On Tuesday’s AEW Dark, Max Caster did a rap that included references to the Duke Lacrosse scandal and Simone Biles. He also made a vulgar line directed at AEW star Julia Hart.
AEW re-uploaded the episode without the entrance rap.
During his appearance on today’s Busted Open Radio, AEW President Tony Khan said that Caster’s rap was “awful” and it shouldn’t have aired. He added that he was not in the “go” position backstage at the time of his rap. Khan said,
“Speaking of Dark, last night on Dark, Max Caster’s rap was terrible. I was not out there in the moment when he did it. It was not during Dynamite. I was out back when Max said this rap. I had not heard it until last night, truthfully. In the editing process, it should have been caught. We downloaded — oh, sorry — deleted the episode and reposted it with that edited out, but it shouldn’t have aired. I put such tight controls on Dynamite, and this would never have happened there because Max’s raps, I have always gone over them with him. And frankly, every segment on Dynamite, I don’t script or write wrestler’s promos, but the bullet points I give. So, in this case, it shouldn’t have happened, and what will happen going forward is I will take over the editing of Dark and Elevation myself. I was already editing Dynamite and Rampage, and I do a lot. Now, I will also be editing Dark and Elevation. So, it’s unfortunate that it came to that.”
"Going forward, I will be taking care of the editing of Dark and Elevation myself."@TonyKhan addresses Max Caster's controversial promo on #AEWDark last night 🔊@davidlagreca1 @THETOMMYDREAMER @AEW #AEWDynamite #AEW pic.twitter.com/FErCnhWin7
— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) August 4, 2021
Max Caster, with lets say, one of his more controversial freestyles…😳.#MaxCaster #AEWDark pic.twitter.com/rAzoGJDwFK
— WrestleBuzz🐝 (@WrestleBuzzz) August 4, 2021
