Ariel Helwani & Tony Khan's memorable interview on the state of AEW, CM Punk, WWE competition, more

Ariel Helwani's weird interview with Tony Khan, the All Elite Wrestling owner. This is the video that led to Khan's February 2023 tweet against Ariel.
Ariel called this "one of the weirdest interviews I've ever done."
In this conversation Khan talks about AEW, MJF's future, the war with WWE, Vince McMahon's scandal and CM Punk.
#arielhelwani #arielinterview #tonykhan

[@wozthescott2804]

Whose watching this again after the recent Punk interview?😂😂

[@justinarriaga2035]

me! lol

[@isaBELL514]

Me too lol🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rmxrsports]

really really great

[@rayjackson5042]

Me 😂

[@vb2806]

Tony is a nut... Ah Tony is Tony

[@slayerBO2EPC]

Ariel: What's your favorite color Tony: I don't know but MJF is great

[@ArtsyAllAround]

“I dont want to talk about it.” 😂😂

[@greghuffman3061]

its like showing up to a game with no interest to play. annoying af

[@mutts.nutts1]

It's his catchphrase that'll be mimicked in years to come 🤣

[@wozthescott2804]

LMAOOO this still has me cracking up

[@thecapn3560]

Tony, what’s your favorite color? Tony Khan: It's been very important. It's great to go back there. We had the third episode ever of Dynamite there two years ago, and it was a very, very special card. There was a great tag match that I felt really strong about that I loved. John Moxley and PAC versus Kenny and Hangman, the first ever Kenny and Hangman tag match and it did a big number. We also had a great main event, Chris Jericho versus Darby Allin in a Philly street fight for the world title. And it was one of the several matches that really put Darby on the map as a big star and I've always really loved that show. It was really special to go to Philly for me. And I've been wanting to come back and do this show there for a long time. This show's been rescheduled and postponed because of the pandemic, and I do think for the fans now, it's going to work out because they're going to get one of the best cards we've ever put together with the Casino Ladder Match, which has got a stacked group of wrestlers in it, with the 8-Man Tag, eight of our top stars in this big four on four match that's been building up since the end of All Out, Shida going for her 50th win, what a great opponent it would be to get it against if she was able to get a win against Serena Deeb. That's going to be a great match. And Sammy Guevara defending the TNT title for the first time ever in a true open challenge against Bobby Fish, who's one of the top wrestlers, even a top independent wrestler, a top wrestler for New Japan, a top wrestler for NXT, a top wrestler in all these companies, never been to AEW until this week, Wednesday Night Dynamite on the two year anniversary show. So, there's a lot of great wrestling and I'm going to have some fun announcements, and it's going to be a really special show. And I can tell you right now, I have one huge announcement on the show. It is going to be a lot of fun, and it should be just a really, really good night of wrestling for Wednesday Night Dynamite, two year anniversary show. I'm so happy. I'm so happy because wrestling was a huge part of Owen Hart's life. Martha Hart is a very intelligent, very principled woman. She's not the biggest wrestling fan, but she knows that for Owen Hart, it was a huge part of his life, and she has a very nuanced, articulate thoughts on it. She's very well aware of Owen's career path and the different places he wrestled and, believe me, he wrestled for more than one company in his career, and she has a lot of knowledge of it, including his matches with New Japan, his brief stint with WCW. He worked with Joel Goodhart and of course, his wrestling in Stampede and also in Europe for Otto Wanz in the Catch Wrestling Association. So, Owen Hart, incredibly well traveled wrestler, one place we never had the good fortune to host Owen Hart was AEW. He's a favorite of so many of ours, and it meant a lot to be able to connect with Martha and offer this olive branch and say that we would love to have you and Owen be a part of AEW. We would love to work with the Owen Hart Foundation and reestablish the legacy of Owen Hart in professional wrestling where we haven't seen him in terms of being in video games and action figures and on TV, on wrestling each week and celebrating his great career. It's just we don't hear that name enough, Owen Hart. [Martha] was very principled and she wanted to make sure this was something that would benefit the Owen Hart Foundation, which it will, that it was something that will be respectful of Owen's name and legacy and of Martha, herself. And absolutely, that's what we're here to do. And so I'm very, very excited about it.

[@ichbinkai1158]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@thecapn3560]

@@ichbinkai1158 finally! Lmao I thought this was hilarious

[@alexgood1039]

This is excellent work 😂

[@ReplyReaper8617]

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[@beerguy177]

Owen hart has been dead since the 90s disrespectful from aew to use his name when he had no affiliation with aew whatsoever imo its cheap

[@anthonyp6823]

Tony Khan: “I’m so transparent.” 2 seconds later: “I can’t comment on that”

[@anthonyp6823]

@Ludwig Van Beethoven a mark that won’t answer anything that paints him in a negative light

[@tim13389]

@Ludwig Van Beethoven legally bound even about Cody Rhodes?

[@jasonrecore2005]

@Ludwig Van Beethoven He's bound with the punk and Young Bucks stuff. Not legally bound with MJF, Bray Wyatt, Nick Khan, Cody he just says no comment or I don't wanna comment on that. He is a tool. Don't do an interview if you don't want to answer any f*cking questions.

[@DimJongUn]

"Chris Jericho is the best he's ever looked." Come on man. It's impressive he's still going, but best he's ever looked is ridiculous.

