WWE may not be changing its plans because AEW just had a huge night at All In, but that doesn’t mean people in Stamford weren’t watching. According to WrestleVotes, WWE is very aware of what AEW is doing and knows exactly how successful All In was.
During a Q&A session, JoeyVotes was asked whether a show as well-received as AEW All In could have any immediate or long-term effect on WWE’s higher-ups. He explained that plenty of people within WWE pay attention to AEW, particularly when the company puts on one of its biggest events.
“They certainly are aware of what’s going on. A lot of the roster and people that work there pay attention to what AEW does, especially big-time shows like yesterday. So they’re aware of how successful All In was.”
That doesn’t mean WWE is suddenly ripping up its plans because AEW had a strong show. JoeyVotes made it clear that one successful AEW event isn’t going to make WWE start moving dates around or reorganizing its programming.
“Are they gonna reschedule things or organize their shows in the future because AEW had a great show? No. But on the flip side, they are 110% aware of what AEW does.”
TC agreed but pointed out that the real impact would only become noticeable if AEW’s momentum eventually started affecting WWE’s own business. One big night isn’t enough to trigger that kind of response.
“It’s not immediate either. If WWE’s business dips and AEW gets momentum and fans are leaving WWE to watch AEW, then yeah, there will be that effect.”
Even then, TC stressed that WWE isn’t going to watch AEW put on a successful pay-per-view over the weekend and immediately change course the following Monday.
“But it’s not gonna be, ‘Hey, they had a good show Saturday or Sunday, and now we’re gonna do something on Monday.’”
WWE apparently isn’t treating one successful All In as a reason to suddenly change its own strategy. Still, anyone thinking the company simply ignores what its biggest competitor is doing would apparently be mistaken—WWE is watching, and a sustained change in momentum is where things could become much more interesting.
Do you think a sustained run of successful AEW shows could eventually force WWE to respond? Let us know in the comments.
