During CM Punk’s interview with Helwani back in April 2024, he stated that Tony Khan was a nice guy, but he wasn’t a boss, which he felt was a detriment to AEW as a company. Helwani brought this comment up to Khan to get his thoughts on it, and while the AEW President didn’t agree with it, he isn’t holding any grudges towards the “Straight Edge Superstar.”

“I don’t agree with that, but I also think that everybody’s entitled to their opinion and that’s feedback, and it’s fair if that’s how he feels. But I didn’t agree with the description of the way things played out, and that’s okay, and that’s all in the eye of the beholder. Just like the whole situation, if you see that the way it came out, it all was in the eye of the beholder and that’s okay. I think AEW is doing really well right now, and I’m really happy with what the people on the shows are doing, and it wasn’t the first time that he and I disagree about something and it may not ever be the last and that’s okay.”

Khan rounded off by saying that he feels like everyone is much happier where they are right now, especially in AEW as he claims that the vibe in the locker room is the best it has felt since their time in Daily’s Place during the COVID-19 pandemic. He concluded by reiterating that he wanted to bring that 2020 vibe back to the company at the start of the year by bringing everyone backstage closer together, and Khan believes that this is the tightest locker room he has since AEW was founded back in 2019.

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