Tony Khan sees AEW as a sports league.
The company has received mainstream media attention in recent times for political statements made by talent on their programming against the current US administration. During his appearance on the Revolution post-show, the AEW President was asked about these statements and if he fears turning fans off the product because of it.
The wrestling promoter first explained that the views expressed by people such as Hangman Page and Brody King are their individual opinions rather than a stand made by the company:
Well, I have said that the wrestlers, when they come out and express their opinions and their personal viewpoints, that's the wrestlers. That's who they are. AEW has people that express their authentic selves. That's what great about the wrestling show. These are real people and when you have Hangman Page or Brody King expressing their views, that's their individual views.
Tony Khan then said that he sees AEW as a sports league which does not have a political opinion one way or the other, and its job is to put out the best product possible:
The wrestling company is a sport. I don't have any views other than the sport itself. So that's where it's great for the wrestlers to be able to express their own individual viewpoints, and then the league just puts out the best wrestlers, puts out the best wrestling product. A wrestling organization is not a political league.
So I do think that it's been awesome to be able to see how many fans have gotten behind AEW and all the momentum we have as a wrestling league, but also the individual wrestlers have their own individual fans. And I think it's one of the really great things about AEW is the wrestlers have the ability to express themselves.
During the talk, Khan also discussed Ronda Rousey's AEW status after her appearance at the PPV. You can check out his comments here.
