Khan continued to backup his claims at length, expressing that he made a promise to himself to only create stories and matches that he believes in, while revealing that he’s shifted towards more independent decision making rather than listening to others.

“In January, like a lot of New Year’s resolutions people make, it sometimes takes time to make a good transition into something you want to do. In that case for me, it was going into 2020, I said I really am going to only do things I believe in and I’m not going to be talked into something I don’t believe in,” he explained. “If I don’t believe in it, I’m being talked into it. I’m dragged across the finish line. I just have found that those things are usually the things that don’t work … I think you’re seeing the most focused AEW in many years and the best AEW in many years in part because there’s less voices. I’m taking less input.”

Khan explained that his decision to limit outside suggestions has been a positive change for the company, while stating that he holds both Mone and Storm in high regard, who he meets with often to discuss the creative direction of their characters. Khan also reiterated that he thinks it’s absurd that people believe that anybody has a “creative control card” in AEW, and claimed that Mone is not only a great person to work with but also somebody who is trusting of the company.

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