5 Things AEW Does Better Than NXT (And 5 NXT Does Better Than AEW)

1. Big Damn Heroes

AEW's audience receives Cody like the biggest star on the planet. He isn't the biggest star on the planet, of course, but he's over as hell with his fanbase and it has as much to do with what he has done behind the scenes as onscreen. He is positioned as the ace because his popularity warrants it and prosers through old-fashioned babyface fire the likes of which his father was once the undisputed king of.

The Jeff Jarrett comparisons are ridiculous. Jarrett was never this over with any audience, even his own (TNA).

'The American Nightmare' isn't AEW's only babyface triumph, though. Jon Moxley is a wild, colourful badass with a code, nobody generates more sympathy when taking a beating than Dustin Rhodes, Darby Allin had hordes of younger fans showing up to arenas in his facepaint before the health crisis kicked in, and Hangman Page's hard-drinking man of the people bit is relatable to anyone watching at home. This roster is crammed with great babyfaces presented well.

Are AEW's big damn heroes better than the black-and-gold brand's? The last NXT Title contender scored his shot by pretending he was going to f*ck an innocent heel's wife, then deliberately losing a cage match. This isn't even a question.