The EVP, Tony Khan Storyline Could Be AEW's Best if They Play it Right

[@Malforian]

Was funny seeing Tony Khan in a neck brace during the NFL draft

[@kev30631]

What's funny is Tony was in character when he did the interview. The real non kayfabe Tony khan wouldnt have opened his mouth and said that stuff. This was designed for headlines and publicity

[@zdv-b3g]

I saw Tony Khan at the NFL draft last night with a neck brace. Glad you are here to explain things!

[@R6W2]

made me laugh seeing him move his neck 😂

[@Quis27]

Wow, I gotta admit, this is a wonderful history lesson of how how wrestling/sports entertainment came to be now. Great job on this video.

[@VisualizeInside-mt2li]

You are my fav fan channel on AEW. Very detaile oriented, logical, & you don't dive into emotional tribalism. Straight to the point. You're a sigh of relief, man.

[@edalder2000]

What also made the NWO huge was that it turned Hulk Hogan heel. That was a WTF moment. The promo that Hulk gave in the ring after the turn? That frustration and anger was genuine. That is what that promo so good.

[@kev30631]

The finger poke of doom. Isn't that what it was called, when he poked Nash in the chest and he fell down and Hogan pinned him

[@botchamaniajeezus]

@@kev30631no that was waaaaay after the NWO

[@Crazieo_o]

WRASTLING! I'm here for it all

[@isilien]

Such a cool videos, so interesting to listen your thoughts, keep things going, man! Subscribed.

[@friedchicken393]

It’s so simple they need to just 1) Hire some fucking writers to make some storyline’s people are wanting to tune in for, good matches are not enough by themselves 2) retire/ merge half of the titles they have to make championships mean something again 3) get rid of the giant factions that have 100 people in them and stick to classic tag teams for the most part

[@MOH_AL_K]

They don’t need some random writers, they need actual experts that are good at their jobs in positions like head of creative, head of talent relations , etc…

[@kev30631]

They have absolutely nothing without the rock/Rhodes dynamic boosting that bloodline story. With the rock temporarily gone Tony khan needs to pounce on the opportunity. He needs to Vince Russo crash tv, hot shot whatever he has to do.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

please be quiet mr wrestling expert here

[@JustJesse123]

They had a bad rating this week. I want it to turn around but they need more then just this storyline

[@SuperThegreatone23]

The poor rating was due to different air time.

[@tysheinin8733]

No, it was due to fans realizing it is not a very good show with no stars or coherent stories. Ratings will not come back.​@SuperThegreatone23

[@SuperThegreatone23]

@tysheinin8733 you're the literal example of a mob follower. As soon as everyone gangs up on TK and AEW you follow. Just remember, the reason Cody and Punk are back in WWE is cause of the mere existence of AEW. You probably started watching wrestling in the last 4 years and have no idea how the business works.

[@BlueAmerican26]

@@SuperThegreatone23 No lmfao. Enough with the stupid excuses.

[@BlueAmerican26]

@@SuperThegreatone23 Pot calling the kettle black.

[@ryanjulian4148]

I'm into AWE more, like the action. If they can create a lane that's works within that, it suits me better. WWE has great storylines, but some drag out too long. I think Khan should have a GM for either both brands or one, the one problem I have AWE is that TSN would air Dynamite regularly, but Collision only periods at a time, unless you order TSN+. I watch all 3 brands, which is better for the wrestler and industry as a whole

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

WWE DOESNT HAVE GREAT STORYLINES USED TO NOT ANYMORE NAME ONE THAT ISNT THE SHITTY BLOODLINE CRAP NOW

[@johnathanrush4666]

"It's just a different kind of sleaze now" is a really good way to describe modern/corporate wrestling lol

[@NinjaBear29]

I find it very interesting that your video about the”ongoing disappointment of AEW” did crazy numbers compared to the “it’s not all doom and gloom for AEW” video…. There’s a lot of people that love to listen to someone shit on AEW….. would love more dynamite and aew related videos from you Shannon!

[@f.n04]

Hopefully someone tells him that people in neck braces can’t really move their neck freely tho

[@chadrichards6607]

Would you consider doing career videos on wrestlers?

