MJF spoke with Ross Tucker of Draft Kings about the "F**k ICE" chants during AEW Dynamite this week, as well as how AEW handles censorship compared to WWE and other promotions.
The following are some of the highlights from the interview. Also embedded below is a complete video archive of the discussion.
On the 'F**k ICE' chants on AEW Dynamite this week: “Literally [Wednesday night] we were in Vegas and they started a Fuck ICE chant. Now, I don’t care what side of the political line that you land on, there’s no other wrestling promotion that wouldn’t censor the fans. We don’t do that, we’re the listening company. So, if all the fans want to chant that, we’re going to let them chant that. I think that is inherently really cool and awesome. I think that’s what makes my company special. We don’t censor the fans. It’s nice, it’s very nice.”
On how AEW is unlike other companies because they deliver authenticity: “I think what we bring is an authenticity. The other companies, it kind of feels like McDonalds, they’re giving you fast food. We make gourmet burgers. I think that was a part of Tony Khan’s pitch for sure.”
