AEW Dynasty scrum notes: Tony Khan gives Gabe Kidd update, talks card changes
Wrestlers and Tony Khan spoke to the media following AEW Dynasty.
Khan, Thekla, The Conglomeration, and Kevin Knight all spoke to the media following Sunday’s show in Vancouver. Here are the highlights:
Tony Khan:
- Khan started the scrum by saying he wanted MJF on here to take questions, but he refused.
- Regarding Gabe Kidd, Tony Khan said he was “out indefinitely,” saying it was his shoulder that was injured and was being evaluated.
- He spoke further on the Mark Hitchcock Memorial show, saying that he wanted to step up and help, and that is why he helped make their new main event happen.
- Buys for HBO Max were “very high” and this might be the most bought Dynasty event ever.
- Khan was asked if there was a social media policy in the company and if Ricochet violated that with his controversial post recently. He said he had a frank discussion with Ricochet. There continues to be a policy in place for these things and Ricochet violated that, but they are moving past it.
- He compared his recent collaboration with Maple Leaf Pro to the concept of Forbidden Door. He likes what Scott D’Amore is doing and enjoys having many promotional partners, including CMLL.
- Khan noted that this pay-per-view cycle had the most changes to a show since the original Forbidden Door event. He explained that he had plans for AEW Dynasty and many of the matches were the same, but there was a lot of changes, naming the sudden absences of Toni Storm and Kyle Fletcher as examples.
- One person mentioned the Tokyo Joshi Pro event held in Vancouver earlier on Sunday. Khan said he would have probably collaborated with TJPW if they asked as he likes them, specifically mentioning Miyu Yamashita as someone he likes, as well as Nicole Matthews.
- Khan said one of AEW’s strengths is working with other promotions all around the world and has built trust with other promoters, and he feels that his word goes a long way. It’s helped him build relationships with promotions that weren’t there at the start, like NJPW.
- The scrum ended with he and Renee Paquette talking about some of their favorite Canadian AEW memories. Khan mentioned the debut of Renee Paquette back in October 2022, as well as Sunday’s show. Renee also mentioned Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay in Toronto for Forbidden Door, and the hockey fight between Adam Copeland and Christian Cage.
Other notes:
- Thekla was asked about re-signing with the company. She said that AEW needed her, but also said that it was the perfect platform for her.
- She also said that she is very hands on with her entrance and other aspects of her look. She is an artist as she paints, writes, and makes her own ring gear.
- Kyle O’Reilly, with the rest of The Conglomeration, said that tonight meant the world to him. He said that while his father (who recently passed away) wasn’t here to see him win, his daughter was.
- Kevin Knight was asked about headlining the Mark Hitchcock Memorial Show. Knight said he learned about it when he saw the announcement online. Khan apologized for that but did note that Knight has stepped up before in the past. This was where Khan announced that Claudio Castagnoli would be challenging Knight for the TNT title on Dynamite.
- Knight was asked if there was any tension between him and Speedball after his singles title win. Knight said he would love to defend the title against Bailey.
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