Tony Khan: ‘Important’ AEW announcement is ‘exciting development for the company’

AEW head Tony Khan is holding his cards close to the vest regarding tonight’s “important” announcement on Dynamite that was first promoted on last Friday’s Rampage.

Talking to the Phoenix New-Times to hype up the promotion’s debut in Phoenix, Arizona, tonight, he said, “Hah. Well, I can’t tell you right now, but it’s something I’m very excited about and it’s great for the company.”

Whether it was regarding a second AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door this summer, Khan didn’t give any hints, simply saying, “There are a lot of exciting things in the near future for AEW. All I can say is we have an important announcement coming at this show in Phoenix. And it’s an exciting development for the company, and I’m excited to share it with the fans in Phoenix and all over the world.”

Khan has made big announcements on Dynamite before, notably his purchase of Ring of Honor which came in March 2022. The company will have their first set of TV tapings this weekend and will officially relaunch their TV product in March on HonorClub.

Khan said that their Phoenix debut was originally slated for 2020 as part of a West Coast tour but was pushed back due to the pandemic. When they started touring again in July 2021, a lot of their dates were taken, hence why the debut is finally happening tonight.