Booker T Thinks AEW Needs to Focus More On Building Up Their Matches

On the latest episode of the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T talked about the lackluster build to the trilogy bout between The Young Bucks and FTR for the AEW Tag Team Titles at All In, booking two pay-per-view events one week apart and more. You can check out some highlights below:

On lackluster build behind the FTR vs. Young Bucks storyline:   “Yeah. People want to see The Young Bucks and FTR. That’s the one match I think people have been clamoring for more than anything. And I think that match could also have much more steam on it. A two-year build-up to where it could have been. It was one of the biggest things people had recently seen in the tag team division. That’s what I’m talking about. I’m not saying that the fans liked the match. I’m sure the fans liked the match. But it’s just one of those things where I feel like that. I feel like that company could be cashing in on some of the stuff that’s going on between, you know, the teams they got with so much—toxicity behind it. I think I remember one of them. What I’m saying is what I’m getting at. I think the story would be very, very memorable if the story had a lot of weight put into the story and, yeah, as opposed to just the match. One thing about this business is that people often remember many matches they watched because those matches made them feel a certain way. But fans remember that moment feeling a certain way about, you know, say, for instance, the Miz promo; I’ll remember that Miz promo, I think, forever. Yeah, I’m serious. That’s what I’m talking about. I think the match that the Miz and Knight will have will be good. But I’m thinking about the buildup to these matches, and I think that’s where you miss out sometimes on the buildup to those matches.”

On All Out taking place a week after All In:  “No, I didn’t know about it. Didn’t know about any of these matches. It’s like this, this, this show is like a hotshot. It’s, like, put together here at the last minute. But, you know, I mean, I think with AEW, they’re not thinking about the buildup. They’re just thinking about the matches. And I think. It’s just one of those companies; I don’t think that’s a recipe for success. I don’t. WCW was more wrestling-oriented than story, but they tried to do a build-up. They did try to, you know, agree with the fans as far as making the fans go on a ride from that perspective as well. Maybe the story may not have been as good. They may not have been as well put together. I do think they did try it.”

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