Quotes from Tony Khan

We have some of the best in-ring performers in the world, but they are also some of the best characters.

I imagine pretty much every analytics guy in football has offered a suggestion based on data, and the coach has probably gone a different way because of momentum or because he just doesn't trust the spreadsheet.

We want to offer people a show that doesn't insult their intelligence, and really, it's a fun show to watch. It's a fast-paced show to watch and has the best wrestling action, but also has the best wrestling personalities. I want everyone to know that AEW is for everybody.

A lot of what made ECW great was the work and we're going to have the best caliber in ring stuff in the world.

I think there is something about social media now where people are more engaged with their celebrities and their sports stars than ever before.

I don't want to compare us to any other wrestling company. We're AEW and we're doing something very different.

Vince McMahon is one of my all time idols in terms of building a brand and sustaining a great company.

The Young Bucks are super involved with tag team wrestling in our company.

People questioned if there was enough audience to sustain a major league, high-production value, second wrestling company, nationally, weekly. I think we've shown there is, there isn't any question now.

With 'Being the Elite' you'll see some of the most innovative stuff, but it's going to be very different then the weekly TV show. But that's by design and I want to keep it that way so you'll have outlets to see different things.

I love the draft process. I love the regular season. I love preparing for the games. I just love football.

It's the best, being able to work on so many different things I love. There's nothing else I'd rather be doing.

To have TNT and ITV, this is the best distribution any wrestling company has had bar none.

The wrestling community is a constant; its members are diverse, we are physically located on all corners of the planet, yet we are constantly connected.

I've been talking about trying to do fantasy wrestling for years. It's going to be really, really exciting as we build our fan base.

I think what we have going in the Casino Battle Royale is going to show people an exciting, different take on the traditional battle royal format, different than what anybody has done. It's not going to be two hours of battle royals. It's going to be really, really action-packed.

Fans see the competition between wrestling companies, which is the one thing traditionally everyone has known is real.

How can you question Chris Jericho's work ethic?

Instead of watching the World Series, I was watching Steve Austin versus Dustin Rhodes in a 15-minute Broadway for the WCW TV title at Halloween Havoc 1991.

I believe you don't need to spend 6 days on the road to make a good living as a wrestler or 5 days on the road per week necessarily.

When you see a guy reading off a teleprompter or a mental teleprompter, just trying to recite a script or trying to look up in the air when you forget a line. It is hard to suspend disbelief when the wrestler doesn't believe in the real-life situation that is unfolding.

We are going to be offering a great sporting centric product. We are going to be focused on the athletes, focused on the work and we have some of the best wrestlers in the world and I really want to showcase them. But they also are some of the most dynamic personalities.

The AEW roster has much bigger stars and better wrestlers frankly than the NXT roster.

I want wins and losses to matter. That is the point of wrestling, everyone is striving to be a champion and your stature in the company is marked by your win-loss record.