Regarding Keith Lee, Tony Khan stated, “I have been so enthusiastic about ‘AEW Collision’ and Keith Lee being regularly presented on ‘Collision’ is something I love and something that has been very successful for the show when you look at the ratings growth we’ve had, the success we’ve had with ‘Collision’ rising in the ratings despite the competition getting undisputedly tougher and tougher.”

Khan went on to praise Lee and Strickland’s work as a tag team. He believed they were a force together and kept their singles match “in the chamber” for when he needed to pull the trigger.

“Coming out of the Continental Classic, Swerve is on fire and I thought it’d be perfect to go into Worlds End with Keith still in the chase,” Khan said. “He’s had these great matches recently. We didn’t know who ‘him’ was even though we all suspected who ‘him’ was.”

“Both guys have been doing tremendous and for the company, it’s a great time to go to the match coming out of the Continental Classic… Frankly, I think that the timing is right because had I gone to the match at another time and place, I wouldn’t do anything differently in terms of what we’ve done with Swerve. I think it’s been perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing.”

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