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By Paul Jordan on 2022-05-27 08:58:00

It’s Mike Jones from DC101 in Washington, DC. Had a fun chat today with Tony Khan, getting ready for Double Or Nothing this weekend! We had a lot to talk about, with the PPV coming up, Dynamite and Rampage this week, Hangman vs. CM Punk, The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, bringing professional wrestling more into the mainstream media and the excitement for the Forbidden Door ppv! 

I put everything on my DC101.com blog: 

https://dc101.iheart.com/featured/mike-jones/content/2022-05-26-aews-tony-khan-and-mike-jones-get-ready-for-double-or-nothing/

And the audio of our interview is here if you’d like to post it:

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/49956931

Some highlights from our conversation: 

UPCOMING FORBIDDEN DOOR PPV IS A LONG TIME COMING

THIS SHOWS HOW FAR WE’VE COME BECAUSE WHEN WE LAUNCHED THIS COMPANY NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH US, I CAN ASSURE YOU. SO IT HAS WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL AND I AM EXCITED FOR THE FORBIDDEN DOOR SHOW BUT FIRST WE GOTTA GET THROUGH THIS WEEK AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY CRAZY WEEK BUT LIKE I SAID I’M TRAVELING AND HEADING BACK TO VEGAS AND SHOULD BE AN AWESOME AWESOME WEEKEND OF PRO WRESTLING.

ANARCHY IN THE ARENA MATCH

ANARCHY IN THE ARENA IS A VERY FITTING NAME FOR WHAT IS NOT GOING TO BE A CONVENTIONAL PRO WRESTLING MATCH I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A GREAT FIGHT.

PEOPLE HAVE REALLY BEEN ENJOYING SEEING REGAL BACK ON TELEVISION. I THINK THE INTERACTIONS WITH REGAL AND JERICHO ON COMMENTARY HAVE JUST BEEN REALLY REALLY REALLY ENJOYABLE AND ANYTIME YOU CAN GET EDDY KINGSTON AND JOHN MOXLEY BACK IN THE RING LIKE WE DID LAST NIGHT, I’M IN FAVOR OF THAT. BUT I’VE ALSO REALLY ENJOYED JOHN MOXLEY TEAM UP WITH BRYAN DANIELSON SO I THINK THIS IS KIND OF BEST OF BOTH WORLDS FOR THE FANS SO THAT’S DEFINITELY SOMETHING I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO ON DOUBLE OR NOTHING.

 DOUBLE OR NOTHING WILL BE GREAT FOR ALL WRESTLING FANS

IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE SO GET READY TO HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. I THINK FOR A BIG WRESTLING FAN IT WOULD BE HARD TO BEAT THE ACTION OF WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO GET ON PPV THIS WEEKEND AT DOUBLE OR NOTHING JUST A REAL BIG FIGHT TO SEE ALL AROUND THE WHOLE THING ESPECIALLY HANGMAN VERSES CM PUNK.

 OWEN HART TOURNAMENT LEADING UP TO SAMOA JOE AND ADAM COLE

WHAT A GREAT MATCH TO KICK THINGS OFF WITH DARBY ALLEN VS JEFF HARDY EARLY IN THE TOURNAMENT WE’VE GOT GREAT MATCHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH INCLUDING LAST NIGHT. WE ENDED WITH THAT REALLY HOT MAIN EVENT. LIKE YOU SAID, SAMOA JOE BEATING KYLE O'REILLY AND NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON

SUNDAY, YOU KNOW DOUBLE OR NOTHING PPV, IT’S GOING TO BE ADAM COLE VS SAMOA JOE. THAT’S A DREAM MATCH, JUST A HUGE DREAM MATCH. 

Videos:

What Derailed Roppongi Vice & FTR in the ROH Championship Tag Team Match? | AEW Dynamite, 5/25/22

Thunder Rosa Vows to Beat Serena Deeb & Haunt Her Forever | AEW Dynamite, 5/25/22

The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy: #21 | Stadium Stampede (featuring Chris Jericho)

 

 

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