Tony Khan on Keith Lee Suggesting Shane Taylor Be Brought in for ROH Final Battle

– During today’s ROH Final Battle media conference call, AEW CEO and ROH owner Tony Khan discussed bringing in Shane Taylor for this weekend’s event. According to Khan, it was actually Keith Lee who suggested Taylor be brought in. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):

Tony Khan on Shane Taylor’s contract status: “I don’t want to get into contractual status, typically, but I was excited to have him here. Obviously, he’s been a great champion in Ring of Honor, and there are a lot great wrestlers in Ring of Honor and we have a great roster in AEW. Now, as we’re doing more Ring of Honor events, I’ve looked to bring in people that have had success in Ring of Honor and all over the world and try to build a new an exciting version going into Final Battle.”

On Keith Lee suggesting to bring in Shane Taylor: “That’s something I’m looking forward to at Final Battle, seeing former partners colliding and then how does that play into Keith Lee’s current partner drama. He’s got drama with his current partner Swerve Strickland and he’s got a former partner in Shane Taylor, who wants some payback and resolution, and Shane Taylor has another former partner there, JD Griffey. It’s a family affair, it should be very exciting at Final Battle to see, Shane Taylor in this new Ring of Honor. it hasn’t been that long that we’ve been doing these Ring of Honor shows, it’s only my third full ROH event. Shane Taylor is someone, from the beginning, that has been a good name we’d consider. When the situation with Keith Lee came up, it was actually Keith Lee, when we were talking about idea, he brought it up to me. I thought it was a great idea. When people have good ideas like that, I want to support them. Keith had something there.”

At ROH Final Battle 2022, Swerve in Our Glory will face Shane Taylor and JD Griffey in a tag team match. The event is scheduled for Saturday, December 10 in Arlington, Texas. It will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.