Solomonster Reacts To Tony Khan's Tweets After Competing With WWE NXT

[@dhosea101]

All Tony had to say was “I’m incredibly proud of my team for putting on a helluva show, I will continue to make AEW the best wrestling company for the wrestling fans it possibly can be” Instead, Tony went out like a total man-child

[@nowtheworld138]

Yeah dude but you don’t lack common sense

[@bipolarminddroppings]

it's the replying to random morons on the internet that really makes him look like an idiot. He would have been fine if he just made his tweet and put his phone down, instead he spends his time replying to people with 12 followers...

[@madddoggnogood1491]

This is literally all he had to say

[@dhosea101]

@@nowtheworld138 thank you.

[@dhosea101]

@@bipolarminddroppings I don’t get it, if he can’t handle the twitter trolls, maybe he shouldn’t be the head booker. Hand the book to Danielson, if he’s gonna get this stressed over wrestling and trolls

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

Here's the thing, let's take Vince McMahon out of the picture. When AEW was beating NXT back in 2019-2020, did you see Triple H go on social media to whine and complain? No. If anything, its the AEW crew who were moving the Goal Posts. The very few times NXT got a higher viewership than AEW, they moved the goal posts with "The Demos" saying that "Even though NXT got a highet viewership, AEW won the Demo so AEW wins". Pretty much trying to take all of NXT's victories away from them and give them to AEW anyway.

[@thegreenpianist7683]

Tony Khan screaming on the brawl out scrum that he's not gonna sit back and take this shit anymore WHILE his locker room is having an Avengers Endgame fight mere feet away will never not be hilarious to me.

[@Japaninhimself]

When Russo and Cornette are both on the same page. You know. You done F upped TK!!! 😂

[@BeyondDaX]

Wow, I didn't think that was possible

[@kevinlee9929]

They actually both agree on a number of things concerning modern wrestling

[@Tim85-y2q]

Tony is the world's best 10-year-old. He has 31 years experience.

[@edgarmellencamp8355]

Dude, he introduced his mom as a sympathy card. So if people want to mock him for doing it. That's on him. He's the bad person for trying to use her and her illness. Her being in the Mayo Clinic and WWE reaching out to his talent has nothing to do with each other. He's just a whiny spoiled brat. Now trying to use his mom's trauma to get himself over. This is what happens when Rich Kids are never told no.

[@SP2Crazy]

That was the worst part, using his Mother’s situation to go at WWE. He’s definitely got a few screws loose.

[@HabsMike25]

Not like Tony has done same thing with Adam Cole & Adam Copeland. It works both ways. It's OK when he does it but whines when it's done to him. Tony needs to grow up

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

I Will be shocked if Tony Khan didn't lose even a little bit of respect from the fans who have common sense or his peers in the business and even most of his employees for both trying his mother's illness to go after WWE as well as going after John Cena and The Undertaker the way he did.

[@kevinlee9929]

​@@HabsMike25Agrees. He comes across like a fanboy instead of a boss.

[@HabsMike25]

@NightRanger-lz6tp I will be shocked to if it happens. Issue is most of hardcore AEW fanboys will never criticize Tony thinking he can do no wrong where at least hardcore WWF/WWE fans will criticize Vince McMahon & now Triple H

[@JDotWill]

Like people on Twitter pointed out, Cena appeared on NXT when it was a show that only aired locally in Florida. So TK’s tweet was in fact inaccurate

[@personofhighinterest]

"Tony Khan is the face of AEW." Therein lies the problem.

[@kevinlee9929]

Right. He needs to learn from VKM. VKM always had a wrestler who was the face of the company.

[@kayodus9322]

​@@kevinlee9929I don't get why MJF is not. He's their world champion. He should be booked like Reigns. His presence should be felt. We all hate the way Roman doesn't show up but when he arrives there is this final boss mode about him. That should be MJF not the one stuck begging for his championship from Jay.

[@HabsMike25]

It would not surprise me if Tony became a wrestler but also put the AEW Title on himself 🤣🤣🤣

[@Emper0rH0rde]

Exactly the problem. It's also troublesome that Triple H is now the face of WWE, even though he's a former wrestler. The *performers* need to be the face of these wrestling promotions NOT THE BOOKERS.

[@SP2Crazy]

Tony Khan is the definition of twitter fingers, making your company look even more embarrassing 😂

[@BeyondDaX]

Rich people are often ones with very thin skin

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

Tony should be more worried about booking and storytelling

[@Youdidnthearme]

i disagree

[@bryanfahey3144]

I’m a big AEW product fan - having said that - I don’t understand what TK thinks these types of rants helps. Stop worrying about WWE and focus on your own product. It’s a turn off when we hear these twitter wars. Should be about the talent not the owners.

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

Imagine how much more fun this would be if both companies were just paying attention to themselves rather than worry about what the other side is doing

[@bryanfahey3144]

@@lancethefilmguy9392 exactly. This is business 101.

