Booker T has ideas on how AEW could improve its product.
Speaking on the latest edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T spoke about rival promotion All Elite Wrestling and noted that the company would improve if they reformatted their programming to be more appealing to audiences and focused on creating stars.
“I can say it once, I can say it a thousand times, but it’s about creating stars. I think it’s about creating a show. I think that’s why NXT is so good right now because it’s a really, really damn good show. The guys play their roles and they play their roles very, very well. You got so many guys in AEW that can play their role, no doubt about it, but without that story, without that feel, it feels like you’re missing something. I could be wrong, but that’s just my opinion.”
“I Don’t Think It Has Anything To Do With WWE” – Booker T On AEW’s Ratings
Continuing, Booker T pointed to AEW’s ratings, saying the show’s numbers have been going down as the company struggles to retain fans. The Hall of Famer doesn’t believe the ratings have anything to do with WWE; rather, he believes a reformatting is in order to bring larger audiences back.
“I don’t think it has anything to do with WWE. I really don’t think it has anything to do with WWE why they’re not clicking on all cylinders.
I think their last show did, like, 600 and, you know, some odd K number, but that right there is not a big number at all for that show. That show was doing bigger numbers and the numbers are falling off just to let you know that the fans even feel like they’re not doing something to keep them motivated, to keep their attention, to keep them on that AEW ride, to keep that number up on a weekly basis. So it’s something that they got to change and I feel like, there again, the show needs to be reformulated. You need more help.”
AEW President Tony Khan addressed criticisms of the company’s ratings back in June.
Also on his podcast, Booker T stated he would love to officiate a major WWE rivalry.
h/t WrestlingNews.co