{"id":179706,"date":"2024-06-07T15:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=179706"},"modified":"2024-06-09T23:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T04:50:21","slug":"tony-khan-says-he-books-for-sickos-like-him-draws-a-big-mixed-response-on-twitter-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/06\/07\/tony-khan-says-he-books-for-sickos-like-him-draws-a-big-mixed-response-on-twitter-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Khan says he books for &#8220;sickos&#8221; like him, draws a big mixed response on Twitter\/X"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4078567101\" 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>Tony Khan says he&#8217;s booking for &#8220;sickos&#8221; and says he&#8217;s a &#8220;sicko.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1798931477696319488<\/p>\n<p>In his post on Twitter\/X, he has received quite a response.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;And we love you for it. Never change&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/AndyNemmity\/status\/1798931795318300952<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;Probably why you can&#8217;t get 800k viewers on your flagship show.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1798931477696319488<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;Could you do a better job of it?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2474514465\" 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>https:\/\/x.com\/MercyBuzzard13\/status\/1798932397729501225<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Prolly might be why there\u2019s not significant growth BUT as a sicko myself I love it !!!! This audience of one is happy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/TwistNHook\/status\/1798955577693057251<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;Judging by their offer that you\u2019re dissatisfied with, WBD might appreciate you booking for a mainstream audience. Speaking for myself, I shouldn\u2019t feel like I have to make time to follow 11 different obscure territories online in order to understand your shows.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/jswank80\/status\/1799022754496463351<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201c[Saying] &#8216;I only care about appealing to my hardcore fans even when my ratings and attendance numbers are dropping&#8217; is a weird thing to say in the middle of TV rights negotiations. <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Anyway, I\u2019m a sicko. Give me a M\u00edstico vs Sammy Guevara next Wednesday. And make it Mask vs Hair.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/luisrha\/status\/1798950024489140517<\/p>\n<p>How network executives react to that could be interesting. AEW already pushes past the typical range of violence, blood, weapons use, and language compared to WWE and TNA in recent decades on national TV. 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