[@apostolostvable]

​it aint like WWF or their execs are referencing anything AEW related. No incentive for them to do so.

[@oopopp]

NOTHING an owner does will turn off wrestling fans for long, let's be real... lol As Vince and all his SA accusations show.... TK ain't even in that ballpark.

[@SasukesSharingan.]

​@@oopoppthere actually is a big difference one created a machine one has faulting company ATM.. it's not a good look for vince to say the least.. and tony khan behavior can be wayy more detrimental to the company

[@Rowri88]

Using his mom’s sympathy card was disgusting. Those tweet’s were pathetically funny until he mentioned his mom

[@cerati5]

Except Solomonster, Vince at the time when he complained about Turner was not a Billionaire. Today, Kahn thinks he has a straight wrestling fight but all in his own mind and not a financial one.

[@TheSolomonster]

Hardly, you're just making excuses for the man. I call it on both sides. The tribalists don't like that.@@SlyCarey

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Tony's Twitter rant was pretty hilarious, Mostly because it was so out of nowhere

[@CulEdz]

Not really so out of nowhere. This is embarrassing for Tony but not shocking.

[@Sadzilla]

Can’t feel sorry for a billionaire

[@BeyondDaX]

I don't feel sorry at all

[@mangamegs]

The wwe/impact war wasn't even a skirmish that was a training exercise.

[@CABNoLimit]

Lol agree TNA stood no chance

[@SasukesSharingan.]

They atleast did a millon ?😂 that's a plus tho

[@Kaltagstar96]

I can't remember, but when Impact tried to go head to head with RAW, did they even make it a full month on Monday before buggering off back to (I think) Thursday?

[@socipathicgaming5914]

Lets be honest. Tony was talking smack about WWE for years and if he went head to head with Vince McMahon we would be having a totally different conversation. However, Tony Khan was not going up against Vince, instead he was going up against HBK and HHH. I 100% believe that what they did with NXT on Tuesday was done for shits and giggles as well as a way to put Tony and AEW in its place.

[@TheSoundwaveprime]

That's what I feel too. Some of it is probably because WWE wants to make NXT look good for whoever gets the tv rights in the bidding war but I also saw it too as them telling Tony that they can crush him any time they chose to. The thing also is Tony was talking a lot of shit about WWE and he found out how quickly WWE can really put him in his place.

[@richardwelch1960]

​@@TheSoundwaveprime100% facts.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Not only is it immature but it's pretty unprofessional, Really makes you appreciate WWE's media trained atmosphere

[@philly_sports1558]

It's not surprising that there's so many backstage problems in the company when this is how their boss behaves.

[@johnbeal6114]

Yeah Tony Khan needs to stay out of social media he's making himself in aew look bad he just got to learn to take as hell and move on and just improve on aew it made the show one more better next time when you go head-to-head with NXT on Tuesday and dynamite last week was a good show

[@jordan12118]

@@philly_sports1558tbh with Punk gone, Khan sounds like the most unhinged guy there. The rest of that roster seems pretty mellow. Sad that the wrestlers may need to teach the boss how to conduct himself

[@420TwistedUp]

I'm old tired and I work with children

[@Neethan3247]

​@@420TwistedUp Yeah Punk and Khan were basically feeding off one anothers immaturity.

[@Damonicus1]

Vince wouldn't use social media to get back at his opposition, he'd write it in to RAW and mock them like a school yard bully lol

[@philly_sports1558]

More than anything else, I think the biggest reason why some people can't get into AEW is Tony Khan himself. Sure, some people are biased against The Elite, they dislike the hardcore stuff or the flippy stuff, or they will just always see it as a second-rate product. But I think Tony Khan has become so obnoxious that he's become hard to root for at this point. So some people don't even want to give him the satisfaction of paying attention to his product.

[@SageVallant]

8:38

[@Damonicus1]

Absolutely agree. Product wise, AEW has some amazing talent, and have put on some amazing matches. For me though, the reason I will turn off AEW, is when TK comes on. I just get the feeling he's like a kid in Willy Wonka's factory (Gene Wilder's, not Johnny Depp's), and acts like a petulant child. Watch him when he joins talent on the ramp or in the ring, he over exaggerates every reaction like a character in a pantomime. Cena is doing the same thing lately, and it's annoying.

[@zackwyatt169]

He represents the company Its was tweets like those that makes me feel like i made the right choice to stop watching

[@davidvainqueur2482]

WWE is a global juggernaut, so any attempt at a ratings war is pointless. That said, AEW is not going anywhere. It has everything going for it; it's the second largest wrestling company in North America, it has no trouble signing stars, the Wembley show was a huge success etc.Tony Khan getting into a petty Twitter war is a waste of his time.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Wtf has it got going for it? If aew and WWE decided to do a wembley show next year 1 month apart guess which one sells out. England doesn't get big(ish) PPV events from American companies.

