VIDEO: Taz’s Hardcore Hall of Fame banner, backstage tribute by AEW’s Tony Khan
Per Taz’s request, his Hardcore Hall of Fame induction, banner and tribute at the 2300 Arena that took place Wednesday did not air on the live AEW Dynamite broadcast.
In an eight-minute live video by Tony Khan seen below, he and Taz talked about the situation and that Taz preferred to not have any ceremony take up time on Dynamite so the focus could be on the current talent instead. Khan said he wanted to put the whole thing on TV, but wanted to honor Taz’s wishes. The two also ran down the card at length and joked about the TV show Seinfeld.
The banner (seen below) inside the former ECW Arena was shown on TV during the broadcast and acknowledged by Taz who said he was appreciative of the gesture and that it was “humbling.” He appreciated Khan and the fans, especially those in Philadelphia.
The ceremony that took place before Dynamite has yet to make it to social media or YouTube as of this writing.
Taz was originally surprised by the honor following last week’s kickoff to AEW’s multi-week residency at the 2300 Arena. Khan said on Friday that Taz asked to have the ceremony pushed to this week so more family could be in attendance.
