Jim Cornette Reviews Ariel Helwani's Reaction To His Tony Khan Interview

From Episode 266 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@jovanss2361]

"My only regret is I didn't ask him about the 9,000 titles.. Way too many titles in AEW".. And now I'm a Ariel Herwani fan🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@d2.050]

😂😂😂

[@aliciasimmons8473]

Right me too this was great stuff

[@aliciasimmons8473]

@Percell Gray I see what you did there nice!

[@Melo_Soul]

This line was gold 🤣🤣🤣

[@srgroids1]

Ariel is great check out his interview with triple h

[@israelbautista2623]

Tony went face to face with an actual reporter who won’t suck up to him and Tony got exposed as someone who can’t do a serious interview

[@hakimdiwan5101]

This makes me even more concerned about AEW's future.

[@AndersonTenecela]

Take a shot every time Tony Khan says “I don’t wanna talk about it” in that 75 minute interview

[@Guy4318]

I already have kidney problems, don't need to introduce total liver failure in three minutes.

[@Matthew_Smith179]

We'd be passed out before the end of the interview.

[@itachisensei999]

I would have died

[@xylsky1300]

You would have drank more alcohol than APA ever did.

[@joshx022]

Not enough brandy in my 1.75 liter bottle.

[@Hush_Money2]

Ariel Helwani showed Tony Khan not all reporters are sell outs. The part I liked more is when he called AEW fans AEW Freakazoids.😂😂

[@Melo_Soul]

Man is speaking facts 💯 shots fired someone check on Tony for a comment 😆 oh wait he can't🤣🤣🤣 hahaha

[@thtsnico]

kinda ironic considering ariel literally cashed a wwe cheque the same week he went on an anti tony khan tirade lmao

[@AxeDharme]

Helwani is just bitter that he didn't get his headlines 😂😂 He got punked

[@jmill5995]

In mma he’s the only one that asks questions that no other reporter would dare ask.

[@AlexanderMacAoidh]

@@AxeDharme course he didn’t get his headlines, Tony didn’t do anything

[@LONGSLEEVERICKY]

Brian's reaction to the Meltzer impression was fantastic

[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

Could be Meltzer, could be SRS, could be Bixenspan, could be any of those Mark's, because they all regurgitate the same garbage

[@manuelper]

@@JamesJohnson-tr1gu Ariel's voice imitation was pretty obvious, he was doing DM.

[@TheTrolliosis]

@@JamesJohnson-tr1gu it's amazing how I can hear a clear idea of SRS's voice in my head when I see his tweets even though I don't think I've ever actually heard his voice. Meltzer has his faults but Christ, sapp is irredeemable

[@Handle_Needs_3_Or_More_Charact]

@@JamesJohnson-tr1gu I'm pretty sure Bixenspan doesn't regurgitate the same garbage.

[@Ghost-Face420]

I KNOW THE VOICE HE JUST DID

[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

Tony wants all the mark podcasters and dirtsheet guys to lob him softball questions and tell him how great he is at these mark circle jerk media scrums

[@corderothomas1189]

That's exactly why I don't like AEW; The potential it had to totally drive WWE into the gutters is totally gone and I have absolutely zero interest in the product and wrestlers I used to care about smh

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Like Solomonster, he has his lips all over Khan's ass.

[@DillyDilly13]

Like SRS? Denies? Dave? Those twats?

[@jonathanperez1921]

@@RandalfElVikingo facts, solomonster was like nobody looks good in this. Ariel doesnt look bad in this only tony does. Tony even came off passive aggressive if you ask me and solomonster was insisting that he was acting cordial. Lack street smarts smh

[@MrRjh63]

After how the scrum went after Punk blew up im convinced that these scrums are scripted.

[@mattmcelwrath]

Can we get Ariel as a guest or Jim and Brian as his guest? I not only wanna hear the conversation, I want to hear live, off-the-cuff promos between him and Jim 😂

[@johnboydojo]

THIS!!! YES!!

[@actualriddimdad7943]

My favorite mma podcaster and favorite wrestling podcast together? Oh hell yes

[@jackiemoon1492]

Yes!!!

[@Forever_Thatter]

especially after the latest...

