Everyone thinks they're the best.
And that can lead to some high tensions and clashes behind-the-scenes.
Tony Khan knows this first hand.
The AEW and ROH President spoke with The Hollywood Reporter this week and touched on some of the backstage tensions and issues he has to deal with in All Elite Wrestling.
"There may be some of them that don’t get along with each other backstage or on TV," Khan said. "It’s not ideal, but it’s a reality, and I can’t make everyone get along. I’m not sure it’s necessarily even in the best interest of pro wrestling for everybody to get along. But ideally, everybody is going to be able to focus on their matches and putting on the best shows for the fans. And I think that’s what we’ve been doing. We’ve had really strong ratings. So even though … wrestlers backstage hate each other and don’t want to be friends with each other, I think we all agree this is a really exciting time for the company. And it’s a really exciting time for the wrestling business and for the wrestling fans."
Khan continued, "There are a lot of people around here who think they’re the best. And I think a lot of them have a valid claim that they’re the best. And what I’m trying to do is to create an environment where everybody can go out and prove it multiple times per week and create a platform where the fans can decide who the best wrestlers are, what the best rivalries are, what the best matches are. As long as I can keep the top talent in AEW, we will have the best matches and the best big events."
Check out the complete interview at HollywoodReporter.com.
