Speaking on Sports Illustrated’s The Takedown, AEW President Tony Khan addressed the often-vocal criticism surrounding his booking decisions within All Elite Wrestling. In a candid statement, Khan conveyed his willingness to engage with feedback, emphasizing that he values constructive input as a means of potential improvement for the company’s creative direction. He explained that he is open to considering different perspectives and ideas, particularly those that offer specific suggestions rather than simply negative pronouncements. This suggests a nuanced approach where Khan differentiates between what he perceives as helpful analysis and less productive criticism.
“I do like to listen to feedback from lots of people across pro wrestling, and especially if it’s constructive, it can be really helpful. I think there’s a lot of times where you hear somebody say something, and they say, ‘Oh, why didn’t they do it this way? Or ‘instead of going from point A to point B and then to point C, you know, maybe off in between point and point B, they could have added this,’ and so maybe there’s a good idea there they can use in the future.
I really do love hearing feedback from all kinds of people, from people in wrestling, wrestlers, people who work in wrestling on the production side or both, and fans. Fans that have never been backstage at a show in their lives, but just love wrestling and watch it a lot, and they have great ideas.
I had never been backstage at a wrestling show until I was in my 30s. And I just grew up watching it and loving it and following it and, you know, trading tapes and talking about it. So there’s a lot of different places and a lot of different ways that you can get an idea about wrestling or that you can contribute.
I just think it’s really neat that there’s people from literally all over the world in hundreds of countries that follow the same sport and can share ideas and talk with each other. It’s really cool.”
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