AEW: Tony Khan on New “Sports-Based” Presentation for Dynamite, Marq Queen Injury, More News

AEW

Jan 4, 2023

Tony Khan Comments on Upcoming New “Sports-Based” Presentation for AEW Dynamite

A recent episode of the Sports Guys Talk Wrestling podcast featured AEW CEO Tony Khan. One of the topics discussed included Khan revealing that the upcoming new visual changes to AEW’s weekly Dynamite series will be more “sports-based” in terms of presentation.

“It’s a sports-based presentation and that’s what we always go for. It’s a great pro wrestling show and we wanted to change the set to reflect a new era, and I think it’s going to be a great look. It’s a great set. It’s still going to be the same great wrestling with new matches and new stories and a lot to look forward to.”

Khan also gave his thoughts on if these new visual changes will also carry over to AEW’s pay-per-view events.

“I think [it] may, but Revolution traditionally has its own color scheme. Traditionally, we’ve had that kind of green futuristic look that will actually flow really well with a set and design we have now. It’s set up for those kind of color changes. With that grid matrix we have now, it’s very consistent, and more similar to Revolution than anything else we have.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Marq Quen Confirms He Suffered an Injury

Private Party’s Marq Quen has been out of action for AEW since early December due to an unknown injury.

While responding to a tweet from Matt Hardy, Quen confirmed that the reason for his current absence is due to him currently dealing with an injury. No other details regarding the nature nor severity of his injury was given.

I'll be back faster than a barefoot jackrabbit on a hot greasy griddle in the middle of August!!
— Private Party (@Marq_Quen) January 2, 2023

AEW News & Notes

Wrestling merchandise retailer Pro Wrestling Tees recently announced that Danhausen was their top seller for AEW-based merchandise for 2022. Danhausen recently released a video reflecting on his achievement being PWT’s highest AEW merchandise seller for this past year.

This past Monday’s AEW Dark Elevation show featured the main event Trios match between House of Black and Hagane Shinno, Rosario Grillo, & Dean Alexander, which was won by House of Black. Following the show’s taping this past Wednesday, indie wrestler Grillo revealed on Twitter that he had suffered a broken fibula injury and is currently expected to be out of action for the next three to five months. This injury took place following a spot where Brody King countered Grillo’s top rope attack with a punch resulting in Grillo landing awkwardly onto the mat. Grillo was seen clutching his leg afterwards resulting in an audible being called with Buddy Matthews quickly pinning Grillo to end the match.

As noted before, CM Punk was involved in a backstage fight incident following AEW’s All Out 2022 event this past September and was among those suspended over this incident. Punk is currently not expected to return to AEW following the company’s completed investigation into the incident. Punk recently posted on Instagram flaunting that he had the two highest viewed videos on AEW’s YouTube channel in 2022. Punk also boasted about his AEW figurines being ranked #1 and #6 for the highest selling AEW figurines on Ringside Collectable for 2022.

DDT Pro Wrestling recently announced that Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford will be making their official debuts for the company at their February 16th and February 18th events in Japan.

This past Monday’s NFL game between the Buffalo Bill and Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio featured the game being called off mid-way into the first quarter due to Bills player Damar Hamlin suffering a serious life threatening chest-related injury. This injury resulted in Hamlin suffering a cardiac arrest and was given CPR on the field for a lengthy period of time to revive and stabilize him. Following the incident, a lot of people showed their support for Hamlin by donating to his The Chasing M’s Foundation charity, which helps give toys to children affected by the COVID pandemic. Among the notable people who donated included AEW’s Chris Jericho who gave $10,000 in a show of support for Damlin.