Success Of Recent AEW Match Took Tony Khan By Surprise

Tony Khan is looking forward to an exciting future.

On June 18, AEW headed to Mexico for the first time to host Grand Slam Mexico. The event, a cross-promotional effort with CMLL, was held at the legendary Arena Mexico in Mexico City.

The show featured a mix of AEW and CMLL stars, with the action cheered to the rafters.

However, there was one match in particular that caught the imagination as Mistico was given a hero’s welcome as he battled MJF. Although the match ended in a disqualification, there was no doubt that those involved had made a huge impact.

Tony Khan Already Looking Ahead To Mexico Return

During an appearance on The Battleground podcast, Tony Khan declared that Grand Slam Mexico was another huge success for his company. He explained that by all of the metrics he has access to, the show was the most-watched episode of Dynamite in a “long time.”

“It was the most watched episode of AEW since last year, and that was before the simulcast,” Khan revealed. “So you know, based on our TBS data, this was the most watched AEW show on cable in nearly a year, and in a lot of the key demographics, most watched AEW show in over a year. And when you factor in the streaming viewership, I think this was the most watched AEW program in a long time.”

Khan later admitted that he and many others never expected Mistico to be given the incredible reception he received, which played into an excellent match with MJF. He added that he could definitely see a rematch on the horizon.

“I don’t think anything prepared the fans and any of us, frankly, for the kind of reaction he was going to get when we went to Arena Mexico,” Khan said. “What a great match, Místico versus MJF. They had an absolutely fantastic encounter, and it left meat on the bone. I think we could absolutely see a rematch down the line at some point.”

With regard to a return to Mexico, Khan believes it’s a “virtual certainty” following the success of Grand Slam.

“We’ve never seen an American wrestling promotion go to Mexico and work with CMLL and be invited to run a show, let alone a major TV show… out of Arena Mexico,” he said. “It was a huge success, and very excited to go do it again… It’s almost a virtual certainty we’re going to have a return to Mexico.”

Off the back of their match at Grand Slam Mexico, MJF returned to MLW to launch a surprise attack on Mistico as the CMLL star addressed fans and pondered the next phase of his career. Following the vicious beatdown, MJF promised that the pair would meet again.

H/t to WrestlingNews.Co