[@26bigfella]

They have issues signing stars that matters ... That's the biggest issue... 2 years ago when they got all the guys WWE released, was not a great thing because it made TK have to start shooting booking, instead of continuing to build new and fresh faces... TK decided to grab all the guys not being used correctly and bring them over and see if this would give them the boost they needed.... I don't think TK understood he didn't have enough air time to build new guys and give all the ex WWE guys main time too 🤦🏾‍♂

[@tigersinyourlungs]

aew is not going anywhere... exactly. it's hit its peak and they can sign as many wrestlers they like, announcements after announcements and try everything under the sun... no, they will never "defeat" wwe and with Tony Khan twiddling his thumbs on X, being a full blown money mark and soft cock of a boss.. they are going nowhere except for where they have already been with the numbers dropping.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

I agree. Apparently someone forgot to tell Tony about it. He needs to behave himself like a professional, but instead, he behaves like this, and his EVPs act like high school kids. If this is what their leadership looks like, they really need to grow up.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

@@tigersinyourlungs That isn’t something you should be smug about. Tony’s obnoxious antics aside, we really need competition like we had back then. We don’t get the kind of NXT we got last week without WWE getting motivated to do so because there’s another fish out there. Competition is great for the wrestlers since they make more money, it’s good for the fans since we get the best product and it’s good for the industry as a whole. WWE fan or AEW fan, people need to cut the tribal crap and look at the bigger picture; we should hope for AEW to mature and improve and succeed. Doesn’t mean they’ll beat WWE, but as long as they’re an option, everyone wins.

[@wingadept8793]

Say what you will about CM Punk and everything he did during his time in AEW, but he was right about one thing, about the whole working with children comment. This doesn't make Khan look good at all.

[@roxasvanitas1]

True, but punk was absolutely one of the children in that situation

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

@@roxasvanitas1 Punk was the pot & Khan is the kettle

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Tony needs to stay out from social media atleast & always behave like a real boss

[@Roshand-pl9tn]

I will say it again. Solomonster is the best wrestling analyst right now. He has given TK great advice. Tony would be wise to listen.

[@MetalMilitia83]

People ask why there is a toxic culture between the fanbases. I think TK has fed into it and it’s hurting his business. He needs to step away from social media and hire a professional to do it. I’d argue he should do the same with a booker but that’s not as pressing or as plausible.

[@EvanSchatz]

He can't do it. This is his real life Total Extreme Warfare fed and he'd probably shut the whole thing down before giving up total control

[@spsawyer22]

Wondering why the culture is toxic between the fanbases is actually super easy to figure out. Humans are tribal. Look at sports/politics/culture. People always pick sides.

[@NeoDeXeno]

@@spsawyer22 And Social Media lumped them all together in one room, only thing that can come from that is absolute chaos.

[@spsawyer22]

@@NeoDeXeno lumped them together with 0 personal/actual connection. They could be bots (which is how some people rationalize it). It's essentially nameless/faceless nonstop mob mentality

[@dmac5472]

​@@spsawyer22good points. Its sad that something is trivial in the grand scheme lile wrestling can lead to ppl having legit negative feelings about others.

[@notoriousrjg9257]

It was a massive self own on TK's part. His comment about John Cena and Taker was so weak. His flagship show got less than 400k people to watch. Dude needs to stay off social media because he's actively driving away people who may want to watch. If he spent as much time trying to put together actual compelling stories instead of figuring out which random new japan wrestler he can bring in to impress the die hards and owning people on Twitter, he'd be able to get more than a million people to watch his show and attract more than 3-4k people into whatever arena he's in. I hate this term, but Tony Khan is a mark. He's a mark for the internet, he's a mark for Dave Meltzer, he's a mark for star ratings and he's a mark for anyone who praises him That's why he's so obsessed with shit like booker of the year

[@ishmael802]

lets be real here it was 600K...atleast report the truth clown

[@jakal911]

Solo mentioned that Tony Khan celebrated his birthday with White Claw. I don't think that was the only white substance that was a part of the equation.

[@spaceycaveco.698]

While Tony is fearing for his life because somebody lunged at him, Vince was getting almost crippled by many of his employees and went back to them to demand them to not hold back next time.

[@horgh_japan]

So, Vince is stupid and possibly insane? "No, no! Next time, please cripple me for REAL!"

[@Jeff_Pryce]

@@horgh_japan The answer: Yes.

[@spaceycaveco.698]

@@horgh_japan Vince knew his workers got hurt on the job as is the case with any pro-wrestling show but to boost their morale and/or improve the show, he'd put his own being at risk. Yes, he is insane and stupid for doing it, but he had the courage to get hurt alongside the very wrestlers who were getting hurt making him money. Then you have Tony, who talks crap on Twitter from afar and greenlights the people working for him to hurt themselves with real glass while he himself stays behind his protective bubble making money off their injuries.

