The backstage reaction from people in both WWE and AEW to Tony Khan calling WWE the ‘Harvey Weinstein of pro wrestling’ has emerged.
During an appearance on the NFL Network during the NFL Draft a few days ago, Khan said:
“AEW, we’ve been doing this for five years, we are the most successful sports start up since the AFL, pre-merger.
“There has not been a challenger brand that has gained as much market share as AEW in many many years. We are like the Pepsi of pro wrestling.
“We’re up against an evil juggernaut. WWE is our competitor, that’s who we’re facing.
“AEW is like the Pepsi of pro wrestling. WWE is like the Harvey Weinstein of pro wrestling. I’m really proud of what we do down here.”
Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer has now said that he’s talked to people in both WWE and AEW who have reacted to those comments.
On Wrestling Observer Radio, Alvarez said:
“I talked to people in both companies, and I will say this about what he said…
“I can tell you from talking to people in AEW – obviously the WWE people thought it was ridiculous that he said it – but I heard people in AEW saying the same thing. A lot of it.
“When people in WWE, and when people in AEW, who have a lot of friends in WWE, see Tony accusing the entire company – ‘The entire company is evil, we are battling an evil company’ – a lot of people take exception to that.
“The truth is in the middle. It is not only Vince, but it is certainly not the entire company.”
Tony Khan has not yet followed up with any comment on his initial statement.
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