Fans of a specific promotion often engage in a verbal battle with the other fanbase. It’s a normal sight in competitive combat sports. In fact, pro wrestling fans could be regarded as one of the most vocal fans. So much so that some pro wrestling fans recently bombarded a popular AEW wrestler for a statement he made that went against their interest.
This caused several active WWE fans on Twitter to light up the social media platform. The anger spiked because of what former WWE Champion Bryan Danielson said in a press conference while sitting with the AEW president, Tony Khan. Being an AEW superstar, Danielson pointed out a positive point about the company from his point of view.
What did the former WWE star say to anger the fans?
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Bryan Danielson is not a new name in the pro wrestling industry. The star is pretty famously known for the time he served in WWE. Despite becoming a main event star there, he eventually left the company in 2021 after his contract expired. Later that year, he joined AEW and started his stardom anew.
When Danielson sat down in an AEW press conference with Tony Khan, he made a statement to praise the company.
While appreciating AEW’s hard work in their PPVs, Danielson said, “Try to name another company that’s had a run of PPVs like this.” Although the wrestler was probably just talking from his own point of view, his question didn’t sit right with the fans. This started an endless line of responses coming from angry wrestling fans.
Fans start trolling WWE’s top competitor
The tweet that had this video clip saw several fans coming in to comment their heart out. While some fans commented sarcastically about Tony Khan, others compared AEW’s PPV to that of other promotions. Some even made the comparison as transparent as directly naming the companies they think have held better PPVs than AEW.
Guys he has to say this with tk sitting next to him
— Jonathon Hernandez (@realsrhjon) June 27, 2023
Sooo glad to know Tony smiling & possibly agreeing with this!!!!!!
— Superkick partyyyy!! (@IndraniMukhopa4) June 26, 2023
I get he's appeasing Tonys ego but let's be real here WWE ppvs have been solid since Elimination chamber
— Javar Madison Jr. (@Outlaws_GhostM) June 27, 2023
Here we can see fans sarcastically talking about Tony Khan and how his presence is altering Danielson’s words.
Give me a break!! Aew will never compete with anyone!! Look at the ratings and the attendance of their shows.
— Topher (@ol02389560) June 26, 2023
Like the one before this that didn’t even draw 10K people?
— D. Paz 🇨🇦 (@Dean_Paz) June 26, 2023
Lol it’s literally the other company
— Willie Earl (@ThaJuice_) June 27, 2023
Some users start to comment about what they probably believe is giving Tony Khan’s company a ‘reality check’.
WWE.
WCW.
ECW.— Alec Pridgen (@MondoBizarro83) June 27, 2023
a run of nothing but mid? yea i can’t do that. wwe ppvs have all been pretty good
— g (@YaBoy669) June 26, 2023
I’m not one to defend a specific company but WWE has literally been on fire when it comes to ppvs🤷🏽♂️
— City23 (@DreamCity_23) June 26, 2023
WWE has been on an absolute heater this year. They haven’t missed
— Austin Richardson (@Autorich11) June 27, 2023
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After a while, fans bluntly started mentioning the names of the promotions that they think beat AEW in terms of successful PPVs. These were direct responses to Danielson’s question in the posted clip.
All of these reactions suggest that wrestling fans probably did not like Danielson making such bold claims regarding his company. Moreover, it could also be pointing toward how fans probably do not enjoy AEW’s PPVs, giving them some work to do in order to uplift their game.
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Do you agree with the fuming fans, or would you rather side with Bryan Danielson? Comment below.