[@castle4640]

Actually, he said "best he's ever looked in AEW". This is absolutely true.

[@mahakalavanilla6263]

Disagree. Jericho was gold for the few months he was the heel champion. Most of his shit has sucked ever since then.

[@Sasquatch10]

@@mahakalavanilla6263 You must be a pro-wrestling fan.

[@ImAdaptking]

@@mahakalavanilla6263 well, that was Chunky Jericho. Tony’s saying he’s in the best shape he’s been in. Which is accurate.

[@mahakalavanilla6263]

Ah fair enough. He’s fluctuated a bit lately but he’s in much better physical shape than he was at the start of his run so props to him. He looked really good about 6 months ago

[@AM-ti2ee]

He’s the epitome of saying a lot but actually saying nothing. He listens to the question, says something vague about the question and then gives a promo about the upcoming shows for 5 minutes. Also, good to see that not even Khan cares about Dark and Elevation, completely ignoring the 2hr 15m of content he put out this week excluding Dynamite and Rampage

[@btmz1753]

Tony is a true businessman and actually knows how to do interviews as a boss. Triple h should take notes.

[@leovilla5358]

@@btmz1753 you got issues. Just look at all your comments. Weird "pro wrestling" fans.

[@dogsbreakfast4952]

@@leovilla5358 hhh sucks

[@theLGI93]

And you're the epitome of a troll!!

[@adamburke4738]

@@btmz1753 tell me you're an AEW simp without telling me you're an AEW simp.

[@jars1]

@32:07 "I was dying to know what was going on in your mind in that moment, can you share any of that with us?" "I cannot share any of that with you" 😂

[@GodotOfficial]

Anyone else here after Cornette and Brian shat themselves laughing at how Ariel buried TK for this interview?

[@beerguy177]

yup

[@hellothere5579]

*"You can ask but i cannot answer that my friend"* Tony khan

[@JeffMyers409]

This video should have been titled "Tony Khan doesn't talk AEW locker room drama, CM Punk, MJF, relationship with WWE, future plans"

[@btmz1753]

Because he’s actually a good business man. Notice the difference in this interview and triple h. Tony actually knows how to do an interview as a boss.

[@Matt-xd1gi]

Why would he? Isn't there a case going on around that whole thing anyway so he actually can't talk about

[@JeffMyers409]

Why even do an interview if there’s nothing you can or are willing to talk about?

[@ec5018]

@@btmz1753 really ? did Triple H not give information ? because HHH gave you info on his health condition , bray wyatt , brock lesner walking out etc. Khan did not give you any answers MJF we know he signed whats hard about talking how they got to talk about negotiations ? Cm punk we get it its legal but whats hard to not answer the relationship with punk and aew ? has nothing to do with legal

[@heavymetalsalsa9003]

​@btmz1753 well this aged like milk

[@yjhova]

Guy says he super transparent yet dodges most of Ariel's questions

[@Andru]

Tony has a really hard time just answering a simple question, doesn’t he… 😅

[@randoir1863]

He owns AEW !!! He's not required to tell us fans anything he doesn't want to . As a fan I prefer some mystery and intrigue to a show . Wrestling has often been referred to as a male soap opera, as such I don't want to know everything that goes on backstage . The thing that ruined wwe for me is all the gossip about this , that and who's fucking who . I watch Wrestling to escape normality and AEW does that for me in abundance.

[@fuk1267]

@@randoir1863 you’re so weird

[@Konjo316]

@@randoir1863 AEW fanboys are literally the worst kind of niche fans in the history of any kind of fanbase

[@AndreArkade]

😂😂😂

[@Andru]

@@randoir1863 then don’t watch the interview if you don’t want to know those things…?

[@greenbaylikerem]

Helwani:How are you? Mark Khan:You can ask but can't answer that and comment my friend.

[@philo2189]

Hunter is a mark too they're all marks

[@sabarishnair8175]

@@philo2189 that's why you don't put a kid in charge

[@elijahhill6602]

@@sabarishnair8175Even -1, Brodie Lee’s son, would do a hell of a job than him. Leave it to a 10-11 year old, Tony!!!

[@hoemalone]

Love Ariel, but this interview sucks. Tony dodged any interesting questions and used every chance to speak, as an excuse to ramble about upcoming shows and stuff. Which ironically made me less interested than if he actually talked shop. HHH had a much better interview.

[@derekmay9762]

Couldn’t agree more. Ariel did his best but Tony dodged literally every good question.

[@fourfingerdiscount]

@@derekmay9762 HHH would've dodged any questions about backstage drama as well. Ariel avoided asking about the Vince situation.

[@iLLWiLLx21]

He also interviewed TK as if he were interviewing you or I. That’s not how he interviewed Triple H

[@derekmay9762]

@@fourfingerdiscount right I understand. Makes sense. Maybe TK just really isn’t a good person to interview unless it’s only about promotion? That’s just what I got out of it. Aside from backstage drama, he didn’t really seem to want to give ANY info about wrestlers or contracts or Cody etc. and that’s fine. It’s probably legal purposes. But if you agree to go on a journalists show who you know is probably gonna try to dig for some info like that, you gotta have something besides just promoting your brand. Give and take etc. not arguing. It’s just what I got from watching this for an hour.

