Ric Flair names five WWE stars joining AEW who would make Vince McMahon watch the promotion
WWE legend Ric Flair thinks that Vince McMahon doesn't even watch his main rival AEW's television shows. The Nature Boy feels McMahon would only watch AEW if more of his major stars joined the promotion.
In just a short span of time, AEW has garnered a lot of attention and signed several big names, some of whom were previously a part of WWE. The likes of Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, and Bryan Danielson, to name a few, were with Vince McMahon's promotion before joining Tony Khan and co.
While speaking on his Wooooo Nation Uncensored podcast, Ric Flair was asked if WWE is switching to pushing bigger men to give fans something different from AEW, who use smaller stars.
The two-time Hall of Famer believes that McMahon may not even watch AEW, so this argument could be ruled out.
Flair noted megastars like Roman Reigns & Brock Lesnar jumping ship to AEW could make Vince watch the AEW product:
"Let me explain my comment. If Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar had signed with AEW, Vince would've been watching. If Charlotte signed with AEW. If Sasha (Banks) signed with AEW, they'd be watching." (From 5:46 to 6:09)
"That's another guy (Stone Cold Steve Austin) if he went over to AEW, Vince would be watching, with two monitors (laughs)," said Flair. (From 34:48 to 34:56)
Although AEW went toe-to-toe with NXT on Wednesday nights for a number of months, the Chairman has hardly acknowledged his rival publicly.
Flair feels that McMahon acknowledged former rival WCW as competition to them only when the two companies went head-to-head in the 90s.
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The last year or so has seen the emphasis of big men in WWE, with the likes of Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar ruling the top of the card. Reports emerged last year that McMahon also wanted bigger stars on NXT as part of the company's new approach.
“The wording is ‘no more midgets, no one starting in their 30s,' they want people who can be box office attractions and main characters."
In the aftermath of this report, Bron Breakker has emerged as a breakout star on NXT. He is the reigning NXT Champion, and many fans view him as the face of the brand.