Let's forget all the "needle" discussion lol. Sasha moved the needle in NXT and on SD! but that's different.. if she ever went to AEW i don't have a lot of confidence in Tony's creative..
it’s not Tony’s fault that Bryan and Punk’s arrival couldn’t sustain the interest bump in my honest opinion.
The harsh truth is wrestling just isn’t
THAT popular and outside of its fading popularity, not a whole bunch of people are interested or even willing in watching pro wrestling that isn’t WWE. Brand is just that strong..
It’s the same as thing with MMA to a degree aside from the falling popularity . Bellator often offers UFC quality cards if not better even, and a lot of its fighters are former UFC competitors… but many people won’t watch it specifically because it isn’t the UFC, despite it literally being the same shyt. Most casuals can’t even differentiate between MMA as a sport and the UFC as a promotion. All caged fighting is UFC to them..
It’s unfortunate but it kinda is what it is