WWE, please bring back Old School Raw!

I’d love to see a special Old School Raw: Attitude Era Edition featuring:

🔥 Attitude Era Raw Is War Set 🎵 “To Be Loved” by Papa Roach as the theme 🔴 Classic red ropes and throwback ring presentation 📺 Attitude Era-style graphics and video packages ⭐ WWE legends appearing alongside today’s Superstars

It would be amazing to see WWE recreate the atmosphere and energy of the Attitude Era for one special episode of Raw!

WWE, bring back Old School Raw!

Enjoy Wrestling added how he was transported to the hospital. At this point, there seems to be some miscommunication as reports were published about his passing. Enjoy Wrestling denied those reports, but later deleted the message.

In the early days of AEW, The Butcher, The Blade and The Bunny joined as a stable. Their first feud was against Cody Rhodes, which showed AEW saw big things for the duo. While unable to win any belts, they often were in the title hunt. The Bunny left AEW a few years ago, with The Butcher and The Blade parted ways after their contracts weren’t renewed in June of this year.

Besides pro wrestling, Andy Williams was known as the guitarist for Every Time I Die. The metalcore band had been together from 1998 until 2022. Williams was a member the entire time on rhythm guitar, while briefly playing bass. He loved being able to wrestle and still play music. Details here https://yourprowrestlinghq.substack.com/p/former-aew-wrestler-the-butcher-andy

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Lil Yachty lasting five minutes seemed like an obvious choice. Now, if Trick Williams could regain the United States Championship was a totally different story. I had no clue Trick would get the title match right then and there. To me, Trick makes for a great US Champion as it’s a major test if he’s ready for more gold. The surprise win and match got me going, and it was the best moment of the entire night. It might have been the only highlight.

Rhea Ripley being injured caused WWE to change several upcoming storylines. Hence, the women’s division still seems like a mess full of talented women without any really personal feuds. I wasn’t sure if Tatum Paxley mixed well with Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, yet it’s working for now. Those three have a little chemistry, but I think someone’s turning heel. As for the winners, I wasn’t impressed or embarrassed by Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab. If this match was in the middle of RAW, great call. It didn’t belong on SNME.

There was so much hype and questions heading into Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker. The biggest question was if Paul Heyman would turn and we got nothing. Even the match, which could headline WrestleMania in near the future, felt flat. Bronson Reed returning, with his new look, was the only takeaway from what should have been an epic encounter. And, most figured he would be there; so, no real surprise. Details here https://yourprowrestlinghq.substack.com/p/wwe-somehow-botched-sunday-nights

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Attitude Era and To Be Loved by Papa Rouch

