WWE News: WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley fires shot at WWE for neglecting AEW as competition: WWE is among the biggest wrestling businesses in the wrestling industry. However, in recent times, many other promotions grew on a large scale and one of them is AEW. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has become one of the biggest competitors for the WWE with many ex-WWE superstars joining the promotion for a better booking. Recently, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley gave his thoughts on WWE neglecting AEW in terms of competition. Follow WWE News and Updates with InsideSport.IN
WWE News: WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley fires shot at WWE for neglecting AEW as competition
While speaking on Foley is Pod, Mick Foley mentioned his stand for the wrestling community, and the only thing that matters to him is wrestlers working on any promotion. The WWE Legend also mentioned WWE is likely neglecting AEW as its biggest competitor.
“When people say ‘are you your WWE loyalist?’ I said, first and foremost, I’m for the boys. And when I say boys, I mean collectively, the men and the women I want what’s best for the talent and ultimately, I do believe that what’s best for the talent is best for the company. So, I love WWE, but I love the fact that there’s a strong competition. If they’re claiming it’s not competition, they’re fooling themselves.” said Foley. [H/T Ringside News]
Since 2019, AEW has grown a bigger competition for WWE in the wrestling industry, with several potential stars in the promotion. Recently, the promotion also acquired Ring of Honor with many other superstars under the AEW contract.
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AEW has proved to be the fastest wrestling promotion to grow in the wrestling industry. After WWE released several superstars during the budget cuts in the pandemic, AEW President Tony Khan hired many ex-WWE superstars like Daniel Bryan, Keith Lee, Rusev (Miro), Toni Storm, Ember Moon and many more. However, the promotion took huge blows after the recent backstage altercation featuring former WWE Champion CM Punk and other big AEW stars.
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Meanwhile, WWE saw new changes after Vince McMahon’s retirement. The Game brought released superstars back to the company like Karrion Kross, Dakota Kai, Hit Row, Dexter Lumis, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt and more. Also, he changed the way WWE presented the matches and brought more stipulation matches back into action.
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Until now, fans have responded positively to WWE’s new transition after Triple H undertook a new role. Nevertheless, the competition between WWE and AEW will continue.
WWE News: WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley fires shot at WWE for neglecting AEW as competition
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