[@horgh_japan]

@@spaceycaveco.698 So, this ISN'T about Vince. This is about your feelings being hurt over Punk's firing. Fine. But Vince allowed things like unprotected chair shots to the head which I'm sure he wouldn't have taken himself, so your "Vince never allowed stuff he wouldn't do himself" has limits. Would Vince have done a top of the cage fall? Would Vince have done any of Shane's stupid stunts? Sure, he'll take a finisher, blade or a go through a stink face, but he won't pull a Mick Foley or even a Shane McMahon. He will look down his daughter's dress on national TV though and comment on her breasts, so there's that I guess. Vince had lines for himself which he didn't have for his employees as well. Moreover, while using glass is inadvisable and needlessly risky all in all, being back dropped into a windshield is a little different from smashing in a car door window due to the surface area and velocity/impact. Freak show artists have been using glass in performances for decades with minor injuries. With proper care, using glass can potentially be relatively safe. But again, this is about your beef with Tony Khan over Punk and not Vince's fabled grapefruits. And lastly, we as citizens "hire" firefighters through municipal taxes - should we all undergo firefighter training and be ready and willing to do their job? Many jobs involve risks that the people doing the hiring are not willing to take.

[@crater044]

​@@horgh_japan You do realize that Vince McMahon took many unprotected chair shots to the head, right? Like, he demanded people hit him as hard as they could. You also know that Vince fell off the side of a steel cage through an announce table and fucked his hip up, right? You also know that he did a Leg Drop off a ladder through the announce table, right? For a man who didn't start taking major bumps on camera until he was well into his 50s, Vince has taken some hellacious bumps and chair shots. He even tested out Shawn's zipline entrance at WM 12 before Shawn did it. Dude fell off the side of the cage at St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1999 to prove that if he can fall off the side of a cage and take a sick bump......he expects the same of his employees. So I don't know what the fuck you are implying with your comment but Vince ain't scared to take chair shots and bumps. Sure he can't do them now but 20 years ago......he was doing them. Yea you are WAY the fuck off on who Vince is as a person. Tony Khan in a million years would never take the bumps Vince or even Shane have taken in the business.......that's why TK is a whiny little bitch who got all scared because Punk yelled at him and who threw a temper tantrum on Twitter. Dude is a child.

[@felicedomneys2575]

But Bryan Alvarez thinks he's a marketing genius (not kidding)

[@juansanchez209]

Bryan Alvarez doesn't even pretend to hide his bias. It's one thing not to like WWE's product, but it's another to blindly hate literally everything they do with a burning passion. That clown should have lost any credibility he had when he complained about Mauro Ranallo's NONEXISTENT commentary!

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

​@@juansanchez209he has credibility amongst the ever dwindling number of subscribers. No wrestlers respect Alvarez.

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

​@@juansanchez209It wouldn't surprise me if some of these Smarks get their cue from Alvarez. Always taking shots at WWE & pretending to be Unbiased 😅

[@HabsMike25]

​@lancethefilmguy9392 Meltzer Is another one. Complained that NXT stacked roster against an even more stacked AEW roster. Meltzer forgets that during Wednesday night was A stacked AEW roster was beating a decimated NXT roster thanks to Vince & Pritchard Destroying the Black & Gold Brand

[@_BigTimer85]

Bryan Alvarez is a bitter failed wrestler whom has a personal vendetta against WWE because he wasn't offered a contract. His lackey Meltzer learned how to be a journalist at a meteorology school

[@blaineperry9407]

My opinion. The pressure is closing in on Tony and he can’t handle it.

[@3DBrawlChannel]

"I don't know why he cares so much about Booker of the Year..." Because, Solomonster, that's HIS annual award dammit!

[@tapoutnick5985]

Taking ads out of The NY Times was a power play tweeting and crying on Twitter is a child play, forgot Vince y doesn’t HHH act like that on Twitter 💀

[@jesuszamora6949]

I think the thing that separates Tony from Vince is the whole "talking to randoms" thing. Imagine Vince in an AOL chat whining DIRECTLY to some WCW stan. At least he was taking pages in the WSJ and at least trying to sound less like a madman.

[@CarnageRulez469]

I’d actually respect AEW and Tony Khan if he had the character to just say “We may have fumbled, but we’ll come back stronger”. But everything I’ve seen and heard about the company these past two and a half years just makes me roll my eyes at the company so hard. Makes me appreciate Dixie Carter and TNA more, even at their worst times.

[@SageVallant]

This is why I stay off the Twitterspace. So much negativity out there. TK could stand to have someone else run that account for him. Dynamite was a great show, though. Nothing else I would've rather watched on Tuesday night.

[@mrlaidback83]

Same! I personally enjoyed Dynamite a lot more on Tuesday and Collision was a great show last night as well imho.

[@MazeDaGr8]

Twitter is Toxic Wasteland

[@spsawyer22]

​@@MazeDaGr8social media in general is.