[@Miguel-zp5un]

1 year later, even better idea now

[@lastsinnersa8002]

Ariel - pissing off the AEW super marks, when they deserve it, is utterly justified. Good on him!

[@jamirimaj6880]

you didn't talk about the best part of it though: him calling out the AEW Freakazoids 😭😭😭

[@christopherclinton8631]

You a wwe mark huh? You bitches are just as bad neither company can compare to midsouth wrestling. Bill watts slapped the bitch out of triple h in 1995.

[@badladyami]

@@johnmorrison6287 Do I have to come find you, retard?

[@doctormeatball7618]

Tony Khan is King of the Marks

[@fuk1267]

Founder of marksism

[@AndersonTenecela]

@@fuk1267 Dave Meltzer: Founder Tony Khan: King JDfromNY206: Leader

[@johnmorrison6287]

Ex Aussie PM Scott Morrison's Belly dangles left and right while he is roaming on the beach. Also a black wax comes out of his belly button

[@fuk1267]

@@johnmorrison6287 man I hate being the only one here who’s not 70

[@FforFake]

THE KING OF THE MARKS!

[@3DBrawlChannel]

"So how did the interview with Ariel go, Tony?" "I don't want to talk about it."

[@lanceromance420]

Ariel is spot on here. TK's interviews are insufferable and nothing but shilling with no substance whatsoever. He comes off very disingenuous.

[@TheStunscsa]

Brian said if Triple H did this interview, he did, before clash at the castle. Did an hour face to face with him. Was asked about the Brock incident. Gave enough of an answer to be an answer, but didn't break it down minute by minute. Tony is a complete amateur at all of this.

[@longgone8678]

Amazing spelling sir. 👏

[@erickmack4131]

No one cared about that interview tho

[@billywashere6965]

Tony is also lip-zipped due to NDAs due to pending legal action. Pretty big difference there.

[@TheStunscsa]

@@billywashere6965 He asked him what he was feeling. There's no NDA on that. Now the follow up questions he probably couldn't say, so all he has to say is I can't talk about it for legal reasons. His I don't want to talk about it, which seemed to be his favorite answer to anything is amateur at best.

[@billywashere6965]

@@TheStunscsa Except he never said "I don't want to talk about it", he said he couldn't answer the question. Also he couldn't say HOW he felt about the situation because if he said he was fine with it, or felt bad, or felt good, ALL of that could be used against him in court. It kind of shows how out of touch a lot of marks are with how legalities work during lawsuits.

[@dmc5302]

I need a Brian Last laugh track, pops me every time he cracks up.

[@dustinbasham393]

That "heeeee" he does is hilarious

[@anthonylucero6650]

He’s a mook😒

[@anthonylucero6650]

@@dustinbasham393He’s a mook😒

[@lebronshaqfaction]

I’ve replayed this numerous times, Ariel completely buried Tony rightfully so

[@johnhess9443]

Best 11 minutes of wrestling related entertainment this week.

[@THERCWRSHOW]

TK: You want the truth? Ariel: I want the truth! TK: You can’t handle the truth! Sides…I don’t wanna talk about it. 😂😂😂

[@ColinPeddicord]

The only thing we learned from this interview is that Helwani can cut a better promo than 90 percent of the AEW roster.

[@steviemacc2745]

Jim & Brian laughing their asses off as AEW/Tony Khan falls apart is priceless. AND WELL EARNED 💯🤣

[@Brian-dg3kz]

Tony speaks and communicates how he was raised: a rich kid who doesn't deal with whatever he doesn't want to, because he doesn't have to in his mind. Why marks love this kid, I'll never know.

[@christopheramaro333]

say it again 💯

[@mirage5566]

Reason he's so popular is that he went into business with the elite, which also meant that he got all of their stans on board, along with other indie superfans. Now, that obviously gave them a solid baseline, but as evidenced by recent events, things maybe haven't been so rosy backstage once it wasn't just the buddies of the EVPs they're bringing in. Obviously they'll paint that as the fault of the outsiders coming in, see Omega's comments from the talent meeting in August, and likely they'll return now with one of their biggest hindrances gone because he went scorched earth rather than engaging in the continuous passive aggressive comments from that camp. Loser in the end is Tony, who's now lost his biggest star because of the very same people he decided to go into business with at the start. It got him off the ground, but it'll probably keep him a distant number two as well.

