7 Promises AEW Have Made Since Launching (But Haven't Kept)

7. Oriental Wrestling Entertainment

AEW's 8 January 2019 press conference saw the promotion's Executive Vice Presidents make several promises relating to working with other promotions, one of which came from Matt Jackson. "I have some friends in China, these guys are doing some of the most gifted wrestling moves I've seen in my life," he said, confirming a link with the emergent Oriental Wrestling Entertainment, adding that the fans were going to fall in love with them.

Dragon Gate legend CIMA and his #STRONGHEARTS stable were brought up. This is the one part of the promise AEW has lived up to, with CIMA, El Lindaman, T-Hawk making semi-regular undercard appearances.

Still, we are yet to see a single OWE wrestler. Not one native talent from that promotion has appeared on AEW television yet. On the other hand, a number of AEW wrestlers (including SoCal Uncensored and Kenny Omega) have crossed over to appear on OWE shows. The working relationship does exist and with CIMA a key figure in the Chinese promotion's growth, it could still be expanded on - but how can AEW fans love wrestlers they've literally never seen?