AEW Star Discusses Conversation With Tony Khan Ahead Of Return

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A recently returned AEW star has discussed the conversation they had with Tony Khan prior to their return to the company.

QT Marshall returned to work for AEW at last week’s Collision show, returning as a vice president rather than an in-ring competitor.

Marshall had previously left AEW on January 1, after he handed in his resignation back in November of 2023.

Speaking to Bill Apter of Sportskeeda, QT Marshall detailed the conversation he had with Tony Khan and his decision to return to AEW.

He said:

“I flew down to Jacksonville to talk to Tony in December, first week of January, maybe. I was talking to him and explaining that I wanted to do like Turnbuckle (Championship Wrestling). I could go on the indies and wrestle all the time and go from Massachusetts on Friday, San Diego on Saturday, and somewhere else on Sunday. I could do that and I might do that because that’s a benefit I have working with AEW. That’s the biggest thing; freedom. Freedom and great pay, which I’ve earned.

“I did step away, and the direction AEW was going in at that moment when I was there and Tony and I had our discussion, which would have been in Oakland on November 10th. That’s when I spoke to him and let him know I would be staying home. It’s not like I put out a statement in November and that was the first time anyone had heard about it, I had been sitting at home for weeks.

“Tony and I have a different relationship than many people do. Him and I, we were in the trenches together during the pandemic and up until seven AM writing shows. I don’t go on the internet and argue with people. I know what I’ve done and what my job consists of. I never once wrote TV for other people or myself. I did my job that I was told to do.

“The greatest conflicting story to me was, ‘QT wanted to be on TV all the time and wanted to be a big star.’ Okay, so why would I do QTV and be Will Hobbs’ manager if I had a dream of being a humongous TV wrestling star? I did what I was told to do. I believe, and I’ve always instilled in our students, to do your job and be great at your job, and whatever they give you, try to do your best at it. If it’s not a home run anytime, it is what it is. By the end, when I was about to exit, I wasn’t doing as much because we had Jimmy Jacobs come in. I would go to work with Tony, bounce ideas, and I give my opinion, but at the end of the day he’s the boss. I think, more or less, this is what this is about. He understood where I was coming from.

“Could I get a job at WWE? I’m sure. I spoke to MLW, I spoke to a bunch of places. I’m sure I could get a job somewhere, but why do something else when I know this extreme and I’m comfortable? We probably agreed to everything probably six weeks ago. I haven’t left my house since. That’s been part of the idea, because of all the other stuff I have going on, how can we help each other?”

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