10 Troubling Things AEW Won't Change

10. Not Allowing Anything To Register

Excalibur's auctioneer-voiced big sell of the next round of TV shows is as silly as it is endearing as it is impressive - but the reasons behind it are not ideal. He has to do this because everything moves too quickly.

Writing from the perspective of a critic whose tastes are aligned with Khan's, and has grown to despise the old school d*ckhead grift, one can absolutely see why AEW isn't for everybody - which is a problem, since it is sold as a catch-all for everybody.

So little gets sold. Action is mostly sold well in the ring, contrary to volumes of bad faith takes, but selling in wrestling isn't limited to limb work.

The other week, Chris Jericho threw a fireball in Eddie Kingston's face. This was sold well enough by Kingston himself, in that he missed shows and applied make-up upon his return - but on the night itself, Tony Schiavone expressed his disapproval with an obligatory tut before Excalibur ran through the next Dynamite and Rampage line-ups without taking a single breath. It was onto the next thing, powered by Khan's manic energy. AEW creates amazing moments and books compelling angles, but does nowhere near enough to extract the maximum effect.

Oddly, for a man nicknamed 'Mid South Tony', he really could do with applying that which made the "pressure bandage" angle so seminal into the rhythm of his programming.