Tony Khan recently spoke with The Daily Star out of the United Kingdom for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling and AEW.
During the discussion, the AEW and ROH President spoke about the injury bug hitting the All Elite Wrestling talent roster in the first half of 2022, as well as Bryan Danielson's return at AEW Dynamite: Fight For The Fallen this coming Wednesday night on TBS.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On the injury bug hitting AEW in the first half of 2022: “Chris Jericho was the first champion in AEW’s history, and the first pay-per-view was built around Chris Jericho versus Kenny Omega, and at the end of that Jon Moxley debuted. They were the first three champions in the history of AEW and, for the first couple of years of AEW, it was all built around [them] as champions … At the end of 2021, all three of them were out for extended periods, for very different reasons.
“We had three new stars step in last year and really carried us in 2022 with the fights they were in … CM Punk versus MJF, Adam Cole versus Orange Cassidy, and Hangman Page versus Bryan Danielson. Those three new faces all figured hugely, and now all three of them have been out, and it has been Jericho and Mox who’ve been a huge part in carrying the company through and weathering the storm. We’ve had such a great summer thanks to all the great wrestlers we have in AEW, but those two certainly have been a huge part of it.”
On Bryan Danielson's return to AEW television at this week's Dynamite: Fight For The Fallen special on TNT on Wednesday night: “With Bryan Danielson back on Wednesday night, we’re getting closer to an AEW at full strength. Seeing AEW with all of our top stars finally back at the same time would be really exciting, and I think that’s where we’re heading towards. The shows are getting stronger, and the roster is getting stronger and healthier every week.”
Check out more from the Tony Khan interview by visiting DailyStar.co.uk.
