AEW Name Blames Wrestlers Leaking Spoilers For ‘Frustrating’ Creative Decisions

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An AEW name has weighed in Tony Khan’s creative process including reports that creative decisions are being made on the day of the show.

Earlier a quote from Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer Radio today was being shared online whereby Meltzer said:

“If you follow AEW, you know that a lot of the stuff is being decided at much later periods than previous. Guys are getting their information on what they’re doing later, and decisions are being made later.

“There’s times the day of the show sometimes you don’t even know (what the plans are). It’s almost at times like we used to talk about WWE. Which is also very frustrating for talent.

“A lot of guys have a lot of input on what they’re doing, but they don’t really know a long-term direction. So they’re doing stuff and they’re coming up with ideas, but when you don’t really know exactly a long-term direction, you’re kind of coming up with ideas week-by-week too, but you don’t know where the ultimate thing is and maybe the ultimate thing hasn’t even been decided.

“So that’s one of the reasons that the shows are like the shows are.”

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ROH Board Member and trusted AEW backstage name Jerry Lynn weighed in with the rationale of why that’s happening.

Framing the comment through the lens of a desire to protect the fans’ ability to see the creative product without having had it been spoiled in advance due to leaks, the legendary Jerry Lynn had thoughts to share.

Lynn wrote in response to the quote being shared on Twitter:

“Because wrestlers and God knows who else have and continue to leak info to the sheets, podcasts, etc. So Tony tries to keep things confidential. You wouldn’t want to know everything before you see a movie. Anyone who leaks info is doing damage to the product and the industry.”

He would go on to clarify when a fan compared wrestlers to actors needing to know the full script

“That part was referring to the fans attending the movie, not the actors.”

One situation that seems to have been affected by some creative uncertainty is that regarding the AEW World Tag Team Championship and the Young Bucks, whose planned match against FTR for Full Gear looks to no longer be the plan as FTR instead dropped the AEW World Tag Team Championship to Big Bill and Ricky Starks.

For the latest update on plans for the Young Bucks at Full Gear, click here.

We’ll keep you posted with any further updates.

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