Tony Khan discusses bringing The Von Erichs in for AEW Rampage and ROH Final Battle.
The Von Erichs Marshall and Ross Von Erich), alongside Kevin Von Erich, made their AEW debut in a backstage segment on the December 13 episode of AEW Dynamite. In addition to competing on the December 15 episode of AEW Rampage, they wrestled on the Zero Hour pre-show ahead of ROH Final Battle.
During the ROH Final Battle media call, Tony Khan was asked by Brian Zilem of PWTorch to comment on working with The Von Erichs and how those conversations began.
"I was really interested in the Von Erichs and using them. I think they had a representative months ago reach out to Sonjay, and Sonjay called me and said, ‘Would you have interest in the Von Erichs in Dallas?’ I said, ‘Yes, absolutely.’ I think the timing with Iron Claw would work out well for everybody and it would make sense. We have a presence in that movie, MJF is an executive producer, MJF and Ryan Nemeth are in the film as actors. We also have a partnership with Warner Brothers Discovery and they have a partnership with A24. There was a lot of reasons why I thought they collaboration would make sense, but the biggest reason is, Dallas Metroplex is Von Erich country, this is their territory. When I saw them, the first thing I said to Kevin Von Erich was, ‘Thank you for letting us do the show in your territory.’ It was really great working with Ross and Marshall these last few days, and they’re going to be back with us tomorrow. It’s been tremendous having them the whole week. I really liked getting them out there. I tried to set them up to succeed and they’re two for two. I wanted to give them opponents that were perfect opponents for them. I think they did great on Rampage and on ROH," Khan said.
Khan went on to state that he would love to use The Von Erichs again in the future. He praised both Ross and Marshall and said they did a great job. Khan noted that he was glad they reached out, and he was quite receptive when Sonjay Dutt approached him with the idea.
I would love to use them again in the future, not only exclusively in Dallas. They are tremendous, Ross and Marshall it was my first time working with them and they did a great job. Kevin is tremendous. It was something I wanted to do and I’m glad they reached out. When Sonjay called me and said, ‘would you have interest in the Von Erichs in Dallas,’ I said, ‘Yes, absolutely," Khan said.
The Von Erichs also appeared on the December 15 episode of AEW Rampage. More information is available here.
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