[@xavierspicer4718]

“Number wise” bro that shit wasn’t no comp and I’m not a wwe mark 😂

[@SupremeMarioGamer]

Solomonster says he feels bad for people who never experienced the Monday Night War? Tony Khan lived thru it, & he behaved like someone who never grew out of the tribalism of the era. The majority of those fans are in their 30s & 40s now, which makes the modern tribalism make SO MUCH SENSE. If anything I'm glad I missed out because I can only imagine how insufferable these manchildren were as teenagers.

[@chrissawyer1484]

I was in my early 20s during the MNW. Yeah, we were... something else. We would say off the cuff stuff that would get us nuked off social media these days. "Manchildren" is a kind word to use for many of us.

[@NeganSmash420]

Such a beta response. Imagine wrestling on every magazine cover, late night show, popular in schools, jobs, everywhere. Most people I know don't even know what AEW is. They had a huge crowd at Wembley and he gave those fans a horrible card.

[@Cultofpersonality09129]

Not any different from you. 🤡

[@kevinlee9929]

It actually was nothing like it is now. Most people like myself were fans of both products. Would watch both shows. Idk anyone who only watched 1.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Vince would totally go in for the same childish attacks on AEW as TK makes on WWE, if they were a real threat, but the one thing Vince would never do is spend his time replying to twitter users with 12 followers and making himself look like a petulant teenager... on the Cena/Taker thing, does TK forget that he had Edge on his show? Who has never been in such a low rated segment IN HIS ENTIRE CAREER as he will experience every single week on TK's show...

[@miracleboyboxing]

A lil over 900,000 for an NXT show is a lot

[@TheSolomonster]

Sure, but with Cena, Cody, Taker and others, and the hype for it on Raw, I figured they'd clear a million for sure. That's all I'm saying.

[@andreholly2027]

@@TheSolomonsterYou really thought NXT was gonna get over a million against the MLB playoffs, the NHL season opening and going head to head against Dynamite? C’mon now lol

[@King4sshole89]

Tony made Dixie Carter and Herb Abrams seem like good, competent, promoters this week.

[@victorspell1]

And Dixie was top tier horrible

[@jbrax425]

Consistently the most balanced reporting and opinions in the podcast world. Always a pleasure to listen.

[@CAPRIskyI18]

Exactly. He has the perfect voice, tone and wit. The only fan channel I listen to regularly because unbiased viewpoints are the best.

[@sonicplys64]

I'm tired of all these idiots clutching at straws trying to defend AEW while taking shots at number 1.

[@j4ward95]

Imagine if he was obsessed with his own company like he is with WWE…

[@chadk890]

Didn't Bischoff actually started the War back in 1995 by having Luger surprisingly show up on Nitro without the knowledge of the WWF? Madusa throwing the Women's belt in the garbage? Vince fought back with the Billionaire Ted skits in early 96

[@samusarannozerosuit]

I don't have any allegiance to WWE or AEW. I barely have the time to watch anything just because of life in general. But I will say this: when AEW was clearly the #1 promotion by interest, and Dynamite consistently had over a million viewers each week, and when everything was firing on all cylinders, AEW couldn't wait to take digs at WWE. It was almost comical, and to the point of absurdity, how much AEW would take potshots at WWE. Cody was breaking thrones, they were grabbing brass rings in ladder matches, Chris Jericho would openly talk about how he expected AEW to beat WWE in the ratings. But now that the pendulum has naturally swung in the other direction, Tony can't stand it. It was fine and dandy when it was WWE on the receiving end, but now that he's on the receiving end, he's having meltdowns

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

This is one of the reasons why I laugh at the AEW Smarks whenever things like this happen. It's the classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. Sure Vince McMahon might have done so in the past with WCW, however he would eventually pay attention to Raw and not Nitro. These AEW Smarks always claim that, "WWE FANS ARE TOO INSECURE!" Yet the owner of AEW responds in this manner and they are like, "BUT...BUT...THAT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU SEE THE THING IS..." and they make up some wild explanations for it. Just goes to show that it's not just the E Drones that are crazy.

[@MisterDamocles]

This is what happens when an overly triggered mark is given the book.

[@Megared82]

I've said it once and I'll say it again, Tony needs a publicist. He needs to also back away from online activity and the just focus on running the MULTI-MILLION dollar company. This came off as very childish and does nothing but give Cornette, Bischoff and even Paul ammo. The hatred is understandable because there some online accounts that if I ever ran into their creators, I'd be tempted to knuckle up but that's what a block button is for.

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

Don't forget Russo BRO 😏😅

[@BeyondDaX]

Rich People hate having publicists because they often want to be in the spotlight even if its just them waving their money around, he wants to be more like Vince and yet he should know that ain't ever gonna be anything of worth to the business

[@Debajyoti_P]

About tony’ s remark on cena and taker doing less than 1 mill for the first time is funny when you consider edge did less than 1 mill too for the first time in his career 😂😂😂 At least cena and taker weren’t wrestling 😂😂😂

[@markfroman738]

Tony has burnt out an audience that he has never tried to grow.

