This 1 Major Issue Will Hold AEW Back (But There's An Easy Fix)

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The August 3 edition of AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite featured a familiar scene for fans of the product: a ridiculous high spot that was built up over the course of weeks, only to be given a few seconds to breathe on air before the show frantically scurred forward. For the last several months, The Acclaimed and Gunn Club have been building towards one very specific moment. First, they were friends, while Anthony Bowens was injured.

During that time period, Max Caster really settled into his rapper gimmick, and The Acclaimed entrances became one of the most entertaining aspects of every show the duo appeared on. There was great on-screen chemistry between Gunn Club and The Acclaimed, but as time went on, it became clear that the latter tag-team needed to be turned face. AEW did this effectively by having Billy Gunn stab Max and Anthony in the back. Fans were already cheering them, even though they were supposed to be heels. In a way, this was giving everyone what they wanted.

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So, naturally, the new faces in The Acclaimed challenged Gunn Club to a Dumpster Match. Anyone familiar with the Attitude Era knew exactly how that fight would end. AEW was going to call back to a famous spot that Billy Gunn was involved in during his time in WWE. The New Age Outlaws became prominent heels almost overnight following an incident involving Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie, and a dumpster. Gunn, along with Road Dogg Jesse James, put their opponents into a dumpster and shoved it off the side of the stage, garnering legit heat from the WWE audience. AEW tried to do the same thing on Dynamite, except it was the good guys pushing the bad guys off of the stage while