AEW's Tony Khan: I Want To Be Booker Of The Year
Tony Khan says he'll "make a full court press" to become 'Promoter Of The Year'.
AEW chief Tony Khan has set his sights on becoming The Wrestling Observer's "Booker Of The Year".
Khan told Busted Open Radio that winning Dave Meltzer's award means a lot to him - the All Elite boss said he has three months to prove why he deserves to be named 'Promoter Of The Year'. Tony then said anyone who criticises long-term AEW booking is "completely full of s**t" and "just not paying attention".
Strong words.
Khan went on to say that creating situations out of "cold matches" is a "trope" that needs to stick around in pro wrestling. He doesn't think there's any problem with booking one-offs on the surface then spinning out of those bouts into full-on feuds later.
Meltzer awarded Tony 'Promoter Of The Year' for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Now, the AEW owner wants to bag that prize for a fourth year running by making the October-January stretch of programming must-see.
However, it hasn't taken fans long to ridicule Khan for focusing on the Observer's award list when there's been so much backstage drama in his company over the past few months.