AEW Owner Tony Khan Explains ‘Shift In The Balance Of Power’ Promise
AEW Owner Tony Khan has taken to Twitter to explain to fans what he meant by his ‘balance of power shifting in wrestling’ tweet made before Dynamite.
Ahead of this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, owner Tony Khan posted a tweet promising that events on Dynamite would ‘shift the balance of power in wresting’.
Tonight we have a great lineup for #AEWDynamite Live on TNT at 8pm ET/7pm CT! For the rest of 2020, #AEW will keep delivering great matches on Wednesday Nights + there are massive surprises ahead! Please join us on TNT tonight, the balance of power in wrestling will shift tonight
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 11, 2020
A bold statement for sure. And while the episode did include a fantastic surprise ending and a fun tease, the comments certainly seemed overblown.
Whilst individuals in Khan’s position in wrestling companies have long been all too quick to over-promise and over deliver (How often did Dixie Carter suggest a TNA announcement would change wrestling forever?), Khan and AEW have built up a groundswell of goodwill that they must be careful to protect by not betraying their audience’s trust.
As such, Khan felt it important to qualify his remarks in a post-Dynamite tweet for anyone feeling let down.
Thank you everyone who watched #AEWDynamite last night! A shift in wrestling’s balance of power has begun & the winners will be the wrestling fans. PAC’s returned after 8 months & I have aces up the sleeve in the weeks ahead. You won’t get them all at once but you’ll get them all
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 12, 2020
Khan claims he purely meant the balance of power would begin to shift. it will be interesting to see how fans react the next time he makes a proclamation like this, such is his growing reputation for hyperbole.
