{"id":177716,"date":"2024-04-30T12:20:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T17:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=177716"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:20:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T17:20:27","slug":"tony-khan-speaks-at-length-to-crowd-before-collision-went-live-about-elite-attacking-him-on-dynamite-detailed-quotes-from-triller-feed-that-aired-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/30\/tony-khan-speaks-at-length-to-crowd-before-collision-went-live-about-elite-attacking-him-on-dynamite-detailed-quotes-from-triller-feed-that-aired-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Khan speaks at length to crowd before Collision went live about Elite attacking him on Dynamite, detailed quotes from Triller feed that aired it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3644949047\" 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>AEW Collison last Saturday began airing early on Triller. It was fascinating to witness AEW\u2019s pre-broadcast rituals being filmed with high-quality, professional cameras rather than a cellphone in the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Cruise began speaking to the fans in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody here a Miami Heat fan?\u201d Bobby Cruise asked to a middling reaction. \u201cAnybody here a Celtics fan?\u201d Once again, the reaction was middle-adjacent. \u201cOkay, anybody here not care?\u201d The reaction to this last proposition was uproarious and hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just want to see AEW, I get it,\u201d Cruise joked as he stood at ringside, between the ring and the commentary table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruise then turned to a member of AEW\u2019s security team and said, \u201cSam here \u2014 the head of security \u2014 isn\u2019t my biggest fan, but he is ready to go, aren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam gave Cruise nothing to work with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, who was here in January? I know we had AEW Dynamite here on Wednesday. Who was here in January? It\u2019s a little warmer tonight, huh? I remember that one. That (episode of Dynamite) felt like I was back in Boston.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, Cruise introduced Tony Khan by saying, \u201cEveryone who is a Jags fan, are you happy with the draft?\u201d Once again, the response was middling. \u201cSpeaking of the Jags, here is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tony Khan.\u201d Khan came out on stage to a fantastic response.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-894765381\" 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>Khan came out in a neckbrace, and the fans started a \u201cTony! Tony!\u201d chant. Khan seemed genuinely moved, and it\u2019s moments like this that make me think, \u201cWhat a nice, likable, genuine young man. It is a shame his phone apps are basically food for a Gremlin after midnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you; thank you so much,\u201d The cute, fuzzy Mogwai version of Tony Khan said: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how blessed I feel to be here with all of you today \u2014 here in Daily\u2019s Place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd reacted way better to Tony Khan than they did to Bobby Cruise, no offense to Cruise. He was doing fine; they just seemed really happy to see Tony Khan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for being here today, Jacksonville,\u201d Khan continued. \u201cI have never been so happy to be here with all of you. I feel very fortunate, and I\u2019ve never loved pro wrestling more than I do at this moment, right here today. It\u2019s going to be a great night here. It\u2019s been a great day for the Jaguars, and it\u2019s been a great week for AEW.&#8221; (Has it, though? Really?)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally I\u2014,\u201d Khan paused for a split second, \u201c\u2014I never thought I would step into a wrestling ring and leave the way I did (on Wednesday), but I also never felt more fortunate to be able to walk out of anything like that under my own power! I felt very fortunate that I had the support of everyone in the back and all of you great fans.\u201d The fans liked being called great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, most importantly, I\u2019m so glad we were able to bring AEW back to Daily\u2019s Place tonight \u2014 the home of AEW. Moments from now, we\u2019re about to go live. Bobby, how long until we go live?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour minutes!\u201d Cruise said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a few minutes away from going live!\u201d Khan relayed Cruise\u2019s response to the audience, and his enthusiasm is catchy. (Even if C.M. Punk does happen to think Khan is a \u201cclown,\u201d I can\u2019t help but imagine he also admires Khan\u2019s unabashed love for the art of professional wrestling. That might explain why he tried to stick around and make things work after Brawl Out?)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4055743328\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201c\u2026I just wanted to come out here and thank you all for being here tonight,\u201d Khan continued. \u201cWe have a little bit of time before we get started. But I have to say, before we get started, I usually take a little bit of a survey, and I have to ask: How many of you have been to AEW before?\u201d A good portion of the crowd responded, and Khan looked sincerely grateful. \u201cHow many of you are here tonight for the first time ever?\u201d An equally good portion of the crowd responded, and Khan looked equally grateful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you have been here many times, or whether this is your first time, or anything in between, (There is an in-between option? Is it anything like the Upside Down?) I can promise you we\u2019re going to have a great time tonight. (Is it like The Further?) We have some of the best wrestlers in the world in the back, and they\u2019re ready to give you a great show right here tonight.\u201d (Is it like the multiverse in Spider-Man?)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are also going to give you an update on my status during the show.\u201d (I bet the crowd can\u2019t wait to find out your medical condition during the show. Also, I had no idea they were deaf and blind. Is that what you meant by the \u201cIn-between?\u201d) \u201cBut, the most important thing I can tell you is I feel very blessed and lucky to be here tonight with you, and there is nowhere else in the world I\u2019d rather be than right here in Daily\u2019s Place with you right here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to get things started hot (it is Florida.), fast, and furious. (Fast &amp; Furious is the worst ride in all of Florida. Do not waste your time in line for that crap. It\u2019s just the old Earthquake ride with a Dwayne Johnson overlay.)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBobby, it sounds like we\u2019re very close to getting ready to go live,\u201d Khan paused to hear something said by Bobby Cruise. \u201c2:45 is it? We\u2019re ready to go! Alright, we\u2019re almost ready to go! We\u2019re going to have a great night tonight. It means the world to me that you are here. We really appreciate you. God bless you, and may I say\u2026\u201d Tony Khan then shouted a word I don\u2019t recognize, but it could have been a sports reference? To be fair, I have profound hearing loss, so there are a lot of words I don\u2019t recognize.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Khan then pretended that he\u2019d hurt his neck in his excitement, winced, and put a hand to his neck brace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you,\u201d Khan said. \u201cThank you very much! I\u2019ll see you again very soon! Thank you, Jacksonville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that, Khan turned, walked upstage right, and made his exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright, folks, two minutes until we\u2019re live on TNT!\u201d Bobby Cruise said.<\/p>\n<p>For about half a minute, nobody else spoke on the microphone, and the fans in the crowd started chanting, \u201cWhose house? Swerves house!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sounds like you guys are ready for the new champ, huh?\u201d Cruise said, and the crowd popped. \u201c(We have about) 90 seconds! Alright, Jacksonville, get ready!\u201d There was another pause, and then Cruise concluded, \u201cJust under one minute, and we are live with Collision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At that point, the screen faded to black, and the opening began to play.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1175245639\"><div id=\"pwtor-4242363556\"><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>AEW Collison last Saturday began airing early on Triller. It was fascinating to witness AEW\u2019s pre-broadcast rituals being filmed with high-quality, professional cameras rather than a cellphone in the audience. 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