10 Ways AEW Is Dangerously Close To Following In WCW's Footsteps

Granted, WCW went as far as placing one of its talents in an asylum - that being Ric Flair, of course - but AEW very much has a whiff of the proverbial inmates running the proverbial asylum in recent times.

Infamously, WCW became an environment where certain stars were able to do and say as they saw fit, regardless of how detrimental an impact that may have on the rest of the roster. As part of this, Eric Bischoff was a key figure in facilitating such behaviour by acting more like these people's best buddy rather than their actual boss.

Of course, you can be someone's friend and their boss, but Eazy E himself has talked about how, in hindsight, he maybe let talents like Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan and Bill Goldberg get away with way too much behind the scenes.

In the case of Tony Khan, the time of this writing represents a major sliding doors moment, a major chance for a line to be drawn in the sand. Whether it's CM Punk, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, or even 'Hangman' Page, Khan has had an opportunity to nip burgeoning issues in the bud, yet his lack of action played a part in the recent explosion we saw following this month's All Out.

This ship can still be saved, the tide can still be turned, but seeing Tony Khan sit two feet away from Punk and let him eviscerate talents, EVPs and Khan himself, that tells a story. How Tony handles this ever-developing situation in the coming weeks and months is absolutely pivotal.