AEW President Tony Khan responded to WWE’s latest scheduling strategy, which involves announcing events during AEW’s major shows. WWE revealed NXT Heatwave during Sunday’s The Great American Bash broadcast, the same program that featured AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
Khan downplayed the move, telling reporters during the AEW x NJPW media scrum that he viewed it as a positive sign.
“It’s double the compliment Jimmy Crockett got [laughs]. Twice as nice as they were to Jimmy. I’ll be sure to take it that way. We’re going to have a great All In,” Khan said. “It’s going to be a great night for AEW. I can’t speak to what the other promotions are doing, but I did see that announcement. I saw that with our show going on tonight, so not a lot I can do other than hope we have a very good show and plan and prepare that we will have a good show for All In,” he added. [H/T: Fightful]
The weekend delivered major moments across promotions. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door concluded with Will Ospreay defeating Swerve Strickland in the Owen Hart Tournament finals. Meanwhile, The Great American Bash crowned a new NXT Women’s Champion as Kendal Grey bested Lola Vice.
