Tony Khan took several shots at WWE and the USA Network on Tuesday after it was announced that Jinder Mahal would be getting a World Heavyweight Title shot against Seth Rollins on next week’s episode of WWE RAW.
The AEW President, who took some criticism from fans after HOOK challenged Samoa Joe to a future AEW World Championship match on Saturday’s episode of Collision, took to Twitter to defend his booking decision. He wrote,
“A double standard:
@730hook 28-1 career record, on winning streak calls out the Champ, a logical challenge sparks online outrage
Jinder has literally lost every single match he’s in for the past year, immediately gets title shot, where is the rage
#AEWDynamite TOMORROW on TBS”
This led to the official Twitter account of the USA Network referencing Khan’s recent comments about the use of the wrestling database “Cagematch” as an indicator as to how well-received his shows have been. Khan wound up clapping back, writing:
“A moral victory for USA is one win more than their World Title challenger Jinder Mahal has in the past 364 days… because it’s been literally a full year since he won a match.
You really put AEW in our place getting Jinder Mahal in a big match on your tv show. Do it more often”
A double standard:@730hook 28-1 career record, on winning streak calls out the Champ, a logical challenge sparks online outrage
Jinder has literally lost every single match he's in for the past year, immediately gets title shot, where is the rage#AEWDynamite TOMORROW on TBS
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 9, 2024
These guys do have history. Seth Rollins defeated Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals to become the first NXT Champion. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/FTrI5Cs82O
— Raj Giri (@TheRajGiri) January 9, 2024
A moral victory for USA is one win more than their World Title challenger Jinder Mahal has in the past 364 days… because it's been literally a full year since he won a match.
You really put AEW in our place getting Jinder Mahal in a big match on your tv show. Do it more often https://t.co/0kpuUsvkm1— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 9, 2024
Finally, Jinder Mahal saw Tony Khan’s tweet and has since responded. He wrote,
“Who tf is Hook?
WATCH MONDAY NIGHT RAW ON @USANETWORK MONDAY 8PM EST!!!”
https://twitter.com/JinderMahal/status/1744856987509137478