[@paulbatol7707]

What do you want TK to say but yeah we miss Cody and we’re sad we didn’t renew his contract lol? Tony has every Damn right not to answer. AEW is poppin.

[@tkorko]

This interview compared to the Seth Rollins and Trips ones, So much difference. Seth was ready to talk about anything and Trips was tearing up and everything. Khan is better suited behind a keyboard than in public.

[@mapache69.]

It’s hard to talk about something that’s legally undisclosed to the public. Would you have preferred he say something and get sued or make the situation worse ?

[@tim13389]

@@mapache69. and about Cody too?

[@lmaoitsmee1812]

@@mapache69. please reread what he said.

[@welowee7610]

That’s why he should not accept the interview in the first place lol. Such an amateur moves by TK

[@S73V3N0D0]

@@mapache69. Don't hit that Copium too hard, buddy! Shit's addictive!

[@coldbrutalhonesty]

This is the difference when a real journalist that covers multiple sports asks hard hitting, straight forward questions. When a 'wrestling journalist' asks questions it's mostly the wrestling fan inside them asking it and they always compliment and love to cuddle everything Tony does nowadays. It's also the main reason why Tony doesn't do interviews with people that he knows will criticize his company. Hats off to Ariel for getting through this calmly and not lashing out at Tony, because I would have.

[@dogsbreakfast4952]

Ariel is the furthest thing from a real journalist 😂 he’s a dam shit disturber troll

[@thecapn3560]

Yeah I watched 1 media scrum and all they did was ask him about his music choices for entrances 😂

[@Ahmed-og2jm]

You just said he is a sports journalist why would he lash out because tony would just leave lol

[@QuynhNguyen-zw8uv]

to be fair it's generally the wrestling 'journos' that sidle up to TK he'll give them the time of day..

[@chrisevans9688]

​@@Ahmed-og2jmChris Evans thank you wwe me cool did that work tomorrow night did it on this morning just me and you guys good news soon gool on the way just like you feel good news

[@captaindeadpool2655]

Through this entire interview I was trying to find the "Skip Ad".

[@AndrewO11]

Seeing Khan in an interview with an actual journalist and not a dirt sheet writer is gold. Khan is rambling and just looks bad in this interview.

[@btmz1753]

He looks great! A true boss! This is how a true businessman does interviews! Triple H take notes pal!

[@markplstk]

@@btmz1753 😂

[@kevinkelly6191]

Cause looks like he's on drugs

[@RoboTities]

Ariel is a breath of fresh air glad hes been covering aew stuff recently.

[@andreholly2294]

@@btmz1753 Lol stop it

[@beerguy177]

Tony "no comment" khan 😂 I'm revisiting this after the cm punk interview the other day lol

[@ratedrsny]

About taking shot at WWE- 28:34 CM Punk- 31:58 Nick Khan Two Faced Tweet- 50:00 There's only room for one Khan in this business- 1:01:45 Cody Rhodes- 1:09:20 Inmates running the asylum- 1:10:40

[@LegalLatinoHeat]

Thank you 😊

[@laurenheatherlee]

🦸‍♂️

[@fluffhead7046]

he answered none of those lmao

[@abtei_im_eichwald]

💪

[@robertwarf3316]

For anyone curious the Punk replies are a whole lot of nothing, as expected. Understood, of course

[@sama2903]

Ariel: "I thought you didn't like me" Tony: "Nah, I like you" BY THE END Tony: "So now you know, I like you" Ariel: "But, I don't like you"

[@bryancarr100]

They both don't like each other 🙄 They were both being passive aggressive

[@anthonylucero6650]

@@bryancarr100You’re a mook😒

[@corecooper3701]

the biggest difference between this and triple h interview earlier this year was even when asked with hard questions triple gave very understandable and gave the best answer he could giving an actual update but with Tony every hard question is deflected

[@Brisco_County_Jr]

Lmao thinking he asked HHH tough questions. Sure thing bud.

[@corecooper3701]

@@Brisco_County_Jr well there wasn't really tough questions to ask cause unlike tony the company he's partly running isn't falling apart

[@drench1]

@@corecooper3701 While I agree with you, it's easy to forget that Vince was forced to step down and all the drama around that, but at least for now, it seems it was the best thing that could have happened for the company. Time will tell if the good times will last...hopefully they will.

[@RollerCodsterWFEW]

That's because it's legal issues. Paul didn't have any of that happening

[@RollerCodsterWFEW]

@@corecooper3701 AEW isn't falling apart. Punk came in is the only problem. When he's gone things will be back on track.

[@brandonwhite4992]

Ariel: So when MJF called you a fcking mark on live TV in front of all of the new management executives, how did you feel about that? Were you uncomfortable? Tony: Well you know MJF has the AEW dynamite diamond ring that he won on last year's AEW Dynamite on TBS at 8 PM and now he has the AEW Casino Chip that he won with the help of The Firm on AEW All Out on PPV, which was one of the greatest cards of all time in my opinion. Oh yearh remember The Acclaimed, they will be having National Scissoring day AEW Celebration this evening at 8 pm eastern daylight time, 6 pm mountain time and 5 pm western on AEW Dynamite 3 year anniversary on TBS at 8 pm eastern daylight time, 6 pm mountain time and 5 pm western on TBS. 😂😂 Bruh Tony, it is okay to remove that promoter mask just a little.

