It’s absolutely wild that in 2024 wrestling has never been broader, more accessible, and better produced — yet neither of pro wrestling’s megaliths have a clue how to put on a pay-per-view that’s enjoyable to audiences. In back-to-back weeks both WWE and AEW have run their own shows, both using their own unique approaches to what they think wrestling fans want, and on both occasions, they’ve missed the mark.
The AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door show ran first, and while there was always the expectation it would be a longer super show, in total we got a ludicrously overblown 15 match card with 205 minutes of in-ring wrestling, and
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