This guy talks complete shit. After years of WWE (rightly) taking flack for putting part timers in, he’s now trying to spin it as a bad thing that they won’t be there this year?!
And edge has been great since his return. This is the kind of nonsense which has driven this unbearable ‘rivalry’ between WWE and AEW fans
He's obviously talking about business. They are bigger stars and more people watch shows because of them being on the shows, they mean more £££ and help it seem like more of an event.
You have to sacrifice business a bit to make new stars, or at least have the old stars help the new guys get over with a storyline that makes them seem like a star too. Usually at Wrestlemania though they just do huge matches with who they see as stars... And Edge obviously isnt a new star anyway.
An example could be Sting with Darby Allin, Brian Cage and Ricky Starks. You had the star power from sting, you had him trying to give the rub to Darby as someone like him or someone for the next 10 years and then you had Cage and Starks as credible threats to a big name like Sting.
So the balance is the big stars who people tune in to see in masses, working against someone trying to get to that level or someone they're building for the next 5-10 years so they dont have to keep relying on the same people who just get older each year.
Plus theres pros and cons. Theres a reason WWE has loads of older talent that they've used for a long time in the star roles. And thats what I said above. And theres a reason to make new stars which is building your future. You need both. If theres no older stars less people will pay attention because the names are less recognizable and theres a lot of people who only start watching from around the Royal Rumble or just Wrestlemania. So anyone who hasnt been in a big match at wrestlemania before, those people arent really going to know or care about them too much. And if theres no new stars who are working hard throughout the year and then missing out when an old guy comes back for Mania, then it seems unfair and only helps make sure the new guys never get to that level. So if either is side is lacking you can complain because you dont want one or the other, you want both