Tony Khan once again addresses some of his recent claims made against the company by CM Punk.
All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan hosted an AEW Dynasty Media Call this week. When asked about the negative online reaction to airing the All In: London footage of CM Punk and Jack Perry last week on Dynamite, Khan said the most important thing is that TBS was pleased with the performance.
“After the ratings came in, I felt like when TBS called me and told me, good job, you have to remember that I’m responsible for everybody’s jobs in this company. And it is really important for us to please the network and TBS was really happy with that show and that performance. That’s the most important thing,” Tony Khan said. “And our fan feedback on the show that we got, the rating is the number one source of fan feedback.
“In the end, the network, they were incredibly pleased. It was over 400,000 viewers in the 18 to 49 demographic, and that was a strong performance. And that is how TBS judges the show, and how TBS judges the show is the most important metric I have for the performance. And then the fan reception last night we had an amazing crowd. The fans were rabid. They were really excited.
“They were red hot, in particular, for that match that involved The Young Bucks. FTR got big chants. And I think people are really excited to see Young Bucks teaming up this weekend with Okada to take on PAC and FTR and get a preview of that big ladder match at Dynasty.
“I’m very much excited about it. I do think that what we did last week added a lot of intrigue to this match, and I’m very excited for the Dynasty pay-per-view. I think it’s going to be a great pay-per-view. And I am very happy about how we got here.”
Did CM Punk pay for his own surgery?
Later in the call, Khan was asked about CM Punk’s comments that he paid for his own surgery for his torn tricep at AEW All Out 2022. Khan said that didn’t sound right, and he’d have to look into it, going as far as to say he would reimburse Punk if that turned out to be the case.
“We typically do pay those expenses. I’d have to look into that,” Tony Khan said. “I can’t say for sure; it doesn’t sound right to me. If that is the case, then I would reimburse him, honestly. I didn’t think that was the case, and it doesn’t sound right. So I would have to look into that.
“That’s a good question, but typically, we do cover those medical expenses. Especially for something that occurred in the ring as that did, so I would have to look into that. But no, I’m not sure about that. I can’t say for sure. Thanks.”
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