Tony Khan Responds to The Boys’ Comments on Their Release, Stands by His Decision

– As previously reported, former ROH wrestlers The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) responded to ROH Owner Tony Khan saying they did not “show up for work on more than on occassion, and it’s not acceptable.” The Tate Twins later claimed miscommunication on ROH’s part in their travel arrangements. Khan was asked about their comments during last night’s post-show media scrum for ROH Supercard of Honor and said he stood by his decision. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):

Tony Khan on The Boys’ comments on their release: “I have not seen their exact statement. After the show, I heard a little bit of this as I was coming back. I stand by what I said. Also, I’ve only owned ROH for two years. There is a long history of ROH. It was my call to bring them back, I like their presentation with Dalton and I like them both personally, I’ve had a lot of good experiences with them. I would be open to working with them again in the future. There have been times where they came and have done great things for us. We did the House Rules tour and I loved having them. There have been times, for my era of ROH, and I’ve been told, from the company I inherited, other times in the past, I’m just going off my experiences. There are two sides to that story. I know yesterday they said ‘stay tuned,’ I stayed tuned, then I heard, and I am not moved.”

On how he liked The Boys’ act with Dalton Castle: “Even with The Boys, I disagree with the point on travel and in the history of ROH, and working with us, that there hadn’t been a couple of times where they didn’t make and it made me change stuff. On the other hand, I really like both of them. Whether we agree or not about that point of contention, I think it’s regardless. They were great and a great part of Dalton’s act. I like both of them.”