Tony Khan Reacts To MJF Explaining Why He Chose AEW Over WWE

During a recent interview with talkSPORT at Super Bowl radio row in San Francisco, AEW President and CEO Tony Khan was asked about Maxwell Jacob Freidman (MJF) speaking positively about why he opted to sign with AEW when he was a free agent at multiple times in his career and had offers on the table from WWE. MJF noted that AEW has the best championship and wrestling in the world.

Khan says hearing MJF express that praise makes him feel incredible, and he explained how AEW is off to a great start in AEW. Below are some highlights:

Tony Khan on Hearing MJF Say Why He Chose To Sign With AEW Over WWE

“It makes me feel incredible. I feel really great about what we’re doing at AEW right now, and I think wrestlers around the world want to be here. AEW’s where the best wrestle and we’re seeing women and men across pro wrestling have shown that this is where so many of the greatest stars have chosen to be. This is where we are wrestling at the highest level. We’re putting on tremendous shows, and with this lineup of wrestlers and the big events we have set to come, people want to be here, and the fans are tuning in. We’ve got great support. We have a great audience in the UK. We had a huge viewership year on ITV, our best yet. Great growth on ITV. And recently, we’ve seen great growth here on TBS as well.”

On AEW Being Off to a Great Start in 2026

“We’re off to a great start in 2026. These past few weeks have been our best back-to-back weeks in a really long time. And I’m very excited about what’s happening in AEW. We also just had a huge lift for AEW Collision here in the US, and that kind of growth, and the audience we’ve seen, whether it’s ITV for the UK or whether it’s here on TBS Wednesdays, TNT Saturdays, we’re having a reall,y really great start to 2026. People loved the shows in 2025, and I think that helped build uh a lot of momentum. We ended on a very strong note with a great world’s end. And to have somebody who’s watched AEW from the very beginning, like you Will, say that you think this is the best AEW’s ever been, that’s very high praise. I really appreciate it.”

AEW World Champion MJF and former champion Hangman Page will be meeting live, face-to-face, tonight on Dynamite ahead of their title clash at AEW Revolution. Tonight’s show is being held at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California. The show will air live on TBS starting at 8:00 pm ET. It will also be simulcast on HBO Max.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit talkSPORT, with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.