How This AEW Star Was Nearly A Wyatt Family Member
Truth, as much as knowledge or wealth in pro wrestling in 2019, is power. All Elite Wrestling has positioned itself as the babyface promotion in a burgeoning ethical rivalry. A WWE currently beholden to Saudi Arabian oil/blood/dirty/absolutely b*stard filthy money are the obvious heels, but AEW has thus far tried to speak truth to Vince McMahon's power.
The company won't establish a wrestling democracy, but will at least aim to create a legitimate meritocracy with their promises of a "sports-based" product, decisive finishes and (most importantly), that results will actually matter.
These rules create a useful and beneficial framework for wrestlers to play within. But the wrestlers themselves can still be playful. Enter Austin Matelson, with an aduacious f*cking reptile mask.
It was amazing to see him get so over so fast in the Casino Battle Royale. Your writer watched live and felt the same feelings as the Las Vegas crowd - it was impossible not to be wowed by this otherworldly gimmick, not least when it turned out he could actually work, too.
Imagine if somebody - anybody - had ever uttered that sentence about the old Bray Wyatt.
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