[@DontKillFriends]

Your comment is hilarious but, if we're being serious, to answer things like that directly would ruin the kayfabe of the segment. What you want him to be like "dont worry MJF calling me a mark was storyline" OR to be like "that piece of shit MJF Im gonna fire him, how dare he"? The best part about AEWs booking is the blending of real life and wrestling. You can criticize the other aspects for sure, but those parts are great.

[@brandonwhite4992]

@@DontKillFriends I know, I am purposefully exaggerating on this situation but more overall poking fun at the fact that his answer to a question like that one above spins off into promotional speak and goes totally away from MJF and promotes multiple other wrestlers and events hahaha. Like he could have still kept the kayfabe alive by actually answering it, but I also understand he just really isn't that great at these hahaha.

[@christopherolivarez4887]

I guess hes just trying to play it safe now since people criticize and take apart any little thing he says in these interviews

[@DontKillFriends]

@@brandonwhite4992 Haha, he did give a lot of "can't comment on that" when I feel like with MJF he could say like "he's not lying, I am paying him a boat load of money" but, if MJF is extended though, like say he was extended until 2026, he wouldn't want to say that because he wants MJF to be able to use his "bidding war of 2024" shtick.

[@brandonwhite4992]

@@christopherolivarez4887 he just shouldn't do them imo. There is no positive for him to do them because he's not good at them and does not improve at them hahaha

[@pmmann94]

I feel so bad for Ariel in this interview. He's trying so hard to be a consummate professional, While Tony Khan just dodges his questions, Self Promotes and acts like a child or an Adult high on drugs. He has to be the single most unprofessional owner of a business ever.

[@jesuswenceslao4909]

Ariel should have asked beforehand if Khan would answer the questions people actually want to hear about or it's not even worth doing the interview. Dude used this as a infomercial. It's an insult to Ariel.

[@MichaelSilverMedia]

He’s quick to brag about his success, but deflects any tough questions. His dad is a billionaire, hasn’t worked for anything.

[@pinkribbonskies5731]

Seems like he works his ass off though?

[@jedzy]

Well said

[@555dking]

I don’t like the guy by any means. Sure he was born into a good situation but he’s actually working and running multiple businesses. He could have retired at 18 with inheritance and did nothing

[@555dking]

@StarMan agreed

[@tmoss89]

@@pinkribbonskies5731 no he doesn’t he works from his phone LOl

[@hulkwarrior]

He can't answer how he felt? When do courts consider feelings?

[@benwestover2430]

No one uses so many words in order to say nothing quite like Tony.

[@bobbycoffee2979]

Dave Meltzer wants you to hold his beer.

[@shadow_realm47]

Chael Sonnen would like to have a word, he has a wallet to sell :)

[@SamehKaddoura]

Eric Bischoff?

[@imagineheavenbookbyjohnbur2480]

Joe Rogan may be the best

[@imagineheavenbookbyjohnbur2480]

Normal person "how do You make a sandwich?" Joe Rogan "what is the system in which you would create a food-bread combination?"

[@twiztid_steve]

Tony Khan "I don't want to talk about that. I can't talk about that." Guy is full of himself

[@theLGI93]

He's free to talk or not to talk about it... you're not entitled to know!

[@twiztid_steve]

@@theLGI93 ok AEW lover!

[@theLGI93]

@@twiztid_steve so if I'm speaking logic I'm an AEW lover. Alright I'll take that I'll take the "complimentary truth" that us AEW lover's are logical and truthful, while you WWE C jumpers aren't!

[@jayleblanc3598]

Does he NOT WANT to talk about Punk or can he NOT TALK about him? This guy is hilarious.

[@KORNEWARRIOR]

Lawsuit

[@anthonylucero6650]

@@KORNEWARRIORYou’re a mook😒

[@iblackfeathers]

59:50 “i’m super transparent.” few seconds later “i don’t wanna say.” 😂

[@JarodJoseph]

Legal liability.

[@Kalesauce]

I mean he's being transparent about not wanting to say.

[@JB-ni7fz]

Transparently says he doesn't wish to answer the question. I don't understand your confusion.

[@jackhughes7637]

TK always looks like he's got a gun to his back

[@jeffamell3501]

Lmfaoooooo

[@MikeG1]

He does

[@markleshane9314]

He is playing with his fathers money to make a profit and successful company which means very little down time as Tony said in the interview.

[@wwedxecw]

Lmaooooo😭😭😭😭

[@deademcee]

Tony “you can ask” kahn is so unprepared for the long term management of this company. Hopefully he gets help soon.

[@bigkahuna0_0]

Tony: Not gonna talk about that Ariel: Let me ask you more about that

[@BarackLesnarHoops]

Typical Heelwani

[@danielrangelvids]

I know right, Ariel asking questions what the hell!? It’s not like this is an interview that Tony agreed to do or anything. What a punk.

[@maklame3318]

@@danielrangelvids comprehension

[@Matt-xd1gi]

dude can't take a hint 🤣

[@GamesandReviews315]

That’s how journalism works guy

[@KM-dr1ij]

Tony khan makes u appreciate how entertaining Vince was

[@Konjo316]

The biggest wannabe Vince since Eric Bischoff

[@elliottspence]

@@Konjo316 This Tony fella doesn't profess or try to be like Vince. You're just looking for anything to dump on this guy. You just sound bitter.

