While some might question the maturity of these outbursts, the former AEW World Tag Team Champion is merely echoing the sentiments of WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff and AEW Broadcaster Jim Ross, both of whom have taken issue with critical fans over the past few weeks.

“I shake my head in amazement that some fans have gut-quartered the booking, and the matches haven’t even happened,” JR said in the days leading up to last week’s All In, which despite criticisms of its build ended up filling Wembley Stadium and setting a new world record for paid attendance to a professional wrestling event. “God knows there’s a lot of fans that are insane about critiquing and reviewing … just let it happen, enjoy it.” 

Former WCW President Eric Bischoff shared very similar sentiments in the days before All In. “It’s the brand that sold 80,000 tickets,” Bischoff said, saying that CM Punk, Chris Jericho, and any other former WWE talent helped build the brand, but the brand is nonetheless the draw at this point, which is no small feat according to the Hall of Famer. “I think that is an amazing accomplishment. What I would love for people to do is just wait and see how this event comes off before you decide it was done improperly.”