5 Problems about AEW nobody wants to admit

#4 An overbearing fan base

Certain fans are a bit of a turn-off.

Ever since All Elite Wrestling started, it would be safe to say that a majority of wrestling fans have wanted to see it succeed. Due to a lack of competition, the wrestling industry in the United States had been monopolized by Vince McMahon and WWE for nearly two decades. McMahon had starting getting into a comfort zone with the quality of his product as there was no other major alternative for the fans to turn to. To promote this monopoly, WWE has amassed a large cache of popular independent wrestlers so that no other promotion can bring them in and utilize their star power tot their benefit.

In All Elite Wrestling, the hardcore wrestling fans have been provided a reasonable alternative which, like WWE, is backed by a billionaire. The product is accessible worldwide, though not on the scope that WWE's is at this time. This has created a "war" of sorts between the two promotions, specifically between AEW and WWE's NXT brand. Unfortunately, any war tends to bring out the worst in people.

There are a lot of WWE loyalists who believe that Vince and Co. can do no wrong, The reverse, of course, also exists. There are a lot of AEW loyalists who are so blindly in love with the promotion that they ignore all the flaws that are clearly exhibited on a weekly basis. It is understandable to want to see your favourite promotion succeed, therefore focusing on highlighting the positives, but there should be a willingness to stop pushing the narrative that a company can do no wrong.

Pro wrestling fans have always had a certain "tribalism" about them. When this mentality is demoted to avoiding any questions regarding their preferred product or downplaying -- even completely ignoring -- the idea that the "other guy" can produce a good segment, problems start appearing. This is why some of the essence of All Elite Wrestling has been destroyed. There's a lack of a policy promoting all-acceptance. Instead of wanting wrestling to succeed, many fans have become disallusioned to the point in which they believe that AEW should be the only game in town and that WWE needs to be shut down.