Bully Ray Critiques This Week’s AEW Dynamite for Failing To Capitalize on Double or Nothing, Calls It ‘Business as Usual’

During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray heavily criticized this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite, showcasing the fallout from last weekend’s highly acclaimed Double or Nothing pay-per-view event. Ray thinks the May 27 episode of Dynamite failed to properly capitalize on the success of Double or Nothing.

Bully Ray also criticized AEW for not taking the time to celebrate its victories enough, something he thinks AEW could learn from what the old ECW did well. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Bully Ray on This Week’s AEW Dynamite Being ‘Business as Usual’

“I thought that maybe, just maybe, with Philadelphia as the ****ing backdrop for this first live TV show, and you’ve got about 4,000 people there. 4,000 people can sound very, very lively and then…business as usual. I can’t stress to AEW enough how much they need a rallying cry from their fans. You can’t just keep doing what you’re doing. Yes, you’ll have a great pay-per-view. Yes, people will love it, and then people are going to be like ‘The TV turns into no big deal.’ AEW fans need a reason other than AEW TV. They need to be proud of the company. They need to want to be a part of this movement, otherwise I feel like they just keep getting let down every week with television, especially the TV coming out of pay-per-views.”

On AEW Needing To Celebrate Its Victories More Often

“I experienced it first-hand with ECW. I’m not saying AEW needs to be the next ECW, I’m saying you can learn from some of the things that ECW did really well, and there has never been a fanbase in history that has been as loyal to a company as ECW fans were to ECW, by far. So all I’m saying is AEW, please celebrate the victories with your fans. Don’t allow them to forget about it because you just move on. Start off your show by going ‘Hey, two nights ago we did this, and we’re going to continue to do this, and we appreciate you being by our side.”

AEW will go live again later tonight, with a live episode of AEW Collision. Tonight’s show is being held at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It will air live on TNT starting at 8:00 pm ET. It will also be simulcast on HBO Max.