Mark Henry Says AEW Doesn’t Need Fixing

Mark Henry joined AEW because he wanted to give more and WWE wasn’t going to provide him with that opportunity. He has enjoyed his time in AEW so far, but he’s not there to fix anything. The way Henry sees it, AEW doesn’t need fixing.

While talking about the subject on Busted Open Radio, Mark Henry revealed that he’s believes that AEW is already successful. If it’s not broken, then don’t fix it. He stands by that old expression, especially when they have such a loaded roster of talent in All Elite Wrestling.

“AEW is not broken. If it’s not broke, what’s the saying? Don’t fix it. They’re successful already. Our job now, and I say our because I work for them, is to fine tune. All you musicians out there, you know when your guitar is off. You know when the keys and the piano are a little bit lax and you need to get everything tightened and tuned. That’s what AEW needs. They’re successful already. They have winners; Kenny Omega, the Bucks, Cody, Sammy Guevara. And I go far to say, ‘you know who the kids like? They like Jungle Boy. They like Fuego (Del Sol).’ People that are not super on top. Fuego is not super on top, but the kids love him.”

“And you know what I think should be done? That you accentuate what the kids like because that’s ultimately going to be your major fan base. Because the kids can say ‘mom, can you get me tickets to AEW? Can you buy the PPV on TV?’ That’s what’s going to happen. But on the flip side of the coin, the older people, the younger people call us boomers, we accept news and we support things in different ways than the young people. If it’s rebellious the kids love it. If it’s anarchy, if it’s against the grain, if it’s not my mama’s thing, the kids love it. But let me tell you how adults consume news. We still like newspapers, we still like to read books guys. We watch the six o’clock news, we watch the afternoon news, we watch the five o’clock news. We listen to that kind of radio, The Drive is what they call it in a lot of cities. That’s where I’m going to go. I’m gonna go to the news where old people go, and I’m gonna say ‘hey guys. Have y’all heard about AEW? Have you heard about it? Great product. Supported heavily by the kids, the young people, the demo that’s in the twenties.’”

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Mark Henry will be an analyst on AEW Rampage once it premieres on August 13th. We will have to see how much involvement he will have with that show, but they will like continue utilizing the WWE Hall of Famer however they can in AEW. That’s not an effort to fix anything, but Henry would certainly like to help make everything even better.

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Thanks to Wrestling Inc for the quote