Tony Khan – 'It Would Only Help Grow The ROH Brand If It Were Called AEW ROH'
07/27/2024 10:20 AM
Tony Khan acquired Ring of Honor in 2022, leading to speculation among fans about what this meant for the promotion. Over the last two years, Khan has spearheaded several ROH pay-per-view events and launched a weekly television series on HonorClub.
Khan previously stressed his commitment to developing talent within ROH, a sharp contrast to WWE's approach to managing WCW talent in the past. The AEW President has also shown a firm dedication to bringing innovation and originality to the ROH brand.
According to recent reports, Warner Bros. Discovery was not interested in retaining the Ring Of Honor brand, which impacted ROH’s ability to secure a TV deal. This led to the airing of ROH TV on HonorClub.
During the ROH Death Before Dishonor 2024 media scrum, AEW President Tony Khan addressed the potential trajectory of the ROH brand.
You can check out some highlights from the presser below:
On the possibility of more cohesion between AEW and ROH: "It's really interesting what the promotion has grown into, but I'm really proud of it. I think ROH holds an important place. I recognize that AEW is at the very top of pro wrestling. The ROH brand could frankly benefit from even more association. I don't think it's out of the question to say or sacrilegious to say. I think it would only help grow the ROH brand if I were to license it or sublicense it if it were AEW ROH. I don't think that's a crazy thing or sacrilegious or bad. I think it would be good for everybody. People would see more of the connectivity that exists between promotions and what we're going for."
On the possibility of ROH airing on one of the Warner Bros. Discovery networks: "It's not crazy at all to think Ring of Honor could be televised in the Warner Brothers Discovery family. Would Ring of Honor frankly have a lot more value as AEW Ring of Honor? Yeah, probably. I think I've come to that realization as far as the presentation. That might mean a more cohesive absorption of the promotion into the fabric of what we're already doing, but not in a way that would affect things."
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