There was another factor - Jericho vs Omega in New Japan was apparently one of the things that convinced Tony that the time was right for a new promotion.

AEW's rise while surviving a pandemic in the early stages of the company has been remarkable. No other company has done it this fast.

The piece that's missing and it's a big piece is Don Callis. If didn't start a podcast at the behest of Jericho he would have never sat with Kenny and Jericho in Winnipeg realizing that he and Kenny had a relationship. This led Kenny to getting Callis a job in NJPW. Callis pitched Alpha vs Omega which is what led to TK deciding that wrestling's international appeal was viable to products other than WWE.

WWE really did that whole mess with Rollins and The Fiend in the Hell in A Cell right when Dynamite was going to debut, that’s why I started watching AEW

This is one reason why AEW's purchase of ROH is so important. ROH had the footage for All In 2018. It is the essential part of AEW's origin story.

Just one note: All In was already in the planning phases when Meltzer responded to that tweet. They used that tweet as part of the promotion for the event and it definitely helped to elevate it but the actual event was not a direct response to that tweet.

Jack smashing it with these retrospectives! More!

So cool to be very much aware of this before, during and after it happened. I remember eagerly following BTE leading up to the announcement. Even though the it was heavily rumored the All In crew was going to announce a new wrestling company, New Years Day when that first ever AEW logo was on Hanger's phone... man. *so* cool. Still gives me chills! Proud to be a fan!

While I think this is well done, I don't think you can talk about the creation of AEW without going a little bit more into the dissatisfaction that many of its stars have had with WWE. From Punk originally leaving and likely never returning to Cody to Jericho to Moxley. The entire Elite resisted the overtures from WWE because they knew their worth and knew they'd be misused.

It's glad to see that there is an wrestling company which is truly high profile alternative to WWE.

Kenny is the man!

WWE killed my interest in wrestling many years ago and AEW brought my interest back to heights I haven’t enjoyed since the Monday Night Wars.

Love these videos ...you should do a history of the foren object.... growing up I was a big fan of "El Perro Aguayo" one of his gimmick was a fork but I was more show then a weapon he'll show to the audience an taunt them while the ref back was turn...this got the crow really going....and that's just one of the way other wrestler use the weapon like a weapon and you knew (when the sledge hammer)came out it mean business....I could think of a million

Jon Moxley is the most important signing in AEW history he was the reason why people turned into AEW in the first place including me and the guy became the ace of the company

Im happy that the hardy boys are back together

AEW consistently puts out banger wrestling matches and killer promos. Whats not to love?

AEW is the best product of wrestling today, diverse wrestling styles, hot crowds, great pay per views, very good roster.

Fair play to Jack for not mentioning that he was at the Double or Nothing show when Mox came out

I totally forgot about Whitehall. 😄 Thanks for the great summary of events!

This is awesome work Jack! Thanks for the very informative and entertaining video!

AEW is the reason I watch pro wrestling again and I love it but they need more segment for women division. I mean really velvet won again willow, velvet will never get over her ring work is improved but not significant

Beautiful! Thank you!

In the reality was the WWE_Guy question that sparked all of this, so thanks dude. 🎉😉🥳

It's great they we can enjoy both promotions! I hate the "us vs them" attitude towards the two companies. They scratch different itches and are both great in their own ways. Sure, WWE has huge issues imo, but when they're good, they're great! Stone cold at WM was simply fantastic.

Jack is just so good at his craft🥲

Good ol' All Friends Wrestling

I'd love someone to do a video comparing AEW's goals to if it achieved them or how close they are to achieving them. Cody made a lot of boisterous promises and as much as i love aew, a lot of them didn't see mto come true. Still no wrestling unions and the analytics is'nt as up front as was initially stated.