[@Deltainsideout]

Thank you for your videos! Tony is a fighter!!

[@theojarome6108]

Thank you for this, was a fan of NHL, NBA, NFL and WWF as a kid, now more of UFC fan. Got back into wrestling this past year, mostly WWE, and found there is too many hours of content to keep up with. 1 hour a week was the best as a kid, as an adult the whatever 6+ hours is way too much. I did enjoy WM 39 and 40. Lost interest after WCW failed, there were zero excuses for those really bad storylines. I want AEW to succeed, but it lacks interesting basic storylines and there is a strong backyard wrestling vibe that I can't get over (maybe all the skinny little guys). HHH in WWF is basically Vince still there and some of the garbage of the industry still there. AEW has/had the opportunity to make things right and go in the "right" direction but instead shoot themselves in the foot with their decisions.

[@habinations]

imo a finishing move like the ddt or stone cold stunner .should be just that,a finishing move .im no scavenger ,but i have opinions about pretty much everything :P

[@edalder2000]

"Dynamite" is in Winnipeg next week. That's Omega's hometown. Jericho's too. You can bet that the locals want to see their home boy Kenny. But, in kayfabe, The Bucks fired Kenny for not showing up to work. Kenny as Commish might work because he's a solid promo. Omega's previous connection with The Bucks would also give more layers to the story.

[@shockarm25]

I really like the wrestling content!! hope there's more coming!

[@GordonSlamsay]

I actually enjoyed this segment quite a bit

[@TheStunscsa]

The only positive I see possibly coming of this is somehow get Shad Khan as an on screen talent. It's sad to say but he looked bigger and scarier than 90 percent of that roster. The Bucks are at the lowest in their popularity. Okada isn't worth the flight from Japan if they put him in cargo. Perry looked the same size as Tony Khan. And the Booker T thing you mentioned yes he should have won. Problem was Booker T wasn't the planned opponent. It was suppose to be Hunter vs Steiner 3 with Steiner going over, but the matches at Royal Rumble and No Way Out were so poorly recieved that they scrapped it and just threw Booker in. So had he won they had no plan for him afterwards.

[@fatmanchew909]

I'm glad Khan using this moment to try to make it a storyline but man you'd think he'd hire an acting coach to make him look more credible and have the Bucks not look so cartoonish. I can't tell who's the face and who's the heel in this segment and I'm one of the people who actually like the Bucks. Also repeated storylines worked back in the territory days because you had to watch it live and 8-10 years later it was a new generation of fans. Now most of us relive the Monday Night Wars anytime we want with just a youtube search. Repeating storylines work if you add to it but if you end up doing a line by line repeat with less flair it's going to make things worse.

[@kev30631]

From my recollection you didn't have these podcasts by prowrestling veteran insiders tearing the products apart. They are influencing this negative title wave. They make it there mission to micro analyze every booking decision . It's a different landscape to be able to succeed in wrestling.

[@typhant4043]

More wrasslin content!!

[@OWlsfordshire]

Nothing wrong with taking inspiration from older wrestlers. The problem with LA Knight is he just seems like a fan doing impressions. There's literally nothing to the guy other than cosplaying. He even took the "(Oh) Yeah!" from Macho Man and his slim jim sponsorship. Just gets silly after a point.

[@jacksonm2073]

Completely agreed

[@edalder2000]

All The EVP faction needs are The Bucks, Okada, and Perry. Smarmy EVP Bucks have been highly entertaining. Okada has such charisma that he can be the ultimate dick and it works. Okada is with The Bucks because they are all friends. Let The Bucks do the promos because doing promos live in a second language can be tough. Okada can focus on wrestling. Perry is the Wild Card. I know that he spent 2-3 months in NJPW on excursion. His first attempt at a heel did not work in AEW. NJPW gave him the time to do character work that Jack would not have gotten on AEW TV. NJPW fans saw Perry, but most Americans didn't. I saw the hug of Jack Perry and Tony Khan and Perry's smirk was so good. His promo afterward had him so comfortable on the mic. It's a great first step. Jack Perry as a chicken shit heel can work in a stable with The Bucks.

