Tony Khan

“To have TNT and ITV, this is the best distribution any wrestling company has had bar none.”

“I know AEW will be welcomed by wrestling fans here in the U.S. and throughout the world who are ready for something new and authentic. AEW will work hard to deliver on that promise.”

“It is the most important thing we can do to establish a promotion, is to establish the championship. It is what everyone is trying to obtain, how do you obtain the championship? By establishing a run of matches, a streak, by winning a big match, winning a title eliminator.”

“Look at baseball, with its defensive shifts - outfielders looking at cards on the field much like a quarterback would. It's possible that someday defensive backs will be playing with similar cards based on where receivers are lined up and what those receivers' route-running strengths are. The possibilities are endless.”

“A lot of what made ECW great was the work and we're going to have the best caliber in ring stuff in the world.”

“I believe you don't need to spend 6 days on the road to make a good living as a wrestler or 5 days on the road per week necessarily.”

“I think what we have going in the Casino Battle Royale is going to show people an exciting, different take on the traditional battle royal format, different than what anybody has done. It's not going to be two hours of battle royals. It's going to be really, really action-packed.”

“What's a one person wrestling company? There's not such a thing.”

“The difference between football and baseball is that pretty much every possible situation in baseball has probably happened by now, maybe thousands of times over the years.”

“With 'Being the Elite' you'll see some of the most innovative stuff, but it's going to be very different then the weekly TV show. But that's by design and I want to keep it that way so you'll have outlets to see different things.”

“I want wins and losses to matter. That is the point of wrestling, everyone is striving to be a champion and your stature in the company is marked by your win-loss record.”

“We want to offer people a show that doesn't insult their intelligence, and really, it's a fun show to watch. It's a fast-paced show to watch and has the best wrestling action, but also has the best wrestling personalities. I want everyone to know that AEW is for everybody.”

“The wrestling community is a constant; its members are diverse, we are physically located on all corners of the planet, yet we are constantly connected.”

“Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks had never done a show on television, yet they were able to draw a show with 11,000 people to suburban Chicago. Just based on word of mouth and through the love of wrestling they spread.”

“I'm very familiar with World of Sport, some of the characters, and great athletes.”

“I have been a fan of Dustin Rhodes my whole wrestling-fan life.”

“I think there is something about social media now where people are more engaged with their celebrities and their sports stars than ever before.”

“I would like for everybody to be able to say that I've never lied to them.”

“In my background in sports, I am huge believer in statistics and I think that's one area where in wrestling we've seen some cool stuff get over. To me, I think there's real opportunities to do some interesting things just in terms of building up athletes the way UFC has as legitimate competition.”

“I love the draft process. I love the regular season. I love preparing for the games. I just love football.”