{"id":176249,"date":"2024-04-04T12:36:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=176249"},"modified":"2024-04-04T12:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:36:28","slug":"tony-khan-asked-to-comment-on-c-m-punks-comments-earlier-this-week-explains-decision-to-cut-certain-wrestlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/04\/tony-khan-asked-to-comment-on-c-m-punks-comments-earlier-this-week-explains-decision-to-cut-certain-wrestlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Khan asked to comment on C.M. Punk&#8217;s comments earlier this week, explains decision to cut certain wrestlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1791175967\" 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>Moments ago during Tony Khan&#8217;s media conference call focused primarily on the ROH Supercard of Honor PPV this weekend, the first question he received asked if he wanted to comment on what C.M. Punk said on &#8220;The MMA Hour&#8221; earlier this week. In particular, he was asked to comment on Punk saying Khan is a nice guy, but not a boss.<\/p>\n<p>Khan said he&#8217;d prefer not to talk about it, and instead wanted to focus on the ROH PPV.<\/p>\n<p>He also was asked about cutting wrestlers from the roster. He said he intends to continue to add talent and expand the budget, but that can mean cutting some wrestlers in the process. He said The Boys, Brandon Tate and Brent Tate, who accompanied Dalton Castle to the ring had no-showed events more than once and that influenced his decision to let them go.<\/p>\n<p>He said Anthony Henry suffered an injury on an independent show and, after thinking it through, he would like to have him back in the company after all. He had been criticized in particular for cutting Henry because he was sidelined with an injury. Khan seemed to be defending himself since the injury wasn&#8217;t on an AEW event but went on to say he has worked something out to bring him back after all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/03\/cm-punk-addresses-the-jack-perry-incidents-that-led-to-both-being-gone-from-aew-including-his-account-of-backstage-fight-at-wembley-stadium\/\">CM Punk addresses the Jack Perry incidents that led to both being gone from AEW including his account of backstage fight at Wembley Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/04\/04\/aew-and-roh-media-call-report-tony-khan-takes-questions-from-the-pro-wrestling-media-and-promotes-fridays-roh-supercard-of-honor-event\/\">AEW and ROH media call report: Tony Khan takes questions from the pro wrestling media and promotes Friday\u2019s ROH Supercard of Honor event<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3203211997\"><div id=\"pwtor-2408226959\"><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>Moments ago during Tony Khan&#8217;s media conference call focused primarily on the ROH Supercard of Honor PPV this weekend, the first question he received asked if he wanted to comment on what C.M. Punk said <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/04\/tony-khan-asked-to-comment-on-c-m-punks-comments-earlier-this-week-explains-decision-to-cut-certain-wrestlers\/\" title=\"Tony Khan asked to comment on C.M. 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