[@kulson9848]

U propably pretty fucking accurate with this. Agree.

[@carloscjr23]

Because of what you just said. Even if not rich, millennials and zoomers are entitled to believe they don't have to deal with "mean" stuff or stuff they don't want to, somehow they relate to good old Tony Mark

[@MrBlk4]

Americans, and seemingly Brits love billionaires. Like rich people worship. Weird a.f. but it's a thing.

[@RatedRWW]

I love Ariel, great interviewer and he totally understands how to put wrestlers over and he's very witty

[@lillagahnavich7700]

That's what makes Tony look bad here ...bc HHH did one of his best interviews with Ariel a lil over a month ago

[@henryowens396]

Ariel often gets flack for being a prying journalist, but if ur somewhat open to his prying he'll put you over like no other

[@presentedbyconormctappersp4565]

@@henryowens396 Helwani to this day is still probably the most well known and best MMA journalist there is as well. I guess part of that is due to how he screwed himself over by reporting Lesnar's UFC 200 appearance before the UFC would post their big announcement at the time. Dana White loves to bash Helwani and it's sort of become a thing now where he's persona non grata at UFC events.

[@henryowens396]

@@presentedbyconormctappersp4565 For sure! Been loving Helwani's content as an avid MMA fan for a while. He can get a litttttleeee annoying at times, but that's expected for a journalist. I work in journalism myself where I have to conduct many interviews, and his boldness to dig for the important discussions without fear is admirable. I think the athletes often feel as if he's asking too much which is fair, but he's merely trying to get people to tell their story, and make them more relatable to the audience. A great wrestling example of this in wrestling is Triple H being as candid as he can be in his Helwani interview, being incredibly transparent about the stuff he wants to be transparent about, but also not dodging questions and instead answering them in a way that doesn't pull back the curtain too much. Tony on the opposite side, was standoffish and uncooperative, not revealing any real personality. You work with Helwani's curiosity, and he can find the side of you people will love

[@TheTalk23]

When asked questions from real journalist. He gets all shy.

[@lillagahnavich7700]

That's what makes Tony look bad here ...bc HHH did one of his best interviews with Ariel a lil over a month ago

[@TheTalk23]

@@lillagahnavich7700 exactly and he actually opened up a lot. When he didn't have too.

[@lillagahnavich7700]

@@TheTalk23 As an MMA fan after being a wrestling kid in the attitude/ruthless era, Ariel has been the MMA guy for 15 years. Like Jim and Brian just realized he's a seasoned pro as a reporter and Tony finally went up against a non-lapdog and facepalmed it

[@hughmorris2078]

Tony Khan cried himself to sleep while Britt Baker and Christian Cage read him a bedtime story before going off to bed together. Adam Cole snuck down to get an extra string cheese and yoohoo before heading back to his room to play Paper Mario. If anyone would like I can edit this to include a Dave Meltzer dub

[@disciple2742]

​@@johnmorrison6287 you keep commenting this everywhere. no one cares about some ex prime ministers weight

[@Smokey1419]

Hey, Paper Mario is awesome!

[@Ted_Bell]

Disciple you are a wimp.

[@lillagahnavich7700]

As an MMA fan after being a wrestling kid in the attitude/ruthless era, Ariel has been the MMA guy for 15 years. Like Jim and Brian just realized he's a seasoned pro as a reporter and Tony finally went up against a non-lapdog and facepalmed it

[@henryowens396]

Such a legend man, can be a LITTTTLEEEEEE annoying, but even in that annoyance you cant hate on the passion. he genuinely cares about putting every athlete he interviews over

[@lillagahnavich7700]

@@henryowens396 exactly...I know he can be a nerd at times and abrasive. But sparring back and forth with Dana for a decade plus...he's seasoned pro. And all the marks acting like he's just a shill for WWE don't know the real deal. Tony Khan is REALLY that antisocial awkward and in a bubble of ppl shilling for him

[@ec5018]

exactly TK got scared it was not dave meltzer

[@bradpaton3927]

'nob-lapdog'?

