10 Ways AEW Has Listened To Its Audience
3. Finally Letting Miro Off The Leesh?
One of the biggest WWE disappointments of recent years, is that they never properly pulled the trigger on Rusev.
Regardless of how many times the Bulgarian Brute would get himself over, and regardless of how boisterous the crowd response was towards him, Vince McMahon clearly never saw Rusev as ever becoming a true main event player. Fortunately, Rusev was given his WWE release this past April - and hope was high over AEW being a destination for the former United States Champion.
AEW did indeed becoming Rusev's landing place, with him debuting in September under his real first name of Miro. With fans eager to see just how big of a star Miro could be away from the shackles of WWE, it's safe to say that we were all a tad disappointed to see the Best Man be, well, a jacked version of the Angry Video Game Nerd.
Most people were aware that Miro is a huge gamer, but to see him turn up as the video game-obsessed best pal of Kip Sabian was nothing if not underwhelming.
With fans keen to see Miro positioned as a monster, it appears as if we may finally be getting that from the powerhouse performer. Last week's Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale saw him brutalise a bunch of bodies, while this week's Dynamite had Miro completely decimate a bunch of security guards.
It's maybe a little too early to be completely certain, but it does look like AEW has listened to its audience and made the relevant changes to Miro's character.