As of 2019, AEW has established itself as an alternative to WWE, providing fans with televised professional wrestling closer to the indie wrestling style compared to Vince McMahon’s WWE. While pitching itself as an alternative to WWE, several names surprisingly failed to reach greater heights with AEW, even with a ton of momentum.
during one of his episodesHall of FameThe podcast, Booker recalled CM Punk’s run in AEW after a long hiatus from professional wrestlingstating that he had little in common with the younger wrestlers as they look at the professional wrestling industry.
“That’s why, you know, some guys went to AEW and they just didn’t fit,” he said. “You look at, you know, Matt Cardona, the guy who was a free agent, went to AEW and the boom just, you know, didn’t fit.”
Booker also argued that same thing happened to cody rhodesand that his success in WWE backs that up.
“Those guys are entertainment wrestlers, you know, they don’t just go out there and have matches,” he explained. Booker then added that he thought so The Hurt Syndicate is currently feeling it out in AEWexpressing how they initially “warmed” before recently cooling.
“It seems like (AEW) wants to change wrestling, the way people watch it and look at it, there’s nothing wrong with that, that’s your prerogative,” Booker argued. “It’s your taste and your cup of tea, more than anything.”
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