"The visionary Tony Khan"

[Fake Jesus]

Did anyone else balk at this line? At least WWE has shot its own foot and is incapable of presenting McMahon as anything other than a heel; 'The visionary Tony Khan' over slow-mo of him hugging the guy saying the line is just weird self-aggrandizement. I would literally rather have Khan as a regular on-screen character than have to deal with this mythologizing being played straight. Ya use daddy's cash to book a wrestling company like a fairly competent EFed Tone, the 'I am the forbidden door' stuff was only kosher because it was a joke.

[Mozenrath]

"Daddy's cash" is a weird way of typing, "Tony Khan is, in addition to his father, a billionaire, just not as enormous a billionaire", but I mean, you do you.

I do want to say this isn't me saying TK is someone who hasn't benefited from his family, no shit he has, but copy-pasting attitudes about Stephanie and Shane doesn't really fit what Tony is at this point of time.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Can't say I really thought much of it.

[Mecca]

I mean I don't really give a shit what he's called or whatever, I like his product and that he likes pro wrestling.

[champchumpchange]

I think he’s a complete goof and eye rolled as soon as I heard it

[Venti]

AEW can be pretty good at times, but Tony Khan is a whole-ass clown.

[Jindrak Mark]

Maybe Schiavone said it on the fly and it was just left in.

If Khan told him to say it then it's embarrassing though unless he's planning on becoming a heel foil to MJF for this worked shoot stuff. He was adamant he would never make himself a character though.

[Bo Rida]

Might just be planting seeds for MJF ruining the new championship presentation at the PPV, if he's trying to get fired he has to do something. TK Presenting a new belt is one of the few good excuses to appear (hopefully as a one-off).
Even If MJF is just going to refer to TK then he needs some visual on-screen reinforcement of his role, seems the least annoying way of doing it.

[Fake Jesus]

Jun 9, 2022 16:20:43 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

"Daddy's cash" is a weird way of typing, "Tony Khan is, in addition to his father, a billionaire, just not as enormous a billionaire", but I mean, you do you.

I do want to say this isn't me saying TK is someone who hasn't benefited from his family, no shit he has, but copy-pasting attitudes about Stephanie and Shane doesn't really fit what Tony is at this point of time.

I just don't know how much that has to do with the fact that Shahid Khan is literally the main investor in AEW. I mean, literally with daddy's cash, as they might say in some other avenues 'a small loan of a hundred million dollars'

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Are we making threads to like... nitpick every single little thing AEW does lately? Because holy shit it really feels like that's been the mood the last few days...

Like of all things to give a shit about, this is one I feel like isn't a big deal whatsoever? I just don't get it I guess, it's whatever.

[Lizuka #BLM]

I don't really see it as a huge deal. Tony Khan does strike me as kind of an egotistical idiot but I'd a lot rather go at his Twitter shenanigans to argue that than some meaningless puff piece thing.

[Fake Jesus]

Jun 9, 2022 16:58:35 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Are we making threads to like... nitpick every single little thing AEW does lately? Because holy shit it really feels like that's been the mood the last few days...

Like of all things to give a shit about, how can you muster up anger/annoyance at a throwaway line like this? I just don't get it I guess, it's whatever.

You know, I think the worst of this forum is this whole 'man, you care about this?' attitude. We are allowed to have opinions, and unless they stray into the outright bizarre with the glory days of "KEVIN STEEN IS FAT!!!"-posting I just don't how someone caring about something you don't can be so baffling. I'm not one of those people who ends up in a state of amazing agitation when people keep responding to them, I think that's really overhyped as an issue - but what, I mean, is it really so baffling that someone might remark on a textbook bit of aggrandizement? Everyone clowns on WWE whenever they attempt to portray themselves as great philanthropists - I don't see any difference here.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Jun 9, 2022 17:03:59 GMT -5 Fake Jesus said:

Jun 9, 2022 16:58:35 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Are we making threads to like... nitpick every single little thing AEW does lately? Because holy shit it really feels like that's been the mood the last few days...

