AEW President and CEO Tony Khan appeared on Fightful’s Grapsody podcast to discuss topics such as how there are a number of wrestlers featured during AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage every week and you see a lot of names part of the show, but there are also dozens of names in AEW you don't see every week and sometimes they complain about it or are silent about it. Khan also discussed how sometimes there is a reason for that and he understands if he gets blamed for it as everybody wants to wrestle and be part of the show, so when they can get everybody involved he just loves that.
Tony Khan said:
“There are dozens of wrestlers featured throughout Dynamite and Rampage every week, and throughout those hours, you see a lot of names, but there’s also dozens of names in AEW you’re not seeing every week and sometimes they are silent about it.” “Sometimes there’s a reason for that, somebody’s hurt, somebody’s working on a project, somebody’s being repackaged, or frankly, there’s just not enough slots in three hours. On other sports teams, you don’t really see it as much. It’s not really common in the NFL for the backup quarterback to blame the coach because he’s not playing. It’s not really common in the NBA for the backup point guard to blame the coach because he’s not getting minutes. I take it and I take it with a smile and I’ll keep taking it with a smile. It’s okay. I understand. Everybody wants to wrestle and everybody wants to do things and everybody is coming from a different perspective. So I don’t want to compare one person’s situation to another because it’s apples and oranges, but we have a lot of great wrestlers here and when they’re here and when we can get everybody involved, I love that.”
You can check out Tony Khan's full comments in the video below. H/T to WrestlingHeadlines.com for transcribing the above quotes.
