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First Strike: What We Learned From The Beginning Of The AEW / NXT Wednesday Night Wars

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#2.) AEW needs to handle “character-driven wrestlers” better

AEW has many good in-ring wrestlers, a lot of whom belong to the top 1% of pro wrestlers on the planet. However, wrestling is a lot more than just having an in-ring product. Sure, the core fanbase will always care about match quality, but if they want to expand their horizons, then they need to emphasize “character-driven” wrestlers such as MJF.

While MJF did win, he wasn’t given much of a spot and it was surprising that the man who had a ton of hype a couple of months ago didn’t even get on the ALL OUT card to actually wrestle. MJF is a special talent and AEW needs to ensure that they push character-driven wrestlers more than just fantastic in-ring workers.

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