During today’s Busted Open Radio show on SiriusXM, Tony Khan talked about tonight’s AEW Dynamite and the debut of Rampage this Friday night on TNT.
Khan said, “Dan and his guys, the more I talk to them, the more I looked at this. I’m gonna have Dan and his guys come next week. If they want to tear into us, they can tear into us. I gotta address the Rampage premiere. We got a lot of things to do and I know Dan wants to antagonize wrestling and Dan wants to talk about how wrestling used to be better and real men and so forth and I’d love to hear that. He’s gonna bring big backup in the form of not just one UFC Champion but two great UFC Champions. I’m very excited for it. If he wants to say all that, I’m totally game for it but not this week as I got to launch Rampage. We have a lot to do and I told him why don’t you bring your guys to Houston next week? So that’s what we’re gonna do. Dan’s gonna come to Houston. I’ll give him the time to say what he wants to say. By then I think Rampage will have been established, we will have entered the Rampage era.”
Khan said he thinks that AEW Rampage: The First Dance in Chicago on 8/20 is “the most anticipated wrestling show in years.”
More notes from the interview:
– Khan said that AEW Rampage will create more opportunities for the roster and this has been a culmination of a lifelong dream.
– He thanked TNT for the promotion of Rampage. He noted that Rampage was promoted during “Seinfeld” on TBS and other wrestling shows. (Note: Rampage ads aired in certain cities during Raw and NXT this week).
– Khan said that Elevation and Dark has allowed them to get wrestlers ready for TV and Rampage will be a star-driven show.
– Khan put over tonight’s Wardlow vs. Chris Jericho match.
– He also put over tonight’s Elive vs. Sydal Brothers/Dante Martin match. He put Martin and the Sydal brothers as innovators of high flying and said that Martin has come through while his brother has been out with an injury.
– Tommy Dreamer said that Dante Martin’s work is “next level for body control” and he can do things that blow his mind.
– Khan said Martin has the best sunset flip in pro wrestling and there is something special about him.
– Khan said he’s been very impressed with Daniel Garcia’s work on Dark and Elevation. He also said 2.0 have been “tremendous” since they arrived in AEW.
– Khan thinks Red Velvet vs. Dr. Britt Baker, DMD on Rampage this Friday should be a good match but Baker will have a hometown advantage. Fans will hear from both of them tonight on Dynamite.
– Tonight, we will hear more about Friday’s Rampage card.
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