8 Things You Didn't Know Were Banned In AEW
1. Disclosing The Nature Of Injuries/Inaction
When you hold yourself to a lofty moral standard, people will expect you to adhere to it all times.
You cannot be seen to waver because being sanctimonious is as unpopular as being terrible, if the great wrestling war of 2019-onwards is any indication - and Tony Khan has invited such scrutiny because he was so adamant that AEW would represent a fairer alternative to WWE. It was possibly unfair to expect the promotion to do the opposite to all of WWE's worst practises, in retrospect, but the "competitor brand" rhetoric was so inflammatory that we are where we are.
The embrace of press conferences and media calls, and the general disdain shown towards WWE, isolationist spin doctors, indicated to many that AEW would be a far more transparent organisation.
This has not proved to be the case; AEW seemingly has a self-imposed ban on disclosing the real reason why certain talents are removed from TV. It's strange; Tony seems to be asking the wrestling fandom what fascinates them about his forbidden closet of mystery most of the time.
There are exceptions - CM Punk as World champion couldn't not disclose his injury, and the harrowing nature of Hangman Page's recent head injury necessitated an update via Twitter statement - but the scene surrounding Adam Cole was hardly a breeze to watch at Forbidden Door and...nothing.
If you didn't keep up with the backstage goings-on via online wrestling news outlets, you'd be hopeless if pondering where someone like Andrade went - and even then, you're still perplexed.
Where's Miro?
People are naturally curious, many of whom naturally suspicious and cynical. This bizarre company policy only breeds ugly speculation.