Tony Khan ROH Media Call: CM Punk releases, AEW TV rights update in todays Wrestling news
Khan announced that a wrestler who was released will return.
Tony Khan, AEW & Ring of Honor’s head, had a lot of pressing questions to answer during a media call on Thursday to promote the Supercard of Honor on Friday. The audio of that call can be heard below.
Khan was asked to comment on CM Punk’s criticism of Khan’s leadership, and his AEW experiences as a group, but he declined to do so. This was the only question related to the call.
Khan was also questioned about Tuesday’s AEW release, given that he had previously stated a major difference between his companies and him: he would honor contracts until the very end.
Khan said that you have to make some tough decisions and that he will be aggressive in his pursuit of top talent as part of a continued expansion effort. To do this, he said that he needed “a war chest” and to keep a close eye on the budget.
He revealed that Anthony Henry would return after he had healed from a fractured jaw. He also revealed that The Boys, (Brandon and Brent Tate), were cut because they missed repeated shows – something that was well known in the locker rooms.
Here’s some other notes:
- When asked about when the exclusive domestic TV rights negotiating window with Warner Bros Discovery is up, Khan declined to provide the date saying it was soon but that he didn’t want to get anyone in trouble by answering.
- Khan said some AEW/ROH talents are on tiered deals and some are on per appearance deals.
- A few more matches for the Zero Hour for Supercard of Honor have yet to be announced.
- He said it’s been “a lot easier” to work with Stardom now that Rossy Ogawa is gone, and is very happy about the changes Bushiroad made.
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