Tony Khan has been through a whirlwind of uncertainty when it comes to the All Elite Wrestling product since All Out.
All Elite Wrestling owner Tony Khan was a guest this morning on Busted Open Radio with Dave LaGreca, Tommy Dreamer, and Mickie James to discuss tonight’s AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam special. When LaGreca asked about the main lesson he’s learned since the incident that took place following AEW All Out, Khan said that it helped remind him that he has great people around him.
“Don’t forget you have great people around you. No matter who you are,” Tony Khan said. “There’s people you can talk to, and everybody’s got different situations. You have family, friends, people at work, people at school, but don’t forget there’s people that care about you and want to see you succeed. We had a lot of stuff happening, but there are a lot of great people at AEW that want to make the company go and no matter what the problem is. Those are people that are going to be here and want to make the company work.
“And before the Tournament of Champions, a lot of the people in the Tournament of Champions stepped up and said, ‘I don’t care what’s happening. I love this place. I love you, and I want to make it great, and I’m here for whatever you need,’ and to hear those kinds of words of reassurance from people like Jon Moxley, and Chris Jericho, and Bryan Danielson. It really means a lot. And then having a lot of the people return no matter what you think of them, but having people come back to AEW that were away and their returns mean a lot.
“Whether it’s Samoa Joe, who’s one of the biggest wrestling stars of all time, and he’s a great presence in the locker room. It’s great to have him back or even frankly, MJF, who has made a big difference on TV, and I don’t agree with everything he says, but I do think the wrestling fans love to see MJF on shows every Wednesday, and it makes a big difference for AEW and for Dynamite on TBS when he’s there.
“So it’s really been about the fans rallying around AEW, and the wrestlers and staff in AEW rallying, and we’ve seen people do it time after time, whether it was through the pandemic lockdown some of the challenges we faced the absolute low point of this company when Mr. Brodie Lee was sick and on the verge of passing and when he passed, and then it rallied around him and his family, and that is the most serious example we’ll ever face, and then really compared to that, it’s all kind of — I don’t know what the right word is, but it’s hard to compare anything to be as serious as that.
“That’s like as big as it gets. And then it really puts in perspective everything else we do. And if we can all come together and try to be a family, then I think we could probably get through just about anything. So, for me, I learned a lot, but the most important thing I think is whatever position you’re in, no matter how you may feel if your backs up against the wall, just remember there’s people there that you can turn to if that makes sense.”
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