{"id":109380,"date":"2020-12-09T15:41:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=109380"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:41:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:41:30","slug":"heydorns-take-tony-khan-shows-off-mcmahon-like-grapefruits-with-kenny-omega-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/09\/heydorns-take-tony-khan-shows-off-mcmahon-like-grapefruits-with-kenny-omega-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S TAKE: Tony Khan shows off McMahon-like grapefruits with Kenny Omega moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2691048983\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Ok, let\u2019s all take a deep breath and recap. Here\u2019s where we stand.<\/p>\n<p>After aligning with Impact Wrestling\u2019s Don Callis, Kenny Omega secured the AEW World Championship by beating Jon Moxley on last week\u2019s Winter Is Coming episode of AEW Dynamite. Omega broke his vow to have a clean match against Moxley and used a microphone that was tossed into the ring by Callis to gain the upper hand and leverage the victory. Callis and Omega left Daley\u2019s Place after the match, but not before hyping the fact that they\u2019d explain themselves further on this week\u2019s episode of Impact Wrestling.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/07\/HeadshotHeydorn2020_180.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102397 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/07\/HeadshotHeydorn2020_180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nope, I wrote that right and you read it right. Kenny Omega, the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, on Impact Wrestling television this week. Strange, I know, but remember, it\u2019s 2020 after all.<\/p>\n<p>On the show, Omega cut a beautiful promo that served as the real coming-out party for his character and solidified himself as the premiere act that loyal fans had come to love &#8211; but had not seen throughout AEW\u2019s inaugural year.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s certainly here now and the message in the promo was simple. World domination. Omega spoke of collecting championship belts, traveling the world, being the best, and basically doing whatever he damn well pleases. Omega was the mouthpiece, but Tony Khan was the man doing the real talking.<\/p>\n<p>Khan flashed his aggressive nature with this maverick Kenny Omega move and in case anybody had doubts, he\u2019s a surefire promoter now. He\u2019s a wrestling guy, folks, and the training wheels are off him and his plan to take over the wrestling business. Sure, they\u2019d probably hate him, but the ghosts of wrestling\u2019s promoter past would be proud &#8211; Vince McMahon too.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, maybe that\u2019s a little much, but deep down McMahon must be proud. Why? Because he should recognize this type of aggressive maneuver when it comes to blowing up the wrestling business. He\u2019s been there and he\u2019s done it. He didn\u2019t know if mowing down wrestling\u2019s territory system would work, but he looked at the landscape in front of him and made a choice. Khan has done the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the global pandemic, the wrestling business was changing. Fan habits have adjusted, technology was again changing the game in terms of how people consumed the wrestling product, and money available to wrestling companies revealed itself in the form of gargantuan content partnerships and streaming deals instead of true ticket sales and PPV buys. The pandemic simply hustled those realities along. With Kenny Omega, Tony Khan is trying to live in that new world. Like Vince McMahon did, he\u2019s trying to define it too.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2276260230\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In the rough scenario that Khan told the world about through the mouth of Kenny Omega on Impact this week, he\u2019s started to create a wrestling environment that is greater than the sum of its parts. AEW doesn\u2019t have the money or bandwidth to sign all the talent that they\u2019d like on their roster. All the talent that they\u2019d like wouldn\u2019t want to sign with them &#8211; even if they were able to offer the world to get them in their ring. Building a wrestling environment where stars transition across companies alleviates that problem. It affords Khan the ability to grow his talent pool for AEW at a smaller cost while also expanding the AEW brand simultaneously due to its presence in other companies and on other television or streaming channels, regardless of how big or small they might be.<\/p>\n<p>The Khan wrestling environment also inevitably will keep his product fresh. WWE will tell you: If you\u2019re stuck having to book 52 weeks of television with a single roster, things can get stale very quickly. In Khan\u2019s world, that is less of a concern. Conceivably, he\u2019d be able to inject his product with a brand new wave of stories just by bringing in or featuring a crop of new talent from another company. No added investment and no risk. In this world, he doesn\u2019t need multiple primetime AEW shows that yes, increase his revenue, but also dilute his own brand and the star power within it. His world allows for AEW to show itself off throughout the week and year across various channels, but without saddling himself with overexposure.<\/p>\n<p>In theory, this true new world order of wrestling can work. Who knows though? Nothing is guaranteed. Kenny Omega is probably the only guy in the world Khan can ride to get it accomplished successfully though.<\/p>\n<p>Omega is a world-renowned performer. He\u2019s wrestled in America, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Japan, and has fine-tuned his style to pull from all of those places. He\u2019s relatable across the globe. What a better way to put a stamp on his already Hall Of Fame career by having a championship run that brings his worldly wrestling flavor together as one.<\/p>\n<p>Omega is an artist. Yes, he wants money, but he also wants a legacy. Carrying the load of Khan\u2019s vision to a successful end point would solidify one for himself. He\u2019d be Tony Khan\u2019s Hulk Hogan.<\/p>\n<p>The infancy of Tony Khan\u2019s vision for wrestling revealed itself this week. After the NWA and now Impact Wrestling, one has to believe that visions of AAA, ROH, and New Japan Pro Wrestling partnerships are dancing through his head. What really happened, though, was the real Tony Khan stood up. He\u2019s soft spoken, but fierce. He believes he\u2019s ready to lead this business his way. Man, the grapefruits on that guy. Where have we seen those before?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S TAKE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/02\/heydorns-take-aew-gambling-on-tonights-gateway-match-to-boost-audience\/\">HEYDORN\u2019S TAKE: AEW gambling on tonight\u2019s \u201cgateway\u201d match to boost audience<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3649932821\"><div id=\"pwtor-2346750059\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ok, let\u2019s all take a deep breath and recap. Here\u2019s where we stand. 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