Given AEW’s rapid growth as a company, it was only a matter of time before the wrestling promotion received its own full-fledged video game. Unfortunately, 2023’s AEW Fight Forever was the definition of a mixed bag. While the core gameplay nails the pick-up-and-play vibes of early 2000s wrestling games that Yuke’s was going for, the title is lacking in several ways. The biggest points of criticism are its lackluster character creator, limited match and mode types, expensive DLC packs, weak presentation, and the forgettable Road to Elite story mode. It’s that final trait that could become a new game’s greatest strength, though, as AEW has a chance to do something its competition cannot.