While some members of the AEW locker room are supposedly frustrated with Tony Khan’s All In planning, external factors may have informed his decision to wait until the last minute. According to one employee who spoke to SEScoops, the AEW President has always been open about the fact this pay-per-view will take time to build. This is because the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door events have proved that injuries can derail plans for big shows.

“He said (in the presser just after) Forbidden Door that (Wembley) would be a card that would take time to build. He said this was going to be the case, so I’m not sure why everyone is disgruntled about it. I get the fans, but Bryan Danielson would have likely been in the main event or in the top of the card somewhere, then he breaks his arm the same night Tony said this, so it was already a factor before anyone knew how bad he was hurt. That caused a huge change in plans. Tony even said, injuries are going to make this like the first Forbidden Door show when things developed and were scheduled late, and that’s been the case.”

As the source mentioned, Danielson got injured in his match with Kazuchika Okada at this year’s Forbidden Door show. At the time, Danielson was reportedly set for a massive match at All In, and the setback forced Khan and co. to change course. As such, it’s understandable why AEW’s head honcho has taken his time to confirm bouts.