{"id":197168,"date":"2025-05-02T13:23:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=197168"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:23:58","slug":"parkss-take-aews-booking-and-overall-presentation-shines-during-tournament-season-so-should-they-do-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/02\/parkss-take-aews-booking-and-overall-presentation-shines-during-tournament-season-so-should-they-do-more\/","title":{"rendered":"PARKS&#8217;S TAKE: AEW&#8217;s booking and overall presentation shines during tournament season, so should they do more?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-615233822\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>AEW is in the middle of a strong run of television as both Dynamite and Collision have been near must-see for wrestling fans. They&#8217;re also in the middle of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, which will climax for the men and the women at the upcoming Double or Nothing PPV.<\/p>\n<p>Inconsistency has plagued AEW&#8217;s TV offerings over the last few years. They&#8217;ll get on a hot streak, then they&#8217;ll go cold. Rinse and repeat. The one common thread I&#8217;ve seen in their good times, however, is that AEW is usually running a tournament of some kind. The Owen now. The Continental Classic previously. The first iteration of the latter helped re-focus the booking and made Collision and Dynamite (and Rampage at the time) much more watchable.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Dynamite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/aew-dynamite-post-show-4-30-keller-kuester-discuss-mjf-hurt-syndicate-storyline-progress-speedball-s-charm-omega-okada-face-off-more--65820175\">CLICK HERE<\/a> (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=65820175&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It seems like AEW already runs a lot of tournaments, but the answer is clear here: AEW should be a tournament-based company. There should be SOME kind of tournament running on TV all the time. Lord knows they have enough title belts. Tag team tournament! World Title no. 1 contender tournament! Women&#8217;s TBS Title tournament! Trios tournament! A tournament to see who will qualify for the NEXT tournament!<\/p>\n<p>This is the only sure-fire way to make AEW&#8217;s TV consistently top-notch. It forces the booking team and Tony Khan to go back to basics, which is when they are at their best. It lets the world-class athletes in the company do the storytelling in the ring, and no other company has the high-end workers that AEW has. So play to their strengths! And their strength is wrestling. Tournaments for one! Tournaments for all! That&#8217;s the cure-all for AEW and Khan should map out a year&#8217;s worth of tournaments to ensure it stays that way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show - AEW Dynamite w\/Wade Keller &amp; Dan Kuester\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3AK3lKTd8E?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2805403325\"><div id=\"pwtor-3442944399\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW is in the middle of a strong run of television as both Dynamite and Collision have been near must-see for wrestling fans. 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