Tony Khan Open To Feedback On AEW Booking

Tony Khan might not be everyone’s idea of a dream wrestling booker but the AEW boss is open to learning from others.

Since the company was formed in early 2019, Tony Khan has been at the forefront of its creative direction. For better or worse Khan has the final say on everything that is seen on AEW television with more than a few people in the wrestling business making clear they’re not a fan of Khan’s booking.

But for those who think Tony Khan is closed off to other’s ideas, it seems nothing could be further from the truth.

Tony Khan Thinks AEW Fans Have Great Ideas

Speaking on Sports Illustrated’s The Takedown, Tony Khan addressed criticism of his booking in AEW and explained that he’s happy to listen to feedback and take it on board provided it’s constructive:

I do like to listen to feedback from lots of people across pro wrestling, and especially if it’s constructive, it can be really helpful. I think there’s a lot of times where you hear somebody say something, and they say, ‘Oh, why didn’t they do it this way? Or ‘instead of going from point A to point B and then to point C, you know, maybe off in between point and point B, they could have added this,’ and so maybe there’s a good idea there they can use in the future.

I really do love hearing feedback from all kinds of people, from people in wrestling, wrestlers, people who work in wrestling on the production side or both, and fans. Fans that have never been backstage at a show in their lives, but just love wrestling and watch it a lot, and they have great ideas.

I had never been backstage at a wrestling show until I was in my 30s. And I just grew up watching it and loving it and following it and, you know, trading tapes and talking about it. So there’s a lot of different places and a lot of different ways that you can get an idea about wrestling or that you can contribute.

I just think it’s really neat that there’s people from literally all over the world in hundreds of countries that follow the same sport and can share ideas and talk with each other. It’s really cool.

AEW is on the verge of passing a milestone set by WCW as Spring Breakthru is set to take place on April 16 in Boston, Massachusetts.