Some members of the AEW roster are refusing to go ahead with Tony Khan’s creative plans in a sign of growing resentment within the All Elite promotion.
On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez spoke about the issues stemming from AEW and why talent are feeling unhappy with management. He said,
“I don’t want to compare this to like WWE back in the day but it is very, very much like that and a lot of people are very frustrated because they don’t find out the Tuesday before. Some people do, some people will know what they’re doing because there are a couple of matches usually advertised in advance. But most people are showing up the day of the show and finding out if they are doing anything or not. There’s very little communication.
“I’ve been hearing about this for months, people are very frustrated. They show up, ‘Here’s what you’re gonna do’. Lots of people will complain and it gets changed which is also a big problem I hear about all the time. People don’t want to do something and Tony doesn’t make them do it. There’s a lot of this.
“Trying to put together these shows is just a whirlwind of ‘Will this person do this? They don’t want you? What can we do? Will you do it?’. There’s a lot, a lot, a lot, of frustration. There’s also injuries that he deals with and no there’s not shows put together a week in advance or two weeks in advance. The days of long-term booking, they’re gone.”
AEW will host its Revolution 2024 pay-per-view event this weekend from Greensboro, North Carolina, a show that has seen changes to the card.
Tony Khan has confirmed that the Meat Madness match has been put ‘on ice’ due to injuries. Instead, an All-Star Scramble match will happen.
Powerhouse Hobbs, Wardlow, and Lance Archer, who were confirmed for Meat Madness, will be participants in the All-Star Scramble match.
