A Tony Khan AEW MATCH?! - "Not Anytime Soon"

Will Tony Khan ever make the familiar leap from promoter to part-time wrestler? He says No...

by Michael Hamflett
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Tony Khan won't make the move so many others like him have and switch the suit for spandex in All Elite Wrestling. "Not anytime soon" anyway, according to the man himself.

Speaking to Fox Sports' Levak & Goz, the Founder, co-owner, president, and CEO of AEW strongly suggested that he wouldn't be adding "wrestler" to his long list of roles. At least not for now He said (h/t Fightful);

“I don’t think anybody really wants to see that. Not anytime soon. That’s not anything I think we’re going to do. I do think AEW has a great roster, the best wrestlers in the world. I would rather try to put the best matches and we have exciting rivalries building in AEW right now.”

As unlikely a move as it seems on the surface, Khan would be bucking a trend followed by countless promoters and authority figures if he didn't at least once step between the ropes. He has at least kept a relatively limited profile as AEW's on-screen boss, mentioned mostly by commentators and wrestlers as a decision-maker when matches need to be set up.

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The "never say never" cliché in wrestling remains true though - Khan initially pledged to stay invisible within the fiction of the product, but his to-camera announcements have become familiar sights on AEW television in the last five years.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett