Speedball Mike Bailey Clears Up Misconceptions About Tony Khan’s Booking Process In AEW

Speedball Mike Bailey clears the misconceptions about AEW’s booking process.

AEW president Tony Khan has often been criticized by wrestling fans for how he books the shows. On one hand, some fans dislike AEW’s presentation, whereas others love AEW for being different than the competition.

Speaking on the MMM Show, Speedball Mike Bailey defends Tony Khan’s approach to booking shows.

“I think that Tony Khan is an incredibly smart person. He knows what he’s doing. I’ve talked to him. I’ve listened to him in interviews, and AEW is a challenger brand. I think a lot of the criticisms that people have for AEW is that, ‘Oh, they’re doing things differently than what I’m used to seeing on TV.’ It boils down to that. A lot of it is just, I think the other guys would have done this, so AEW should do this, which is wrong. They have to be different. It’s still a pro wrestling show, but they have to find a different segment of the audience. All Elite Wrestling is where the best wrestle. It’s not sports entertainment. It’s about pro wrestling, because pro wrestling is great. The reason the company came to be is because there was a hole in the market.

There were a lot, at the time that AEW was founded, of unsigned, independent, world-traveled professional wrestlers that had the ability to put on a fantastic show, no matter the context, no matter the place, no matter the audience. They always sent the audience home happy with exactly what they wanted. That’s what AEW is founded on. It’s founded on great pro wrestling and that’s what they’re offering. I know that art is subjective, right? People will like or dislike whoever they want, but pro wrestling is a skill. You can be objectively good or bad at a skill. What you need in order to thrive in AEW is to be the best at the skill of professional wrestling, which sounds incredibly simplistic, but it’s a lot more complicated when you go deeper.”

In a recent interview, Speedball Mike Bailey discussed Amazing Red. Fans can check his comments here.

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