Tony Khan Forbidden Door Media call notes

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Tony Khan AEW media call: Forbidden Door gate, Britt Baker update, Dijak & Becky Lynch comments

AEW head Tony Khan spoke to the media for an hour Thursday to help hype Forbidden Door, addressing questions about potential free agents, the status of Britt Baker, and a positive note about Sunday’s…

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AEW head Tony Khan spoke to the media for an hour Thursday to help hype Forbidden Door, addressing questions about potential free agents, the status of Britt Baker, and a positive note about Sunday’s live gate number.

Asked about his interest in free agent-to-be Dijak and current free agent Becky Lynch, Khan joked that he wouldn’t be doing any negotiation on a media call. He never addressed either directly, but remembered that he told TBS people in 2018 that free agency in wrestling has never got back to the level as it did in the 90s. He thinks the movement between groups has been great for both fans and the business before putting over his recent acquisitions of Mercedes Mone, Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada.


While talking about injuries and getting back to full strength injury-wise, Khan said Britt Baker “could be returning soon” after being out with an injury. He also mentioned Kenny Omega, Adam Cole and Jamie Hayter as those he is excited to get back and bring the company to full strength.


He also said Sunday’s live gate is approaching $1 million and 10,000 tickets sold which would be the third time in the event’s young history it has hit that financial mark.


To close the call, Khan made some football analogies in saying they are close (in the “red zone”) to making their new media rights deal.


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