Health Update On Steve McMichael, Kevin Sullivan On WWE vs. AEW

Steve “Mongo” McMichael was recently hospitalized with sepsis but has slowly been recovering from pneumonia that contributed to his ICU admittance.

FOX 32 is reporting that McMichael’s spouse Misty provided an update on his progress, stating, “Steve will be in the ICU for a few more days on IV antibiotics to clear this infection. He also has some fluid in his lungs which he is being treated for as well. He’s as feisty as ever. Our Mongo is back! Please keep the prayers coming.”

On a recent edition of the “Tuesday with the Taskmaster” podcast, Kevin Sullivan discussed the differences between WWE and AEW.

According to Sullivan, AEW is taking a strategic approach to establishing its own brand rather than attempting to collide with WWE at its own game.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On maintaining one’s own brand and not trying to copy a competitor: “When Hogan asked me to be the booker, I said, ‘Vince McMahon is selling Mercedes-Benz, I’m gonna sell Harley-Davidsons.’ Both vehicles are completely different. … I think AEW is going in the right path. You can’t compete with them [WWE] right now. What are you going to do? I think if they stay the course, and maybe have a meeting and tell some of these people, ‘If you got a problem, come to the office, don’t say it to yourself.’ I think they’re going to grow.”

On his personal criticisms of AEW’s programming: “As long as they [AEW] have great wrestling … the only thing I don’t like about that program [is] they have four people in the [announce] booth sometimes. And another thing, for which I’m going to get heat, is why they keep track of wins and losses. They also have interim champions when someone gets hurt, right? It’s very sports-oriented.”

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