AEW has had its share of detractors who’ve criticized the promotion’s reserving, and their favourite stars not being pushed, whereas there’s additionally some wrestling tribalism concerned because it comes all the way down to supporting one firm over the opposite.
AEW President Tony Khan was lately requested throughout a latest interview on “Wrestfriends” about how he offers with AEW being criticized. Khan defined that he generally enjoys listening to suggestions, however admitted that altering the minds of some individuals is a futile train.
“Effectively, it will depend on what it’s. I feel numerous it’s constructive, and generally followers have perspective, and numerous occasions it is actually value listening to the suggestions. Typically if it is disingenuous, there’s nothing you are able to do. However I do assume it is all the time value listening to the followers out and listening to viewpoints,” stated Khan. “Typically it is followers of a special promotion that do not actually have something optimistic to say it doesn’t matter what you do, and that is advantageous. We offered 81,035 tickets at Wembley Stadium and there have been individuals attempting to tear it down, individuals saying, ‘Oh, they solely obtained 73,000,’ like, as if that is a nasty quantity. That is extra individuals than have been on the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul combat and folks have been attempting to say that, like, it was a nasty quantity for AEW. It is insane generally.”
Khan rounded off by saying that when he sees damaging feedback about AEW on social media, he is aware of he has to take it with a grain of salt as some individuals have their agendas. Nonetheless, irrespective of how a lot criticism AEW will get, he’s nonetheless happy with what the corporate has achieved in its practically six-year existence and can look to create extra historical past sooner or later.
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