Maven comments on the backstage environment in AEW and Tony Khan issues a response
While speaking to Ariel Helwani, former WWE star Maven commented on his experience of being backstage at an AEW event and meeting with AEW President Tony Khan…
“When I was backstage at AEW, that environment seemed like a good place to work. Great vibes. And Tony Khan seemed like the best boss to work for. I know he gets a lot of critics talking about him online.
I sat and I watched Tony for 30 minutes and every wrestler that came out of that ring, he got up from his producing chair, took his headphones off, made sure every one of them was healthy, happy with the match that they had just had. And you can tell when someone cares as opposed to when someone’s going through the motions. He cares.
I left and I told him to his face, ‘you have changed my perception on what I thought you were.’ And everybody that I talked to there seemed happy to be there and seemed happy with the product that they were putting out in front of the fans.”
Khan issued the following response via Twitter/X…
“I appreciate the kind words! Thank you very much, Maven! Fair play to you for posting this, Ariel.”
I appreciate the kind words! Thank you very much, Maven!
Fair play to you for posting this, Ariel.
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) September 9, 2025