[@milocooper9540]

AEW has stunk the joint out the past year but I've got to say Tony Khan over the past week has been box office. I haven't laughed so hard at something like this in a long time. His nonsense at the NFL draft was hilarious. Only in the world of Pro-Wrestling could you find this sort of stuff. GO OILERS!!!!

[@BroncoKnight34]

If they can do a 180 from the massive hole they dug themselves in lately with this, my hat’s off to them. If they don’t, we’ll all laugh. Again.

[@TheDjcorey19]

"I watched Goldberg matches cuz they were quick". LMFAO!!

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

too quick pointless matches most of them anyway no one wants to see squash matches

[@uzi978]

Too bad Tony went on the NFL Network and made a complete jackass out of himself. He actually said AEW is like Pepsi, and WWE is like Harvey Weinstein. WTF?! What a stupid, horrible comparison that makes no sense. He couldn't just say... Coke? Or would saying it out loud cause Siri to call his drug dealer? Tony is the one causing all this tribalism, it's been that way since the inception of their company... and it's so embarrassing to watch. I really wish he would step down and let someone else be in charge, he's going to end up with about 45 viewers total if he keeps this up.

[@davyerickson]

Here for some wrasslin!

[@cantstopwontstop5165]

I agree and disagree. It just all looked like a Saturday night live skit and no one can take Young Bucks or Jungle boy serious. Okada great performer but he has no charisma. Khan needs to stay off camera because he’s too cringe and has no clue what he’s doing. This would’ve worked perfectly if it was done by believable badasses.

[@kennycai8695]

What you said COULD have happened if Khan was smart, but after running his mouth again (on an NFL show, no less, so he thinks he can get away with throwing shade at WWE), I do not trust his regime at all. Honestly, my biggest gripe with Khan appearing as an onscreen character is not cause he lied about it (which is still pretty bad, cause it proves you cannot trust his words), but rather, this script has been recycled so much that I never want to see anyone try their hand at Austin vs McMahon ever again. It sounds harsh, since it was the storyline that defined the Attitude Era, but that was over 20 years ago, not to mention that this script has been copied over and over and over again, there is just no interest left no matter what spin you take on it. Of course, leave it to Khan's hubris to think HE can make it work, and his hardliner fan base will heap praise on it simply cause they share the same anti-WWE stance. Also, personal note to Tony Khan: you do realize that while Mr McMahon did get his comeuppance multiple times over, it was McMahon who ultimately WON this feud in the end, if you count WrestleMania 17 as the end of this storyline and Attitude Era. By comparing yourself to Stone Cold Steve Austin, sure, you come off as that badass rebel who does as he please while flipping "the man" off, but you are aware how this story ends, right? AEW has kicked WWE's butt several times during its honeymoon period, but as of now, WWE is still trucking along, nowhere near the brink of collapse, a narrative AEW hardliner fans keep boasting about.

[@JoeHasaPlan]

I hope so because it looked fake AF. I live in Jacksonville and even though I’ve been to 2 shows and a PPV for AEW, I wouldn’t pay a penny to see their product live now.

[@maniacmike1027]

can you please do a video about the downfall of chris jericho in aew including the allegations against him ?

[@zfouleur]

Here is a list of AEW's problems: 1) TK needs to stop booking the show and hire Scott D'Amore from TNA 2) Get rid of about 70 wrestlers on that roster because there is almost 200 already 3) Get rid of ROH and just use the video library for when they get their network deal 4) Stop having so many Japan stars and their belts that the casual fan doesn't care about on the show 5) Fire the EVP's and hire people more qualified who don't have a conflict of interest

[@kev30631]

What I would out of the box do ,which would be hard to do with this smart mark culture. Would find a bunch of Samoan cousins that are real life blood connected to rock, reigns and etc... back a truck load of money on there drive way . I would have these big ass humans (hall Nash) show up on AEW and bury the bloodline for skipping them over. Over whatever subtle thing hall and Nash got away with back in the day You cant call them bloodline ,but you can create a name that is in culture, so it will mean more .

