Tony Khan believes that the decision to air the AEW All In footage was the right one.
On April 10th, AEW Dynamite aired footage of the backstage altercation between CM Punk and Jack Perry. With the events being how Punk described them and a failed attempt to embarrass the former AEW World Champion as many were chanting his name in the arena during and after the footage aired, many have viewed the angle as a massive creative misfire from AEW and Khan. Also seen as an attempt to boost ratings, the CCTV footage airing on the show had a minimal impact on the final figure. Despite the fact that the move was very criticised, Khan stands by his decision.
Speaking on The Chris Russell Show, Khan explained why it made sense to air the footage:
Well, I think it made a lot of sense. First of all, FTR/Young Bucks ladder match coming up at AEW Dynasty for the World Tag Team Championships. This is the fourth chapter in FTR vs. The Young Bucks…the last time they wrestled, Young Bucks/FTR III, was at Wembley Stadium, AEW All In. And a lot happened that day. They were the third match on the pay-per-view and at one point it looked like we were going to have to call them up and they were going to have to wrestle the first match.
And then they ended up going on in the spot they were in, but the Young Bucks said, the whole day, everything that happened, it really affected their mental preparation, they weren’t able to pray before the match, they were very stressed out. They slipped on the banana peel and lost the match but they blame FTR, they blame what happened at Wembley Stadium, and that’s why, in hindsight, thats why they refused to shake FTR’s hand.
Tony Khan Discusses AEW Releases
On April 1st, news broke that 10 AEW talents were released from their contracts. With AEW having a reputation for looking after employees and not releasing them unless there was cause, many were surprised by the decision to let multiple talents go. Discussing the April releases, Tony Khan addressed his reasonings.
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