Tag: Tony Khan (AEW)

AEW’s Tony Khan responds to booking criticism that some stars are not being paid properly

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Tony Khan recently appeared on Grapsody podcast And he was asked to respond to one of the most common criticisms about his booking – why aren’t some fan favorites constantly booked on TV? Names that appear most often include Eddie Kingston and Mero, with the latter only wrestling four times in 2022 and not been seen since. Everyone out Pay per view. Khan explained, “You have people who are going to be the focus week to week. Eddie is a big part of tonight’s show, we’re going to see Eddie…

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AEW’s Tony Khan comments on speculation about Saraya’s next mystery partner

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Sasha Banks’ impending departure from WWE has led to speculation online that she may eventually join All Elite Wrestling. Banks has reportedly already signed a deal with Bushiroad for a number of appearances and at least one match, starting with the upcoming New Japan Wrestling Kingdom 17 show in Tokyo next week, but that still leaves the door open for her to join another promotion here in the States. The speculation accelerated when Saraya announced that she had a mystery partner to take on Dr. Brett Baker and AEW World…

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Tony Khan addresses recent criticism of his booking

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AEW’s Tony Khan was on Battleground Podcast This week he touched on one of the most common criticisms of his booking – how he introduces newly signed stars to AEW programming. Sometimes a wrestler can be introduced with little or no fanfare, other times he’ll make a surprise debut and win his first match only to be off television with no apparent storyline mere weeks later. While there are plenty of examples of new talent making an impact upon arrival (Saraya comes to mind from the past few months), a…

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AEW offers the former Lucha Underground Star a contract

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AEW has officially offered AR Fox a contract after his 3-way match with Top Flight and Death Triangle this week AEW Dynamite. Fox is best known for his time in Lucha Underground as Dante Fox, but in the years since that promotion closed down he has worked for promotions such as Evolve, CZW, and GCW. He made his AEW debut on AEW Dark: Elevation in July and wrestled six times in dark matches before finally getting a nod for a TV match this week. “It’s unbelievable to me. I don’t…

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AEW signs two wrestlers

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Almost every forbidden door opens when it comes to All Elite Wrestling. The youth promotion has its own full-time roster, but regularly welcomes talent from New Japan Pro Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, GCW, and more for one-time appearances in AEW Dynamite or pay per view. This trend continued with the September 28 issue of AEW Dynamite, when NJPW’s Juice Robinson went with AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and free agent Bandido challenged Ring of Honor world champion Chris Jericho for his title. Both matches received great reviews…

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AEW features CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, and many more WWE Superstars during the AEW Dynamite Trailer

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this week AEW Dynamite A special promo summarizing the history of the former world champions appeared in the Ring of Honor ahead of Chris Jericho’s title defense against Castle Dalton. This video featured a number of familiar faces, including former AEW World Champion CM Punk, former AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes, WWE’s Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. All of them were former ROH champions, but it’s still rare to see AEW spotlight people outside the company. Without counting any AEW Fight Forever announcement, this is the first time Punk…

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AEW announces the latest Ring of Honor announcement for its 2022 pay-per-view show

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Tuesday evening special edition of AEW Dynamite He gave little attention to the Ring of Honor. There’s been a lot of Ring of Honor happenings at AEW events since Tony Khan bought the promo, and the current main story involves Chris Jericho smearing ROH’s name with his victory over the company’s former champions. On Tuesday, Jericho defeated Dalton Castle to retain the ROH World Championship, and AEW also took the opportunity to reveal ROH’s upcoming pay-per-view event. after success death before shameROH preparing for The last battle. It was announced…

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Fan artist tricks New Japan, Minoru Suzuki into considering a title match booked at AEW Dynamite this week

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this week AEW Dynamite There is no match between Orange Cassidy and Minoru Suzuki in the AEW All-Atlantic Championship. You might have been tricked into thinking this if you were on Twitter Saturday night, but this was just the latest creation from the Toms_Customs account. The account used to create fake matching graphics that look real at first glance, but once you take a closer look, you can see how they simply trolled. The last announced post is from Cassidy vs. Suzuki and it looks like AEW match graphics, but…

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AEW FTR named the new No. 1 contenders in one of their Tag Team Championships

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AEW’s FTR currently holds the ROH, AAA, and IWGP tag team championships as one of the most decorated tag teams in the current professional wrestling scene. The two recently defended the IWGP titles against the Aussie Open at Royal Quest IIthen beat the Gates of Agony to keep their titles in the Ring of Honor Battle of the Belts IV. But while their run with AAA titles officially hit a full calendar year on Sunday, they haven’t put those titles on the line since April. It looks like this will…

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Tony Khan reveals why he rarely appears on AEW TV

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Power figures have been a staple on professional wrestling shows for years. The WWF used Jack Tony as its fictional boss before the company’s real-life president, Vince McMahon, took over on-screen as well. Meanwhile, World Championship Wrestling president Eric Bischoff brought his role backstage to WCW TV, serving as a quirky authority figure in Monday Nitro. The concept was implemented throughout 2010, with World Wrestling Entertainment bringing everyone from Mike Adamle to a laptop to top their programming, while promotions like Total Nonstop Action and Ring of Honor would use…

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