For a company and its executives (mainly Triple H and his wife Stephanie) who have made every effort to avoid directly speaking about the new competition in town, AEW, this statement released today is a shock:
“Congratulations to AEW on a successful premiere. The real winners of last night’s head-to-head telecasts of NXT on USA Network and AEW on TNT are the fans, who can expect Wednesday nights to be a competitive and wild ride as this is a marathon, not a one-night sprint.”
A very interesting PR move from WWE to say the least, and possibly an indication that the company is foreshadowing a defeat in the first Wednesday night war ratings battle.
