Tony Khan Slams WWE’s Booking of Jinder Mahal in World Title Match

Tony Khan Slams WWE’s Booking of Jinder Mahal in World Title Match By didn’t hold back in expressing his disapproval of WWE’s booking decisions, particularly concerning Jinder Mahal’s upcoming World Title match. The controversy escalated when the official (formerly Twitter) account, in to a tweet about Seth Rollins and Jinder Mahal, cheekily asked for the Cagematch rating.

This comment alluded to recent reports revealing that Tony Khan uses sources, like Cagematch ratings, to gauge AEW’s success. This seemingly ignited a storm within the wrestling fans, with fans divided over the account’s remark. Seizing an opportunity to fire back, Tony Khan pointed out what he perceived as a double standard in the world of WWE.

The AEW president emphasized the contrast between Hook’s logical challenge for the AEW World Champion Samoa Joe versus Jinder Mahal receiving a title shot despite a string of losses in the past year. Check out his tweet below: A double standard: 28 1 career record, on winning streak calls out the Champ, a logical challenge sparks online outrage Jinder has literally lost every single match he's in for the past year, immediately gets title shot, where is the rage TOMORROW on TBS Khan questioned the logic behind the decision, highlighting the disparity between the treatment of AEW’s rising star, Hook, with a 28 1 career record, and the former WWE champion Jinder Mahal, who has faced continuous losses over the past year.

Tony Khan blasts WWE and USA Network over the cagematch ratings jab AEW President Tony Khan didn’t mince words when addressing the contentious WWE World Title match featuring Jinder Mahal against Seth Rollins. Khan’s initial jab at Mahal receiving the championship opportunity was just the beginning.

Responding directly to the USA Network’s tweet, inquiring about a Cagematch rating, Khan unleashed another verbal assault. In his response, Khan asserted that for the USA, a moral victory meant having one more win than Jinder Mahal in the past 364 days. Check out his tweet below: A moral victory for USA is one win more than their World Title challenger Jinder Mahal has in the past 364 days… because it's been literally a full year since he won a match.

You really put AEW in our place getting Jinder Mahal in a big match on your tv show. Do it more often This also led to an between WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff and Tony Khan, sparked by Khan’s comments about the former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. As verbal jabs intensify, it adds an extra layer of drama to the ongoing rivalry between AEW and WWE.

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