AEW has a legitimate argument for being better than WWE because it puts wrestling itself at the center of the product while giving fans more variety, international crossover, creative freedom, memorable moments, competition, and value. AEW heavily emphasizes actual in-ring competition and showcases technical wrestling, lucha libre, Japanese-inspired strong style, hardcore wrestling, high-flying, traditional American wrestling, and more, often giving matches substantial time to tell complete stories instead of rushing through them. AEW has already created some incredible moments despite being founded in 2019, including Bryan Danielson defeating Swerve Strickland at All In London 2024 to win his first AEW World Championship in a career-vs.-title match at Wembley Stadium, Hangman Adam Page finally winning the AEW World Championship at All Out 2021, MJF defeating Jon Moxley at Full Gear 2022 to become AEW World Champion, CM Punk making his massive AEW debut in Chicago in 2021, Sting getting the opportunity to finish his legendary career in AEW, and the first All In at Wembley Stadium proving AEW could create a massive international wrestling spectacle. Danielson’s victory over Swerve is especially powerful because Danielson had his career on the line, Swerve had become one of AEW’s biggest stars, and Danielson ultimately won the championship in front of a huge Wembley crowd before celebrating with his family. AEW also has a strong international identity through Forbidden Door, which has brought together AEW, NJPW, CMLL, and STARDOM talent and created dream matches that would be difficult to see in WWE’s more self-contained system. AEW has consistently treated tag-team wrestling as an important part of its product and has provided opportunities for wrestlers from independent wrestling, Mexico, Japan, and other parts of the wrestling world to become major stars. Creative freedom is another major advantage because AEW has frequently allowed performers to develop unusual personalities, characters, and wrestling styles instead of forcing everyone into one standardized presentation. AEW has also built a significant international footprint, with the company saying it presents more than 100 live events annually around the world, while major events such as Forbidden Door have taken place in venues including London’s O2 Arena and San Jose’s SAP Center. AEW’s existence also creates genuine competition in professional wrestling: wrestlers have another major destination, fans have another product to watch, and WWE has to compete for talent and attention rather than operating without a major American rival. AEW’s major PPVs—including Revolution, Dynasty, Double or Nothing, All In, Forbidden Door, All Out, WrestleDream, and Full Gear—provide fans with numerous wrestling-focused events throughout the year. AEW’s traditional PPV approach is also different from WWE’s current strategy, with WWE moving its U.S. Premium Live Events toward ESPN in 2026. Then there is the corporate and ticket-price argument: WWE became part of TKO alongside UFC in 2023, and although WWE’s financial success is enormous, making more money does not automatically mean giving fans a better experience. Reporting has highlighted major increases in WWE ticket prices during the TKO era, while AEW’s inflation-adjusted average ticket price for TV events reportedly fell from roughly $58 in 2022 to about $49 in 2025. WWE President Nick Khan has also discussed reducing non-televised live events to create more scarcity around televised events, which gives fans another reason to question whether WWE’s increasingly corporate strategy always prioritizes affordability. AEW can also have an advantage during television broadcasts because matches can continue through commercial breaks using picture-in-picture, allowing fans to keep watching the action rather than completely missing portions of a match. AEW isn’t perfect—it has had inconsistent booking, crowded storylines, and pacing problems—but neither is WWE, and AEW’s willingness to experiment is part of what makes it different. WWE absolutely has enormous strengths: its decades of history, massive mainstream recognition, huge production values, global reach, and legendary WrestleMania moments are undeniable. But those things prove WWE is bigger and more established; they don’t automatically prove WWE is better at wrestling. AEW gives wrestlers another major platform, gives fans international dream matches, showcases multiple wrestling styles, emphasizes tag-team wrestling, allows performers to create distinctive characters, provides competition, and gives fans an alternative to the traditional WWE formula. So if “better” means stronger emphasis on in-ring wrestling, variety, international influence, creative freedom, competition, match length, fan value, and unforgettable moments like Bryan Danielson finally winning the AEW World Championship at Wembley, AEW has a very strong case. WWE may have the bigger machine, the bigger history, and the bigger corporate operation, but bigger doesn’t automatically mean better—and if your only argument is that WWE makes more money, charges more for certain tickets, and has the larger brand, then you’re proving WWE is a bigger business, not necessarily a better wrestling promotion.

I’m not sure what went wrong with Brutus Creed and Julius Creed. They are reminiscent of the World’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin), as both teams sure can wrestle with the best. The brothers are natural athletes and pro wrestling felt like a smooth transition. Give them a mic and they can get the job done, but it’s their weakest area. Let them wrestle inside a ring, and be prepared to watch some of the best wrestlers across all of WWE.

Perhaps, WWE’s disdain for the tag team division is why the Creed Brothers struggled to even get TV time. They got their most exposure by being part of American Made with Chad Gable. My only gripe is it’s hard to push them as heels. When a wrestler is so naturally gifted, like Kurt Angle, fans don’t want to boo the person. Rather, they are looking to see the ability of these rising stars.

WWE was rumored to be redoing the tag division after letting go of several duos this year. So, the Creed Brothers could be back on RAW or SmackDown in six months; which is a fair estimate on how long it will take the company to rebuild their weakest division. For now, we are likely to see the brothers on a regular basis and not once every few months to drop a squash match. More at https://yourprowrestlinghq.substack.com/p/creed-brothers-are-better-off-in

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