As we previously reported here on eWn, AEW President Tony Khan threw barbs at WWE earlier today on social media, noting how this week’s super-sized episode of WWE NXT that went head-to-head with AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday failed to draw over a million viewers despite cameos featuring John Cena and The Undertaker.
Fightful Select has shared an update on the backstage reaction to Khan’s tweets.
Several people in AEW are astonished by Khan’s comments. Khan doesn’t clear his posts on Twitter with AEW’s PR department, and a source addressed those taking issue with the comments by taking a glimpse at the replies that Khan, Triple H, and other wrestling executives receive regularly.
However, those who didn’t have any real concerns or issues with Khan’s tweets, consider the surprising reactions as a reflection of social media.
Those who have been taken aback believe that Khan shouldn’t have made such comments at all and that the AEW CEO is having fun with a situation that doesn’t favor him.
Shortly after Khan posted the scathing tweets, he announced a series of matches for upcoming AEW shows, while people were already checking out his Twitter profile. This suggests that Khan’s tweets are also nothing short of a clever promotional tactic.
This week, 2 active decades-long ratings streaks from 2 great legends were ended
With all due respect, until this week's head-to-head AEW on TBS vs WWE on USA, neither John Cena nor Undertaker had ever been on a WWE show with under 1 million total viewers + under 400k in the demo— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 12, 2023
