AEW Ring Discourse That Is A Thing For Some Reason
Added 2025-02-16 19:27:33 +0000 UTCNo, AEW did not forget to ship a ring over.
For some reason, the discourse on Twitter following AEW Grand Slam was that AEW didn't properly factor freight times properly for Brisbane and the company had to get loaned a ring. Well, as it turns out, bad faith grifter accounts usually lie, and this is another case of that.
AEW typically uses a 20x20 ring in the United States, and doesn't ship their rings overseas. There was no instance of forgetting the ring, not planning freight, or anything like that. The plan was to always use an 18x18 ring -- the same size used by TNA, and that was used by ROH, ECW, WCW and virtually every prominent indie company. Most AEW talent came up using an 18x18 ring.
WWE traditionally has their own rings that are stored overseas as opposed to having them shipped over. Whether or not the ring used on Grand Slam was the one they'd planned on renting, we don't know, but it was always planned to be an 18x18 ring. The ring aprons and everything else were scaled appropriately.
AEW has also used an 18x18 ring in the United States in the past, including for the Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa cage match.
Comments
And he was incorrect in saying that.
John Thee Punisher
2025-02-18 12:51:59 +0000 UTCMore on the optical illusion thought process: the area surrounding the ring was extra wide for Grand Slam, to the point that the wide shots made the ring look even smaller because we're used to seeing maybe 8' between the ring and the barricades and this time it was more like 12-14'. The announce desk might as well been in the audience as far away as it was LOL
Josh Howard
2025-02-17 19:05:58 +0000 UTCtribalism is a form of brain rot.
Insomnia Inc
2025-02-17 13:25:45 +0000 UTCI think it's just that we're more used to the larger ring so that when the smaller ring came up it just looked weird. Also, I think we got kind of an optical illusion from just coming off watching over 2 hours of a WWE PLE then tuning in to the AEW show that it just seemed that much smaller than it actually was.
Jeff Brown
2025-02-17 04:07:34 +0000 UTCThis is a new low for the IWC. Triablism has completely ruined wrestling
Alexander Fitzgerald
2025-02-17 02:35:25 +0000 UTCThis is where we suffer from media now becoming anyone with a computer. Even reputable Wrestling podcasts saying the ring size was because it was too hard, took too long to get a ring. Andrew Zarian's producer said he heard Kyle Fletcher had to call folks to get them the ring. He was representing Wrestling Observer radio and was talking out of his ass.
Lynchman
2025-02-17 01:17:52 +0000 UTCBuddy said it was 16x16
RoRo
2025-02-17 00:12:10 +0000 UTCThis is how I know that AEW hit this show out of the park if people are resorting to this kind of stuff as the only thing they can pick at.
Kieran Buxton
2025-02-16 22:38:35 +0000 UTCStop. Going. On. Twitter.
Andrew Bates
2025-02-16 22:32:20 +0000 UTCIts just a question? I liked the show and I like AEW it's just something that I was curious about
I payed Rhea Ripley to come step on me and all I got was Ryback in a Dress, 6 out of 10
2025-02-16 22:26:00 +0000 UTCThis is a really silly thing I care about come on man do better.
Stalla
2025-02-16 22:24:55 +0000 UTCThis is why I hate wrestling fans.
Stalla
2025-02-16 22:21:52 +0000 UTCI swear some of the weird shit people were saying about the ring was unhinged. Like this company worth hundreds of millions apparently couldn't afford a full-size ring and if proof they're in the mud and dying. Jesus.
Joe Donovan
2025-02-16 20:49:52 +0000 UTCHonestly, I prefer the larger 20'x20' but I didn't notice the downsize to 18'x18'
Stuart Beresford
2025-02-16 20:48:05 +0000 UTCMaybe the wrestlers just looked bigger in Australia, idk
Sheila Antonio
2025-02-16 20:46:28 +0000 UTCPeople looking through every nook and cranny for a click and a "LOLAEW" moment. I hate it so much. THEN, if you confront someone about it, they just eventually go back to Tony Khan and blame him for how he handled CM Punk. I swear I hate it.
Shannon Willis
2025-02-16 20:29:46 +0000 UTCSome people really need to touch grass. I don’t get the constant nitpicking. So lame
jxb
2025-02-16 20:29:03 +0000 UTC"Under Constant Attack"
David Majors
2025-02-16 20:10:56 +0000 UTCFed had steel steps when they went to Perth but maybe, it just felt weird with how they shot around it or at least it seemed like they did
I payed Rhea Ripley to come step on me and all I got was Ryback in a Dress, 6 out of 10
2025-02-16 20:03:36 +0000 UTCThis is what happens when weird tribalistic WWE fans have no holes to poke in the AEW product. They’ve been on fire for a long time now, so they resorted to fake stories about the ring lmao
Ryan
2025-02-16 20:01:26 +0000 UTCIn the absence of anything negative they can say about the actual show the usual suspects reach for….this. Just embarrassing.
David C
2025-02-16 19:49:49 +0000 UTCMaybe that’s just a standard Australian stair?
Jose Balderas
2025-02-16 19:45:38 +0000 UTCgood show overall by them albeit later in the night here in CA
David Amodt
2025-02-16 19:43:41 +0000 UTCThe discourse surrounding this is just..........dumb.
Juan Ortiz
2025-02-16 19:39:19 +0000 UTCThe people that loyally follow the grifters: This post won't stop me because I can't read.
CSDX
2025-02-16 19:36:15 +0000 UTCThank you for clarifying the stupidest discourse I've ever seen. 🤣
Jules Mac
2025-02-16 19:35:57 +0000 UTCbest 6 dollars in the business, baybay!
BugabooJonez
2025-02-16 19:32:07 +0000 UTCLol at the title of this. Internet discourse around AEW can be so dumb at times.
Tucker
2025-02-16 19:32:04 +0000 UTCIt’s because it was a good show and people had to find something to complain about
Steffon Manor
2025-02-16 19:31:34 +0000 UTCI rarely believe anything they say on twitter especially from the haters.
Chris Cobb
2025-02-16 19:30:45 +0000 UTCMan, let me just say. I hate the way 18x18 looks.
Jose Balderas
2025-02-16 19:30:40 +0000 UTCThe haters are now making up shit. Why are they so pathetic. Can't we all just love wrestling?
Brian Kilroy
2025-02-16 19:30:37 +0000 UTCPeople nitpick everything. Who tf is watching going “THATS NOT A 20x20!!!!l
Woahshutitdown
2025-02-16 19:30:31 +0000 UTCWhat happened with the ring steps? Why wasn't it the standard "steel steps" and instead a little black nothing deal that they shot around?
I payed Rhea Ripley to come step on me and all I got was Ryback in a Dress, 6 out of 10
2025-02-16 19:30:21 +0000 UTCAnything on the bottom ring rope? Seemed like every match someone was getting stuck while rolling out
Brianstorm
2025-02-16 19:30:00 +0000 UTC
