Tony Khan Says Thekla Has Been the MVP Of New Women’s Arrivals In AEW

Tony Khan is very happy with what Thekla’s been doing in AEW, praising the Women’s World Champion as the “MVP of the new arrivals” in AEW. Thekla signed with the company in July of last year and has already captured the Women’s World Title. AEW reportedly signed her to an extended deal last month, well before her contract was set to expire.

Khan appeared on Ringer Wrestling and during the interview he was asked about some of the biggest new arrivals to the company in the past year. He singled out Thekla as a highlight and also praised JetSpeed and Mistico, the current AEW World Trios Champions. You can see highlights below:

On Thekla’s AEW Run:

“I think when you look at the champions on the women’s side, I would say absolutely Thekla would be — of this new crop, you’d have to say the MVP of the new arrivals as World Champion. And she’s been fantastic. Now when she arrived, she had a goal of winning the World Title, but the very first thing she did was go after Jamie Hayter. And Jamie Hayter been a huge part of AEW, one of our most popular stars, a former World Champion. And Jamie Hayter versus Thekla I think is a really compelling, exciting rivalry and I’m excited for their match this weekend at AW Dynasty.

“I think Thekla’s been a huge part of the company on the women’s side, absolutely. What a huge signing.”

On JetSpeed & Mistico:

“Our World Trios Champions have been a fantastic signing too. All three of them, they represent very different places in their careers, different experiences, different backgrounds. But three great wrestlers that we’ve signed in the past year in Mistico and Speedball Bailey, and of course the Jet Kevin Knight.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Ringer Wrestling with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.