US EditionTony Khan Responds to WWE Counter-Programming AEW
- AEW President Tony Khan addressed the scheduling clash on May 25 when AEW Double or Nothing aired alongside WWE NXT Battleground.
- This head-to-head booking reflects a pattern reminiscent of WWE’s past tactic against Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s, which led to significant industry shifts.
- Khan highlighted another conflict on July 12, with AEW’s All In in Texas scheduled in the afternoon and WWE’s Saturday Night's Main Event in the evening.
- Khan described the situation as "pretty consistent" and expressed confidence that the outcome this time would be markedly different from previous wrestling rivalries.
- Khan’s remarks imply AEW is prepared to compete strongly amid these clashes, suggesting a different outcome than the struggles faced by earlier promotions.
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Tony Khan Responds to WWE Counter-Programming AEW
AEW CEO Tony Khan is responding to WWE’s consistent booking of shows the same weekend as All Elite Wrestling. During the Double or Nothing media scrum, Khan was asked about the ordeal that happened this weekend with NXT Battleground, which ran concurrently with Double or Nothing. Additionally, this summer, WWE is hosting several events the same weekend as AEW All In. The move can only be viewed as deliberate, considering AEW announced the move f…
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Who runs Atlanta on July 13? The girls. Which specific girls, though? WWE fans aren’t quite sure yet. Ahead of her Women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament win, AEW star Mercedes Moné called herself the “Beyoncé of wrestling” (via Instinct Culture), especially given her extensive contributions to women’s wrestling. Ironically, the actual Beyoncé has now become a topic of discussion within the Internet Wrestling Community, especially in relation t…
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Tony Khan criticizes WWE's scheduling tactics
The wrestling world is buzzing again over Tony Khan openly hitting out at how WWE schedules its programs. After Double or Nothing 2025 ended, Khan talked to reporters about how upset he was by WWE consistently booking key events on the same nights as AEW. He found similarities to the rivalry from the 1980s between WWE and Jim Crockett Promotions, saying, "The rivalry has remained about the same. It’s the best I’ve seen in terms of two top boxers…
Tony Khan addresses WWE's counterprogramming of AEW
If you’re a fan of pro wrestling, you’ve had some recent choices to make. And AEW founder and president Tony Khan obviously isn’t oblivious to the recent trend of WWE scheduling shows on the same day as his promotion. Look no further than Sunday, in which AEW held its annual Double or Nothing pay-per-view. But despite AEW having hosted the event during Memorial Day weekend every year since the company’s inception in 2019, WWE opted to hold its o…
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