[@lodi70005]

@@lillagahnavich7700 I definitely look at Tony Khan in a different light after this interview. When I say “different”, I don’t mean “different” in a positive way.

[@c_hanley]

At first I thought Tony Khan was a visionary. Now I recognize he’s just a billionaire Michael Scott.

[@77MDH]

Great analogy! I guess that makes Jericho his Dwight!

[@vannavanity1195]

Except Khan never once did anything visionary. Running a promotion is a dime a dozen. Few have hundreds of millions to blow. Khan is just a geeky ethnic with a thing for fantasy booking and reading dirt sheets. Thousands do that, and thousands think they could do better than WWE. Why does he even run a scrum? It's incredibly lame.

[@BurpsMcGurps]

Ariel's one of the best in the biz. I'm glad he's starting to do more pro wrestling stuff now. He's SUCH a good interviewer. It's one thing to antagonize UFC fighters as they're cutting weight in a very stressful and anxious time before a big fight. But pro wrestlers is a different ballgame.

[@Sky_Blaze]

Ariel is a tool dude TK is a joke but why do people have to take sides if both people suck they both suck and BOTH REALLY suck

[@bigroaststyrone8135]

Is it really more impressive to antagonize performers rather than actual fighters?

[@BurpsMcGurps]

@@bigroaststyrone8135 If you have a 60 minute interview and he literally dodges OVER HALF of your questions, then fuck the performers. Don'd take the interview if you don't want to answer any questions. It's that simple. Some of the questions were tough, but the vast majority were easy. For example, why in the FUCK can he not talk about how he feels about Cody Rhodes? I'm a lawyer. What possible legalities is he afraid of here? None.

[@jacobg8707]

If anyone really wants to hear how great of an interviewer Ariel Helwani can be with a wrestling personality, go back some years and find his first interview with Paul Heyman on the MMA Hour. Ariel is clearly a fan and really has a genuine interest with the wrestling business. And if Tony wouldn't have been such a mark for himself during this, Ariel and he could have had a great exchange.

[@Sky_Blaze]

All Tony is is a mark for hims lf the mf raves about the dumbest shit that he thinks is good and comes off as even more of a joke ..f*ck aew is awful

[@indianajones2858]

Ariel interviewing Jim cornette make it happen for the culture

[@funnybone6149]

Brian is a super fan of Ariel Never heard him laugh that hard with Jim

[@natebaxter9551]

You don't listen to the ad reads.

[@joshhallidat5259]

Jim's laughter is infectious

[@shanefoy3720]

Hunter has actually done a interview with ariel and he answered every single question honestly this isn't hhh the wrestler anymore this is hunter head of creative in the fckin wwe, nd that interview was amazing just like ariels interview with mjf two of my favourite interviews of the year hands down I really like ariels interview skills comes across very plausible and likable in my professional opinion 😂

[@lillagahnavich7700]

That's what makes Tony look bad here ...bc HHH did one of his best interviews with Ariel a lil over a month ago

[@shanefoy3720]

@@lillagahnavich7700 the difference between them is simple ones nothing but a mark who thinks he knows about the wrestling business, and the other one literally a student of the game 30 years of experience worked in the ring nd every single office job you could have in wrestling, Guess which one is who 🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vronica03]

Ariel asked hunter about nxt, his friggin baby, being changed to 2.0 after losing in the ratings. Hunter answered it like a god damn G. Tk is clearly out of his depth.

[@henryowens396]

@@vronica03 I saw a lot of people claim that Ariel was much easier on HHH than he was Tony; they're out of their minds.

[@williammitchell4417]

You're right. Paul is Paul. He will give you straight answers. Whether it's about his health or something in the business.

[@corderothomas1189]

Judge Corny finds the defendant Anthony Khan GUILTY of impersonating a competent wrestling promoter and hereby sentence to being boiled in oil and his fat sold for soap! Justice is served!!!

[@johnmorrison6287]

Ex Aussie PM Scott Morrison's Belly dangles left and right while he is roaming on the beach. Also a black wax comes out of his belly button

[@whisperienced]

I just became a huge fan of Helwani

[@lillagahnavich7700]

As an MMA fan after being a wrestling kid in the attitude/ruthless era, Ariel has been the MMA guy for 15 years. Like Jim and Brian just realized he's a seasoned pro as a reporter and Tony finally went up against a nob-lapdog and facepalmed it

[@whisperienced]

@@lillagahnavich7700 Yeah I've heard a lot of his interviews but I haven't really followed MMA for the last decade. Definitely a real interviewer. I listened to those aew scrums and the questions are always as if Tony wrote them himself.

