3 Ups & 7 Downs From AEW Dark (Nov 5)

1. Scheduling Nightmare

AEW Dark is supposed to broadcast live on YouTube at 7pm EST every Tuesday night. Unfortunately, last night's show was delayed to 8pm. This wouldn't have been a major problem had the promotion advertised this in advance and adjusted accordingly, but they didn't, leaving thousands of fans hanging before AEW eventually acknowledged the delay at 7:15pm.

Worse still was the company's Twitter account, which was tweeting out gifs and highlights from a show that wasn't even on the air yet. These have since been deleted, but it looks like whoever runs AEW's social media scheduled these tweets before Dark hit the air, then forget to change the times to coincide with the delay, prompting streams of angry responses for a show that wasn't even online yet.

What a mess. Mistakes happen, but this is basic, basic stuff, and should be going down on any promotion's watch.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.