Good stuff as always

I think aew should have been delayed a little bit more longer than this until 2021 because I still wanted Cody, young bucks, page, Kenny and Marty to keep winning New Japan and Ring of Honor gold. I wanted to see Cody win roh belt again, and Marty also win it, Cody at least winning the IWGP ic championship, backs win the IWGP heavyweight tag team Championships along with the roh tag team Championships, hangman page winning roh TV championship and then the IWGP us title and Kenny Omega keeping the IWGP championship until Russell Kingdom 14 becoming a part of the dash for gold. Granted that would have meant that aw would have been delayed because of the pandemic but we still would have got everything we wanted.

The fact that Dave Meltzer thought that no one else could sell out 10000 seat arena kinda shows how out of the loop he really is.

Meltzer gave this video 9 stars! 😂

Cody: Don't ever you disrespect Q T he's my best friend 🤣

7:46 lololol

I cannot wait to go see double or nothing this year

In your opening clip why the use of a vcr lol I honestly believe most people who watch this have never even seen one

Thought that was three stooges moe in the thumbnail at first glance

We need a "The True Story of the BULLET CLUB"

I honestly think the absoulte seed for the creation of AEW is when Sheamus kicked Bryan in the face.

Need the Wednesday night Wars story asap

thanks!

AEW Is My Favorite and To Think I Gave up Wrestling for MMA namely UFC and Bellator MMA until AEW popped up and changed my life forever

THE BUCKS haven't wrestled in the whole year of 2023. I don't think they have the same passion as Cody Rhodes. And I think there's something to their trying to push out CM Punk now than him being the insane person he's made out to be.

A November episode of WWE Raw( AKA the worst episode of Monday night Raw ever): the real catalyst that inspired the formation of AEW. ( IMPO)

Wrestling World love AEW Tony khan, talent and all the drama with AEW made Wrestling fun again Real competition for wwe which is actually better than wwe

Beep Bop ...Tony fears Bots

AEW was my alternative to WWE after Lucha Underground folded. Right now is a good time to be a Wrestling fan.

AEW AEW AEW AEW AEW!!!

After the Wrestlemania poopywood, the nameless pervy one returning and Jay White being in AEW, simply, AEW became into a more a viable option, comparing with WWE Titanic, Vince's Iceberg and Cody Dicaprio 🥶.

I wonder what Vincent McMahon sell the WCW name?…

All Elite Wrestling was born in 2019 and I haven't looked back to even attempt watching WWE since. Before that Wrestling companies such as ROH, NJPW, NOAH, Stardom etc occupied my wrestling needs.

Feel like anyone who hates AEW hates wrestling Even though AEW have flaws they made wrestling better for fans and the wrestlers themselves Only thing that suffered from AEW's existence was NXT

Jon moxley and Jericho made aew what it is today.

Nice

When is punk gonna wrestle kenta

ahem...... STORYTIME!!!!!!!

Hi jack

Tony stop worrying about bots and trolls and focus on your own product, stop talking abt WWE, please don't waste our hopes Please

I'd love a follow up entitled "what went wrong with AEW?"

The bot jokes show that if anything, wrestling fans are less creative than the products they watch. Way less

What do you mean “keep Kayfabe alive….”???? Ted Debiase is a Trillionaire

Pretty sure CM Punk wasn't signed by HHH.

QT Marshall over Kenny Omega lol 😂

AEW is a blessing for wrestling that got screwed over by the WWE

Jack Whithall was there to promote it on ITV because WWE fucked them over because of World of Sport.

Even if its less popular than Wwe.I'd pick Aew Anyday

TNT was only expecting 500k viewers on a regular basis out of dynamite so regardless of what WWE diehards try to tell you they’re exceeding expectations

If it wasn’t for Cody there wouldn’t be AEW period.

QT > Omega ABY FREEKIN DAY!!!!

Just remember, if you criticize AEW you are most likely a bot 🤣

Severe mismanagement and questionable booking (cornette) lolol

Can't believe Tony figured out about my army of bots. Now if only he could figure out how to run the 10 billion dollars in sports franchises he ruined.

