15 Biggest False Narratives In Wrestling History

4. Tony Khan Needs Somebody Experienced To Help Him

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Tony Khan promoted All In: London - the show that drew the largest paid attendance in pro wrestling history. Tony Khan promoted this event several years deep into his career as a wrestling promoter. He is, thus, an experienced and hugely successful booker. 

Objectively! 

This concern trolling might have made sense, once, in December 2019 - a few weeks after which Khan took on more responsibility himself as AEW flourished. 

While anybody could have booked a good, action-heavy show with the talent roster available to him in May 2019, Tony Khan booked that killer closing angle with Jon Moxley terrorising Kenny Omega and built MJF as a super-entertaining future mega heel. He did this on his very first show. All Out 2019, built around the Mox Vs. Omega match (which was only later postponed) sold out within 15 minutes. Khan was immediately, demonstrably very good at his job. He really could do with an editor, and has made several errors over the last two years, but until those impressive pay-per-view buys begin to drop, his audience is literally buying what he’s selling. 

Moreover: who has experience in pro wrestling that actually could “help” AEW? 

A writer with experience working for WWE? 

Jennifer Pepperman is hardly drawing raves for her collaboration with Mercedes Moné. 

Delirious wouldn’t help; AEW’s pay-per-views are long enough as it is. Bully Ray somehow contrived to do a worse job with Ring Of Honor (allegedly…). 

Eric Bischoff’s stint in TNA at a minimum disqualifies him, as does his inability to articulate what a story actually is. Jim Cornette? 

A great mind once, he hates modern wrestling, saw nothing in the Young Bucks, Kevin Owens nor Sami Zayn when overseeing Ring of Honor, and once fantasy-booked the Road Warriors Vs. Dudley Boyz when asked to put together an alternative card for WrestleMania X8. That was in 2002. 

Imagine booking that washed-up act against Hawk and Animal?

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!