Stokely Hathaway Says Tony Khan Was in Tears Over His Match With Cope

Speaking to TMZ’s Inside The Ring, FTR manager Stokely Hathaway discussed his match with Cope on the August 13 edition of AEW Dynamite, which Cope won via disqualification. According to Stokely Hathaway, his performance was so impressive that he went to the back and Tony Khan was in tears after watching it. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):

Hathaway on his match against Cope on AEW Dynamite: :I mean, if you go back and watch the match. I mean, anyone who saw it, they will attest to the fact that I took Adam Copeland to the limit, you know,, everything I had, you know what I’m saying? I put it into that match and Adam Copeland, he was the one who needed to be escorted out of the building in ambulance, you know, to be honest with you. But yeah, he thought they were going to get into that ring. He was going to manhandle me. That’s, that’s not what happened at all.”

Stokely Hathaway on how Tony Khan was crying over his performance: “It was, it was a great contest. When I got to the back, Tony Khan was crying. You know, he said he’s never seen a performance like that before. FTR, you know, they gave me a gigantic hug because, again, I took Adam Copeland to his limit. But the difference between me and FTR is the fact that at All Out, they’re not going to take Adam Copeland to the limit. They’re going to end their careers for good.”

On claiming he would make Cope his “hoe”: “Well, after Saturday, it just means that if I say something or if FTR says something, he just has to do it. So if I say, hey, Adam. If we’re walking around backstage and I say, hey, Adam, I need you to get me a plate of catfish. That is his job.”

FTR faces off against the reunited Christian Cage and Cope at AEW All Out 2025 on Saturday, September 20. The event is being held at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.