In an interview with Conrad Thompson, AEW President and CEO Tony Khan discussed various topics, including whom in the company he compares to the late great Harley Race.
This is what Tony Khan said, “Yeah, it’s Jon Moxley. Yeah, Jon Moxley. He’s won the most championships. He’s traveled the world. He’s a hardened veteran. He’s from the Midwest, and he’s a straight shooter, and he’s a great person who’s respected by his peers, who takes no gruff and is so respected as a pro wrestling veteran. And actually, many times in Jon Moxley’s matches, I’ve observed it was like watching a great Harley Race match or even some of Harley Race’s great matches in Japan remind me of some of the great Jon Moxley matches.”
On Moxley's influences drawing comparisons to Harley Race:
“So, there’s a lot of great influences and a lot of great wrestlers that contribute to Jon Moxley, but Jon Moxley’s also an incredible, very unique personality in the world of pro wrestling who I think it’s really cool that he draws comparisons to such a great champion like Harley Race.”
You can check out Tony Khan’s comments in the video below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
