10 Problems EVERY Wrestling Company Has In Common
3. Oversized Roster
A problem specific to AEW and WWE, mostly, though it is a big problem.
WWE hired too many wrestlers in a state of sh*t-scared fright at the looming competition. There's never been more TV time to allocate, and yet there is too much talent to accommodate, and matters aren't helped by WWE's now-definitive inattentive booking. The complexion of that bloated roster doesn't help in that it limits WWE's narrative scope; WWE doesn't ordinarily trust very young, green talent, nor does it embrace the pathos of advancing years, so we're left, mostly, with a massive roster in their mid-to-late 30s, virtually all of whom arrive from NXT as championship-calibre athletes in their prime. This has destroyed the concepts of tiers and storyline advancement from them.
The foundation on which WWE books is as flawed as the booking itself.
AEW has signed too many acts, too, though the imminent "third hour" may correct this. The company wants to do something with Scorpio Sky - he has pinned Chris Jericho and twice now received the big vignette treatment - but the intention is not matched by the delivery. Too often, AEW fans get excited about the prospect of Jungle Boy scoring a big win, or entering a breakthrough performance, and that momentum never really materialises in much.
Nobody needs to see every wrestler work every week, but the AEW audience trusts a development to mean something when it happens.