During his appearance on the April 16, 2024 episode of the Chris Russell podcast, AEW CEO, President and General Manager Tony Khan said he thought “it made a lot of sense” to air the altercation footage with CM Punk and Jack Perry from All In 2023.
Khan said the footage contributes to the AEW World Tag Team Championship Ladder Match between FTR and Young Bucks at the Dynasty PPV in St. Louis, MO this Sunday.
“Well, I think it made a lot of sense. First of all, FTR/Young Bucks ladder match coming up at AEW Dynasty for the World Tag Team Championships. This is the fourth chapter in FTR vs. The Young Bucks…the last time they wrestled, Young Bucks/FTR III, was at Wembley Stadium, AEW All In. And a lot happened that day. They were the third match on the pay-per-view and at one point it looked like we were going to have to call them up and they were going to have to wrestle the first match. And then they ended up going on in the spot they were in, but the Young Bucks said, the whole day, everything that happened, it really affected their mental preparation, they weren’t able to pray before the match, they were very stressed out. They slipped on the banana peel and lost the match but they blame FTR, they blame what happened at Wembley Stadium, and that’s why, in hindsight, thats why they refused to shake FTR’s hand.”
Khan also went on to say how it helped Jack Perry get the reaction of a superstar from the fans at the NJPW Windy City Riot PPV last Friday.
“It was fascinating to see after that tape played, the reaction that Jack Perry got at New Japan Pro Wrestling this week, he got the reaction of a superstar. That is not altogether unexpected and it’s something very interesting, perhaps a side effect of this. Jack Perry [is] already a big star in wrestling, really the way the crowd connected with him in Chicago, that was interesting to see.”
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