Tony Khan Says AEW Must Be ‘Very Considerate’ On Signings
AEW President Tony Khan All Elite Wrestling Once upon a time, when WWE made its latest round of releases or chose not to renew a wrestler‘s contract, the assumption was that they’d eventually land in AEW. Jon Moxley, Mercedes Moné, Andrade El Idolo (twice), Miro, Bryan Danielson, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage—the list goes on. A sizable portion of AEWs roster still consists of former WWE talent. But AEW has evolved beyond simply becoming the destination for ex-WWE stars. The roster is filled with homegrown wrestlers, former NJPW talent, and wrestlers who have been with the company since its inception. Even with four and a half hours (including overruns) of weekly television, theres simply a lot of talent competing for a limited amount of television time. That created an interesting discussion after WWEs latest wave of releases in April, which included Aleister Black, Kairi Sane, Zelina Vega, the Wyatt Sicks and the Motor City Machine Guns. Around the same time, The New Day also parted ways with WWE. Tony Khan was asked by Roar Around The Ring about potentially signing more talent, and his response suggested AEW has become far more selective than it was in its early years. “I think that if you look at how