Tony Khan is on his promotional tour.
This weekend we will see AEW Double Or Nothing 2022 and its a well booked show so far. In the main event, we will see Punk vs Hangman Page for the AEW World Title. The feud has been excellent for fans with it unclear who the fans want to win more.
While speaking to Sports Media Podcast, AEW President Tony Khan talked about CM Punk’s impact on the company’s revenue. Khan explained how much Punk has helped AEW.
“We’re back in Las Vegas this week for the first time since we launched. And it is awesome to be back. And I think it’s going to be a really special night on TBS, and leading into our biggest event ever this weekend. We’ve got Hangman Page, the World Champion who’s been on such a great run, he won the championship at our big pay-per-view at the end of last year, beating Kenny Omega and he’s been on this insane run….From when he won the title from Kenny Omega and what I think is the greatest long-term story in terms of over the course of many years and, and even tag team partners who won the championship and then had the split. They’ve had many matches.”
“They’ve had a 60-minute draw and Hangman came back to beat him. He’s won a pair of matches with Adam Cole. He’s face to the company. And now he’s taken on a wrestler who really added new life to AEW, both backstage and certainly on TV. And as a business (Punk) created just so many new business opportunities and taking us to new heights in terms of our live events and our pay-per-view revenues and just as a business on TV, CM Punk. CM Punk versus Hangman Page, I just think it’s a great match. And with Hangman being a great champion, and CM Punk being a great number one contender, I think it’s gonna make for a great pay per view.”
Tony Khan on Sports Media Podcast
Of course, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that CM Punk has been hugely beneficial to the growth of AEW. His star power and rivalries have been effective in bringing in new fans to the promotion and we will see if he will be the next AEW World champion this weekend.
h/t to WrestlingNews.co
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