[@maddogdan]

@@Konjo316 exactly

[@no_one01-5]

Ariel is such a pro and has patience of a saint. Tony is just being so frustratingly strenuous.

[@christophermccray6528]

Who's here after Tony Khan's tweet over Ariel Helwani appearing on Smackdown?

[@TheAKAPriceless]

Tony Always Says “I Can’t Comment Onnat” Like Damn What Can U Comment On? 🤣🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

[@DimJongUn]

You're joking right? This guy literally talks about everything out of school, so much so that it's an issue. The media scrums and their consequences have demonstrated that. Give me a count of shoot interviews Vince McMahon has done, and how many of those have gone well.

[@strongstyle6779]

But still has commented more than HHH and Vince combined.

[@TheAKAPriceless]

@@strongstyle6779 Commented On What Exactly Triple H Wasn’t Afraid To Talk Abt Naomi, Sasha, Bray, The Rock Anybody HHH Gave Answers On All Of Them All I’m Sayin’ Is It Would Be Good To Hear How Tk Feel About Certain Situations Involving Certain Superstars That’s All.

[@DimJongUn]

@@TheAKAPriceless hold up...this guy is out there going into detail about his business model, what executives at discovery are telling him, how much time he spends doing each individual task each day, etc. I don't understand how you can argue that HHH and Vince (while executives of a publicly traded company) have been more transparent in interviews than Tony Montana here. What are you seeing here that I'm not? You and Tony must have similar hobbies.

[@strongstyle6779]

@@TheAKAPriceless Tony doesn't wanna talk about backstage brawls and possible wwe returns(Wyatt) because it involves legal matters. Would HHH have answered if Ariel asked about Vince sex scandals and stuffs?

[@pete8475]

77 minutes of GARBAGE. Tony loves to talk talk talk and say nothing.

[@BruthaMuzone]

"Well my dad owns the place but I run it." "Oh you're one of those!"

[@sama2903]

Tony Khan's line of the year: "Im super transparent"

[@BadLuckLuke]

His hairstyle, his facial expressions, the tone of his voice... everything from top to bottom shouts CLOWN!!!

[@seanmurphy1218]

Speaking of backstage drama there was another backstage fight tonight lol

[@gloriaesteban2913]

Who?

[@seanmurphy1218]

@@gloriaesteban2913 Sammy and Andrade

[@chillbest14]

@@seanmurphy1218 oh wow

[@Duigo23]

@@gloriaesteban2913 jericho hit Jade corgill

[@AshBashSneakers]

🧢

[@Albie_SOHR]

Such an awkward interview but still good. Thanks for the content Ariel

[@chrisstoecker7189]

Damn near an hour in and I get the line that makes hanging in with the interview well worth..."I'm super transparent" The transparent can't address 20 questions Tony K 😂

[@MADDOGLIAM97]

Lmao the stone walling is tragic for some of these questions, not even telling us if he said "there's only room for one khan" comment 😂 cmon Tony

[@IamSickCase]

I like the part where Bryan Alvarez defends Tony khan in this interview without actually watching the interview then calls Ariel a wwe shill.

[@bryancarr100]

But the guy is a wwe shill Where is the lie? Khan trolled his ass

[@ColorsBright]

He is Ariel Hawaii is a fraud

[@imescoba]

This interview was: 90% of TK promoting his own products 5% Cowardly dodging the most important questions. 4% Talking shit about things nobody ever cared 1% Good stuff

[@jays4946]

He doesn’t answer questions, he just takes questions and turns them into a promo for the next event.

[@mikefrost1312]

As he should lol. There's certain things though that he really can't talk about.. like the backstage cm.punk "evps" issue. There's lawsuits & all kinds of other bs going on because of that so he really can't talk about it. But as an owner in general, He should absolutely leave things in the air if the question will be answered by watching! Why give away your show ?

[@hoemalone]

@@mikefrost1312 He didnt do a good job making me want to watch the shows. He would have made me much more compelled if he answered some stuff, or had real non robot answers.

[@mikefrost1312]

@@hoemalone same for me.. I'd much rather he at least answer the questions he CAN answer... As long as it doesn't give away anything major.. but, he's also new & obviously doesn't realize the fans enjoy the behind the scenes/real life stuff and not just "in character" stuff..

[@kassi420]

He used to answers all the questions but a guy by the name of Phil Brooks changed all that…

[@raulortega7897]

Pr 101. Tk is a magician with deflection and promotion

[@Robby_C]

Tony really takes way too much Adderall.

[@LCano3217]

And too many 8balls

[@Robby_C]

@Steve Stefanis i can't say i know for a fact... but i do recognize somebody who is geeked to the gills... the twitchy shit and dinner plate pupils... along with rambling for 5-10 minute straight without ever actually saying anything... are pretty good signs lol

[@JagUriel]

Heelwani, this was brilliant! Way to press the envelope! One of your best man!

[@Crizsaturn2]

Don’t expect tony to comment on anything with punk Kenny the bucks or MJF. You weren’t going to get those free clicks on your little podcast my guy nice try click baiting 😝

[@jackhughes7637]

@Tijjy O He was doing his job

[@Brisco_County_Jr]

Haha repeating a question he knows can't be answered. Such talent.

