Tony Khan recently appeared as a guest on The Jon Chuckery Show for an in-depth interview covering all things All Elite Wrestling.
During the discussion, the AEW and ROH President spoke about the reason why he doesn't want to be an authority figure or character of any kind on television.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
On if he ever considered becoming a permanent character on AEW TV: “First of all, I really don’t want to do that. I don’t want to attract or take away any time from the great wrestlers in AEW. So I really try to limit the on-screen appearances I make. When I do come out, it’s generally easier to make a very special announcement or specific instructions. I believe that’s served us very well, and that’s the role I would like to keep; more of being a device on the show than actually taking up a lot of time.”
On how he should keep his appearances limited on AEW programming: “I don’t really want to be a character taking up a lot of time on the show. But, I also like answering people’s hypothetical phone questions. So I think, in my limited appearances, I do like representing the company, which is a babyface company, generally in a babyface role. I don’t think it’s really my role to be out there trying to get heat. If we needed that or were really up against it, maybe I would try that, but I don’t think there’s any need or really any demand for that. I think the way we’re doing it now is very well.”
Check out the complete Tony Khan interview by visiting Spotify.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
