Tag: Tony Khan
Tony Khan Says NXT Defeating AEW Dynamite In Ratings Made Him Alter Creative Process
The Wednesday Night Wars started last year as AEW Dynamite and NXT have been battling it out every week. So far Dynamite has been dominant in the ratings war, with the exception of a few times. WWE NXT defeated AEW in ratings during December 2019 and it seems that was a massive reality check for…
Tony Khan Reveals New Details For AEW’s New Show
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the entire world to a standstill and that includes the world of professional wrestling. AEW had several plans for 2020, but they were all scrapped owing to the pandemic. However, the company continued to produce programming every week. The company signed an extension with WarnerMedia which allowed them to make a…
WWE Moving On From Major Program, Bella Twins Returning, Tony Khan Made Tough Call, WWE/COVID-19 Update
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Tony Khan Explains How AEW Can Still Improve
Tony Khan is definitely elated with the AEW’s performance in 2020, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. They did not have to cancel a single show and kept on producing content for fans to enjoy. Khan spoke to Busted Open Radio, where he talked his goals for AEW and how they could make a wrestling product that…
Tony Khan Says ‘AEW Beach Break’ And More ‘Huge Events’ Will Come
AEW is always looking ahead and planning for the future. It seems they have already something planned. Tony Khan confirmed AEW Beach Break will be coming in January but no more details were given. During the media conference following Full Gear, Tony Khan announced that AEW is planning a Beach Break event in January. The…
Tony Khan Reveals AEW Plans On Making Many Video Games
AEW has a lot of things planned for the upcoming year and that includes their video game project. A huge announcement regarding the AEW game will be shown on November 10th. It is not known what details will be revealed during the announcement, but it seems the company is not only working on one game.…
Tony Khan Explains How AEW Managed To Not Release Employees During Pandemic
WWE released over one hundred employees on April 15th. Several longtime employees were left without a job and the company was heavily criticized for this decision during the pandemic. Tony Khan spoke to Sports Illustrated, where he was asked regarding WWE firing so many employees. He then said he is pleased how AEW managed to…
Tony Khan Praises Kenny Omega’s Video Game Knowledge – AEW Game Update
AEW will be giving an update on their video game next week. Fans have been eagerly waiting for the announcement and it has been a slow process. Kenny Omega is heavily involved with the game and has promised to keep fans updated as they make progress. While speaking to PW Insider, Tony Khan praised Kenny Omega’s…
Chris Jericho Talks Difference In How Tony Khan & Vince McMahon Treat Talent
Chris Jericho has wrestled in various promotions in his three-decade-long career and that includes WWE. He is currently working in All Elite Wrestling and knows how the Superstars are treated there. While speaking to Andrew Yang on Talk Is Jericho, the topic of how WWE Superstars are treated by the company was mentioned. Andrew Yang revealed…
Tony Khan Gives Positive News Regarding NJPW & AEW Partnership
For a long time now fans have been wondering whether All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling would agree to a partnership. Earlier, it was unlikely the two would work together. As reported earlier, Harold Meiji’s departure from NJPW made it possible for a partnership. Now there is more positive news for a future…
Tony Khan Reacts To AEW Dynamite Viewership
AEW President Tony Khan thanked fans on social media following the release of this week’s Dynamite viewership numbers. “Thank you everyone who watched #AEWDynamite last night,” Khan wrote. “We got great feedback from our fans & amazing numbers, finishing #1 for the night among all cable shows in total 18-34 year old viewers + #1…
Finn Balor Where He Was 5 Years Ago, Only Confirmed Retribution Member, Miro To AEW Hurts Impact, Khan As AEW’s Leader
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Tony Khan Announces Matt Hardy Is Not Concussed And Will Appear On Dynamite
Matt Hardy was released from the hospital on Sunday afternoon after being evaluated for a head injury suffered during a nasty bump to the concrete floor at AEW All Out on Saturday. Tony Khan took to Twitter to announce that Hardy is being driven home now and will appear on Wednesday’s Dynamite. An update on…
Tony Khan Addresses Matt Hardy’s Situation At All Out
During the All Out post-show media scrum, Tony Khan addressed the decision to pause and resume Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara after Hardy hit his head on the concrete floor during a scary bump. “I just want to give a note here at the beginning and say that the health and safety of the wrestlers…
AEW Announces New All Out Buy In Match, Tooth & Nail Match Moved To Main Card
