5 Reasons why WWE would win a Monday Night War with AEW and 5 Reasons why they might not

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#5 Might not Win: There could be a talent exodus from WWE

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Sasha Banks and Jon Moxley. One already works for AEW, and the other is rumored to be interested.
Sasha Banks and Jon Moxley. One already works for AEW, and the other is rumored to be interested.

The biggest threat that the All Elite Wrestling promotion offers to the WWE does not come in the form of television deals or even ratings wars.

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Instead, it comes in the form of providing an alternative for big name stars to ply their trade on a major stage, and be well compensated for doing it.

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Ever since the fall of WCW in 2001, WWE has enjoyed a relative monopoly on the North American pro wrestling market.

Yes, TNA and Ring of Honor have at times appeared to cut into WWE's market share, but at the end of the day these promotions rely upon part time performers who also ply their trade in other promotions.

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This meant that in order to financially thrive a wrestler had to either join WWE or be constantly bouncing around between different obligations to various promotions. Obviously, the stability offered by WWE has been quite appealing.

With AEW, however, there is now an alternative for major stars to earn a good living without having to farm themselves out all over the world. And that could lead to a loss of talent for the WWE, who have already seen Dean Ambrose's departure.

There you have it; Five reasons WWE will win any possible new Monday Night War, and five reasons they might not. Questions or comments? Please leave them after the article and as always thanks for reading!

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