{"id":203301,"date":"2025-08-21T19:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=203301"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:43:38","slug":"tony-khan-responds-to-wwe-counter-programming-aew-ppvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/21\/tony-khan-responds-to-wwe-counter-programming-aew-ppvs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Khan responds to WWE counter-programming AEW PPVs including WWE Wrestlepalooza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-713620025\" 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, speaking at a media call today ahead of the Forbidden Door PPV on Sunday, addressed WWE counter-programming AEW PPVs by discussing AEW&#8217;s growth this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve been in business since 2019 and in every one of those years, there have been other wrestling promotions at times doing very cool things,&#8221; said Khan. &#8220;At the very best of AEW, we\u2019ve been super focused on what we\u2019re doing. 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WWE&#8217;s most aggressive counter-programming measure to date was announced this past week with the announcement of the Wrestlepalooza PLE that will go head-to-head with AEW&#8217;s All Out 2025 PPV on Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p>PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Rich Fann discussed WWE&#8217;s counter-programming AEW on weekends in this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/new-flagship-keller-fann-talk-naomi-s-pregnancy-hiatus-wwe-s-ruthless-aggression-toward-aew-jericho-wwe-bayley-the-vision-more--67450382\">Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Flagship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Podcast weekly Tuesday Flagship episode: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/new-flagship-keller-fann-talk-naomi-s-pregnancy-hiatus-wwe-s-ruthless-aggression-toward-aew-jericho-wwe-bayley-the-vision-more--67450382\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller &amp; 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