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The following are highlights from Tony Khan’s media call held on Thursday ahead of AEW’s WrestleDream PPV on Oct. 17…
-Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer asked Tony Khan about the Paramount Skydance purchase of WBD. Tony mentioned that he’s got a really good relationship with Paramount SKydance CEO David Ellison. Khan mentioned that he is glad that Channing Dungey and J.B. Prett from WBD are staying on with Paramount Skydance in leadership positions.
-Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated asked Khan if there would be any changes to the distribution of PPVs under Paramount Skydance. Khan said that if there are any changes in distribution for AEW PPVs under the new ownership that it would only be a positive change.
-Joel Torres asked for an update on Christian Cage. Tony said Christian was hurt badly at All Out and they didn’t know it until after the match. He said they had to deal with Pac passing away and Christian being really hurt in addition to dealing with Steven Borden’s injury as well.
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Khan said Christian shook off the medical team during the Ladder match at All Out and downplayed his injuries during the early stages of the match match. He said Cage had sustained three broken ribs early in the match and that one of his ribs was broken in three places, but he gutted his way to the finish. He said he is glad to say Cage is going to be okay.
Khan revealed that Cage and Pac would have both been involved in the WrestleDream PPV. He also mentioned that Jamie Hayter and Jay White were also going to be on the WrestleDream card as well, but were off due to injuries. He said he wanted the Brawling Birds to keep momentum going and mentioned he loved their Chicago Street Fight from All Out against Divine Dominion. Khan said later on during the media call that Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron would get a shot at the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship when Hayter returns from her injury. He said all the injuries on the roster pale in comparison to what happened to Ben (Pac).
-Carlos Aguilar with Wrestle Purists asked about Adam Copeland potentially wrestling at The Tokyo Dome before he retires. He noted that The Tokyo Dome is the last venue that Copeland wants to wrestle in that he hasn’t wrestled in yet before he retires. Tony said he will leave that answer between himself, Gedo, and Adam (Copeland). He said stay tuned on that.
