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3. Khan Vs Khan
Extending outwards from the authority figure role he'd played on Impact Wrestling, Tony Khan brought his big-talking bullsh*t to his own organisation in a strange and out-of-nowhere promo at the expense of Vince McMahon's newest right hand man.
The May speech came after Khan read in the Wrestling Observer that the WWE representative had been speaking to New Japan Pro Wrestling about a possible working relationship. Khan laughed it off, noting that he'd been featuring NJPW wrestlers on his show for ages, and was in negotiations for the future status of his IWGP United States Champion Jon Moxley.
Predictably, the WWE/NJPW relationship rumours amounted to absolutely nothing, and Khan's general demeanour towards his opposition looks even more pointed in hindsight. Mere months from its recording, Khan had signed away Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole while bringing CM Punk in from the wrestling wilderness. The Forbidden Door is seemingly more open than ever too, with Kazuchika Okada the latest megastar to potentially be stepping through.