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Tony Khan AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Media Conference Call

Tony Khan speaks to media ahead of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door!

- Tony Khan knew they wouldn't be able to have Okada until the week before the show and Switchblade until a couple of weeks before Forbidden Door

- We get an in-depth response to the changes that took place to shape AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Obviously there were a lot. Tony Khan says they're so lucky they got back Jon Moxley when they did.

- Tony Khan says Kyle O'Reilly's injury changed a lot of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, too.

- Tony Khan says there are already talks for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2. He feels like they have to do a follow up based on the success.

-Tony Khan tells Jaychele Nicole that they're going to announce more tonight for the Buy In of Forbidden Door

- Tony Khan tells Amy Nemmity that Okada appearing came at a great time, because they needed him with all the injuries that have piled up. He also calls Bryan Danielson's fill-in "a very suitable replacement"

- Tony Khan says that Orange Cassidy vs. Will Ospreay has been planned for a while for Forbidden Door.

- Tony Khan said he's very open to AEW stars carrying NJPW titles and vice versa.

- Tony Khan likes implementing the interim championship as other major sports like boxing and MMA have done. It creates a high stakes unification match.

- Tony Khan says AEW has a wellness policy in place, but the Moxley/Jeff Hardy situations are categorically different. Moxley came to them and declared he needed help, and they had to wait longer for information before making a statement.

- Tony can says Jeff is in treatment and improving, but going out and driving is not comparable to Jon Moxley coming and asking for help. He's talked to Matt Hardy and indicated that Jeff Hardy will retain the support of AEW through treatment.

- Brandon Thurston asks Tony Khan about the wellness policy. He says help or time off is available to everyone in the company up and down the roster. He prefers they ask for help as opposed to getting in trouble. Tony Khan says there's a testing policy in place in AEW

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