Tony Khan Addresses WWE Signing AEW Dark Talent

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Tony Khan has spoken in an interview about the possibility of WWE signing wrestlers who have previously appeared on AEW programming.

In an hour-long interview with Ariel Helwani following Wednesday’s (October 5) AEW Dynamite, Khan spoke about his thoughts on the new direction for WWE since Vince McMahon resigned.

Speaking about WWE’s future, Khan speculated:

“(It’s) probably a bit more similarity (between the companies) in what we are looking for in the profile of a free agent… it’s probably going to start being a thing.”

Khan said that he believes that many of the past few years’ WWE releases would not have happened in a post-Vince McMahon world, and as such both companies will now how a similar profile in terms of who they are looking to sign.

He also said of AEW Dark:

“(AEW Dark was) at one point, the premiere tryout system in America. Plenty of people will tell you WWE was recruiting off AEW Dark during the pandemic. If anyone tells you that’s not true, ok, you’re full of s**t.”

Several members of the NXT roster had worked AEW Dark tapings before being signed by WWE.

Khan also spoke about his relationship with WWE management, saying that prior to founding AEW he was friends with Paul Levesque (Triple H) and Stephanie McMahon.

Quotes courtesy of F4WOnline.

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