10 Ways AEW Can Ensure Success In Year 2
3. Legacy Program
While it is widely believed that a retirement program should already exist for these individuals based on the amount of sacrifice they’ve incurred throughout their tenure with WWE, it would further establish AEW as the ultimate good-guy of the industry to take care of the legends that helped to build the powerhouse they are at the helm of.
Matt Hardy, Taz, Jake Roberts, Billy Gunn, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Vickie Guerrero Dustin Rhodes as well as titans like Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone should all have a place within AEW for the remainder of their lives.
With Vince McMahon and WWE in hot water with United State’s labor unions and the specific investigation by SAG-AFTRA, AEW could further lean into the good faith they’ve established with their independent contractors by ensuring their legends, both adopted and home-grown, are taken care of after they leave an on-camera role.