10 Growing Pains AEW Is Already Having

3. Production Problems

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The camera quality, set design and graphics for AEW pay-per-views have been top notch thus far. The promotion's crew has made a concerted effort to differentiate themselves from competitors, and it's paying off. Their graft is let down by poor audio mixing, clumsy formatting and endings like those over the weekend.

What the hell happened there?

Nobody involved seemed to know time was short, and the pay-per-view feed was still live when Kenny Omega mumbled about being off-air and the commentary team communicated with the production team. It was all rather slapdash, and it made AEW look more WCW than they'd perhaps like, and not for favourable reasons.

This is something they'll need to sort out quickly before it sticks like mud. Though people will accept some infrequent hiccups, they won't be so forgiving once the honeymoon grace period is over. A company called All Elite requires elite-level production. End of story.

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