[@vibezforall99]

“he was vaccinated with a phonograph needle” 😂

[@SuRoFo]

Is this the most entertained we've ever heard Brian and Jim from listening to someone?

[@kjdee140]

Nah, but it’s a close second to the media scrum.

[@DarksaberForce]

Don't forget the Virgil replies.

[@shinobi887]

Probably Tessa Blanchards shitting tape as well.

[@richardremick1639]

The best line was “ hit him over the head with a steel chair “ that’s fabulous comedy

[@StoneColdSergio]

As always, Travis nails the artwork. Gotta stop what I'm doing to listen to whatever when the pic is hilarious😆

[@HyperActive7]

Every interviewer who isn't part of Tony's clique should listen to Ariel because this is golden how he is able to put him in his place and basically say you have no business running a wrestling promotion because you're worse than Vince could ever be even at his worst and by the way, WWE is loads better :D

[@hakimdiwan5101]

It's not really that unique Ariel asked obvious questions and didn't got answers so now he is frustrated and said the facts which everyone knows.

[@jamirimaj6880]

at least Vince doesn't do interviews at all, not since that HBO interview and it was like two decades since that before he did it again with Pat McAfee

[@rm2124]

Not long form, he did those ones with the shills that ask softball questions for like 2 minutes at an event

[@jackswipe2032]

I wishe he played the part for Jim where he explained how deranged AEW marks are and called them "Freakazoids" He went even deep in the full segment

[@richardremick1639]

“9000 titles” haha classic

[@Ai14106]

Ariel cut a better promo on Tony than MJF did that time in LA

[@hakimdiwan5101]

Yeah no brainer MJF is an employee afterall.

[@solidoperative]

Just to add some context to BT. BT is not like an American network, they are pretty much just a broadband and cable provider. It's highly unlikely they would pressure Ariel with an ulterior motive.

[@RLSmith-uo9zs]

In fairness to Ariel, he asked Nick Khan and HHH equally as difficult questions and the answered.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I'd actually say AH asked HHH harder questions.

[@RLSmith-uo9zs]

@@QAZ-OMEN Definitely and he interviewed HBK the other day and pretty much said , “Why did you ruin NXT?” HBK didn’t say I don’t wanna talk about that he answered the flipping questions.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

@@RLSmith-uo9zs I missed that interview, im gonna check that out today. Thanks

[@dont_call_me_anthony89]

Khan pled the 5th more times than John Gotti in that interview.

[@CSickmann]

And Gotti (at least) had a reason to do so :D

[@bradpaton3927]

Who interviewed John Gotti?

[@goretex101]

@@bradpaton3927 the Feds

[@CSickmann]

@@bradpaton3927 Erm...John Gotti was the Godfather of the Gambino crime family ... the Mafia. Sooo...you can guess where he pled the 5th a lot...a nice place called "Federal Courts" :D

[@Traynor-gw3cb]

Watching the Nick Khan interview with Ariel and the Tony Khan interview with him is like night and day I guess we all know who the smarter Khan is now…Tony has probably been crying himself to sleep over the past week now that someone finally didn’t praise him a d talk about how he should be the booker of the year and how good AEW is

[@AxeDharme]

Yes I'm sure he's wiping his tears with his billions

[@hectic105]

To be fair, he’s really close with Nick so I wouldn’t use that as a gauge. Not saying Tony didn’t screw the pooch on this, but comparing it to him interviewing Nick isn’t the fairest either.

[@petercuate7141]

3:42 Brian and Jim laugh 😂

[@Barbaresantana]

yeah bro people laugh

[@5150scottie5150]

@@Barbaresantana yeah bro we know

[@chadk890]

@@Barbaresantana 🙄

[@stellarjl319]

I timed stamped it too and come back every once in a while when I need a laugh

[@VintageLeftyGuitars]

“You can ask but I can’t answer” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jaybee4288]

I agree with Ariel completely. He’s not ‘entitled’ to anything but a good interviewee will give the interviewer something. What reason is there that he not mention Cody Rhodes orBray Wyatt? Tony missed a chance to get people talking positively about it like HHH got.

