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For those wondering, AEW President Tony Khan did indeed wear a neckbrace during his duties at the NFL Draft for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The NFL website actually had a short article about Khan being taken out by The Young Bucks on Dynamite as well. If nothing else, Khan got some attention for the angle. We will see if and where it goes from here.
Internally, AEW expected this week's Dynamite audience to drop since they were not on at 8 PM Pacific, but at 5 PM.
AEW VP Pat Buck was not at TV this week. Not sure why.
The Acclaimed's Max Caster wrote on Twitter that he was suspended:
I am suspended https://t.co/adKb5HP7Jx
— ''Platinum'' Max Caster (@PlatinumMax) April 25, 2024
In regard to the usage of seat fillers at Dynamite, I don't know why the story blew up the way it did on Twitter beyond Twitter is stupid, but for the unitiated, WWE and AEW (and even WCW back in the day) have used seat fillers over the years. WWE actually had at least 100 or so at each night at Wrestlemania 40 who were required to dress in Philadelphia Eagles gear. It's standard television production fare to make sure there are no gaps in major camera angles. The 50 seats a night were made available to those who have served in the military.
One veteran who took part in the process wrote the following on Twitter:
I see some posts mocking @AEW for using seat fillers on Wednesday night’s #AEWDynamite at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville. I was one of the veterans who received the email from the City requesting fillers. It was a request for only 50 and to simply fill seats ringside if the ticket…
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) April 25, 2024
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