AEW Stars ‘Very Frustrated’ With Chaotic Booking, Communication & More

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Just days away from AEW Revolution 2024, a new report has revealed that there is a feeling of great frustration within the talent locker room.

According to Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer, unrest within the locker room is being caused by several creative-based factors such as: a lack of communication, talent finding out about their creative late, plans changing often and more.

Alvarez also revealed that this “frustration” has been building for quite some time, with many talent having no idea of their plans until the day of any given show.

On Wrestling Observer Live, Alvarez said:

“I don’t wanna compare this to WWE back in the day, but it is very, very much like that. And a lot of people are very frustrated. Because they don’t find out the Tuesday before.

“Some people do, some people will know what they’re doing because there are a couple of matches usually advertised in advance, but most people are showing up the day of the show and they find out whether they’re doing anything or not. And there’s very little communication.

“I’ve been hearing about this for months. People are very frustrated.

“Like, they show up, ‘Here’s what you’re gonna do’, lots of people will complain, and it gets changed, which is also a big problem I hear about all the time.”

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Alvarez then revealed that there is also an issue with some talent not wanting to do what AEW creative has mapped out for them, which combined with other hurdles such as talent injuries, causes a “whirlwind” behind-the-scenes:

“People don’t wanna do something and Tony doesn’t make them do it. There’s a lot of this. “People aren’t gonna come forward and talk about it publicly. They will someday.

“This is one of those things where people will say I’m wrong now and then someday people are gonna talk and you’ll realize that actually I’m not wrong. I hear about this every single day.

“Trying to put together these shows is just a whirlwind of, ‘Will this person do this? They don’t want to? What can we do? Will you do it?’ There is a lot, a lot, a lot of frustration. There’s also injuries that he deals with.

“No, there are not shows put together a week in advance or two weeks in advance. The days of long term booking, they’re gone.

“He has an idea, I’m sure he had a card for the pay-per-view, but as far as week-to-week how they get there, every week is like, ‘What are we gonna do this week?’ He wants to do things, but people don’t wanna go along with it, people are hurt, whatever.”

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We’ll continue to post further updates on this story if/when they become available.

In other related news, the AEW creative team recently saw some big changes, specifically the hiring of a former WWE name – click here for full details.

For all other AEW news ahead of this Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view (February 3), click here.

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