Tony Khan speaks on how long he knew that Hangman Page would be the man to dethrone Jon Moxley at AEW All In: Texas.
All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan was a recent guest on Q101. When asked how long he knew that Hangman Page would be the one to dethrone Jon Moxley at All In: Texas, Khan said he knew Hangman was the guy to beat Mox a long time ago.
“A long time ago,” Tony Khan said. “A long time ago. Certainly for a long time, All In has been building to be the culmination of everything that’s happened in the past year since All In technically was 11 months, when we saw Bryan Danielson win the AEW World Championship and then surprisingly here in Chicago, Jon Moxley betrayed him setting up their match and Jon Moxley taking out Bryan Danielson, putting him out of the sport for the past almost a full year, and Jon Moxley reigned with the championship for about nine months.
“Across pro wrestling, Jon Moxley was absolutely a dominant world champion. Beat down every challenger he faced, and along the way, certainly… Hangman Page had stood very tall against him. Hangman Page had been involved in a rivalry with Jay White, who’s been out injured. Jay White’s somebody who’s really important to AEW, who we hope gets well soon, who certainly is a big part of our plans also, and that certainly did change things in AEW in a major way when Jay White gets injured. So things happened along the way that changed the flow.”
What about Darby Allin?
When asked if Hangman was always the plan, as numerous reported suggested Darby Allin would be the one to dethrone Moxley, Khan was more careful with his wording in regards to that.
“I…..don’t have to answer that,” Tony Khan said. “But I do think Hangman Page has stepped up in the past year and clearly was the right choice.” [H/T: Fightful]
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