AEW President Tony Khan’s childhood dream is now out.
Starting in 2019, Tony Khan, alongside The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, and Kenny Omega, formed AEW. All Elite Wrestling began as a direct competition to WWE and is now one of the biggest promotions.
In the last five years, the Jacksonville-based promotion has secured several top stars in its roster alongside producing some of the best PPVs in the industry. Son of Shahid Khan, the owner of Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham, Khan was born in a sport and business-oriented family.
Now the President, CEO, and Co-Founder of All Elite Wrestling, Tony Khan recently in an interview on “The Five Star Podcast“, revealed his childhood dream of becoming a pro-wrestling promoter. Addresing the origins of his show Dynamite, the 42-year-old shared:
When I was growing up, before I went to University of Illinois, actually before I went to University of Illinois Laboratory High School even, [being a wrestling promoter] was something I’d thought about and dreamed of. I started writing a show when I was in seventh grade called ‘Wednesday Night Dynamite,’ and it’s on every Wednesday now. We built it up and it became a real thing.
It’s always been a dream to do pro wrestling as a promoter. I never dreamed I would get to do it on TBS and TNT. That was hollowed sacred ground. I don’t have to tell you guys being from the Carolinas, like you both are, how special wrestling on TBS and TNT is. It’s a great tradition.”
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Since 2019, All Elite Wrestling has secured several top wrestlers in the industry and turned them into stars. Recently, Khan also opened up on who could be the next face of his promotion.
Recently Tony Khan has praised some new AEW signings.
Tony Khan Names The Next Faces Of AEW
In the same interview with “The Five Star Podcast“, Tony Khan revealed a few names that he believes can become the promotion’s next faces.
Look at for example MJF, Will Ospreay, and Toni Storm, all of them are very young people that have accomplished so much in wrestling.You have MJF and Toni Storm that have been great world champions in AEW. Will Ospreay is one of the greatest International wrestlers ever and a two-time International Champion and on a great run in the Continental Classic right now. Those are all top people.”
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