Tony Khan has revealed how he felt after seeing the photo of four of his former wrestlers as WWE champions.
After Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1, new World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and new WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill took a photo with Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and NXT Champion Ricky Saints. All four won these accolades after a stint with All Elite Wrestling, and AEW President Tony Khan shared his reaction to the photo during an appearance on the Ariel Helwani Show.
Tony Khan stated that the photo put a smile on his face and that it reminded him of the picture Cody Rhodes took with Jon Moxley after AEW Double or Nothing 2020.
“I saw that, and I think AEW is having a great year. I think AEW is in a fantastic place. I think the roster right now is delivering great shows, and I’m really proud of what AEW is doing right now.
“It did make me smile because it reminded me of Double or Nothing 2020, the first pandemic pay-per-view. We put on this great pay-per-view, and Cody won the TNT Title and Mox retained the AEW World Title vs. the late-great Mr. Brodie Lee, may he rest in peace.
“After Double or Nothing 2020, Cody and Mox took a photo,” Tony Khan continued, “and I thought that it was interesting…. I remember the photo that Cody and Mox took, and in that moment, I think I took it on my phone.”
Tony Khan Reflected On His Relationship With The Four Stars
Speaking further, Tony Khan stated that he could talk for hours about his relationship with the four stars and about their times in AEW. However, he noted that they don’t wrestle for AEW anymore and shared his amazement over how five and a half years passed so soon.
“I have relationships with all four of them, and they’re very different. I could talk for two hours about each of the four of them and why I like them, and why I thought they were great in AEW, and we could talk about all their matches, or I could talk about how much I like them all as people.
“But they’re all not wrestling in AEW anymore, but to be completely honest with you, I just thought that photo made me think of Double or Nothing 2020 and being there in Jacksonville, and taking that photo on my phone and remembering that night, thinking, ‘Man, it’s crazy how five and a half years have flown by,” Tony Khan said.
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