[@bls8959]

Khans a mark

[@brandonleerolland7330]

This is the first interview I ever skipped the answers so I could hear the questions 😂

[@MrBlackFabio]

I could barely get through 20 minutes of this before I had to stop listening. There is a reason why I skip Busted Open when Tony is on. I suggest listening to Episode 266 of Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru to get a summary of this interview and Ariel’s response to the interview.

[@DamonMoves]

Hard to watch interview, lots of awkward exchanges but Ariel did great. He didn’t hold back, and wasn’t afraid to speak up. Like Sam Roberts, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if WWE recruited him in the future.

[@jonathaanv_]

This man tony was ZOOOTED during this interview 😂😂😂

[@T-Role]

Dudes also full of adderall that’s why he’s so dope lol 😂

[@Rasslinwithracism]

@@T-Role Tony Khan smokes crack.

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

Nah he isn't at all

[@MrSportsUploader]

I’d be surprised if he got 4 hrs of sleep a night especially at this season with soccer, NFL, AEW at the same time

[@nutbag8275]

too much coke

[@DeanotalksLFC]

Tony “I don’t Wanna talk about it” Khan

[@fabiopatacchiola5312]

Because he legally can’t

[@Brianraymond581]

“I don’t know nick khan.” 2 min later “ I’ve talked to nick khan on the phone.”

[@NicB115]

The way he circles around answers is crazy. I can only imagine the wrestlers taking direction from him compared to VKM. Totally different people.

[@philo2189]

I don't really know how the two correlate but he was asked alot of things he legit couldn't answer. The whole punk vs elite beef they're trying to investigate so they publicly can't talk about it. Him as a boss discussing his own wrestlers contracts hes obviously not gunna talk about it.

[@davidharmon8398]

@@philo2189 dude the investigation is over. It’s not like it wasn’t a multilevel sophisticated crime. TK don’t want to admit that he made and continues to make bad long term business decisions. Big 2000s WCW vibes. I haven’t read one positive article about about AEW in a long time. They’ve been open almost 4 years now and they have not produced 1 mainstream star. Other than Jericho they don’t have 1 I’ll say it again not one mainstream star. Ask any casual sports fan or tv watcher to name an AEW wrestler or someone that has wrestled there. They need a change in leadership before it’s too late.

[@maklame3318]

Was trips asked about the vince allegations ?

[@chrismalinowski654]

Its been reported the investigation is still ongoing cause cm punk is threatening legal action. So they cant talk about it publicly yet

[@harvardsmithdeangelo6905]

He is a fleshwrapped twitter bot

[@DoubleCrossRanch]

Excellent interview Ariel. No softball questions. Way to be a true journalist. Thanks for the great content!!

[@Airhead348]

Ariel is a bitch. Arrogant jealous and disrespectful!

[@anthony_zucco]

Ariel: Tony is the sky blue? Tony: I can’t comment on that Ariel: Is grass green? Tony: I can’t comment on that Got to respect Ariel for having the patience with this guy. I would of cut the interview a long time ago.

[@btmz1753]

Seriously? Tony couldn’t answer some of those questions and Ariel continued to ask. No wonder Dana kicked Ariel’s ass out of the pressers

[@AtifB18]

@@btmz1753 then why is Tony doing interviews?

[@btmz1753]

@@AtifB18 smart businessman

[@al5306]

@@btmz1753 You're washing Tony's balls. This whole interview was Tony squirming and trying to deflect and spin things. He only answered softball questions.

[@anthony_zucco]

@@btmz1753 Granted, there is a legal investigation however there are no legal ramifications to share your feelings on the matter. The whole world knows there is a legal investigation and it just makes him look awkward squirming around and just no comment everything. Ariel even asked WWE questions to which TK replied “I don’t want to answer because I don’t think it will serve me well.” Seems a little selfish agree to do an interview and only promote your product and not let the fans in at all - that’s literally the point of these interviews and why we all watch.

[@uzi978]

Man, the way Tony non-answered the MJF question.. he just went on and on about other stuff, hoping Ariel would forget.. just talk about it, Tony, MJF does.

[@ZoobleZi]

MJF doesn't at all lmao, all he says is he got a big pay raise, that's it. No dollar amount is mentioned.

[@rupe82]

Ariel said this interview was one of the most frustrating and un-fun interviews he's ever done. After watching it, I can see why.

[@leedalem]

He just kept talking and talking 😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@theamericanbrotha]

As an Arsenal fan, I can only imagine the heat a guy would get for managing Arsenal and running a pro wrestling company. They may run him off with actual pitchforks.

[@TheAKAPriceless]

Ariel Rules!! Amazing Interviews

[@daniloferrazbr]

my dude didnt answer anything tho 😂 no wonder ariel is pissed off

[@ZacharyShow]

Zachary took a shot every time Tony didn't answer a question. He will be missed.

[@KarateScotty]

Rip

[@nope4831]

I never had an interest in aew because of Chris Jericho.i had an interest because I thought the over all company would be a good alternative. It hasn’t pan out to me.

