10 Signs AEW Could Be In Trouble Right Now
4. Rampage Feels Inessential
News of AEW introducing another hour of glorious content was met with justified excitement last year and it seemed as though the streamlined one-hour format afforded to Rampage (Baby!) would go down an absolute treat.
And while things got off to a decent enough start, playing host to the highly-anticipated comeback of The Best in the World in only its second-ever episode, AEW's Friday night product hasn't exactly gone from strength to strength in the wake of that staggering first few weeks.
Sure, Rampage has still boasted its fair share of noteworthy showdowns and angles since its inception, who can forget Bryan Danielson's war with Minoru Suzuki or Eddie Kingston and CM Punk's particularly heated exchange in November. But over the last few months or so, Rampage has been anything but the easily digestible appointment viewing it initially was, with most matches and angles rarely being equipped with genuine consequences.
It's little surprise to see how the show's ratings have tumbled as a result. So, if Tony is serious about washing away that B-show stink, he needs to start putting his energy back into again making Rampage vital viewing sooner rather than later.