Tony Khan praises Jon Moxley’s backstage contributions in AEW
AEW President Tony Khan recently shed light on Jon Moxley’s backstage contributions to the promotion. And how that helps lift some weight off his shoulders on building and managing the promotion.
In an exclusive interview with Nine.com.au, Khan discussed his demanding travel schedule and challenges of balancing responsibilities across his football and wrestling ventures. He revealed that Jon Moxley has become an instrumental figure behind the scenes, helping out in varied capacities but did not pinpoint his exact role within the promotion.
“The thing with wrestling that’s very different is there’s no off-season. We have a great group, but I’m generally the only person who comes to every show.
“In recent years, [star wrestler] Jon Moxley is doing a great job backstage and has been at everything … but I have been at every AEW show since the beginning.
“It’s a lot of travel, but I love it.”
Khan further addressed the ‘biggest hurdle’ he faced in building AEW – the TV deal. He admitted that wrestlers had been signed to the promotion and no broadcast agreement had been finalized yet, leaving AEW’s future slightly uncertain for a while but eventually it worked out.
“The biggest hurdle was to make the TV deal – I reached a point in early-2019 where I had signed the wrestlers, but didn’t have a deal,” he said.
“I had been working on the TV portion of it for nearly a year, but I had got into April and still didn’t have a deal.
“Reaching a point where it became a reality was very challenging. It’s hard to launch … but things have grown so quickly.”
Since arriving on AEW at Double or Nothing in 2019, Moxley has proven to be one of the promotion’s influential and foundational figures. He has earned the reputation of being the locker room leader and using his extensive wrestling background to contribute to the promotion’s well-being.
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