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AEW President Tony Khan is receiving some real criticism after his shenanigans online. The posts that he put up against Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and Vince McMahon over the days leading to the Tuesday Night Ratings War did not go down well. In the end, AEW lost to WWE's NXT in the Ratings War.
There are several polarizing comments about Tony Khan's posts, and WWE legend Matt Hardy has supported his antics. He took to his podcast, The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, to voice his opinions.
“I don’t think there’s such a thing as being too passionate about your show. Even when you talk about his methods of promotion, I just think it’s different strokes for different folks. He’s a younger guy. Tony grew into the world of social media in his wrestling fandom. I think it’s just kind of what he knows," Matt Hardy said.
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Hardy also gave it a 'younger generation' and technical twist to the entire scenario.
"He knows that is a platform, he can put his opinion, he can put his promotions out, and people are going to see it. He has a large following, and he’s also such a figure in pro wrestling that has a ton of notoriety, so people are going to report on it, and it is going to make headlines. That’s what he’s been doing the last couple days, making headlines, but at the end of the day, the Internet audience, which he really depends on a lot for AEW, they are going to read those headlines, and there’s a good chance they’re gonna tune in just because it’s being talked about so much. The wrestling websites are gonna be picking up all these buck-wild Tony Khan tweets,” Matt Hardy said. [H/T Fightful]
Eric Bischoff chastises Tony Khan's AEW storylines
Eric Bischoff is a WWE legend, and he saw many of the iconic storylines up, close and personal. In a recent podcast, he spoke about how the storylines on AEW made no sense, and he even termed the bouts as excuses for matches.
Tony Khan is currently the head booker of AEW, and while he is not an in-ring character, he is the face of the executive side of the Jacksonville-based promotion. With so much criticism being fired at him, it remains to be seen if someone will step in to stem the flow.
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