10 Secret ingredients that AEW has when they debut on TNT

#2 AEW's Underdog Status

There's been this weird undercurrent with ECW and that it feels like the second coming of ECW. While WCW was the one everyone talked about, it was ECW who was the most creative in the 1990s led by Paul Heyman. They broke all the rules and did things that were unheard of in professional wrestling. They were the real alternative.

While AEW does have a billionaire backing them, the similarities are quite interesting. If anything, there is an "us vs. them" vibe going on. People tend to favor the underdog and it's no different for All Elite Wrestling. And it's true people want a legitimate alternative in the industry and they are finding it in AEW.

While that goodwill they earned may run out, it's still burning bright and that's going to be driving the company forward in the days to come.

About the author

My love of professional wrestling has been a journey. When I look back at my life, I realize that it's always been there in the background. While there were years where I stopped following it, I don't think I ever stopped loving it.

I have always been writing, and I have honed my skillset over the years, writing for various newspapers, publications, and other entertainment websites. Wrestling is just a happy accident and coincided with my falling back in love with the genre, with the rise of AEW.

Wrestling is physical storytelling and stories; they make us fly! I recount those stories through analytical features and news that come out of it.

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Edited by Israel Lutete