Was Tony Khan paying TV stations to drop ROH and NJPW's programming and air them instead? Was Tony Khan threatening cable companies that he'd pull AEW's pay-per-views if they aired ROH and NJPW, and when cable companies told him to never pull a stunt like that again he aired a special against their PPV when he didn't get his way? Was Tony Khan threatening venues if they hosted ROH and NJPW shows? Did he run shows in the same towns drectly against ROH and NJPW shows? Did he threaten to by out ROH and NJPW offices? Was he giving wrestlers signing bonuses if they left ROH and NJPW without giving notice?
Oh, he didn't do any of that shyt? Then what are we talking about?
There's a big difference between signing available talent and directly interfering with a company's ability to draw money. Companies are gonna spend what they can spend and talent is gonna take what they can.
Oh lemme guess, AEW was in the wrong from the beginning because they put Dynamite on NXT's night? NXT, the on-demand web series that only got a fraction of its viewership from the live premiere