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I don't remember when or how I first heard about AEW but my first exposure was the first Casino Battle Royal on the DoN pre-show... and it was the worst possible way to introduce the product. There were Glacier, Billy Gunn and Tommy Dreamer doing the aging legends thing, some really indy-looking geeks with bad physiques, WWE castoff Shawn Spears, a couple of guys who looked like they might have potential in MJF and Luchasaurus, but the whole thing was clearly built around Adam Page and at that point without knowing anything about him he just got dragged down by those around him. They were hyping up the main event between Omega and Jericho for one half of the first ever title match, which sounded awesome, but then you had these 21 jobbers fighting it out for the second spot. I still can't wrap my head around who or what Sunny Daze was supposed to be, and they basically presented him as a possible title contender in their first ever match. Still... I kept following online and kept hearing all the hype, so gave them another chance and bought my first PPV in about 10 years with All Out. That was a killer PPV and got me hooked. I didn't know what to expect from Dynamite but I was just hoping for a show that had compelling storylines, rewarded viewers for watching, featured a range of different styles of wrestling, didn't focus on glory hogs or people with creative control, and could be a properly adult-orientated wrestling show for the current generation. It's delivered on all of those in spades. I never thought I'd enjoy watching a jobber squash show again but Dark has been fantastic as well. The other thing I love about AEW is how there has been a logical narrative for each of the titleholders, everyone's reign has meant something and told a unique story. I hated SCU winning the tag titles ahead of the Lucha Brothers at the time, but those results have meant something in the greater scheme of things, they get referenced in promos and hype packages and form the basis for ongoing storylines... it just makes sense.
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