Wishful thinking, but I don't think wrestling is ever going to get that magic back.

In a way it either needs to return to it's old out of touch ways, or it needs to go all out and reinvent itself entirely.

Wrestling was at it's most popular when it was over the top, larger than life and filled with xenophobia. It revitalized itself in the late 90's by becoming edgy, bloody, and adult. I don't think you can return to either of those visions in 2022.

So really, the only way forward is a different identity. I just don't see it happening any time soon. Maybe much much later down the road AEW can do something, but WWE is never going to get better.