Brandi Rhodes Claims AEW Wrestlers "Won't Be Driving Themselves" To Shows
Another move to differentiate AEW from WWE.
Differentiating themselves from WWE has been one of AEW's key strategies from the moment the promotion was unveiled in January, and Brandi Rhodes took another step towards enacting this yesterday.
Speaking on the Television Critics Association's bi-annual press tour, she claimed that not only will AEW be running only a single show each week, but the wrestlers' travel will be covered too:-
How AEW will transport its wrestlers to their venues is unclear. Given the light road schedules, performers will presumably be travelling from all kinds of different locations, but good on the company for not going down the WWE route of forcing wrestlers to cover their own travel while enduring the brutal, grinding road schedule.
Rhodes' comments on wellbeing are just as interesting. While AEW's schedule will absolutely ease the wear and tear endured by their employees, healthcare remains a hot-button topic that the promotion are yet to fully commit to. Tony Khan, Cody, and others have responded sheepishly when asked about the subject, so let's hope full clarity is forthcoming - ideally before TV kicks in this October.
We'd be remiss not to mention the gimmicked-chairshot-gone-wrong Brandi's husband, Cody, suffered at Fyter Fest here, and Britt Baker working through a concussion at Fight for the Fallen. Accidents happen, but fingers crossed they can avoid such incidents in the future.