[@_.El._]

Solomonster, AEW and AEW fans had it coming let’s be real 😂

[@pauliewalnuts829]

WWE got better ratings. So what? I love AEW but TK should put less energy into shitty Twitter and put that energy towards making AEW better.

[@Optimus7519]

He needs to keep his ass behind the scenes and keep his mouth shut. He's becoming a damn liability.

[@tanthientruong3820]

Tony is definitely one of the child CM Punk had to work with.

[@chrisdominguez5632]

Cm punk ain't wrong about that one

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

The more and more we hear about Snowman Tony Khan, the more MJF is proven right when he called him a “fucking mark” in his pipebomb last year. “You got a position of power in a wrestling company, when the only position you should be assuming is behind the guardrail with all of them!” It’s a total embarrassment. Not just for himself, but the entire company as a whole. Him whining about losing the ratings war, and trying to brag about star ratings and BS awards from people like Meltzer will do nothing for his company, and may even start actively driving people away from watching his product. And then him bringing up his mom and her illness as some sort of sympathy card was unnecessary and disgusting. How about instead of crying on Twitter that he lost the fight HE picked, he focuses on improving his product and making it the best it possibly can be? Just an idea.

[@creolep6882]

“2 birds with 1 steel chair” 😂😂😂

[@Edward-jk5ec]

the only booker of the year, every year is Booker T.

[@chrissuponcic5181]

That's a lot of mental gymnastics to try and justify any of Tony's behavior. You feel bad for a man born a billionaire who can't handle people disliking him on the Internet. ......really? Wrestling never had ten million viewers a week it was mostly overlap. When wcw shut down wwe only added about a million viewers the other four million never existed

[@deneishalane1142]

Just because Vince made mistakes doesn’t give Tony right do talk about him and triple h and Shawn Michael cross line 😊

[@PsychoticFruitfly]

people who claim "vince would NEVER stoop so low...." forget one small but critical thing. Vince McMahon is a trailer park kid, no matter how rich he is, no matter how successful. his track record (from food fights to katie vick, from hush money payments to poaching talent, to paying for snuka's murder investigation to go away in the 80s) is a masterclass in Bad Taste and Low Blows.

[@horgh_japan]

Plus the BIllionaire Ted skits, the RTC... Heck, even him singing "Stand Back" felt like ol' McMahon throwing a diss track at the NWA. Vince has always been petty.

[@adupree771]

But that doesn’t excuse what Tony is doing , Vince is a dick but that doesn’t mean Tony should do the same

[@horgh_japan]

@@adupree771 I think the OP is talking about people who try to paint this situation as unique to Khan when Vince did even worse and would have likely done worse given the means back in the days of the Monday Night Wars. People are talking about this as if it hasn't been the norm among wrestling promoters over the years when, in fact, it has. Is it good that Tony is doing it? No. Is it becoming of a grown adult? No. Is it something we should be proud of? Absolutely not. Is it a sign of the times? Well, being a dick online leading to making a fortune seems to be a thing these days. Is it going to hurt AEW? Maybe, but Vince and others got through despite being childish. Meltdowns and petty comments aren't going to ruin anyone.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Pretty much yeah’. It’s not defending TK so much as mocking the idea that Vince would be “above” this type of stuff. And that’s simply not true.

[@PsychoticFruitfly]

@@adupree771 I'm not talking about tony khan, nor am i excusing anything he did. i'm talking about the vince defenders FALSELY CLAIMING HE WOULD NOT STOOP SO LOW when there's tangible physical evidence encompassing DECADES, of vince doing just that and worse.

[@christopheraaron8299]

Why would Tony ever be "booker of the year"? Tony is a terrible booker. I can't think of a single long term AEW storyline that actually came to a satisfying conclusion.

[@Swift_Jr]

This feels like an artificial win but at least the main roaster crowd got exposed to NXT and the rookies got to work with the legends

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

Sad Tweet of the Week Le Champion

[@jordan12118]

Wish it was just one tweet. It was sad multiple times

[@christopherthiess3922]

Cokehead Tony😂😂😂😂

[@Jekiram]

Remember when people said that the drama would leave with CM Punk?

[@johnnyphesto1247]

Tony was the guy that made that list of odd wrestling stories from like 2002.

