Nick Khan discusses AEW, Cody Rhodes/CM Punk's time with them

[Chris]

“In terms of the other wrestling promotional company, they have a lot of talented wrestlers. We’re happy about that. When contractually they are available to be talked to and have conversations with, assume a number of them will come over. And nothing but respect for the father who finances it and owns the Jaguars and all those other things.”

On over hiring:

“That’s something we won’t do. We won’t sign and bench people. We sign people who we want to use.”

“If another entity signs and benches people now, that’s not something we would do.”

On Cody Rhodes:

“He started part of another league, and then you sort of saw him fade out over there. It was something that we talked about at WWE — it was like, ‘Well, this is interesting.’ It used to be, ‘Hey, this is about the wrestlers, this is about empowering the wrestlers — Cody’s one of the co-founders.’ And then that narrative shifted. And that’s when we decided, when we knew contractually we could make the call, to make the call and say, ‘Hey, why don’t we get together and have a conversation?’ The deal was done in minutes. And boom — he returned WrestleMania 2022 at AT&T Stadium. Just three years ago. A year later, was in the main event of WrestleMania 2023 at SoFi.”

On CM Punk:

“It was so obvious to me that he wasn’t a cancer. In having been an agent, assume I have dealt with some personalities that were not the easiest from time to time. That’s part of the job. I had always found him to be a gentleman. I always found him to be honest, responsive, and I felt if he was that way outside of the company, if given an opportunity to come back to the company he would be that way and he said that he would be. And he’s been a gem to work with.”

 

[Comrade Khan]

“If another entity signs and benches people now, that’s not something we would do.”

 

[Butters]

Alexa Bliss and Shinsuke beg to differ

 

[O-Blaze]

Yeah I was gonna say, they literally just gave Alexa a new deal, and now she's sitting at home not being used...

 

[Comrade Khan]

Alexa Bliss and Shinsuke beg to differ

Omos
Hikuleo

 

[Comrade Khan]

Becky

 

[O-Blaze]

Becky

To be fair, this one could be by choice of Becky.

 

[Butters]

Becky

I don’t think becky ever resigned, last i knew she was a free agent just being a mom but had no interest in going anywhere but wwe

 

[Comrade Khan]

Shamus

 

[Comrade Khan]

I don’t think becky ever resigned, last i knew she was a free agent just being a mom but had no interest in going anywhere but wwe

Reported she did but mb not ig

 

[Comrade Khan]

To be fair, this one could be by choice of Becky.

For sure

 

[Samoa Looch]

Before more people just throw names in... let's just agree that this statement of Nick Khan is simply bullshit and just pandering to the toxic tribalist corner of their fanbase with supposed gotcha jabs towards other companies.

 

[Butters]

AI wouldn’t lie

 

[O-Blaze]

But from everything I have seen, Alexa wants to be part of the show, wants to get used, wants to be doing something. But they hit her with "creative has nothing for you." which is ridiculous because they LITERALLY at the Rumble and Elimination Chamber had Liv eliminate Alexa... they had a story in their hands to do...

 

[Comrade Khan]

Oh Natalya is another one