AEW adopting new Health and Safety policy (some things are now banned)

[Chris]

As part of a brief appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show Tuesday, AEW head Tony Khan downplayed the recent updates to what moves are allowed and what aren't in his company.

Khan was asked by one of the show's co-hosts as to whether the changes were made to help prevent injuries that are affecting his ability to make matches that he wants to make and if he's trying to make a safer company.

"Yes, I want to have a great pro wrestling company, a hard-hitting pro wrestling company. Those aren't really crazy changes. It's nothing that's going to change the show. It's really more guidelines for the referees as much as anything else. It's good stuff for the wrestlers to know," he said.

Last week, it was reported that the company had updated their internal list of banned moves and those that require prior approval.

Khan estimated that "maybe 20%" of the matches he has wanted to make have been either postponed or changed due to injuries.

During his interview, Khan also said that AEW Collision "has been going very well" and that the return of CM Punk "has been very successful for us."

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