[@andreleao7758]

Tony Khan needs a real friend that shows him, how terrible his "social media game" is Tony and social media is a terrible combination. Somebody needs to give him a heads up

[@damiendoran1491]

Tony loves giving cornette material

[@leewilliams106]

Swerve vs. Danielson was the truth though

[@theinfamousmrsleep]

AEW is 4 or 5 years old, and WWE has been doing this for decades. What Tony Khan needs to do, is use this as a learning experience, fix what needs to be fixed and move on. He can't win them all against WWE every, single day. When AEW was first introduced, it already kicked NXT's ass. Now, he needs to focus on what's next for his company. Not feeding the egos of these basement-dwelling, unemployed little shits on the internet who constantly harass the guy just cause he's passionate about what he does. This is why I fucking hate "wrestling fans" and their tribalism mentality. It ruins it for me. For TK to throw a tantrum on "social media" like a child, is just embarrassing for him, the AEW roster and his company. How long before someone from the higher ups at WBD decides to keep AEW and cut ties with Tony Khan for his behavior?

[@JusRed48]

I watch AEW but goddamn the parasocial thing that the fanbase has is absolutely insane. The way people act like Tony Khan is a buddy and not just another billionaire and make excuses for him is goofy. I get that Tony does get a lot of weird hate that doesn't seem justified but he also acts bizarre and delusional all the same.

[@travisford6663]

What’s funny thing is Shawn, Michaels and Triple H are in the top two spots in the company. As far as creative goes I can see Shawn Michaels booking right beside him just like Pat did McMahon.

[@nwo2cool]

Now that HHH is back in charge of creative. There's going to be a lot of AEW stars such as Andrade, Malakai, Buddy Murphy, Keith Lee, Adam Cole, Britt Baker, Ricky Starks, MJF, Wardlow, Athena, FTR, and Miro wanting to go back to WWE. Most of them had good relationship with Hunter. I believed Britt Baker, Ricky Starks, and MJF will jump ship to WWE, if AEW is in a bad shape that TK can't offer them more money. If that happen, TK surely will have a meltdown. He's going whine and complain about WWE stealing his talents, just as Paul Heyman complained about WCW raided ECW talent rosters.

[@Superman5000The]

The last line here was the most spot on sentence he could say: "You're the leader of this company--act like it". AEW's been starved, bereft of a strong, actual leader, especially in the year following everything that happened after All Out. And Tony acting the way he does doesn't inspire faith that he's a good leader who can handle things when the pressure gets too thick and he has to show a backbone. It makes him look like a whiny little 7 year old who got his toys taken away.

[@kayodus9322]

Well Jade Cargill said it best when she was asked one of the reasons she chose WWE. She said 'Leadership'.

[@slimypickle19]

How about focusing on making more intriguing & compelling storylines Tony? There's really nothing interesting besides 50 yr old Christian Cage getting himself over & maybe the adam cole stuff. But good grief this product is very stale, & let's please just cancel Rampage already.

[@kevinlee9929]

AGREED

[@KillaKalski]

AEW the world biggest spite store

[@Lord_Bibulous]

Not saying Punk didn't screw himself by getting fired. But when he spoke of immaturity in AEW management, it starts at the top.

[@hothotheat3000]

He is no different from the weird trolls that the wrestlers mock on a daily basis. He is so embarrassing.

[@JayPBayBay]

Thank you for explaining the bald a-hole reference and not just saying “if you know, you know”. What Culture do that all the time and it’s very frustrating.

[@RM-bq8uo]

Would you expect a spoiled brat who lives off his dads money to act any differently

[@CAPRIskyI18]

Always have the most refreshing takes, Solo. I can't believe no one remembers back in the day Vince legit whining that Turner decided to go for Mondays for Nitro. Tony is definitely embarrassing as well. Some of the WWE super fans worry me though. What's the benefit of an actual monopoly in US wrestling? That's what Vince and Co want and it sucks.

[@nowtheworld138]

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to cry if I want to cry if I want to

[@ishmael802]

Tony needs to to rely heavily on his PR team there is a reason you don't have HHH VInce or Steph ever tweeting crazy on social media. They are PR Trained. And Tony is honeslty destorying any good faith he has with the fans. I can understanding how frusterating and toxin the carny wrestling industy can be...but he should vent privately. Also he should go back to the Lab and start focusing on his product. If TK wants to get even start by moving Collission to Tuesday and start jeopordizing the NXT TV license they are desperatly trying to sell. We know Collission might get cancelled anyways so put it as a weapon against your opps

[@JanSmets-bg9ie]

AEW is not a challenger-brand, it's a charity brand.

[@Wilky2526]

The Monday Night Wars were the peak of wrestling - It was must-see TV, week in and week out. As good as wrestling is today (and yes, MUCH better than even 5 years ago), the 90's saw two companies fighting for their lives against one another, and would put its best foot forward at every turn. It was mainstream, no social media. People had fewer options for entertainment on a Monday night. I remember hooking up two TV's with a cable splitter so I could watch Raw and Nitro at the same time. Last Tuesday was proof that wrestling will NEVER reach that level again... and that's ok, as long as each brand is compelled put out an exciting product, there's still plenty of good reason to be a wrestling fan today.

