Tony Khan Reveals Rules For New AEW Championship

Tony Khan has commented on Kazuchika Okada’s controversial win over Kenny Omega.

The latest installment of the legendary rivalry between Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada played out at All In, with both the International and Continental Championships on the line. Ahead of the event, it had been announced that the winner would be known as the Unified Champion.

When all was said and done, Okada got the win, but only after Don Callis had made his presence felt.

During the post-show press conference, Callis confidently stated that he and Okada had now put Omega down for good.

“It’s a great night, because we’re all here to bear witness to a man that I like to say is the ace of All Elite Wrestling. A man who wrestled a flawless strategy here tonight, who not only became the first unified champion, he will go down in the history books, along with me, as the men who put Kenny Omega down for good.”

Tony Khan Announces Continental Rules

In response, Tony Khan addressed the controversial end to the match, which saw Callis pull the referee out of the ring as Omega appeared to be on the brink of victory. He also confirmed that the Unified Championship will be contested under Continental Championship rules thanks to Okada’s victory.

This means that matches will have a 20-minute time limit, and no other wrestlers are allowed at ringside.

“We fought a match under the unified rules of AEW, where the referee’s decision is final. If we had been under Continental Rules, Don, I would have fired you for that…

The Continental Champion won the match. So going forward, the prevailing rules will be the Continental Rules. So there will never be outside interference ever again in a Unified Championship match.” Callis agreed to the new stipulation, stating, “I don’t want any excuses… This is what excellence looks like, and we’re going to show it.”

Callis went on to confirm that Okada will defend the championship around the world, from Mexico to Japan. No stranger to hyperbole, Callis then declared Okada to be the greatest Japanese wrestler in history.

H/t to WrestlingNews.Co