Tony Khan didn’t put the phone down on Tuesday. The AEW President addressed criticism once more on X and it has fans and wrestlers alike talking, including WWE Hall Of Famers.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Bully Ray believed that Tony Khan reacting the way he did didn’t do him or AEW any favors when it comes to further arrows being slung his way.
“What good did it do? Nothing. Zero. You are allowing people to get to you. You are showing the world that social media is bothering you because he had to have read this HOOK outrage somewhere.”
Co-host Dave LaGreca mentioned that Tony Khan could have had a work-around response by just crediting HOOK for his resume in the ring rather than bring outside parties into the equation. Bully Ray agreed with that approach.
“If a million people tweeted at you and you felt the absolute necessity to pick up your phone and engage, that’s exactly what I would have said back.”
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Instead, Khan decided to bring Jinder Mahal’s name into the mix and it opened up a floodgate of reactions, including igniting another X argument with former WCW President Eric Bischoff where Khan even shared a GIF stating that Bischoff was a “miserable has-been.” Bischoff in turn, joked about Khan’s wild hairstyle.
Khan has notoriously called out his critics on social media and some of his past targets included Shawn Michaels, Triple and Vince McMahon. He even took a jab at former WCW star Disco Inferno, which prompted his K100 co-host Konnan to implore Khan to be accepting of constructive criticism.