Tony Khan names favorite non-AEW wrestlers

During his recent appearance on Barstool Sports’ My Mom’s Basement podcast, Tony Khan listed some of his favorite active wrestlers who are not part of the AEW roster.

Khan named four wrestlers from promotions AEW is partnered with, praising NJPW star Zack Sabre Jr., Starlight Kid and AZM of Stardom, and CMLL’s Mistico.

“I just said Zack Sabre Jr,, that would be very high on the list. That’s a good answer. Starlight Kid, very good. AZM, very good,” Khan answered. “Mistico, by far. Mistico is one of my all-time favorite wrestlers.”

Khan said he’s such a big Mistico fan that he’s been booking Mistico on Dynamite since college, back when the show only existed as an e-fed that Khan would write online. He’s now gotten the chance to actually work with Mistico in AEW, booking him in a feud with MJF that’s taken place in both the United States and Mexico.

In addition to naming Sabre among his favorite non-AEW wrestlers, Khan also listed him as one of the best technical wrestlers of all time. Sabre is the current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and has a title defense coming up at AEW & NJPW’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view in London later this month. That defense will be against either Daniel Garcia, Nigel McGuinness, Lee Moriarty, or Hechicero.

Stardom will have a representative at Forbidden Door competing in a four-way match for the TBS Championship. The identity of that representative has not been announced yet.