Matt Hardy Would Suggest To Tony Khan That AEW Focus More On Characters And Storytelling
Matt Hardy explains the one booking suggestion he would give Tony Khan.
For the past four years, AEW has held its ground as the number two promotion in North America. Tony Khan, AEW president, is also the primary creative force of the company.
Now, an AEW star is commenting on the booking advice he would give Tony Khan.
Matt Hardy said on a bonus Ask Matt Anything episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy that if he could offer Tony any suggestion, it would be to focus a little more on the characters and storytelling.
“I think if I had one suggestion for Tony Khan, I think I would try and focus a little more on the storytelling of the different characters, really highlight every character’s journeys a lot more. I think it’s still very important. I know it’s a very sports-centric program, AEW Dynamite, and they want the matches to be the best of the best quality and yet, with quality, and I totally respect that,” Matt said. “I feel like professional wrestling, a big part of it is the sportsmanship and the showmanship. Having characters that the crowd is connected to, that they’re emotionally invested in, that have this journey that you want to follow, you want to see what’s going to happen next. You’re really worried about where this story is going to go. I would like to add a little bit more of that into all the amazing wrestling that happens weekend and week out on AEW programming.”
In the past, Tony Khan has openly spoken about how he feels the promotion started to improve once he took over complete control of booking in late-2019.
One move he would never make, however, is making himself a heel character. Unless, of course, he felt like the company needed it. Learn more here.
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