Tony Khan Wanted Unique Character In AEW Back In 2020

According to Tony Khan, a new AEW character was a long time in the making.

Hologram has enjoyed an impressive start to life in AEW, picking up wins over Gringo Loco and The Beast Mortos before teaming with Mistico to beat The Premier Athletes.

The high-flying star has wowed fans far and wide with his dazzling performances on Collision, with fans waiting eagerly to see who he’ll clash with next. Although AEW hasn’t acknowledged it on television, the character is played by up-and-coming Mexican star Aramis.

In a new interview with Q101, Tony Khan confirmed he wanted to bring the character to AEW in 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic thwarted his plans.

“Hologram’s a character I’ve really wanted to see in wrestling for a long time. It was a luchador I had envisioned a long time ago, and honestly, this is the person I wanted to play that role, to be that wrestler. He was a fantastic young talent.

I saw him at PWG, and he was 18 years old, and we brought him, when he was a teenager, to Wednesday Night Dynamite, almost five years ago, about four-and-a-half years ago, right after the original Revolution in Chicago. Literally, less than two weeks later, everything was shutting down, it was a crazy time in the world. We had brought him in, I was looking to make him Hologram then, and the world kind of went crazy, and he was locked down in Mexico for a long time.

It was a long time before he made it back to America, and then I thought eventually, as things opened up, I really wanted to get Hologram in AEW. It’s been tremendous, it was great having Hologram team with Mistico last Saturday.”

Tony Khan Could Land Bobby Lashley

Meanwhile, it’s been reported that Bobby Lashley will become a free agent within days. Not only is the star on his way out of WWE but there have been conversations about his status within AEW, although no offer has been made.

Interestingly, those close to Lashley expect him to at least make an appearance for the company.

H/t to Fightful