Tony Khan Praises Recent Work of Marcus Mathers

The profile of Marcus Mathers is rising, and AEW President and CEO Tony Khan has taken note of his talents. During today’s AEW Full Gear 2026 media call, Khan discussed Mathers’ work, noting his being booked in a match against Nick Wayne on the recent Jericho Cruise edition of AEW Collision earlier this month. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):

Tony Khan on Marcus Mathers

“His showing on Saturday came because he did such a great job on ROH, which I think is a good lesson to the people who come to the ROH shows, and it’s also a part of why I’m so involved in ROH. He did an absolutely fantastic job at the taping on Monday. His match aired on ROH. It streamed on Thursday night, and he absolutely crushed it. The reception was fantastic. He came to the Jericho Cruise looking for work, and he found himself in the right place because I thought he had done a fantastic job, and he had a great match versus Nick Wayne on Collision after he had a fantastic match against Mark Davis on ROH. So it was a great week for Marcus Mathers. I was very impressed by him.”

On Christopher Daniels Recommending Mathers To Him

“Christopher Daniels recommended him to me. I had seen him a bit before, and I didn’t realize that his WWE I.D. deal was not being renewed, and C.D. reached out to me and said, ‘Hey, would it be okay if I bring Marcus Mathers to ROH? And I think you’ll really like him,’ and so I had him on the roster, and I wanted to give him a good opportunity. I’d seen a bit of him on video. I didn’t really know him well, so I gave him the best opportunity I could.”

“Coming off of that, I was blown away. I thought Marcus Mathers did a great, great job on ROH, and I certainly feel like I put him in there with the right guy, and then once he survived the incredibly tough test that is Mark Davis, I was officially impressed to give him this opportunity to wrestle Nick Wayne and again, he did a great job. I think there’s a great young wrestler there. So I would expect to see Marcus Mathers in AEW and ROH. Potentially both.”

Mathers was previously signed to the WWE ID program from November 2024 to last October, when his deal expired. He was primarily featured on WWE Evolve and also worked a dark match in WWE NXT. He soon made his ROH debut at the TV tapings in Jacksonville, Florida earlier this month.