[@AxeDharme]

I think wrt Cody they have some sort of NDA in place? Don't talk shit about us and we won't about you kinda thing? Not sure what the deal with Bray is though.

[@korubi_eCSTatic]

@@AxeDharme he still could have given some kind of answer, like Ariel said he should have prepped “non-answer answers” for stuff that he knew would come up

[@DrOranj]

"Heelwani" is always a great thing.

[@d2.050]

Damn Brian & Jim laughs they were like this should’ve been us on Tony 😂

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

Any legit MMA fan knows this ain’t nothing new for Ariel Helwani. Dana White used to throw him out of press events and even gave him a lifetime UFC ban… because Helwani didn’t “play nice” with Dana White.

[@kizentheslayer]

Ariel is more interested in drama than reporting. That's why Dana tears into him all the time.

[@6ANUR34DT81S]

I love hearing from wrestling fans other than Cornette that fucking get it. Ariel is a real one for this. There is no anti-AEW campaign, people know this is all bullshit smh.

[@johnnygrind77]

I don't know much about Ariel Helwani, I know the name, but my respect for him just went through the friggin roof!

[@marlock6573]

As an MMA fan, I have a lot of respect for him. He pissed off Dana White and the rest of the UFC senior execs by doing actual journalism, which is frowned on by the UFC. He also managed to stay in his job for several years at ESPN while Dana was doing everything in his power to bury him and get him kicked off the network.

[@johnnygrind77]

@@marlock6573 Sounds like the kind of journalist CM Punk is/was looking for.

[@hakimdiwan5101]

@@johnnygrind77 Yeah but Ariel is a kind of jurno whom you won't see in scrums.

[@disciple2742]

Ariel tore into aew/tony wow...

[@Jeolish]

Damn this was just gold lmao

[@johnmorrison6287]

Ex Aussie PM Scott Morrison's Belly dangles left and right while he is roaming on the beach. Also a black wax comes out of his belly button

[@MrBlackFabio]

Ariel’s response was spot on.

[@jonathanshelley4724]

Jim and Brian need to bring Ariel on the show and do a full episode as the interview!!

[@LorGlocky]

Rewatching this before the cm punk ariel helwani interview video from Jim and Brian lol

[@jamesball9608]

Can’t wait to see Jim react to round 2.

[@seanftw3325]

now im hoping Ariel Helwani interview Jim Cornette

[@thejanglezclan]

Ariel's questions weren't unfair. FInd it funny that the weirdos defending Tony Khan over this are the ones that wanted answers to those questions more than anybody else. Also, given that Ariel Helwani does have such strong ties to WWE, why didn't Tony Khan jump on this opportunity to create his own unique relationship with the biggest legitimate journalist in combat sports? Just another failure from Tony Khan on behalf of his own ego and lack of understanding the bigger picture.

[@insupportofjunhado]

I don't like Ariel Helwani, from before he was talking about pro wrestling, hyperbole like "infinitely better" is just one of the reasons he revealed here. If you feel that way, fine, but it's not provable and thus not professional, if that's what you're trying to come off as. But for that same reason I don't see how one can defend Tony here. Even if there were non disclosure agreements then fine, mention them where applicable, like a professional.

[@hakimdiwan5101]

Looney shouldn't have done interview if he wasn't gonna answer it, knowing how much of a goof he actually is makes me even more concerned about AEW's future.

[@donmajestic5258]

Brian's laugh...🤣

[@kulson9848]

Ariel is one of the best in what he does. He is smart and has good knowledge. Love his interviews.

[@dharmsingh2220]

" I don't wanna talk about it" Tony Khan on how only 7 people showed up to his meet and greet

[@nabillahlabat5570]

Ariel helwani just spoke the frustrations of millions of fans😂

[@lulu-hm2xp]

Tony came off as a weirdo in the interview.

