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AEW'S TONY KHAN PREVIEWS THE ALL OUT PPV

Tony Khan is back on the AEW Unrestricted podcast doing his customary pay-per-view preview before Sunday's All Out.

Here are some notable things from the podcast:

In regards to the company's recent success, Tony Khan talks about how Dynamite being number one on Wednesdays on cable. Rampage is number one on Fridays on cable. 

TK talks about the importance of the return of CM Punk and bringing in more fans. Khan states that The First Dance was the biggest audience in live attendance and DVR numbers. Khan knows they're going to break that live attendance record in NYC at Arthur Ashe Stadium for Grand Slam. He talks about CM Punk's training, saying that he is ready for this. Khan puts over Darby, saying that he was one of the biggest stars during the pandemic era.  He said that Darby has brought a young fan base into the product.  TK goes on to talk about the partnership of Sting and Darby, saying it's been great for both individuals. He says that it's great to be back on the road in Chicago for CM Punk's in-ring return.  He states every metric for the company's business is up since his return.  The numbers were already good, but they have just been even better.  Tony says Punk fits the backstage culture like a glove. He talks about everyone in the company loving wrestling and he's glad there's a place with big production, where people can express their love like never before. Khan says that Punk, Sting and Darby are similar individuals in the sense that their honest, hard-working and won't go drinking before the match, being they are all straight edge.  Khan says that one tweet from ESPN about CM Punk's return got more social traction than anything else since May, including the Olympics, the NBA finals or the European League Championships..  

Khan talks about how it's good to be a wrestling fan right now. Not just for what AEW is doing but the wrestling landscape overall. Tony mentions the company has had a buzz going into this pay-per-view. TK says they've become very successful with the nine pay-per-views AEW has presented thus far. He thinks that the show will outperform everything that came before. Khan says AEW is more successful than any of the wrestling company, besides WWE in 20 years. He talks about the transition from BR live to the Bleacher Report app saying that the BR Live platform Usually brought in tens of thousands of buys domestically in their overall shows that would do at or above 100,000 buys a pay-per-view overall.  Khan says the Bleacher Report app transition will advertise more to the broader audience and is good news for the company  Khan says Sunday's All Out is the best card he has ever put together.  TK says year-over-year the pay-per-view performance does better than the year before.

In regards to Kenny Omega versus Christian, Khan puts over the match on Rampage, saying it was a perfect TV match and can't wait to see what they do on pay-per-view.  He puts over Christian returning to the ring and his performance thus far.

Tony says that Dr. Britt Baker versus Kris Statlander is a dream match.

Khan puts over the stipulation in the tag team championship cage match, referring to the antics of The Elite and the athleticism of the Lucha Brothers.
TK says that Eddie Kingston deserves the TNT Title shot that he is a lunch pail wrestler.  Khan talks about coming full circle since Eddie's introduction.  He sees it as a hard-hitting encounter.

Khan talks MJF versus Jericho recounting the history and the mainstream press.  Khan says he's torn on the outcome saying that Jericho has given a lot of the company.  But putting over his announcing ability.

On Kojima versus Moxley, Khan touts the Japanese legend but says anytime that Moxley competes in AEW  It's a big deal.

On the Casino Battle Royal, Tony Khan puts over the women's division and its evolution since the last time the women were in a Battle Royal.

On QT Marshall versus Paul Wight, Tony Khan says that he heard what QT said about helping write the shows and he finds that funny, he sent the outline to two people, QT and Denise and Denise does most of the work.  But he says, QT does a lot backstage and he is a good trainer and can't wait to see the match.

They talk the Orange Cassidy six Man tag against the Hardy Family Office on the Buy-In before they and finish the podcast with Tony Khan thanking the fans for their support.

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