Fightful is on the Tony Khan media call and has all your updates starting at 2 PM EST
- Tony Khan says Full Gear will be a four hour main show, and they're sticking with that format.
- Tony Khan tells Jon Alba he's always believed Hangman Page is a top level wrestler, and knew the dynamic between Page and Omega would work
- Tony Khan says "stay tuned to AEW" when I asked about ROH talent coming to the company, and you never know who will show up. He's good friends with a lot of people integrated with ROH, and is very familiar with what's going on and what is and isn't available.
- Tony Khan says "stay tuned to AEW" when I asked about ROH talent coming to the company, and you never know who will show up. He's good friends with a lot of people integrated with ROH, and is very familiar with what's going on and what is and isn't available. He didn't seem too thrilled that NWA didn't indicate this, and says that the highest paid wrestlers on that show were people he paid.
- Tony Khan says he hasn't had any conversations with Bray Wyatt at all about coming in to AEW, and hasn't seen him in person in about a year when they were both at Chris Jericho's birthday party.
- Tony Khan says they might change the look and feel of AEW Dynamite when it switches to TBS, but if the fans don't like it they can always just switch back.
- Tony Khan references the Full Gear card being leaked in the now infamous photo. He says he's changed some stuff, circumstances changed and the like, but he's always thinking about booking.
- Tony Khan references the Full Gear card being leaked in the now infamous photo. He says he's changed some stuff, circumstances changed and the like, but he's always thinking about booking.
- Tony Khan says there will be an update on the Owen Hart Cup after Full Gear. He says it's going to be a big prize in AEW, and didn't want Full Gear or the Owen Cup to lose focus by announcing things at the same time. He says fun announcements are coming.
- Tony Khan didn't know Eddie Kingston personally before AEW, but immediately connected with him. They've become close friends. Cody Rhodes brought him a list of TNT Title challengers, and Eddie Kingston and Ricky Starks were two of the names he wanted most.
- Tony Khan didn't know Eddie Kingston personally before AEW, but immediately connected with him. They've become close friends. Cody Rhodes brought him a list of TNT Title challengers, and Eddie Kingston and Ricky Starks were two of the names he wanted most.
- Tony Khan puts over Paige VanZant, and hopes she can do more with AEW.
- Tony Khan will continue doing AEW Dark tapings at Universal when it makes sense. Dark will tape ahead of Rampage Friday night.
- Tony Khan really likes Lio Rush and thinks he's benefited from the coaching in AEW -- specifically from Sonjay Dutt. Tony Khan actively recruited Lio Rush to come back to AEW when he retired.
- Tony Khan says the NJPW relationship has grown a lot, and New Japan has seen that AEW has made a lot of friendly gestures. He says the trust has grown between two sides and they talk to each other on a regular basis.
- Tony Khan says he considers the TNT Title one of the most important titles in wrestling, and the TBS title is its sibling championship.
- Tony Khan says that Hangman Page's paternity leave absolutely affected the main event scene, but they adjusted well and added major pieces to the roster.
