All Elite Wrestlingrecently welcomed fans back to its shows, with live crowds on hand for episodes of AEW Dynamite and Rampage. As is typical of professional wrestling, fans have brought all kinds of signs to the show so they can get their word-in on live television. Lately AEW fans have taken to arguing about video games, specifically JRPGs, with one recent AEW sign claimingFinal Fantasy 6’s Kefka is a better villain thanFF7’s Sephiroth.
The AEW fans are continuing to argue about video games using their signs. The latest episode of AEW Rampage, which featured thelong-awaited return of CM Punkto the world of professional wrestling, had a couple of different signs about video games. One that was fairly prominent was a sign complainingDragon Warriors Monstersis better thanPokemon. Another, spotted just behind CM Punk’s head throughout part of his return promo, claimed thatTrails of Cold Steelis better thanFinal Fantasy 7.
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Many of the AEW video game signs have focused on theFinal Fantasyfranchise. Some fans were arguing about the quality ofFinal Fantasy 8, with one arguing thatFinal Fantasy 10-2is better thanFF8. The signs have focused on other JRPG franchises as well, with one of the most controversial boldly claiming that thecritically-acclaimedPersona 5"sucks.“It seems that this trend will be continuing for the foreseeable future on AEW shows.
The nextAEWshow is AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, August 25, which see CM Punk make his Dynamite debut. The next couple weeks of AEW programming will be building to the company’s next pay-per-view event, AEW All Out, scheduled to take place on September 5 in Chicago. The All Out card is already looking pretty stacked, with Kenny Omega defending the AEW World Championship against Christian Cage and CM Punk fighting Darby Allin in his first pro wrestling match in over seven years.
There’s quite a bit of momentum behind AEW right now, and it’s likely that momentum will help fuel sales of the video game. The AEW video game is expected to launch at some point next year, with it being developed by formerWWE 2Kdeveloper Yuke’s. TheWWF No Mercydirectoris also involved in the development of the AEW video game, and it will be interesting to see if all of these factors add up to making the AEW video game a hit when it launches.