[@TheGiua1973]

The more I hear Ariel Helwani, the more I believe he will be like a Bob Costas type, in the aspect of being able to discuss many different topics in an intelligent way. I know he's an MMA guy but he can speak on a wide range of sports very cogently. And, he asks tough questions and takes no shit.

[@LMLR187]

He is with a higher pitch, but the cadence is there.

[@B.Short38-10]

The piss break floored me. Get off the speed Tony!!

[@turloughmcconnell8897]

The BT Sport / ITV Gaffe might go un-noticed to all US listeners. I'll explain. Warner own BT Sport, a £20 per month subscription service in the UK who broadcast Raw & The PPVs live. AEW done their UKTV deal with ITV, a free to air terrestrial service who show Dynamite 2 days after the event in the UK on a Friday night, with Rampage broadcast on a similar basis. The fact that AEW's ratings have increased lately is because we know for 36 hours in advance if someone has done something real fucking stupid that we should tune into see. In the UK It's free, not live and competes with no other sport whatsoever in the time slot.

[@srgroids1]

For the record Ariel did interview hhh and look at the difference

[@nickchivers9029]

Hunter came off really well, gave enough to keep the people happy, kept enough back to protect the company, didnt come across as a weasel.

[@darksideon]

Ariel still says the Sasha interview is the most frustrating one, but you could tell that this was really pushing for the #1 spot.🤣

[@insupportofjunhado]

I haven't really cared to much about Mercedes KV before WWE or since signing with it, but THAT almost makes me want to search out the Banks interview. Call it bile fascination.

[@willjohnboy]

Like ariel said he may upset some aew marks he really did with jdfromny206 and his Co host 😂

[@whereta3097]

What jd do?

[@kashifreza1993]

What did That Aew mark do

[@willjohnboy]

@@kashifreza1993 check out the jd clips.

[@willjohnboy]

@@whereta3097 check jd clips sorry for the late reply youtube updates sucks 😆

[@n8c580]

best thing ive ever heard shoutout Ariel

[@jontyrosenow9396]

Ariel asking about something legitmate Tony *crickets* That kid interviewer they wheel out for every scrum asking about Tony's input on the stitching of Adam Page's butterfly jeans Tony *20 minute rant*

[@Anthonystaysfit]

Tony only answers questions when the people asking are on his payroll

[@user-ii3zm4it4h]

1:33 When I first heard Ariel (whom I really respect for his professionalism, as an MMA fan) give his thoughts on that interview I instantly remembered Paul Heyman's way of doing things. If Paul doesn't wanna tell you something he'd still leave you SO satisfied from hearing his interview. He's gonna sweet-talk to you and make it sound so interesting while giving you FUCK ALL of information that he doesn't want out. Tony is an amateur tho. He can't do that if he wanted to, cause he bought his way into a business that he's a fan of, but has no training or experience in. And if he had any respect for it he would've dedicated his time to be around people in it an be their apprentice. But no, he's just like "money, lol that should solve everything.".

[@michaelreddington658]

I want AEW to succeed and I have a lot of respect for what Tony Khan has done so far but he was massively exposed here. Compare that to the Triple H interview with Ariel where he answered some tough questions, both personal and business, I came away from that interview with huge respect for him. I didn’t even agree with everything HHH said but I respected him not backing down from any questions. This was a lesson for Tony I think

[@lexruthless8263]

He also allows actual children to ask him questions at his conferences rather than real, critical journalists.

[@hakimdiwan5101]

He has hired man-child as wrestlers I don't see what's stopping him from answering to childrens.

[@anish87]

As someone who lives in the UK, I can tell you that AEW doesn't even appear on ITV's premier channel, but actually ITV2 which is the channel that shows re-runs and movies. BT however is a subscription based channel and has premium level sports like football and MMA. Tony Khan is deluded if he thinks ITV2 is better than BT Sport.

