AEW News: Tony Khan Responds to WWE Criticism
- All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President Tony Khan delivered a succinct and defiant response to a social media user who predicted WWE would ultimately dismantle his promotion.
- Khan's response comes amid increasingly aggressive counter-programming from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), notably following AEW's recent agreement for a new television deal with Warner Bros.
- Reports indicate WWE is planning a PLE to directly compete with AEW's All out, headlined by a high-profile match between john Cena and Brock Lesnar.
Khan Dismisses WWE threat with Iconic Response
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A Defiant Response
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President Tony Khan delivered a succinct and defiant response to a social media user who predicted WWE would ultimately dismantle his promotion. On Saturday, August 17, 2025, a user with the handle @claudiasan2939 tweeted to Khan, “WWE is gonna bring you down and close shop can’t wait.” Khan responded with a GIF of Patrick Stewart’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, accompanied by the terse reply: “That will be the day.”
Wwe is gonna bring you down and close shop can’t wait
– Nena (@claudiasan2939) August 17, 2025
Escalating Competition with WWE
Khan’s response comes amid increasingly aggressive counter-programming from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), notably following AEW’s recent agreement for a new television deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. WWE demonstrably attempted to overshadow AEW’s All In event last month, staging a Saturday Night’s Main Event featuring Goldberg’s final match on the same day. They followed this with Evolution, the second-ever all-women’s Premium Live Event (PLE), the following day.
The competition isn’t slowing down. Reports indicate WWE is planning a PLE to directly compete with AEW’s All out, headlined by a high-profile match between john Cena and Brock Lesnar. Further,speculation suggests WWE may leverage a potential John Cena retirement match to counter AEW’s Worlds End event.
The TNA Factor
Adding another layer to the landscape, Total Nonstop Action (TNA) is also in the mix, currently seeking a new media rights deal. A recent report suggests TNA is considering a move to Wednesdays on The CW, positioning them as direct competition to AEW’s flagship programme, Dynamite.