Tony Khan Explains What Kenny Omega & Young Bucks Do In EVP Roles

Tony Khan recently shared some insight on what Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks do in their roles as EVPs in AEW. Omega and The Bucks have been involved as Executive Vice Presidents since the company launched in 2019. Their EVP status has been brought up in storylines (and even lost in the Bucks’ case), but they remain in executive roles in the company.

Khan was asked during hie appearance on The Coach & Bro about using talent in executive roles. He detailed the importance that Omega and the Bucks have had to AEW since its start and that they remain involved in AEW today in backstage roles. You can see the highlights below:

On Putting Talent in EVP Positions:

“We’ve got wrestlers who have been with us from the very beginning, and we’ve got staff that have been with us from the very beginning. And some people who represent both, the wrestling side and the office side. Those are all great people. You know, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks have been Executive Vice Presidents here from day one. We were really excited to announce their launch, and without the Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega match in the Tokyo Dome in 2018, I’m not sure I would have believed the economy and the possibilities were there.

“But when I saw how much Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega were able to grow the international business with — really, in some ways, I thought one hand tied behind their back, and have so much interest in audience for what they were doing in 2018 in New Japan Pro Wrestling… having those guys involved. You mentioned Kenny Omega & Young Bucks as EVPs, Chris Jericho here from the very beginning, they’re all instrumental in the creation of AEW. I wouldn’t be here without those guys, and they’re important to us today.”

On What Those Stars Do In their EVP Positions:

“It’s different in those cases. In Kenny and the Young Bucks case, they’ve had those [EVP] titles from the very beginning and they’ve been very involved in different aspects of the company. Creating some of our pay-per-view events from the very beginning, we’ve worked together to really put the Elite in All Elite Wrestling. And a lot the ideas we had from the very beginning to launch this company came off the back of the work the guys had done before AEW started…

“So they’re very involved today in different aspects. Kenny Omega has been involved in different digital projects for us and the wrestling side. And the Young Bucks to this day are a huge part of the wrestling show.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit The Coach & Bro with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.