Alfred Konuwa of Forbes has a story about the Netflix show “Wrestlers” that premiered today.
During the interview to promote the show about OVW, former WWE/ECW/TNA star Al Snow, who owns OVW, was asked about the CM Punk drama that led to his release from AEW.
Snow believes AEW President Tony Khan should shift his focus from being well-liked in the promotion to earning the respect of his wrestlers.
“Punk’s got a very strong personality,” said Snow. “The problem with Punk is you have to have strong leadership, and you have to have as strong a personality as the talent do. And that’s where things can go astray.”
“I think Tony Khan’s a really good guy, but I think for the sake of AEW in these situations—they always come up, the Punk situation is not an unusual circumstance—we’ve had those type of things happen here. But there’s a certain modicum of respect that I have, and as a result, I’m able to direct those people even when those situations occur. I don’t worry about being liked, I worry about being respected. I think Tony wants to be liked, and he should be more focused on being respected. There were lots of times I didn’t like Vince McMahon. He can be an incredible bully. He could be nasty. I’ve always respected him. Always.”
