AI Makes 3 Bold AEW Predictions

AEW has thrived as a company, in no small part because owner Tony Khan is willing to make bold decisions to create the most exciting product possible and, for the most part, he has achieved that. AEW is unpredictable and constantly creates something fresh within all aspects of the business, from the in-ring product to the decisions Khan makes as a businessman, like taking the risk of running All In at Wembley Stadium.

However, now that AEW is established as a company, it does become slightly harder to surprise fans, and that’s why we have utilized AI to predict three bold calls that Khan might make in the near future with the company to keep it progressing.

AEW and NJPW Will Run a Joint Weekly Show

Long before WWE started partnering with TNA or acquiring AAA, Tony Khan was kicking open the Forbidden Door to work with other promotions. The biggest partnership he shared was with New Japan Pro Wrestling, Japan’s premiere wrestling promotion and one who boasts a roster stacked with some of the most exciting talents in the world.

It’s not a surprise to see wrestlers from either company pop up for the other, and they have worked together to create the Forbidden Door PPVs in recent years. That show has proven to be popular with fans, but AI believes they could take it one step further by creating a joint weekly show at some stage in the future.

It would be difficult to pull it off for a multitude of reasons, but there’s no doubt a weekly joint venture would get a lot of attention. Fans would love seeing the two promotions constantly working together to put forth high-quality matches and intriguing storylines.

WWE’s Seth Rollins or Drew McIntyre Will Join AEW

AEW has had no problem signing former WWE stars when they have become available, whether they’re major talents or names who have worked lower down the card. That has often helped AEW, but AI believes Tony Khan will sign a major WWE Superstar, with Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre being seen as the level of WWE talent that might move.

There are only a few ways that AEW can demand a large WWE audience watch the product, and signing one of the company’s biggest stars would do that. WWE has done this in the past, such as when they signed Cody Rhodes, and seeing AEW flip the script and bring in a major star themselves would help.

Signing Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley were game-changing signings for AEW at the start, and now’s the time to do it again. And of course Bryan Danielson also arrived in 2021 shortly after leaving WWE. CM Punk infamously arrived at the Jacksonville based promotion that same year, in what was the biggest signing in AEW history, although he had been out of wrestling for seven years before that. A Rollins or McIntyre would give Tony Khan a main event star with a built-in fanbase to put straight onto television, while there will also be some dream matches available. While this will depend on c​​​​​​​ontracts and interest from others, it would be a lot of fun to see.

Tony Khan Will Step Down From Booking AEW Shows

AI’s biggest prediction was that Tony Khan himself might relinquish his duties of booking every show in AEW. He’s thrown himself into everything when it comes to the promotion, and it has ensured that he is hands-on with everything that the company does. However, there is a risk that Khan is too involved with every detail, which might hurt him and the company.

Given his heavy involvement with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham, as well as having Ring Of Honor demanding some of his attention, too, taking care of the booking for AEW will push Khan to his limit, plus that means he might not always be at 100% when he’s booking AEW. Giving some of the responsibilities to other people would free him up to focus elsewhere, allowing someone else to bring their ideas to the forefront.

Whether that’s Christopher Daniels, Bryan Danielson, or someone else completely, another name being put in charge of creative might be the final tweak that’s needed to take the company to another level that Khan simply isn’t able to. There are certain traps that he does fall into regularly, and pushing away from them wouldn’t be a bad thing.