Like how he didn’t say anything about Tna? Tf

Seemed like a dig at cody cause honestly most ppl that weren't hardcore knew cody and didn't know Kenny. Honestly he was the only reason my friends and I knew about bullet club

keep bischoff and russo out and aew lives forever ..

TNA came pretty close and failed. Lets see how far AEW can go. *I am a bot

What got me excited for AEW was the presentation as promotion by wrestlers for wrestlers. The Bucks, Cody and Omega were front and center, and that gave me confidence that something amazing was coming. Now it seems like it's falling into WCW tropes. The roster is getting more bloated, the angles are getting more hokey, and the resident billionaire coming gradually off the rails. That's without mentioning the production gaffes and botches - forgivable for an upstart alternative, not so much for something presenting itself as a direct competitor.

You talk way too fast

It all started with Cody's list

Can we take a moment to really appreciate Tony Khan?

And then Cody went back to wwe 😂😂😂

Vince got the idea from Jericho to start a rival company. Jericho goes out into the world to plant seeds. Vince contacts Shahid. The rest is history. AEW is a work.

First.

Aew sucks

Pointless storylines. Carnival acts for matches. Pointless booking to compliment the pointless storylines. It's too bad JR, Cody, Moxley and Sting have slipped this far. There is so much opportunity here and these writers couldn't book a decent angle if their life depended on it. People are marking out for this product for two reasons; one, they hate wwe and want something different. Or, two, they genuinely haven't the slightest clue about wrestling, storylines, or plotting a decent angle. They're Cirque de Soleil ticket buyers. They shaved a poor girl's head for angle and we haven't ever seen her again. That's how disorganized this show is. There's no babyfaces versus heels because we don't have a clue who is a good guy or a bad guy from week to week! If you hate wwe, just hate wwe. They haven't been good in years, but don't tell fellow wrestling fans this is a good show and insult those of us that just want a coherent plot driven show with meaningful progress week to week. It's not a lot to ask. *NOT* being wwe doesn't make this show good. If the bar is that low, perhaps you need to just give up on pro wrestling as a fan.

But what can I do I hate aew and tony

I'm glad AEW is the best company out there as it's proven that any critical voice is a bot

"Whether you love them or hate them...' wtf, That's the first line of the video?? While technically true, some people hate AEW, that's something you say in the beginning of a Trump or Logan Paul retrospective. Geez😅

Big time Becks totally destroyed the nerd on Twitter!

I'm sorry, but this is an "all fart no shit" video and doesnt give any true insight or say anything new. It also underplays the importance of Tony Khan and the NJPW match between Jericho and Omega. If someone had a watched a few more interviews with Matt Jackson and Tony Khan, you would have a much more interesting video. e.g. the story around the negotiation period - as in how close the Elite were to joining WWE. Tony Khan speaking to the head of TNT/TBS in April 2018 about the idea of starting a new wrestling company. They are key milestones and they're barely mentioned or not at all. D+ video and thats for the decent editing.

Chris Jericho back at it again. Like wtf goes to watch Chris Jericho? That guys been irrelevant for 20 plus years. Wrestling sucks that much that you need a midcarder like Chris Jericho to push a promotion? What is it with Jericho anyways? Hes midcard talent at best and he was once the undisputed unified champion at one point. This business of wrestlers staying around gor 30 years needs to stop. There should be a shelf life for this shit.

If you hate AEW you're a bot (iykyk) 😉

VERY VERY poor production. Maybe it's just camera work, but they just look bad, really bad. Nobody ever hits a spot unless it's a botched bad hit. Everything else is 6" away from contact. I've sampled the product and found it a poor copy of other options. Just Sayin😂

Wwe is garbage, but aew has become so cringe and gimmicky.

All Elite Wrestling is 4th biggest promotion in the world get it right NJPW and AAA and WWE is bigger Do some fact checking.

I don't like aew👎👎👎

And still to this day the worst promotion ever.

Hi jack