Summary
Professional wrestling is an art form that millions of people enjoy almost daily. It's both scripted storytelling and theatrical athleticism, carving out a unique space for itself in the entertainment world. For years, WWE held a monopoly on televised wrestling. AEW's new brand of wrestling has pockets just as deep as WWE and caters to a different audience. As a competitor, AEW is attempting to present a much different product than WWE. AEW features widely-acclaimed wrestlers from around the world joining its roster. AEW has been marketed and accepted as the alternative for the International Wrestling Community. The company is a blender of what many wrestling fans want to see. It's not on the same level as WWE, but AEW's production is great and consistently improving. With the creation of a new promotion, there's been a rise in tribalism on both sides. The jury is still out, but the in-ring action isn't going to be why it would fall short. Since the fall of WCW, WWE superstars have had nowhere to jump to that would pay similarly to WWE. There's more than WWE on cable TV or streaming services. What's important is that wrestling no longer feels like it's being controlled by one company with a bottleneck of wrestlers and interesting ideas waiting to get in.
