Tony Khan Hits Out At Claim AEW Has No Stories

Tony Khan says those who claim AEW has no stories are spreading a falsehood.

A common criticism of AEW over the years has been that the promotion prioritises matches over storylines. However, over the past year, the company has been praised for feuds like those between Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland, and Timeless Toni Storm & Mariah May – now WWE’s Blake Monroe, while the months-long Death Riders story came to a head at All In Texas when Page finally recaptured the AEW World Championship from Jon Moxley.

During an appearance on The Suprstar Crossover, AEW President Tony Khan gave his thoughts on the criticism, which he believes to be a false narrative.

“I think the stories in AEW have been as strong as ever. The wrestling people will say AEW is great. I think a lot of people would concede the action and wrestling- The athletic action is absolutely fantastic. Everyone agrees.

“And also, if you haven’t seen the show lately or if you’re just listening to a false narrative and you can tell me honestly whether you agree with this or not, Josh. I think the stories in AEW have been fantastic this year, and we’ve been talking a long time about some of the great stories in AEW.

“And you even just said how fantastic you thought some of the storytelling around Jon Moxley’s World Championship reign has been. People even question that aspect of it and I think that was proven right.”

Tony Khan Claims People Are Spreading A Falsehood About AEW Having No Stories

“But then certainly whether you love them or not, nobody can question, there’s a lot of storytelling in AEW. I think it’s fantastic, and a lot of the fans who actually pay attention to it think it’s great.

“But there will be people…Tell me if you agree with this or not. There’s people that would say that there’s a lack, and I don’t agree with this, I think it’s untrue, of stories in AEW. I don’t think that’s true at all, and it’s really, I think, not only a misconception, but a falsehood that people spread.”

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H/T to Fightful for the above transcription.