[@dextersynesterformerlysorb5334]

That Sam Roberts impression 😂

[@thenorthernvoice3713]

Was it not meltzer

[@setadriftonfishandchips]

@@thenorthernvoice3713 it was Bix

[@keithyw]

i keep reiterating that Tony Khan's only positive attribute is his father's money. That's it. He comes off any media as being unprofessional, a braggart, having zero ability to answer simple questions concisely or just being able to answer questions (gee, i would've loved reading his college essays). The guy should hire a professional for dealing with all media inquiries because it's pretty clear he's way in over his head in just about everything. I don't blame Helwani's frustrating here. Tony deviated and just went in meandering circles where he's more interested in exposing the ratings or success rather than focusing on the questions. Now, imagine having this guy as your boss if he isn't a mark for you. Now, there are people who got let go (contracts expired) and probably deservedly so, but his handling of them is not much different than the way he handled Helwani's questions. It's just passive-aggressiveness. I mean, why did he even bother accepting this interview if he's unwilling to answer anything? Does he realize that it makes him look supremely bad? Everyone already has condemned Tony about his twitter usage. And all I can think of is how a spoiled rich kid who got everything he wanted was used to saying what he wanted to whomever. In this case though, he's got a big time media relations person talking to him. It just makes Tony look really dumb. And this just brings me to the thought that Tony's best role for AEW is being an angel investor with some input as far as the general direction of the company (they call these people corporate strategist). He doesn't have to get in the weeds (even though I think he'd like to in a literal sense here) and he can make suggestions if things start moving in a bad direction. But the overall thing has to be handled by better people. I've seen enough disasters when the money guy tries to do a role he's not good at. Maybe when you're starting out, being hands on is fun because it's new and you get to try different things. With AEW, it seemed more like a thought experiment that gained enough traction. But once Punk, Danielson, etc. started rolling in, they should've started taking things more seriously. Not necessarily as a competitor to the WWE but just their overall approaching where you need to step it up a notch in the maturation of a company. They've done reasonably well on the talent level in beefing up their roster while getting rid of some of the plagued ridden people that detracted. But they need more of that aspect behind the scenes as well. And having a representative become the president/figurehead seems like the next major step for them to be successful.

[@johnmorrison6287]

Ex Aussie PM Scott Morrison's Belly dangles left and right while he is roaming on the beach. Also a black wax comes out of his belly button

[@anthonyrousseau8050]

Honestly wish Cody would've found someone else to fund this whole thing. AEW was his creation and Tony Khan basically stole it to take all the credit (not to mention letting Omega, the Bucks and Jericho run amok) and now he's losing control because he never bothered to learn how to run a promotion. Meanwhile, Cody had his dad's teaching to rely on.

[@sonicplys64]

That's what Ariel gets for putting outlaw unprofessional third-rate clowns on his serious show for interviews.

[@sharonsamuel802]

Loved the way he bantered aew marks😂🤣

[@jaysco5257]

I didn't even watch the original interview and Helwani's reaction. I just waited to hear Cornette and Brian to react.

[@Forever_Thatter]

This has sure aged well!

[@rl318]

Tony Khan has gotten a lot of leeway with what he says versus what he does, and he never takes responsibility for anything and deflects everything. Being liked means more to him than being respected, and he does not know the difference between the two.

[@Dr_V_von_Doom]

Ariel Helwani is a treasure. A real journalist and should be held in high regard for understanding his craft and excelling at it.

[@MoxyOh]

"Vaccinated with a phonograph needle". I've never heard that expression before but I like it.

[@andrewthurston7322]

Tony Khan was the real Control Your Narative guy

[@yusufgazi7]

WWE is so much better than AEW right now

[@frank-bmtz]

Ariel learned about promotional tactics from his interactions with Dana White over the years. This is great stuff.

[@LordChrome375]

At the end "Stop making sense Brian" killed me!

[@SamsarasArt]

I think Brian's laughter could cure cancer.

[@minecraftmancam]

I never knew the ending too Perry Mason until Jim said it 🤣🤣🤣

[@joshx022]

I dunno what to say....other than we all owe ariel a cold beverage .

[@abhishekt6775]

Wow... this was an entertaining clip 😂😂

[@realrobrose]

When you can get a guy with a voice like that to get as high and cartoonishly frustrated as he did at 3:25 ... man

[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

$100 says "that voice" is Bixenspan lol

[@johnmorrison6287]

Ex Aussie PM Scott Morrison's Belly dangles left and right while he is roaming on the beach. Also a black wax comes out of his belly button

[@mrwednesdaynight]

I think you are correct

[@jackwagner4010]

That was Tk's Mark McGwire to Congress impersonation.