Wardlow was seen alongside Don Callis on a few episodes of television following his return at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, but hasn’t been seen much since reports of his injury. Reports indicated he was injured when he laid out Swerve Strickland’s manager, Prince Nana, following Kazuchika Okada’s victory at the pay-per-view. Wardlow had been out of action for over a year before his Forbidden Door return. Khan said that the star is someone he “really, really” respects and said it was a great choice for him to aligned himself with the Don Callis Family.

“It makes sense for Wardlow to be with them and I was really excited about his return,” he said. “I was so devastated when Wardlow was injured, and that is true. Wardlow is out injured and that part of the report was true. But then, the way people source things and the way people report things I think is terrible… I also think it’s crazy and terrible that Wardlow got hurt, most of all. I feel terrible for him that he is out injured.” 

Khan said on the call he was excited to see Wardlow in the “American Gladiator” series that was filmed prior to his injury. The AEW President stated that he expects the timing to work out, that when the show is airing, Wardlow will return to AEW.