Back in March, AEW debuted a new set for Dynamite that featured the return of the tunnels.
During a recent appearance on the “AEW Unrestricted” podcast, AEW Co-Executive Producer Mike Mansury commented on the inspiration behind the new set, Tony Khan wanting to bring back the tunnels, and more.
Mansury noted that “TK” was looking to do a design similar to the original American Gladiators and pay homage to AEW’s 2019 look.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his initial reaction to the set: “I saw the new graphics, and I’m not going to lie to you, and this has nothing to do with the fact that I spent the bulk of my career there, but I remember walking into Climate Pledge that day and when they were starting to run through elements and stuff, I looked and was like, ‘That looks like a Survivor Series sort of look.’”
On Khan being adamant about the tunnels returning: “Tony really wanted to bring the tunnels back.”