[@toasty862]

Have we seen them do ANYTHING correctly? What on earth makes you thin they'll play it right?

[@AlanMcCormick-b9w]

Nah, he done fucked that up by opening his mouth.

[@sameersachedina3052]

For me, the most intriguing story line in wrestling right now is the Young Bucks since Okada joined the elite. I go out of my way to find all clips/matches for them. After last dynamite, I'm fully invested in this and with Kenny coming back next week, can't wait. Long term booking of Okada vs Omega at all in and in the short term setup a blood and guts match between the new elite vs omega/hangman/FTR (my guess), inject it into my veins.

[@YeahNadaSurf]

Wow. I didn't know you existed.

[@keni95851]

those comparisons are ridiculous and stupid. That whole segment is a microcosm of the wrestling business in 2024, it's embarrassing.

[@wingleburt3146]

Are you serious 😂😂😂😂

[@svenwagner4717]

I'm sorry but I don't see any part of this angle working out. Neither of the persons involved generates heat in the classical sense. Not the Bucks, not Perry or Tony Khan. This whole thing is cringe not generating excitement. Especially considering how AEW was originally built on the premise of denouncing exactly this kind of booking in regards to WWE at the time. The only way I can see this growing into anything is if they manage to get other people dragged into this that viewers actually care about and that are somehow connected to the 'higher ups'. A Bryan Danielson or as you said a Kenny Omega once he is cleared to wrestle. Then I see a tiny possibility for it working.

[@Coldstone47034]

Seriously, the best? Nothin will top CM Punk vs MJF storyline. Tony Khan onscreen character is a stupid idea

[@NotTheHockeyGuy]

It only works if Tony isn't a part of the fallout. Don't feature him on TV and have the wrestlers tell the story.

[@Coldstone47034]

@@NotTheHockeyGuy The elite can't tell a story to save their lives. Don't really know what your expecting to come out of this but I don't see the big deal about this group. It's almost as of their copying the Bloodline.

[@christopherharte4741]

Who cared though? Bucks no one cares about, jack perry was publicly embarrassed by tk via showing the video which also embarrassed tk too in the process. When the outsiders powerbombed eric bischoff you already had the crowd invested heavily into all three characters and they were all minus bischoff main event characters who could talk. You had a clear heel and babyface. Where as in this you got 4 people no one cares about. McMahon and stone cold, Stone Cold was so over at that point it was easy to do the boss angle. This could be a well written storyline, but who cares about the characters involved? Understand he likes jungle boy, but even Omega made it perfectly clear that perry has no mic skills. This would of been better if you got swerve instead of jungle boy, instead of treating swerve like hey everyone he is black we got a black champion. This could of propelled Swerve to the next level and he could of made a new faction to run the place. Think how better this would have been if it were swerve and the house of black as his enforcers and they destroyed khan and his father. Now we talking hold on whats going on here. Instead we got the if a tree falls and no one is there to see it fall does it make a sound analogy.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

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[@joeb2151]

I saw the thing with Khan because I tuned into the NHL game 10 minutes early. Had it muted, but you could see he's about to get pummeled. I thought it was great he was at NFL draft yesterday in a neckbrace. Own it.

[@savvv5416]

Bro I like your wrasslin stuff I just have NO clue where you think there is any chance that AEW gets this right. I honestly feel like they have stumbled into this angle and have NO idea how to carry it out. I disagree that Russo has ever been right about anything outside of sending Linda McMahon a letter to get a job.

[@YeahNadaSurf]

There's talent in AEW, but Tony is an incompetent booker and the television is unwatchable.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

your wrong saying its unwatchable I agree Tony is cringe

[@YeahNadaSurf]

@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 I mean it's unwatchable for the most part, sometimes Christian Cage cuts a promo, Samoa Joe is good too, there's Swerve who's good despite being booked poorly, but it is very difficult to skim through Dynamite and the pay-per-views are much much worse.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

@@YeahNadaSurf the payper views are the best what you talking about Swerve isnt booked badly hes champion got the push he deserved its not unwatchable maybe rampage is hardly watch rampage Dynamite and Collision always good

[@batmang9014]

Time for Tony to go cry a river!