Tony Khan believes AEW is firing on all cylinders creativelyand it didnt happen by committee. According to Khan, the company reached its current peak once he made a major change: he stopped taking advice and started trusting his own instincts again.
In a new interview with Q101, Khan opened up about what led to AEWs creative resurgence in late 2024 and 2025. After years of fielding input from multiple voices backstage, Khan said he decided to take full control againjust like he did during AEWs early days at Dailys Place during the pandemic.
Khan didnt name names, but the message was cleartoo many cooks in the kitchen had been diluting AEWs vision. That all changed when he returned to a more singular approach to booking the shows. The result, according to Khan, is a stretch of programming he considers AEWs best run yet.
Khan also shared that his longtime friend Toddwho first encouraged him to run weekly wrestling showspraised All In: Texas as the best wrestling payoff since WrestleMania 3. While thats a massive comparison, Khan didnt disagree, calling the show AEWs proudest moment to date.
As AEW moves deeper into 2025, Khan seems confident that keeping his inner circle smalland his vision focusedis the key to continuing their momentum. For a company built on long-term storytelling, this renewed direction may be exactly what keeps AEW ahead of the curve.
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