AEW wrestling supremo Tony Khan took to social media to protest that rival company WWE is not playing by the books.
Khan, the son of Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, was referring to the WWE booking Jinder Mahal to face Seth Rollins on the same evening as Hook takes on Samoa Joe.
Khan takes umbrage to the fact that Mahal has not won a match on WWE" main roster since March 2022.
"A double standard: @730hook 28-1 career record, on winning streak calls out the Champ, a logical challenge sparks online outrage," Khan wrote. "Jinder has literally lost every single match he’s in for the past year, immediately gets title shot, where is the rage."
Khan artacked a post from the USA Network"s official account which mocked him for wanting to share Pro wresting database Cagematch.net.
"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," Khan replied to the USA Network, which airs Raw. "You really put AEW in our place getting Jinder Mahal in a big match on your tv show. Do it more often."
Khan is stoking the fan bases and while a double standard accusation doesn"t hold water as Mahal has faced the like of the Rock last week.
It is no coincidence that both companies are in negotiations with broadcast deals and the feud is likely to add more pyrotechnics.
"We’ve performed incredibly well for Warner Bros. Discovery and we [have a] very, very strong relationship. I think with media rights and all the things coming up, everyone has to do their due diligence," Khan said. "It’s just part of the TV business. But I think where we stand, we stand in a position for AEW to have a huge growth year in 2024. There’s a lot of really exciting things happening that I know Warner Bros. is really excited about that we’ve talked about."
