Why It Is Literally Impossible To Hate AEW

All Elite Wrestling isn't quite perfect, but Tony Khan's promotion is impossible to dislike.

by Michael Sidgwick
Tony Khan
AEW

[Yes, yes, "of course Sidgwick wrote this".]

A lot of people despise All Elite Wrestling. A lot of people base their entire online persona around their hatred of All Elite Wrestling.

You see it "in the community" constantly. Botches are isolated and doctored to look far more glaring than they actually are on bad faith Twitter accounts. Bad faith Twitter accounts also unleash the dumbest takes that can't possibly hold up to scrutiny (Jeff Hardy was good last week, but he sucks now!).

There's always a counter-argument, and they probably know this, but they wouldn't get the saddest possible version of "clout" if they stopped posting through it. It's not just the usual suspects; there are people in the replies who agree with the opinion that AEW is an irredeemable company with zero value whatsoever. They find it laughable. They consider it an affront to Vince McMahon and what he built...with his father's money, which seems familiar, no?

The term "AEWSexual" has been coined to describe fans of the promotion that its critics insist has only drawn a following because bitter ex-fans of WWE just want something, anything, that isn't WWE (even though both ROH and Impact Wrestling have operated longer than both ECW and WCW).

Entire podcast rackets are dedicated to burying the promotion's creative output. People hate this promotion so much that some are able to make money criticising it. The listeners are so desperate to have their defensive thoughts echoed that they will spend hours of their lives reinforcing their hatred to themselves.

This thought process, however, is literally impossible.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!