E181: Ring of Honor: Final Battle Media Call with AEW/ROH Tony Khan

AEW President Tony Khan participated in a media briefing to discuss the upcoming ROH Final Battle Royal pay-per-view event happening this Friday, December 15, 2022. Below are the key highlights from the discussion.

The potential of the ROH Tag Team Titles being declared vacant due to injuries suffered by MJF and Adam Cole.

The prospect of a joint venture involving AEW and ROH.

Regarding previous rumors of The CW’s interest in ROH’s media rights

The ongoing Athena and Billie Starkz storyline, along with Lexi Nair’s involvement.

Despite recent developments such as Eddie Kingston and Samoa Joe relinquishing their titles and the Young Bucks and Hangman Page losing the six-man tag titles, Khan affirmed that his vision for ROH as a non-developmental brand remains unchanged.

 Athena’s potential appearances on other wrestling shows beyond ROH.

Khan also discussed the intense rivalry between Ethan Page and Tony Nese, emphasizing that their matchup at Final Battle promises to be a heated showdown.

New Japan Pro Wrestling creating a Global Championship and the possibility of it being defended in AEW or ROH