Select Answers: Tony Khan, WWE talent reaction to AEW talent coming in, missed storylines (Patreon)

Welcome to Select Answers, a feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.

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Is Tony Khan a micromanager?

He's the absolute, final say on all creative, and has been since the year rolled over to 2020. He's adamant in being in that role. There's a number of stories that talent or creative have worked out on their own, and Tony Khan doesn't agree with that vision, and they won't happen or will be pivoted. He was definitely more of a micromanager during the COVID-era and the Jacksonville days, because he was able to be around there more. He has a team of intermediaries.

Hey Sean, how are WWE talent feeling about all the former AEW talent coming in and taking their “spot”?

Well, it's not with the same frequency as former WWE wrestlers coming into All Elite Wrestling 2021 and 2022. I can tell you there was some real frustration within AEW homegrown talent about that, especially when a lot of former talent come into the company and don't want to do jobs. I haven't heard of any direct complaints from WWE talent as of now, but Hobbs hasn't debuted, so it's it's tough to say what his situation will be. If he hops the line, I'm sure some people will be jealous, but that isn't exclusive to any company.

Hi Sean, what is the biggest MISSED storyline in the last 5 years from both WWE and AEW?

For WWE, it was the ability to execute on the Four Horsewomen four way match. Now they may never get the opportunity to do it. It was of quality that would be worthy of a WrestleMania main event. I can't believe they fumbled that one. With AEW, I think that the development and integration of Ring of Honor is certainly one, and you could have done an "interpromotional war" or played off of history.