The announcement of All Elite Wrestling on January 1st, 2019 took the wrestling world by storm. While the announcement was expected, no one was aware of the scale that the promotion was planning to expand to in such a short time. With the announcement, it became clear that AEW wasn’t just there to be any other promotion. They’re in it to win it.
The announcement of the promotion was followed by the announcement of the signings they made and subsequently, their first event. The rumor mill went abuzz with what the status of many top wrestlers in the world are. Top NJPW superstars and other big names have been rumored to sign with the promotion.
With Tony Khan, the multi-billionaire being involved in the project (as its president and main funder), it was evident that AEW had some major backing. This backing is vital and there’s likely a good reason that Cody Rhodes, along with others, opened the promotion. It represents something different. It represents the potential for change and so much more. We look at five ways that AEW could change the game.
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