AEW President Tony Khan reveals which injured star he wants to promote in 2022

All of Elite Wrestling’s formulas involve, in part, matching celebrities and veterans with young future stars in order to pave the way for the company’s long-term development. AEW President Tony Khan has a lot to do in 2022, including refocusing at least one young athlete.

20-year-old Dante Martin has become the favorite single wrestler of AEW fans this year. He played an important role in the storyline of Team Taz and Lio Rush and competed with MJF for the explosive diamond ring. As one-half of the grounded Top Flight doubles team, Dante is not the only Martin on the AEW payroll.

“I think for various reasons, I am very happy to have a lot of people participating in the coming year,” Khan said. “For example, this is completely beyond everyone’s control, but Darius Martin has been injured and I think he is great. I would love to get him back as soon as possible and work with his brother Dante. Dante has become a big man. Stars, I think they are very good as a label team.

“When the injury occurred, Darius was 21 years old and Dante was 19 years old. Now Dante is 20 years old, and there are many features in Dynamite and Rampage, which have now become the main incident of Dynamite. When Darius came back, I think he It might be great for us to come. So I am very excited about him. This is an important name that deserves attention.”

Check out the full interview with Tony Khan below.

After “Hangman” Adam Page was crowned as the AEW World Champion at Full Gear, Khan revealed that he had established the company’s top four champions from the beginning-Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega And Page. Looking to the future, the method of booking world championships will be more fluid.

“I think a lot of changes have taken place in recent months, some superstars have entered AEW. Now the number one contender is Brian Danielson,” Khan said. “I think this is the biggest competition in AEW, maybe all the wrestling matches now. Brian Danielson vs. “The Executioner” Page. Brian Danielson, as the ranking committee, I can officially tell you, Brian. Danielson is still the number one contender, and I am very excited about the resolution of this situation…

“So when you have such an outstanding first contender to intervene in this situation, any plan we may have made in advance must be abandoned. And many other big wrestlers have joined AEW in recent months. Huge name Like CM Punk, Adam Cole, Malakai Black, Andrade El Idolo and many others. There are great header images in AEW and many other great wrestlers, I think they can be great champions, such as PAC, MJF, Jungle Boys , TNT champions Sami Guevara, Darby Alin and many other great wrestlers may come forward.”

Many promotions have elevated women to the role of overseeing the development of the women’s sector. Gail Kim in Impact, Mickie James in NWA and Maria Kanellis-Bennett in ROH. Khan emphasized that Serena Deeb is a talent behind the scenes of participating in the women and men department of AEW.

“Serena Deeb a is a great coach, has a good mind about wrestling, and is a very dedicated backstage in the women’s team. She has a good sense of presence and a good mind,” Khan said. “So she is someone who has coached games, but not only in the women’s team. Serena also coaches games in the men’s team. She is very smart about this.”

AEW achieved significant growth in 2021: the launch of AEW Rampage, more than a dozen episodes attracted 1 million viewers, and major signings like Punk and Danielson. Khan was excited about what was about to happen.

“Continue to expand,” Khan said of his New Year’s resolutions. “We have the Belt War, the Owen Hart Cup, and many more to be held in 2022. We have developed so many lists in the past year, and honestly, we can do more than I thought. This year. So I look forward to the future of 2022. What a wonderful year. Our four pay-per-view views this year happen to be the four most pay-per-view movies we have ever done. Our previous Four box office all-time shows. The last two are the top two. We finally reached an amazing position and entering 2022 is very exciting.”