Tony Khan: I Haven’t Locked AEW Into Any Kind Of Roster Split

Tony Khan discusses how AEW will allocate talent across shows with the addition of AEW Collision.

Tony Khan discusses how AEW will allocate talent across shows with the addition of AEW Collision.

On May 17, Warner Bros. Discovery and AEW confirmed that AEW’s new television show, AEW Collision would premiere on June 17. Since the show was first rumored, fans have speculated about a potential roster split to adapt to the introduction of a new show. AEW CEO Tony Khan previously said he was excited to follow up on rumors of a potential roster split. 

Speaking with Brandon Walker on Barstool Rasslin’, Khan was asked whether there would be any exclusive talents with the launch of AEW Collision. He stated that certain talent would be featured o certain shows, but he hasn’t drawn any hard lines or locked AEW into a roster split. 

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“I am going to feature certain talent on certain shows, but I haven’t drawn any hard lines or locked us into any kind of split of a roster. I think people are gonna be featured on certain shows, but I also think that gives us a great opportunity to showcase certain wrestlers on both Dynamite and Collision at certain times and certain stories that can cross the shows. I think the champions of AEW will be the champions on every show, and frankly, every promotion in the world. We’re not shy about the AEW wrestlers going out and taking on the top stars, top competition from other companies,” Khan said.

Khan continued by noting that having three hours of television wasn’t enough time fo fully utilize the roster, but the addition of AEW Collision is an opportunity to showcase the company’s wrestlers more frequently than ever before.

he roster we have is so strong, I believe we have so many great wrestlers, it’s impossible to showcase them all in three hours of television. Now, it’s a much better opportunity with five hours of television. Across five hours of television, we can really utilize the roster much more frequently and utilize our great wrestlers more than they’ve ever been used before, so I’m very excited,” Khan said.

TBS Champion Kris Statlander recently commented on a potential roster split. Click here to see what she had to say.

Miro’s return has been announced for the premiere of AEW Collision. More information is available here.

Check out the card for the June 14 episode of AEW Dynamite here. Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs.

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