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#1. Tony Khan reveals AEW did not pay the pyro guys after AEW Revolution botch

AND STILL. OMEGA 🏆Kenny Omega survives WILD Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch against Jon Moxley to stay AEW world champion#AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/jCBSIpJs01

— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) March 8, 2021

The 'Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch' between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega at AEW Revolution will always be remembered for the unappealing pyro at the end.

The final explosion was an absolute dud, and AEW received a lot of flak for letting a brutal match suffer from an underwhelming finish. During a recent appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show, Tony Khan revealed that he did not pay the pyrotechnic guys $100,000 following the botch.

The AEW boss admitted making an error by letting 'non-wrestling people' handle such a vital spot.

"I'll never let the non-wrestling people [handle it]...I was trying to be too safe, and I let the professionals handle the stuff, and they are guys who don't understand wrestling. [Like] A professional pyrotechnic guy. They totally shit the bed. I ended up not paying them. It was like $100,000 they ended up refunding for all the expenses of the match. I ended up not paying for the (exploding) barbed wire deathmatch, which I shouldn't have. They screwed up royally," Khan stated.

Tony Khan praised Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega's efforts and regretted getting it all wrong with the final explosion. However, the AEW President promised to have another iteration of the match and also vowed to avoid previous mistakes.

"We put together something great. Kenny and Jon worked their a**es off, and all they had to do was set up the final explosion. This is because we used professional pyrotechnic people who are supposed to know. The next time we do this, and I will do it again because the match drew. Everything Jon and Kenny did up until that point was outstanding; it wasn't their fault it didn't go off. Long story short, it was a long time ago, and we've bounced back since then," added Tony Khan. H/t Fightful

AEW has clearly moved on from the embarrassing incident as the company continues to offer compelling shows every week.

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