Tony Khan Explains Why He’s Changed His Approach In Not Taking Shots At WWE

For years, Tony Khan wouldn’t shy away from taking shots at WWE in interviews or online. He famously called WWE the “Harvey Weinstein of wrestling” during a media appearance.

More recently, Khan has decided to focus on AEW rather than WWE when asked about the competition.

Appearing on Coach & Bro with Jonathan Coachman & Vince Russo, Khan explained why he’s changed his philosophy.

“I changed my approach. At the beginning of AEW, there really was a collective rebel spirit. Now, I think AEW is very established and people know AEW has a quality product and a lot of fans. I do want to grow that fanbase, but the way I would do something now might be different than how I would have done it six or seven years ago. I also think it’s possible that Vince Russo, Vince McMahon, and DX could succeed by zigging at one point where I might succeed by zagging at another point. There are different ways to get to success and I’ve got my ideas and my way, but I can learn from different people. I might not incorporate every aspect of it, but I do want to hear your thoughts and ideas. I think the AEW fans would agree that I’ve refined my own media strategy, and people have seen me trying to take the high road. Some of it is the fact that I believe in taking the high road when possible. I feel like by taking the high road, that’s rubbed people the right way. I’m not saying I’m trying to kill people with kindness, but being nice to people has gotten me a long way, and I’ve been trying to do it more in recent years,” he said.

Elsewhere during the interview, Tony explained why he made a bid for WWE. You can find his full comments here. 

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