Tony Khan shares why AEW is the kind of wrestling he wanted as a kid.
Khan recently joined 1035 KissFM’s The Hot Tag to talk about AEW’s upcoming three-week run at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. He explained that AEW aims to entertain fans of all ages when asked about their target audience.
“All ages. AEW, when I was a kid, is the wrestling I would love to watch. He was then asked if the kind of wrestling he enjoyed growing up was ECW. He confirmed that it was, saying “I absolutely loved watching that. And the first wrestling show I ever went to outside of Champagne, Illinois was actually in Philadelphia, was ECW. The first two shows I ever went to outside of Champagne were back to back, outside Philadelphia Friday night and then in Philadelphia Saturday night in the ECW arena and it was fantastic stuff. The late great Sabu passed away recently and I actually saw his stretcher match with RVD.”
Tony Khan also recalled and shared a personal story from his childhood. When he and his friend Todd created their own wrestling shows and emailed them to each other. “I grew up in Champagne, Illinois and when I was 12 years old, I started writing a show in an email thing with my friend and we would write shows and email them to each other. We drafted all the wrestlers and split all the wrestlers in the world up and wrote our shows and mine was Wednesday Night Dynamite and his show was at the Aragon Ballroom. He called it the Aragon Brawl Room and we’re bringing it to life. My buddy Todd.”
Tony Khan calls AEW: All In Texas the best show ever
AEW held All In Texas last Saturday in Arlington, Texas. The event became one of the company’s biggest shows ever in the U.S. More than 27,000 fans packed the stadium, making it AEW’s highest-attended show in the country.
Tony Khan reacted to the show’s success and said. “It was the best show we’ve ever done. AEW All In Texas. It’s the biggest pay-per-view we’ve ever had on Amazon Prime and one of our biggest pay-per-view shows ever. One of our biggest crowds ever. The biggest crowd AEW’s ever had on this continent in North America ever.”
“It was just a great experience. Fans live were great. The show was great. The wrestlers fought so hard. Our biggest rivalries, the best night. And it sets up tomorrow night. We’re here in Chicago and we’re beginning a three-week stay.” [H/T: f4wonline]
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