Tony Khan: I Can’t Speak To Unsourced Rumors About Chris Jericho, AEW Is The Safest Wrestling Company
Tony Khan spoke about the safety of pro wrestlers in AEW.
As rumors surfaced online, the biggest topic of the night for the media scrum for AEW World’s End was the safety of female wrestlers in the business.
Kevin McElvaney of PWI asked Tony Khan about any alleged sexual harassment that has happened in the past and going forward, plus what All Elite Wrestling has done to try and protect those who may be a victim of it.
“I think it applies to everyone in the company, women and men, and it’s something we’re very serious about and we’ve had a policy in place and certainly, anytime there is anything like that, we would make sure we do everything we can to prevent it. AEW has the best safety record, I believe, of any pro wrestling company in the world. I believe we have the most safe environment. I believe we have the best safety record of any pro wrestling company, and I would hold the record of AEW on safety against any wrestling company in the world and I think AEW is the safest place for pro wrestling. If any of our wrestlers ever have a concern, they always have an open line to talk to me and I believe anybody would sit here and tell you, they always can talk to me anytime they are concerned about anything.
“If there was anything that came to light to me, I would take it to the disciplinary committee and that’s how we’ve been doing it. Our disciplinary committee has been doing a great job and everybody knows they have an open line to me or anybody on that committee.”
Later on in the scrum, it would be Phil Strum of USA Today who would directly ask about the rumors of Chris Jericho’s alleged sexual harassment and if he was investigated for it.
“I can’t speak to internet and unsourced rumors. I spoke earlier to Kevin and mentioned the policy we have in place and the disciplinary process. We’ve always followed that and I believe is the safest wrestling company in the world and we have the best track record for safety, and I would hold it up to anybody and anytime anybody has any kind of a complaint, they have an open door to say it to me or anyone in the office and we would look into it, anytime,” he stated.
Later on, Khan was once again asked about Jericho. He reiterated, “I can’t speak to that. We have a disciplinary policy, we have a disciplinary committee that things are referred to. Everybody at AEW, anybody who has ever wrestled in AEW has an open line to talk to me or this group, and always has. That’s how we’ve always acted and that’s why I believe AEW has the safest environment and is the safest place in pro wrestling and it’s why AEW has the best safety record in wrestling. I believe we maintain that.”
Jericho competed last night during Worlds End where he teamed up with Sammy Guevara, Sting, and Darby Allin where they were victorious against the Don Callis Family’s Konosuke Takeshita, Powerhouse Hobbs, plus the AEW World Tag Team Champions, Big Bill and Ricky Starks.
h/t from Fightful.
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