Well, it was never built that way. Yes, Anna Jay and Julia Hart were both signed with I think seven matches between them and learned in front of our eyes, but the idea was always that you have top performers. Those still learning get access to the greats and help booking shows outside to get reps.
Oh I know, I was following AEW regularly at the time of both their debuts, and still occasionally tune in.
I'd argue that dojo shows don't really do well in the west, which is a shame as I've a taste for that sort of thing myself. Sadly the idea of following an early talent tends to fall into reality TV or gameshow bullshit far too easily and that takes over from their development story.
Yeah it's a shame, tjpw and chocopro both put on some really solid stuff with people that wouldn't get to be curtain jerkers in a televised promo, it's just the economics of audience retention at the end of the day.