it has to be said this has been massive misstep and it isn't like he hasn't been earning his stripes between both promotions as he has been around these parts for roughly 5 years now.

26. The Undisputed Kingdom: even though I haven't watched any of this yet, I kind of get the idea of the MJF/Adam Cole feud back then thanks to online. This entire feud was let's be honest a complete manura show due to Cole unfortunately getting injured, but at the same time the AEW have got to learn that you have to play with the cards you are dealt, but also they must learn how to pivot instead of playing this holding pattern in the feud, which okay for short-term you can do this holding pattern, but long-term it is not sustainable so when it was this big reveal; no one was too surprised. It is only now that this stable looks to have some tread back on their tyres and they are no way as big as what the potential could have been, what they should have done was pivot to Wardlow being the leader [but have Cole as the voice in Wardlow's head so in reality he is the leader/but the right-hand man to Wardlow] as Wardlow was fully fit and able to wrestle, I am also aware they tried to do this Cole/Wardlow angle thing of disappointment when he failed, but they went down as well as a lead balloon and let's be honest having Wardlow as the leader wouldn't have damaged the storyline, based on he already had a history with MJF.

27. Keith Lee: I want to make this crystal clear on one hand I knew if I didn't mention Lee I would get criticised, so on the other hand I refuse, point blank fudgin' refuse to discuss his injury hit career. So I will be only and I cannot stress this enough only discussing his active career with this promotion up to this point. So with that all being said; when he has been fit, I have to be completely honest and say this possibly TK's biggest droppings on the ball ever, for some strange reason; we couldn't get Lee away from Strickland [ for those people that don't know or originally wasn't there to see it; Strickland also hadn't found his feet yet and making his creative plans work with all of those surrounding characters at that time with The Mogul Embassy.] But as everyone knows by now Strickland turned out to be this massive diamond for AEW. But back in the day we kind of got stuck going around and around this feud; it was like The NeverEnding Story.

Wins and Losses matter: you see this is another concept that they brought to the table and I was really looking forward to exploring this concept, but it has fizzled out again. Obviously I was thinking you could have the most wins which is straightforward or for an example; you could have position 4, 5 and 6 have a triple threat match to join the first three in a fatal four way match for the AEW TNT Championship Match at your pay-per-view or you could even have this match on the zero hour to qualify for the pay-per-view card slot, or you could have it tag team down in 10th place for an example, but have picked up 4 out of 5 wins in their last matches, so they can justify your audience they are coming into this event on the back of some really good form or want someone who could have a losing individual or unseeded individual get placed in this tumbler and TK could pick this name out of this tumbler and from out of nowhere could be entered into this match. I know this concept sounds cheesy, but from a creative standpoint everything I am suggesting is everything moving and now and again sometimes even though it may be scripted it keeps the option of things coming out of nowhere on the table. As I have already shown this could have been something really worthwhile going as long as it has/had some structure to it as I have briefly also shown and not forgetting if for some reason a wrestler a couple days before a pay-per-view gets seriously injured, as I have already shown the tumbler idea may be incredibly cheesy, but it could be an easy way to fulfil a gap on a card.

I have shown: I can/you can criticise AEW properly without being a complete idiot about it, like it or not AEW rescued the wrestling industry; in a nutshell it forced the WWE to react, stop being lazy and get down to business again, without another major without being disrespectful to TNA promotion to push against the WWE just put out lazy content and you can like or hate AEW, but you talk to any viewer of wrestling without being biased, I think they would indicate without something pushing against the WWE just to keep them focused, it was predominately the most boring time within the WWE's history, because they could put out anything, because they knew they were heavily the only game in town and I would like very much never go back to those dark days.

Be mindful of bringing in established ex-WWE talent: the keyword here it is established, so any young talent or/and those with a little reputation should be broadly speaking okay. But those with a big reputation as we should have learned by now [minus those that may come to AEW because they want to be there,] just don't bother bringing them in, because they have been even proven to be difficult or/and allegedly difficult to work with, I am basing this on potentially possible allegations of difficult work with or after their time we can sum up their time as in a nutshell; paper weights.