AEW Talent Expresses Frustration Over Last-Minute Creative Decisions – Tony Khan has received acclaim for his meticulous planning and long-term booking of AEW’s product, in contrast to WWE’s history of last-minute changes under Vince McMahon. However, recent developments indicate that AEW’s creative process is undergoing some changes.
Dave Meltzer, speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, mentioned that creative decisions in AEW have been less finalized than usual, leading to frustration among the talent. Unlike the previous approach of planning months in advance, there is now a trend of decisions being made closer to showtime.
This shift has led to a situation where talent might not have a clear long-term direction for their storylines. While they have input and are actively involved in generating ideas, the uncertainty about the ultimate direction of their characters can be frustrating. This uncertainty, in turn, can lead to a week-by-week approach to creative decisions, which may contribute to the fluctuating nature of AEW’s recent shows.
In summary, while AEW has been recognized for its forward-thinking and structured creative process, there appears to be a recent shift towards making decisions closer to the day of the show, which has caused some challenges for talent and potentially influenced the recent presentation of AEW events.
“So much of the stuff is if you follow AEW, a lot of the stuff is being decided at much later periods than previous. Guys are getting their information on what they’re doing later and decisions are being made later. So that’s just how it is. I mean, there’s time on the day of the show when you don’t even know. It’s almost like we talk about WWE, which is also very frustrating for talent. It’s like a lot of the guys have a lot of input on what they’re doing. So they’re doing stuff, but they don’t really know a long-term direction. So they’re doing stuff, and they’re coming up with ideas. But when you don’t really know exactly the long-term direction, then you’re kind of like coming up with ideas week by week, too, but you don’t know where the ultimate thing is. And maybe the ultimate thing hasn’t even been decided. So that’s one of the reasons that the shows are like the shows last week.”
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AEW Talent Expresses Frustration Over Last-Minute Creative Decisions