[@javo10ful]

Watch, when Dave Meltzer gives his glorious and prestigious booker of the year award to Shawn Michaels, Tony Khan is going to go insane. Like literally. He might go visit NXT in Tampa Florida in a tank🤣

[@Am0ment0fB]

The fall of Aew is so glorious to watch. It's the best thing going in wrestling. And to think, it all started with Big Swole. Ha.

[@johnbeal6114]

I still believe aew bounce back this is not the end of the company

[@BryantFinlay]

This is a really dumb opinion

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Very dumb opinion, indeed. Having a monopoly was disastrous in wrestling the last 2 decades. We need competition. It’s good for wrestlers, fans and the industry. If you can’t see that because you treat a company like a hometown team, that is so sad I can’t even begin to describe that.

[@senorfish2503]

Stupid opinion

[@scotty_89]

Tony worries about Twitter more than filling up the buildings he books for his weekly shows. He needs to run his company first and foremost before he runs over onto Twitter whenever he feels WWE got a one up on him.

[@Japaninhimself]

Also. Think about. All of his dorky life. He’s been on the internet. Back in the late 90’s. Little dork TK was on the forums. Arguing with strangers. That’s the problem. It’s 2nd nature to him. He can’t see that it’s really cringe. He really needs to and wake the F up. He’s the owner. He’s the man at the top. He needs to stop being a internet nerd. 😂

[@scotty_89]

@@Japaninhimself and the same people he appointed EVPs are probably the same. I can definitely see the young bucks getting salty over the internet with other wrestling fans when they were growing up.

[@deputydog3137]

I got a laugh out of the tweets about Shawn and Triple H 😂 but I feel sorry for the guy, he acting like WWE was close to putting him out of business or something using NXT and from what I heard aew was more wrestling focused than WWE was on that night so it sounds like he was still successful even tho aew didn't win in the ratings department.

[@mrlaidback83]

I know I personally enjoyed Dynamite a lot more than NXT despite what the ratings suggest.

[@RGF91]

and i thought Jada Pinkett Smith had a bad week

[@CrashMcCloudX29]

I love AEW but Tony Khan needs to take a step back from his spot.

[@Chris_Ison]

Ya gotta admit. Twitter or X or what ever the fuck it’s called this week is one of THEE WORST things ever shat out onto the interwebz.

[@mallratz182]

Let’s see if he has learned anything when Smackdown and Collision go head to head in November.

[@MisterE1976]

I doubt that he will.

[@rsk47reviews59]

even imagining a complete neet like Tony even say the name "Undertaker" makes me sick. just 1 half of Taker's career is bigger than any wrestling company

[@BluntObject89]

Not both. It was mostly AEW.

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

Firstly, both shows were pretty good. In my opinion, I thought NXT was better than AEW but that's besides the point. The way that Tony Khan behave afterwards is why some fans find it difficult to like AEW. As bad as the E Drones are, the AEW Smarks can be just as much as a nuisance to deal with. Granted, I know Solomonster brought up how Vince McMahon was petty during the Monday Night Wars with THE NACHO MAN & THE HUKSTER, however let's not pretend that WCW were saints. I grew up in the south so my family were on the WCW side of things. That being said, this was the same WCW that Eric Bischoff would give away the results of WWE every week. When you look at it, both companies were petty because they were in a war. Never heard of the Wall Street Journal story lol Speaking of Eric Bischoff, I'm sure that he was having a field day over this. Heck, even Vince Russo of all people chimed in. He told TK to forget about trying to defeat WWE because they have a 70 year head start. These guys have been in the same ship he was in and they made multiple mistakes back in the day. They are basically telling him to be cautious in the future and do not make the same mistakes that they made during the WCW days. Overall, Tony Khan needs to learn a valuable lesson on knowing when to walk away from Twitter. These trolls are not worth his time and he has to refrain from getting into these useless debates online.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

And I thought the Elite were immature idiots. But when the guy in charge acts no better than a keyboard warrior with no life or job instead of a multibillionaire owner of a successful multimillion dollar wrestling company, it makes them look second rate instead of a true “challenger” brand. He needs to be better than that, because this is not a good look for AEW.

[@SasukesSharingan.]

Tony's tweet was embarrassing and showed hia maturity level he's responding to bots and people with 57 followers on twitter 😂.. none of the major bookers of the past including vince would respond to the stupid mark shit

[@HikarusukeShindou]

Tony just needs to get off da Phone.

[@patmoar7242]

I’m kinda glad I’m not on social media enough to be apart of this. I just watch clips on KZbin at this point.

[@workaccount3872]

19:26 spot fucking on. Two shows fighting over 1.5mil viewers and the fans screaming at each other about it on twitter is about the most pathetic thing I can imagine. They couldn't even combine for more than the WWE RAW audience.

[@ThrashAD720]

Tony has got to stay off the Internet.

[@BryantFinlay]

I think Khan needs someone to vent to, maybe a therapist or something

[@chrisdominguez5632]

And stay away from mindys muffins shop if not he be fearing for his life 😂😂