Matt Hardy shares his thoughts on Tony Khan's tweets.
AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT went head-to-head on October 10, and the battle led to AEW CEO Tony Khan taking some shots at Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H on social media.
Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Tony Khan was the subject of the conversation, and the AEW star was asked whether there is such a thing as being too passionate about being too passionate about promoting your product or too over the top. Hardy stated that Khan knows he can use social media to generate some buzz, and there's a good chance it will leas to some views for the product.
“I don’t think there’s such a thing as being too passionate about your show. Even when you talk about his methods of promotion, I just think it’s different strokes for different folks. He’s a younger guy. Tony grew into the world of social media in his wrestling fandom. I think it’s just kind of what he knows. He knows that is a platform, he can put his opinion, he can put his promotions out, and people are going to see it. He has a large following, and he’s also such a figure in pro wrestling that has a ton of notoriety, so people are going to report on it, and it is going to make headlines. That’s what he’s been doing the last couple days, making headlines, but at the end of the day, the Internet audience, which he really depends on a lot for AEW, they are going to read those headlines, and there’s a good chance they’re gonna tune in just because it’s being talked about so much. The wrestling websites are gonna be picking up all these buck-wild Tony Khan tweets," Hardy said.
When asked why he thought Khan cares so much about that, Hardy emphasized that Khan is passionate. He stated that he thinks Khan knows he can reach diehard fans and get some equity with them, especially if he shows he's not afraid of WWE.
“He’s passionate about pro wrestling, and I think he knows he can directly reach people, people who are like him. I think his mentality is of a diehard fan, and I feel like he interacts with diehard fans, and he feels like he’s able to reach diehard fans, and I think he feels like he can buy some equity with those people, especially if he’s not afraid to back down from WWE and the system," Hardy said.
Hardy also noted that he thought Khan's passion is attractive to diehard fans.
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