Tony Khan
AEW owner Tony Khan praises the PPV’s of his company in comparison with WrestleMania
Tony Khan has claimed that AEW’s Double or Nothing was a more impressive PPV as compared to WrestleMania.
Despite the comparison, Khan has praises for WWE’s performance for WrestleMania 37, which welcomed back fans over two nights.
Khan spoke on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take, saying: (h/t Wrestling Inc)
“I’ll tell you something; Double or Nothing last year and this year, in my opinion, was a better show (than WrestleMania). I liked this year’s WrestleMania a lot better than last years. They had some fans this year and everyone there worked their ass off both years.
“This year I thought, both (were) good shows. They did a two night show and it was a good show. But I thought Double or Nothing this year was outstanding and it was the best wrestling show of the year so far.
“Last year Double or Nothing, during the pandemic, it kicked the sh*t out of WrestleMania last year. The pandemic version last year? Not even close. Double or Nothing was a much better show.”
With WWE welcoming back crowds in July, it will be interesting to see the battle in ticket sales between the two rival promotions. Both companies have been packed with the best wrestling talent in the world.
The Grandest Stage of Them All welcomed back fans over two nights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Many championships were on the line and included a brutal steel cage match between Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon.
The event saw the coronation of two new WWE Women’s champions in Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. The former NXT stars were new entrants to the roster and immediately moved to the top of the red and blue brands.
The disappointment came as John Cena and Brock Lesnar did not return for any appearance to everyone’s surprise. The highlight of the event was the WWE Universal title match among Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan and Edge.
The ‘Showcase of Immortals’ gathered large numbers and improved massively from the previous year and with a hope of getting bigger in 2022.
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