I don't think it was a problem. Wwe was still claiming all time record profits during that time. Whether or not those profits were true is questionable bc most of us couldn't see how that was possible.
I think Nick Khan is going to ultimately hurt wwe tho and I said this months ago.
Unfortunately AEW is just lacking the ability to develop interesting storylines the way wwe does. If they could they have the roster to win.
Win what? They made 225 million off wrestling last quarter, AEW is operated at a loss. When/if we see the day AEW's in the black there's still nothing won, the two aren't mutually exclusive. AEW can reach profitability with WWE still seeing record profit.
You don't "win" anything until somebody closes up shop. When Vince dies or sells, whichever happens first, somebody else becomes CEO and the wheels keep spinning. And unless it's Nick Khan I'm sure some would make the argument that it would be the best day for WWE in recent history but until then it's business as usual.
And that's the point, they hoarded people bc they didn't know what the new competition was capable of. They see it, obviously don't see them affecting the short or long term business model, have said as much on earnings calls, and are correcting what they now see as a mistake.
We agree on treating people as replaceable parts will go towards doing more harm than good but people still seem interested in working there. Allegedly Punk was interested and had discussions but WWE didn't seem serious about it, Mox wrote a book saying he thought he was a WWE lifer even after the Dunn bullshyt, list goes on. We must be missing important parts of the story or the money is just too good to pass up.
