Tony Khan

Our companies really respect and I really respect it and people I really liked in both cases. So those are really hard challenges along the way. There's business challenges. And when you're dealing with an aggressive competitor like we are, who is, I think,

Our companies really respect and I really respect it and people I really liked in both cases. So those are really hard challenges along the way. There's business challenges. And when you're dealing with an aggressive competitor like we are, who is, I think,

I mean, it's important to note, I think one of the really cool things about the success of AEW is that AEW is a challenger brand competing in an industry where the industry leader historically has been the most adept company at crippling and smashing their competitors in the history of business.

I mean, it's important to note, I think one of the really cool things about the success of AEW is that AEW is a challenger brand competing in an industry where the industry leader historically has been the most adept company at crippling and smashing their competitors in the history of business.

So, AEW's existence in this industry signifies not only the Challenger brand, which is really cool, an alternative, which is really cool, but we're doing great things. We're having a lot of fun, and we exist. And our mere existence signifies

So, AEW's existence in this industry signifies not only the Challenger brand, which is really cool, an alternative, which is really cool, but we're doing great things. We're having a lot of fun, and we exist. And our mere existence signifies

speaks to the fact that we've been able to do something very special that actually nobody has ever been able to do in terms of the competition, in terms of the hikes we've hit and what we continue to do with AEW. We exist in the face of the most aggressive, dominant business competitor in the history of business. No business competitor has faced more different challengers from different regions

speaks to the fact that we've been able to do something very special that actually nobody has ever been able to do in terms of the competition, in terms of the hikes we've hit and what we continue to do with AEW. We exist in the face of the most aggressive, dominant business competitor in the history of business. No business competitor has faced more different challengers from different regions

in different parts of the world, particularly concentrated around the U.S., and not just one part of the U.S., the southern, southeastern United States, Minnesota, Canada, all these places. They effectively smashed the competition place after place after place successfully with a hammer and done incredibly well and thrived in doing so.

in different parts of the world, particularly concentrated around the U.S., and not just one part of the U.S., the southern, southeastern United States, Minnesota, Canada, all these places. They effectively smashed the competition place after place after place successfully with a hammer and done incredibly well and thrived in doing so.

And this has been going on for over 40 years since before I was alive. And it's really cool to exist in the face of it.

And this has been going on for over 40 years since before I was alive. And it's really cool to exist in the face of it.

Well, you have to build credibility. And the best way to do that is to find a way to get your foot in the door. And that's the hardest part is getting your foot in the door. And that's really, I had started doing so and being able to get into the NFL. So I've been able to take advantage of the opportunities that I've been given and make the most of the openings.

Well, you have to build credibility. And the best way to do that is to find a way to get your foot in the door. And that's the hardest part is getting your foot in the door. And that's really, I had started doing so and being able to get into the NFL. So I've been able to take advantage of the opportunities that I've been given and make the most of the openings.

And that's all they really were in all these cases was openings. Nobody was asking me to start an analytics department at the Jaguars. It's something I always really wanted to do. And I think it was a need. that the team had that we were able to fill.

And that's all they really were in all these cases was openings. Nobody was asking me to start an analytics department at the Jaguars. It's something I always really wanted to do. And I think it was a need. that the team had that we were able to fill.

So I think if you can find a need or a role that you can fill to somebody of great importance, then that is the best way to get your foot in the door in any industry. And if you can find a way to make yourself useful or important to somebody who's important and makes markets or makes opinions, then you have the ability to get your foot in the door.

So I think if you can find a need or a role that you can fill to somebody of great importance, then that is the best way to get your foot in the door in any industry. And if you can find a way to make yourself useful or important to somebody who's important and makes markets or makes opinions, then you have the ability to get your foot in the door.

Yeah, there's no office in a wrestling. So we do shows 52 weeks a year. So like that's the tier. We used to travel a ton. It is a serious undertaking because we do just on TV, 104 shows, not including the pay-per-views, 104 events. And that's just wrestling. That's before I touch on football. And I've never missed a show. I've been in every AEW show we've ever done. Wow.

Yeah, there's no office in a wrestling. So we do shows 52 weeks a year. So like that's the tier. We used to travel a ton. It is a serious undertaking because we do just on TV, 104 shows, not including the pay-per-views, 104 events. And that's just wrestling. That's before I touch on football. And I've never missed a show. I've been in every AEW show we've ever done. Wow.