The One MAJOR Problem Nobody Wants To Admit About AEW

All Elite Wrestling's posse of Executive Vice Presidents promised much when the promotion was unveiled in Jacksonville on 8 January.

Adopting Kenny Omega's "change the world" mission statement as their own, The Young Bucks and Cody promised to continue the course started at All In. "We're going to change the wrestling economy," Cody said. "You can offer someone an opportunity, but opportunity doesn't pay the bills."

Economics played a role in a Brandi Rhodes speech promising equal pay for AEW's women's wrestlers later on - a point she'd go on to clarify on Twitter:-

An encouraging statement. If Britt Baker gets over to Chris Jericho's level and sells Chris Jericho's volume of tickets, Britt Baker should be making Chris Jericho money. That really shouldn't be a notable statement in 2019 but it still provoked shrieking responses from the internet's more regressive corners.

Rhodes went on, saying she wanted AEW to have "a strong female division with the best talent in the world." In order to accomplish that, she claimed the company would cast a wide net, and she'd be utilising the connections made while touring Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom to help build the roster. Again, very encouraging, as having anything other than a cutting-edge women's division isn't good enough anymore.

On the eve of All Out, let's examine whether or not AEW are living up to these promises.

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