Tony Khan Massively Under Fire After Response To Lack Of Diversity Comment From Big Swole

AEW President and CEO Tony Khan is massively under fire following his response to a comment made by former AEW star Big Swole.

Swole explained in an interview that one of the big problems she felt in AEW was the lack of diversity and representation. She had said:

“Outside of (lack of structure) their BIGGEST issue, which is diversity. I do not beat around the bush when it comes to diversity and my people. There is no representation, truly, and when there is, it does not come across in the Black community as genuine. At all. I don’t know why everybody is so afraid to accept it or say it, but it’s not a good look. What happens is, you have this wonderful company that treats people like family, but there is nobody that looks like me that is represented at the top and in the room with them. They are not helping to necessarily influence decisions, but to explain why certain slang and certain word shouldn’t be said. There is no one else who can explain our culture and experience except for us.”

Khan decided to respond to that comment by tweeting:

The top 2 @AEW execs are brown (me & Megha)!! Jade, Bowens, Caster, Dante, Nyla, Isiah & Marq Quen all won on tv this month. The TBS Title Tournament has been very diverse. I let Swole’s contract expire as I felt her wrestling wasn’t good enough. #AEWRampage Street Fight TONIGHT!

Khan’s comments have led to a lot of criticism from fans and even wrestlers, including some in AEW. Swole’s husband WWE star Cedric Alexander tweeted “A little defensive huh?”, and AEW’s own Lio Rush has tweeted that he’s “not cool” with it, he’s “pissed”, and that the situation is “f**ked up”. He has also demanded for Tony Khan to apologize.

AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker is also catching some criticism on Twitter as she retweeted Khan’s tweet.

Tony Khan has yet to address the situation further.

https://twitter.com/IamLioRush/status/1477086524193705987

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