AEW President Tony Khan is open to admitting that there is room for improvement in his company, but the claim that there is little to no storytelling isn’t one of them.
AEW has often been criticized by fans who have suggested that the company forgets about vital storytelling in favor of flashy spots and moves.
On the Grapsody podcast, Khan spoke about wrestling fans and the ‘fake’ criticism he has received. He said,
“Wrestling fans are amazing, amazing, amazing people. But, I think in some ways… some wrestling fans are like ‘why is this match happening? They shouldn’t do this match. There’s no build.’ Maybe it’s the start of something. How do you know?
“The worst criticism, the fakest criticism, there was this criticism. People question if there were storylines in the show. Are you s**tting me? There are so many in every show! Out of five or six matches in a show, most of them will have those hooks.
“I gotta say, on next week’s show, every match will have a story going into it on Dynamite.”
It has been reported that AEW will be undergoing something of a production redesign starting with the first Dynamite of 2023.