Tony Khan ‘Very Impressed’ By Marcus Mathers, Expects To See More Of Him In AEW/ROH

Marcus Mathers on the receiving end of praise.

Independent wrestler Marcus Mathers competed at a Ring of Honor taping against Mark Davis and then went on to wrestle Nick Wayne on the Jericho Cruise edition of AEW Collision.

Mathers’ name came up during the Full Gear media call. AEW President Tony Khan stated that Mathers’ performance at the ROH taping led to him getting the spot on Collision. He shared that Christopher Daniels recommended Mathers.

Khan went on to state that he was not aware that Mathers’ WWE I.D. contract had expired. He said he would expect to see more of the seven-year wrestler in AEW and ROH.

“His showing on Saturday came because he did such a great job on ROH, which I think is a good lesson to the people who come to the ROH shows and it’s also a part of why I’m so involved in ROH,” Khan said. “He did an absolutely fantastic job at the taping on Monday. His match aired on ROH. It streamed on Thursday night, and he absolutely crushed it. The reception was fantastic. He came to the Jericho Cruise looking for work, and he found himself in the right place because I thought he had done a fantastic job, and he had a great match versus Nick Wayne on Collision after he had a fantastic match against Mark Davis on ROH. So it was a great week for Marcus Mathers. I was very impressed by him. Christopher Daniels recommended him to me. I had seen him a bit before, and I didn’t realize that his WWE I.D. deal was not being renewed, and C.D. reached out to me and said, ‘Hey, would it be okay if I bring Marcus Mathers to ROH? And I think you’ll really like him,’ and so, I had him on the roster, and I wanted to give him a good opportunity. I’d seen a bit of him on video. I didn’t really know him well, so I gave him the best opportunity I could.” Khan added, “Coming off of that, I was blown away. I thought Marcus Mathers did a great, great job on ROH and I certainly feel like I put him in there with the right guy, and then once he survived the incredibly tough test that is Mark Davis, I was officially impressed to give him this opportunity to wrestle Nick Wayne and again, he did a great job. I think there’s a great young wrestler there. So I would expect to see Marcus Mathers in AEW and ROH. Potentially both.”

Mathers announced his departure from WWE I.D. in early October 2026.

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