Who's On AEW Boss Tony Khan's Wrestling Mount Rushmore?
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln have nothing on these guys...
Before filming the latest episode of Dynamite in Huntsville, Alabama, AEW figurehead Tony Khan spoke to AL.com about who he'd place on his own personal wrestling version of Mount Rushmore.
Unsurprisingly, current AEW Champion Chris Jericho was on there, although Khan made sure to mention his champ dead last in the group of four. That may have been tactical; by name-dropping Jericho as the final name (in Abe Lincoln's spot, baby), Khan deftly avoided looking like a suck up but got his guy in there.
Others on the list, in order, were Steve Austin, Ric Flair and Bret Hart. That's one hell of a Fatal-4-Way Khan just created, and it's hard to argue with his picks.
Notable omissions include Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, Kurt Angle and 'King' Corbin. OK, maybe not Corbin, though it's surely only a matter of time before he's on everyone's lists. Ahem.
Chris Jericho is the top champion in AEW right now, and Bret Hart has made cameo appearances in the company since it launched last year. It seems like it'd be Khan's dream to convince either Austin or Flair to follow suit.