[@ec5018]

I agree it was hard for me to part with WWE it is just something we all grew up with plus the talent I love more in WWE

[@nope4831]

@@ec5018 when I was kid living in Philly. We actually preferred Jim Crockett’s nwa over Wwe. We always knew the guys that came into wwe even when Vince would give them gimmicks. Over the years I watched wrestling from almost every company. Aew comes off as the worse of wcw, tna, and wwe mixed with bad indie instincts. It’s brutal. Very few things elevate to good. And most of the good rarely leads to anything going forward. First year or so he signed a lot of bad talent. But the last 18 months they have been signing much better talent but the booking and produced matches are dreadful. The only way to aew fixes itself is someone with booking experience comes in with 100 percent control.

[@movementencouragedfitness5945]

HHH was more straight forward with Ariel than Tony was. Let the sink in

[@greghuffman3061]

the sink has to come back with a warrant

[@fartdonkey8290]

Let the sink in

[@nickjones9828]

I get wanting to interview Khan...but hopefully him being unwilling to answer half the questions you asked makes you never ask him on again. Jesus that was annoying

[@kevindwyer2064]

It’s hilarious how he looks happy and then immediately starts to think about how he can get out of the question.

[@bryancarr100]

Khan did not like the guy he purposefully did it

[@isaacs.9383]

He can’t talk about the stuff that makes him emotional. All of the stuff he passed on, is stuff that seems to have impacted him on a personal level. Idk why he doesn’t open up on that aspect, while on the other hand I understand why he didn’t comment on certain aspects of the Punk stuff.

[@RTBiz]

I like Tony, I like aew, but there are times when I listen to him where I’m like “bro you don’t have to always sell to me, just talk like a regular person.” I’d love to meet him and talk to him off camera where I’m almost positive he’s a different dude.

[@codyjohnson4174]

Lol yea I know I basically just said that before I saw this comment. That’s a problem Tony has is just doesn’t have a charismatic personality n I know he’s not a wrestler but Dam he’s so bland when he talks about things

[@The_CuriosityHub]

At the end of the day he's a promoter, he's always promoting its the nature of the game. Also, I have a theory, he might be leading by example here and showing his guys how to do an interview that is productive for business and not just dirt sheet fodder.

[@Marcus-xu7hn]

He answered questions lol. They’re meant for him to sell. Ofc he’d be a different person when he’s not being asked questions that are designed for him to answer a certain way.

[@RTBiz]

@@codyjohnson4174 see i think the personality is actually there with him, but he comes across as such a people pleaser (which he's admitted), to the point that he sounds unauthentic.

[@RTBiz]

@@Marcus-xu7hn yes maybe you’re right, but also he will go down rabbit holes of promotion for no reason sometimes, maybe it's a nervous tick i dont know.

[@ramborhoa]

Tony is such a mark.

[@bobsucks9647]

Yep so is everyone who watches wrestling why would you watch or be involved in it if you’re not a fan?

[@dnazz9784]

@@bobsucks9647 not true, you can be a fan and not a mark.

[@philo2189]

@@dnazz9784 fans are marks

[@siddharthprabhu9598]

@@philo2189 exactly what a mark would say lmao

[@Yogaflame911]

@@bobsucks9647 I don't think you understand what the word mark means.

[@fluffhead7046]

This guy is something else

[@JK-hu4lu]

Can't answer anything without praising himself. We get it, your dad is rich and your journey has been easy to the top. First full interview I've watched of him, never again l

[@rawbarber9012]

I'm sure nobody gives a §hit

[@GAME4WAR]

Helwani: You have others helping you write the shows right? Khan: Let me tell you about House of the Dragons on HBO & we're having a Dragon show. Do you know that Ricky Steamboat &.Brian Danielson are both Dragons? Helwani: dafuq? Khan: I like Dragons

[@hercules1634]

I mean the fact he believes he's a good booker is beyond belief🤦 The dirt sheet writers say he's booker of the year not the people! Just from hearing this interview, he has no clue about the wrestling business. The man doesn't even use any wrestling terminology when talking about wrestling.

[@jacksonweissenfluh5026]

Didn’t know Tony was 40. He comes off so childish, I thought he wasn’t older than 36.

[@TheAKAPriceless]

Tony Needs A Haircut 😭😭💯

[@PeaceDweller]

Nah he needs to keep it, it's kinda become his gimmick now

[@danowarhealy6890]

Why does Tony even do this interviews if he's refusing to answer questions that will obviously be asked? Or he could just off camera say "I'm not gonna cover these subjects". Just looks like a knob refusing to answer questions

[@dominicarroyo6269]

It's just him rather wanting to promote his show for a whole hour and shit on wwe rather than ask questions. I'm pretty sure he knew Ariel would ask him about cm punk and it would look more controversial for him if he says I can't answer that instead of telling him on the side that can we please not talk about such and such

[@markmma1985]

Love how Ariel relabeled this.

[@hps69]

Tony evading those Nick Khan questions like a skinny kid in a dodgeball game.

[@niranu78]

Tony Khan is very similar to Dave Meltzer. So many words, so little said.

[@snarkyguy2657]

As usual, as soon as an interview gets uploaded, something major happens.

[@augustintiberiu6330]

Nothing major happened,just dirt sheets making it bigger BS than it is

[@AshBashSneakers]

Major is a bit over the top

[@abirnell]

@@AshBashSneakers Only because of the bigger stuff that has been going on in wrestling this year. Typically this would be a huge story but it feels mild with the way AEW has turned into a shit show backstage the past 2-3 months or longer.