After heavy criticism on social media, Tony Khan announced on Friday that Britt Baker vs. Big Swole in a Tooth and Nail match will now take place on the main All Out card. The match was previously announced for the Buy In pre-show, which airs for free on YouTube. The Tooth and Nail match will…
Tony Khan Reveals Tooth And Nail Match Will Be Cinematic
As noted, Britt Baker and Big Swole are set to face-off in AEW’s first “Tooth and Nail” match during the Buy In pre-show before All Out on Saturday. As for how this match will go down, Tony Khan revealed during the latest episode of AEW Unrestricted that the match will emanate from Baker’s dentist’s office…
Full Details On AEW Bringing Back Fans For This Week’s Dynamite
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite featured a live crowd for the first time in several months. The live crowd filled approximately 10% of the Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL. Social distancing was in full force as fans had to wear masks and temperature checks were done before fans were allowed to enter. If fans…
AEW Dynamite Preempted This Week, Three Hour Show Over Two Nights, More
AEW Dynamite will be preempted this week on TNT due to the 2020 NBA Playoffs. As we reported here on WrestlingNews.com, the network confirmed earlier this month a total of three episodes will be preempted. Those episodes include this Wednesday’s show, the August 26 episode and the September 16 episode. Tony Khan revealed over the…
Tony Khan Says FTR Need To Sign Their AEW Contracts
All Elite Wrestling updated their official talent rankings prior to this week’s episode of Dynamite on TNT. Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood, known collectively as FTR, were noticeably absent. “Hello? Anyone there,” Wheeler tweeted. “As I’ve told your attorney, you each need to sign your contracts before we can rank you in the top 5,”…
AEW Targeting Hot WWE Free Agents, Heat On Gallows/Anderson?, Interest In Tessa Blanchard
Cody Rhodes did a detailed interview with ESPN that produced some interesting All Elite Wrestling news items. Below are the highlights: There is a relationship between Mike Tyson, AEW and Tony Khan. Cody Rhodes hinted we have not seen the last of Tyson in the promotion. There is no update on when PAC will be…
Tony Khan Addresses Reason For AEW Dynamite Match Changes
Two AEW stars will not appear on tonight’s Dynamite due to health concerns. Tony Khan revealed on Wednesday that QT Marshall and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley recently came in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Marshall and Moxley will remain at home and undergo local testing. Since last…
AEW Postpones Blood & Guts Match Card, New Episode Still Airing
AEW President Tony Khan issued a statement on Friday night to announce that AEW is postponing the match card planned for Wednesday’s Dynamite. The show was set to feature The Inner Circle vs. The Elite in a Blood & Guts Match, plus two other matches. Dynamite will still air with a new live episode this…
Backstage News On Hard Feelings Between AEW And NJPW
The idea of adding the stipulation that Hiroshi Tanahashi would receive a shot at the AEW World Championship if he defeated Chris Jericho at Wrestle Kingdom 14 was something the wrestlers themselves came up with. Tony Khan and Rocky Romero, who works for NJPW, got involved and Khan obviously approved the usage of the title…
Tony Khan Expected Moxley vs. Omega Criticism
Tony Khan addressed criticism from the Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega “Lights Out” match at Full Gear in a recent interview with WrestlingINC.com. “I expected it and that’s why we put it on PPV. We would never do anything like this on TV. Our friends at TNT know what we’re trying to do in putting…
AEW President Tony Khan Calls Out Randy Orton For Using Racial Slur
Randy Orton and AEW President Tony Khan had an exchange on Twitter over comments Khan made on CM Punk’s tweet. That exchange is below: What’s that whole thing about glass houses and stones?https://t.co/z99BVuCMfP — Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) November 19, 2019 I thought you only tagged me in your posts when you were grasping for leverage.…
Seth Rollins On CM Punk’s Return, Tony Khan Jokes About WWE Talent Stuck
On Monday we wrote about CM Punk commenting on catching up on five plus years of professional wrestling for his role on FS1’s WWE Backstage. That tweet drew a number of responses, notably from Seth Rollins and Tony Khan. Don’t talk about me, fight me. I’ll catch ya right up. https://t.co/CiyQqQ6Bjt — Seth Rollins (@WWERollins)…
Tony Khan Says AEW Has Better Wrestlers Than NXT, Attendance, What You Didn’t See
– AEW Founder and President Tony Khan turned some heads with a quote he gave The Los Angeles Times prior to the Dynamite premiere, where he asserted they have better wrestlers than NXT: “The AEW roster has much bigger stars and better wrestlers frankly than the NXT roster,” Khan said. “The AEW shows are going…
Kylie Rae Gets Released
It was confirmed following All Out that Kylie Rae has requested and been granted her release from AEW. Tony Khan (President/CEO of AEW) confirmed this when asked by Sean Ross Sapp: I asked Tony Khan about Kylie Rae's status. He told me she asked for her AEW release and they granted it. It was amicable, per…
