Tony Khan Says New Level Will Be On TV ‘Practically Every Week,’ When They Began Talking

Tony Khan provided insight into how frequently the New Level will be appearing in AEW and when they started talking about coming in. Austin Creed and Kofi debuted at AEW All In and won the Trios Championships along with Swerve Strickland. The debut came almost four months after the team parted ways with WWE at the start of May.

Khan spoke during the AEW All In post-show media scrum about his negotiations with the team, noting that he was shocked they became free agents and hadn’t planned for such an occasion. He also noted that they want to be on AEW Dynamite and Collision “practically every week.” You can see highlights below:

On the Team’s Schedule:

“Something that got me really excited about New Level: these guys are not afraid to work very hard. New Level told me, ‘Hey, we see Jon Moxley at AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision basically every week. We want to be at AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision basically every week. We want to work really hard for the company. We’re going to be there practically every week.’ And that’s really exciting to have people coming in like that. That’s only going to bring more fans and attention.”

On When He Began Talking With the Two:

“I was very careful. And of course, when I saw the New Level were going to be — it was big wrestling news that they were going to be potential free agents. First of all, I wanted to play it safe for the sake of all three of us, for me and them, and the company, do things the right way. And after their 90 days were up, and only after the 90 days had expired — and I gave it an extra day or two to be safe. And I engaged with their representatives. It was clear there was interest, but it’s also an interesting situation for a number of different reasons. AEW really — I believe, as I’ve said, is where the best wrestle, and these are two wrestlers that fit what we do perfectly. So it’s a great opportunity, but it wasn’t something I had planned or budgeted for. And it’s not the kind of thing you can negotiate in five seconds. It takes some time. So it wasn’t like it was all a done deal the second they had gotten released or were able to go out look elsewhere.

“The whole situation was a big surprise to me. And then knowing that, I tried to create an environment, with tag teams and trios, where there would be an exciting opportunity. And knowing we had this huge pay-per-view event, I tried to build the tag team and trios teams to where there would be a great opportunity if such a deal were to be made, where we could do something really special. And it was a great audible… there’s no way I could’ve planned for it. Because never in a million years, at the start of this year or even a few months ago, would I have ever thought Austin and Kofi would be free agents. This whole time, we’ve been doing this seven years, it’s unthinkable that Austin and Kofi would be free agents. And when they were, I had to go in with — obviously an open mind, but also we’re all in business and we had to figure it out, and find something that worked for everyone. I couldn’t just assume it was going to get done. And I was very pleased while I was over here in the UK that we were able to figure it out and make it happen.”

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