Tony Khan: AEW is ‘the wrestling I would love to watch’ as a kid

Tony Khan says AEW is the kind of wrestling he would have loved to watch when he was a kid.
The AEW president was a guest on 1035 KissFM’s The Hot Tag on Tuesday and discussed his company’s upcoming residency at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom.
When asked what age group his promotion is geared toward, Khan responded:
“All ages. AEW, when I was a kid, is the wrestling I would love to watch.”
When asked if the kind of wrestling he loved as a kid was ECW, Khan answered:
“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.”
Khan also spoke about ECW running shows in the Aragon Ballroom and told a story about how, growing up, his friend Todd would fantasy book running events from the venue.
“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.”
Khan also says AEW is heading into its residency at the “Aragon Brawl Room” after putting on the best show the company has ever done.
“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.”
Tony Khan’s full appearance on The Hot Tag is available below: