#aew #tonykhan
This was AEW just five short years ago in 2019. The first ever AEW show named Double or Nothing was broadcasted on Pay Per View from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. 11,000 strong sold out the arena mere minutes after the tickets went on sale…AEW was fresh and exciting. On that night, Bret Hart made an appearance to present the AEW World Championship belt and WWE’s Dean Ambrose made his debut, now going by Jon Moxley. These are but a few of the moments that highlighted a massive night not just for AEW, but for wrestling as a whole. Critics and fans alike cemented AEW as THEE Competition to WWE as the company was the alternative many had been waiting for since WCW was purchased by the WWF in 2001. At the time, the wrestling world was clamoring for an alternative because the WWE product had become incredibly stale throughout the 2010s. We were watching Dean Ambrose receive injections, Lashley’s sisters, and Nia Jax get bullied…it was bad bro. AEW was just what we needed, it featured high-octane action and great storytelling with a mix of young wrestlers and legends. However, fast forward just five years and the state of AEW, well is a mixed bag. On one hand, many would argue that the on-screen product has declined in quality since the summer of 2023. While on the other hand, the company consistently puts on great pay per view events that get the wrestling world talking. Attendance is a huge problem for AEW, one that cannot be denied. The company has struggled to fill out arenas since the departure of its biggest star, CM Punk. Just a few days ago, a picture floated around social media of a completely empty section behind the hard cam. Sure, AEW will likely secure a billion dollar tv deal with Warner Bros Discovery who could not risk losing them and the NBA in one calendar year. But if AEW is ever going to capture the magic it once had, it first needs to solve its most glaring problem. That problem is the founder and owner Tony Khan. In this video I will examine several of the ways Tony Khan has hurt the company, leading to a steady decline in interest. Which does leave many genuinely wondering how long AEW will be around in the long run.

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