While WWE appears to be stifling its audience to a certain degree with so much talent it’s almost impossible for the company to manage all of them. AEW is doing the exact opposite – to its own benefit -and also the benefit of the company’s employees.
AEW produces one weekly television show in Dynamite and all employees use a collaborative approach to make it the best show possible every week. It’s one two-hour show. While it’s not a lot of content, it’s still plenty of content to chew on for a week. While AEW may not have quite as many employees as WWE, the employees they do have are deeply committed and invested in the success of the company.
Just look at Cody, getting a neck tattoo to show how committed he is to this endeavor and seeing it through (I’m just speculating – I really don’t know exactly why he got it, but I have a feeling it will grow on wrestling fans as time goes on). Another example is commentator Jim Ross, who described on AEW’s Unrestricted podcast on the company’s YouTube channel how he is the happiest he has been working in the wrestling industry in about 20 years. It creates a family atmosphere when everyone works toward the same goal.
The lighter travel schedule for the AEW staff absolutely supports the long-term success of the company and likely the health of wrestlers also. Every employee benefits from this – particularly the talent who performs in the ring. They can take valuable time to recharge their “proverbial” (as JR would say) batteries every week rather than trying to run their bodies into the ground. Not just the talent, but also the ring announcers and commentators get a break each week.
It is extremely impressive to see just how much the company has evolved in a rather short amount of time, and fans should look forward to the company’s next stage of evolution. They have an old-school approach and committed employees who are willing to get their hands dirty. All AEW employees, executives, and people at the top or bottom of the corporate ladder see each other on the same level as human beings. There is no real hierarchy, which fosters a very collaborative work environment. No one is the boss per se – instead everyone has an entrepreneurial attitude.
This attitude is very similar at many successful companies. Google is a prime example.