8 Things AEW Need To Do To Reach The Next Level
How to move from Full Gear to Fullest Gear.
Beginning with their scintillating prologue in the form of All In, All Elite Wrestling became a reality earlier in the year and with it, as a certain someone would say, the culture was changed. Since then, AEW has gone from strength to strength, with Dynamite arriving on our TV screens this fall.
However, with their official marking down of Wednesday night territory, the promotion has in many ways reached the point where they must now elevate themselves to the next level. The product has been solid and the ratings, while appearing to plateau at under a million viewers for now, have nonetheless been excellent for a new show, by far exceeding the network's expectations of 500,000. But as good as they've been, most will agree there is still a vault load of potential they are yet to tap into, as well as things they probably could be doing a lot better with.
In an industry where the fans are absolutely merciless towards any shortcoming, and new ones harder than ever to come by, it becomes imperative the company don't rest on their laurels, and push on to raise that bar higher.
They may have stormed off the blocks, but now it’s time to find that next gear. These, are the eight ways they can do it.
8. Louder Entrance Music
Entrance themes are one of the most integral aspects of the pro wrestling presentation. Whether it’s the glass shattering on a sensational return, or a haunting gong to interrupt a big segment, wrestlers and their mystique often become defined by the music they come out to. In that regard, AEW are well and truly lagging behind.
Yes, they are still a new promotion and producing a
wrestling show is by no means an easy feat, but that doesn’t quite excuse them
for underwhelming on such a vital element of the product. For the most part,
viewers can’t even hear the lyrics or indeed the music properly and the songs
themselves aren’t exactly tunes that will stick to your memory.
If AEW want their performers, especially those
earmarked for future stardom, to become characters everyone looks forward to
seeing every week, then among other things, they have to mark their arrivals
with sounds loud and catchy enough to bring the audience out of their seats.