[@fluffhead7046]

who cares ? do you think Tony would have actually answered anything pertaining to it?

[@levicoker8937]

“I can’t answer that” or “I’d rather not comment on that” is all you would get from tony

[@norbertschnurrbart936]

And I still wonder, why did Tony Khan call Nick Khan two-faced? Well, I am still wondering about a lot of stuff, since Tony left a lot of questions unanswered. Frustrating indeed!

[@user-0822xx]

I like the part when he says I don’t wanna talk about it

[@deniskasperovich8251]

What's the point of giving an interview if he can't talk about almost nothing lol

[@squidwardtesmaballs3853]

Tony can handle all these jobs because his employees does whatever they want

[@AmariKhumalo]

He reminds me of my old boss when I worked night shift at a grocery store back in the early 2000's as a 20-22 year-old. Guy was super friendly and got along with everyone but we all walked over him constantly. Everyone on the night shift crew stole food constantly for lunch breaks and we'd smoke weed behind the store on breaks (sometimes with our boss himself). He never confronted any of us and was eventually fired due to a plethora of issues store-wide after a year or so. Same for when I worked at Taco Bell three or so years prior to that job after school. My manager was an 18 year-old woman who literally didn't give a shit about anything other than collecting a paycheck and having sex with nearly the entire crew at one point (myself included sadly). She used to let everyone steal food and on a few occasions even stole entire boxes of hot sauce packets (roughly 500 of them in a box). There were many times where her parents/sister showed up and she'd hand them a couple large bags filled with grilled stuffed steak burritos, nachos, a dozen tacos, some empanada's, etc... roughly $30-$40 worth of food. Oh god, I remembered working at Goodwill as well in my mid-20's. My boss was an attractive woman in her 40's who would constantly flirt with me, eventually we ended up making out after work in my car and she got her work keys out and re-opened the store only for us and we made love in the break room while playing cd's she grabbed off the shelf, I think it was Coldplay lol. Now that I think about it... everything is corrupt as hell lol.

[@ADAMdinho1]

Why on earth would you do an interview & answer literally none of the questions the interviewer asked.... LMAO 🤣🤣

[@jovanss2361]

I'm so f'n sick of them patting themselves on the back. Him and Jericho, all guys in wrestling really. AEW is floundering over the past few months and wrestling was way bigger in the 90s and dudes weren't all talking in the media about how great they are

[@pukeymcphistyJC]

Not sure why there's all this bitching and crying about Tony not answering questions. The things he didn't answer, I wouldn't have expected him to answer. No, he's not gonna talk about someone ELSE'S contract. No, he's probably not even legally allowed to talk about the scrum and backstage brawl stuff. No, he's not gonna talk about negotiations with Bray that couldn't have been to serious if they didn't even talk face to face. And no, he's not gonna throw dirt on Ariel's buddy, Nick since it's obviously a personal matter and Tony's a 100 percent professional. Weird no one is mentioning Ariel taking little shots at tony and Tony handles them like a champ. I see a theme with the time of these comments compared to the time of Ariels statement about the interview 🤔

[@ColorsBright]

The amount of vindictive people that want to see AEW fail is very sad.. Ariel Hawaii is a WWE MARK

[@pukeymcphistyJC]

@ColorsBright Weird that he's all over WWE television lately too along with the great (I actually really enjoyed his interviews) interviews with wwe talent. Seems like this journalist is a little partial to wwe.

[@ColorsBright]

@@pukeymcphistyJC wwe is like a virus , the way WCW was. Remember all the celebrity bullcrap WCW did, that's exactly what WWE is now.

[@pukeymcphistyJC]

@ColorsBright I don't really agree with that, i like both, but I like aew more. I just don't like it when people pile onto Tony and how he runs his successful wrestling company just because he does things in a different manner. He doesn't get the credit he deserves for doing such wonderful things in the wrestling business. He's legit making the business better. But there's some that wanna act like his mistakes made along the way are some huge fuck ups that's gonna kill his business. I just wanna be able to watch different types of wrestling and both Tony and HHH are doing that for me now. But nothing is gonna be perfect. They can't all be ECW or Lucha Underground lol

[@warsawcat2041]

And he wonders why the show keeps dropping viewership

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Is this the interview where he doesn't answer the questions

[@ThatsMrMaxHeadroomToYou]

Tony Kahn refuses to comment, goes for a 20 miniute-long piss and sits on his phone's Twitter app, comes back and dosen't say anything, gets up and leaves... "bOoKeR oF tHe yEaR" - Meltzer Pals Anonymous 🏆 What a fuckin' drip... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BenHullCruise]

"I'm SUPER transparent!" "... I don't wanna say..."

[@Robby_C]

Tony "i don't wanna talk about that" Khan.

[@endezeichengrimm]

I was just looking for a feature film length train wreck. Thanks.

[@BRWrestleMedia]

The "not heard of this thing" (Tony making a point that his legal supposedly hadn't heard of Ariel's show) comments straight off are so arrogant

[@TB-lj9rt]

The timing of dropping this is elite.

[@Heroesworkshop]

Was it all elite?