Like of all things to give a shit about, how can you muster up anger/annoyance at a throwaway line like this? I just don't get it I guess, it's whatever.

You know, I think the worst of this forum is this whole 'man, you care about this?' attitude. We are allowed to have opinions, and unless they stray into the outright bizarre with the glory days of "KEVIN STEEN IS FAT!!!"-posting I just don't how someone caring about something you don't can be so baffling. I'm not one of those people who ends up in a state of amazing agitation when people keep responding to them, I think that's really overhyped as an issue - but what, I mean, is it really so baffling that someone might remark on a textbook bit of aggrandizement? Everyone clowns on WWE whenever they attempt to portray themselves as great philanthropists - I don't see any difference here.

This is why I said, personally, I didn't get caring about this in particular. It's just an opinion I didn't get but it's not like you couldn't have it.

It's just felt like, to me, there's been a lot of nitpicking about AEW recently and I guess it made a thread like this stand out more. I don't think this being a throwaway line by one commentator is really something that's not a huge deal. They've hyped Khan up a bit before, he's the head of the ship, that seems textbook, if Tony goes out there fighting God or something I think I'll get it being way more eye rolling, as it stands to me... it's just a throwaway line that's there, not something that's a hugely big deal to focus on. But again, maybe that's just me.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Hardcore fans nitpick at everything. It’s just what we do.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

If Tony Khan wants to become a visionary, he needs a segment where he marches around in a doo-rag and says "What up, G?"

I mean, Tony *is* a goof, but baby steps.

[Killah Ray]

Hey it’s his TEW review said when he put his booking plans into it before last night.

[markymark]

Jun 9, 2022 17:03:59 GMT -5 Fake Jesus said:

Jun 9, 2022 16:58:35 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Are we making threads to like... nitpick every single little thing AEW does lately? Because holy shit it really feels like that's been the mood the last few days...

Like of all things to give a shit about, how can you muster up anger/annoyance at a throwaway line like this? I just don't get it I guess, it's whatever.

You know, I think the worst of this forum is this whole 'man, you care about this?' attitude. We are allowed to have opinions, and unless they stray into the outright bizarre with the glory days of "KEVIN STEEN IS FAT!!!"-posting I just don't how someone caring about something you don't can be so baffling. I'm not one of those people who ends up in a state of amazing agitation when people keep responding to them, I think that's really overhyped as an issue - but what, I mean, is it really so baffling that someone might remark on a textbook bit of aggrandizement? Everyone clowns on WWE whenever they attempt to portray themselves as great philanthropists - I don't see any difference here.

Scott DAmore was called the Golden Booker on tv and barely anyone bat an eye on it(you could say its just Impact but still). This kind of opinions would be better in the Other topics thread tbh.

[Killah Ray]

Jun 9, 2022 17:40:24 GMT -5 markymark said:

Jun 9, 2022 17:03:59 GMT -5 Fake Jesus said:

You know, I think the worst of this forum is this whole 'man, you care about this?' attitude. We are allowed to have opinions, and unless they stray into the outright bizarre with the glory days of "KEVIN STEEN IS FAT!!!"-posting I just don't how someone caring about something you don't can be so baffling. I'm not one of those people who ends up in a state of amazing agitation when people keep responding to them, I think that's really overhyped as an issue - but what, I mean, is it really so baffling that someone might remark on a textbook bit of aggrandizement? Everyone clowns on WWE whenever they attempt to portray themselves as great philanthropists - I don't see any difference here.

Scott DAmore was called the Golden Booker on tv and barely anyone bat an eye on it(you could say its just Impact but still). This kind of opinions would be better in the Other topics thread tbh.

Can people stop trying to play mod when topics they don’t like pop up? There legit has been a mod reply to this thread without a complaint.

[dbrussel]

Jun 9, 2022 16:31:32 GMT -5 Venti said:

AEW can be pretty good at times, but Tony Khan is a whole-ass clown.

Nah. He gave me a free backstage pass once

[defectiveepitaph]

I caught it, I chuckled and moved on with my life.