Ariel Helwani affirme respecter la AEW et Tony Khan

Alors que plusieurs fans (et Tony Khan) affirment que le journaliste et animateur Ariel Helwani déteste la AEW, le principal intéressé soutient que c’est faux.

Cet expert en arts martiaux mixtes, qui a déploré publiquement le manque de contenu de Khan lors d’une entrevue qu’il a faite avec lui, affirme même que certains fans de lutte lui reprochent d’avoir mis en valeur des lutteurs de la AEW, dont Bryan Danielson et MJF ainsi que l’acteur Action Bronson, qui a collaboré avec la compagnie.

Khan avait déploré que Helwani était complaisant à l’endroit de la WWE, ce que rejette également Helwani, qui a déjà critiqué cette compagnie dans le passé.

«I see these wrestling fans, who say ‘as good as you are in MMA, you’re horrible in pro-wrestling.’ Alright, why is that? Because I’ve praised AEW? Because I’ve had Daniel Bryan on? What about that day we had freakin’ MJF and Action Bronson on? All booked by me by the way to promote their Queens [New York] show?

These people are insane. I’ve never seen such a sensitive bunch of fans. You’re crazy, and you’ve convinced yourself I have some vendetta against AEW when I’ve talked about them and praised them as much as WWE, and often put down WWE’s product in praising AEW’s product.»

Helwani critique même des récents propos d’Eric Bischoff, qui affirme que la AEW est un simple passe-temps pour Tony Khan.

Helwani soutient que Khan prend la AEW très au sérieux et a une réelle passion pour la lutte professionnelle.

“I don’t know what Bischoff’s vendetta is or what his beef is. Maybe he doesn’t like the comparisons to WCW. But I can tell you this. It’s not just a hobby. It is an actual thing that he [Tony Khan] takes very seriously.

“I do wonder though, as an outsider looking in, call me crazy. He’s got a lot of jobs and there is something called spreading yourself too thin. Maybe he’s paying attention to one more than the other. On paper, the [Jacksonville] Jaguars job seems like a full-time job. On paper, the Fulham [Soccer Club] job seems like a full-time job. The AEW job, in itself, definitely, is a full-time job.

“It’s not just a hobby. It’s a real thing. It’s a real player and its been more successful than any other promotion in the 21st Century. And its the most successful non-WWE promotion since WCW. So we’ll see what happens and we’ll see if he [Khan] is being spread too thin.”

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