David Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 For the record, I don't think Tony Khan is ace. But that's not to say that I don't want to think he is. I've dipped in and out of AEW but I've never really looked into the money behind the muscle, so to speak, so most of my opinions have been coloured by the "Tony is a twat" thread, and that's just not cricket, is it? So, let's hear why Tony Khan isn't actually a twat, and why he could, in fact, be ace! I'm keen to learn why he's different to Vince beyond him looking like he should be working at Google and cutting about on one of those electric scooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted April 13, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) I suppose the main thing is that unlike a certain billion dollar wrestling company that will go unmentioned, during the pandemic Tony didn't fire a single wrestler or staff member as "cost cutting measures" when he easily could have done, actually hired more people and gave a lot of pay days and exposure to indie wrestlers who had all their work completely dry up over night. Tony hasn't fired anyone that I can think of actually, anyone he wants gone he appears happy to just let them sit out the rest of their agreed contract and pay them. The man just generally seems to treat his staff well for the most part, giving top acts paternity leave and time off when they need it for whatever reason. When Brodie Lee was sick he somehow managed to keep it completely quiet during a time when pretty much everything gets out and has supported and treated the family incredibly well, including giving his widow a full time job. It's a refreshing change from years of hearing wrestlers talk about how they are treated like shit by all the psychos, numptys and weirdos in Connecticut. Edited April 13, 2022 by LaGoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, David said: So, let's hear why Tony Khan isn't actually a twat, and why he could, in fact, be ace! As far as i'm aware he is single, maybe he is Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 AEW isn't perfect, but it's progress. The wrestling world's a better place with him in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted April 13, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) Coach TK's only crime is not logging off of Twitter enough. Well, that and the dogs. Otherwise he's A-OK in my book. Edited April 13, 2022 by Accident Prone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69MeDon Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Well, first of all, *all* billionaires are twats, so jot that down. Having said that, this particular billionaire produces a pro-wrestling show I enjoy so that makes him my favourite billionaire out of all the billionaires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I wouldn't put him on the guillotine but I would sentence him to constantly make wrestling shows till he carks it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 13, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 38 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said: AEW isn't perfect, but it's progress Hold on, which promotion is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallicks Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Carbomb said: Hold on, which promotion is it? 1PW. Tickets available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 He's basically living the dream. Out there snorting coke and actually booking real life wanky e-fed shows and signing everyone up. So good for him. It's nice to see someone so passionate and enthusiastic about the business actually be successful to the degree he has been. It's not easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted April 13, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 He does some remarkable quality of life work for the canine population, which I don't think should go unnoticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted April 13, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 I'm no Tony Khan fan by any stretch, but I can appreciate the quality that AEW put out weekly which has been consistent for a few years now. I never thought we would see someone with the work ethic of Vince McMahon, but Tony has his hand in the Jaguars, Fulham, booking all of AEW's TV and YouTube shows and now will be head booker for ROH. No wonder he goes crackers on Twitter. It'll be interesting to see how long the bubble will last once real critisism comes in (It's only bots at the moment, right?) and how he will deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, LaGoosh said: gave a lot of pay days and exposure to indie wrestlers who had all their work completely dry up over night. Had their work completely dried up overnight because other promotions were forced to protect the health of their performers and crew instead of exploiting a corrupt state government declaring pro wrestling an "essential business" right after receiving a heavy donation from WWE? Genuinely not sure if I've got that right, hence asking in here rather than cross-posting in the twat thread as we'll presumably have to do with any counter assertions either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, Nick James said: Tony has his hand in the Jaguars, Fulham He is nowhere near as hands on with those teams as he is with his train set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted April 13, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Uncle Zeb said: Had their work completely dried up overnight because other promotions were forced to protect the health of their performers and crew instead of exploiting a corrupt state government declaring pro wrestling an "essential business" right after receiving a heavy donation from WWE? Yep pretty much. Khan also put in an extremely strict COVID testing policy and measures and AEW didn't have any COVID outbreaks from their pandemic era shows, unlike WWE which had multiple outbreaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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