One of the key differences between AEW and WWE is AEW has allowed their talent to continue to work independent dates. However, during the pandemic, you have to be more careful.
During an interview with Sports Illustrated, Khan mentioned that he has had to tighten his restrictions on talent working outside dates. Here is the quote:
“I implemented a policy where people were only supposed to work indie shows when certain conditions were met. There have been times when people did not take that seriously, so I have tightened up the restrictions. I’ll still allow it under certain conditions, but people need to look me in the eye and say that the conditions are being met. Our talent and their opponent need to be tested before the show, and there also needs to be a good reason why the match is important.
This is important for everyone’s safety, as well as important for our show. I’ve been flexible in the past because I thought it was good for the talent to have the opportunity to earn, as well as great for the fans and the indies as a whole. We also don’t run every night of the week, so it allows for talent to get extra reps, too. So we have a policy, and I’ll be enforcing it strictly.
I am not going to end it, but we are taking a closer look at it. More so now than ever, people need to come to me directly about this. I am going to be strict about what people can and can’t do, but I won’t say you won’t see people make special appearances on independent shows because I think there is a lot of merit to that.”
A number of wrestlers in multiple companies have come down with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic so it is always a good idea to err on the side of caution.
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