{"id":317380,"date":"2026-04-12T07:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=317380"},"modified":"2026-04-12T07:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:58:38","slug":"aews-tony-khan-contrasts-philosophy-of-not-holding-grudges-with-cm-punk-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/aews-tony-khan-contrasts-philosophy-of-not-holding-grudges-with-cm-punk-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW&#8217;s Tony Khan Contrasts Philosophy Of Not Holding Grudges With CM Punk Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2143645\/aew-tony-khan-contrasts-philosophy-not-holding-grudges-cm-punk\/\" data-post-title=\"AEW's Tony Khan Contrasts Philosophy Of Not Holding Grudges With CM Punk Situation\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2143645\">\n<picture id=\"p7af2a6c524b70979e4aa24d471e1f69d\"><source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/aews-tony-khan-contrasts-philosophy-of-not-holding-grudges-with-cm-punk-situation\/intro-1775686732.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/aews-tony-khan-contrasts-philosophy-of-not-holding-grudges-with-cm-punk-situation\/intro-1775686732.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">Ethan Miller\/Getty Images<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">AEW President Tony Khan admits he&#8217;s learned loads prior to now few years because the inception of his company, and a recent appearance on Behind the Turnbuckle Studios&#8217; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ieVWe8QUKIQ\" target=\"_blank\">The Coach &#038; Bro Show<\/a>&#8221; further proved his growth. On the podcast, Khan talked about his philosophy about not holding grudges, especially after the CM Punk incidents referred to as &#8220;Brawl Out&#8221; and &#8220;Brawl In&#8221; of 2022 and 2023. He said he got here out of that wanting AEW to succeed and proceed greater than anything.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I wanted, in an ideal world, for everyone to give you the option to work together and get together,&#8221; Khan said. &#8220;I do not think that was possible, but I also think that we have been able, prior to now few years, to actually give you the option to maintain AEW strong&#8230; I learned plenty of things. I probably would do things otherwise. Say things otherwise. But, it wasn&#8217;t something I used to be expecting&#8230; That was a really much, &#8216;welcome to wrestling&#8217; in some elements of it, because for me, I had been in wrestling for nearly 4 years at that time, but that was actually a primary for me. As with all firsts, you are going to learn from them, and hope to not ever have a repeat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Khan said he&#8217;s modified his approach to loads of things, and originally of AEW, there was a collective &#8220;rebel spirit,&#8221; but now, the corporate is established. He said his efforts to grow the fanbase could also be different than what he would have done in the beginning.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I believe the AEW fans would also agree that I&#8217;ve refined my very own media strategy,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I believe people have seen me attempting to take the high road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>When you use any quotes from this text, please credit &#8220;The Coach and Bro SHow&#8221; and supply a h\/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Miller\/Getty Images AEW President Tony Khan admits he&#8217;s learned loads prior to now few years because the inception of his company, and a recent appearance on Behind the Turnbuckle Studios&#8217; &#8220;The Coach &#038; Bro Show&#8221; further proved his growth. 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