Tony Khan reacted to Ronda Rousey’s AEW debut at Revolution.
Rousey made a surprise appearance at AEW Revolution on Sunday night. Rousey appeared after Toni Storm earned a hard-fought win over Marina Shafir. Ronda Rousey then jumped in the ring and called Storm to the ring. Before they could get physical, security ran down to separate them before Shafir took a cheap shot from behind.
During the AEW Revolution post-show media scrum, Tony Khan was asked about Rousey’s debut on Sunday night. Khan explained how Rousey’s appearance came up, noting how she and Marina Shafir are good friends in real life.
“Well, Ronda is a really good friend of Marina Shafir, and Marina brought her in as backup. Everyone was banned from ringside, so that match was a great wrestling match. I thought Toni and Marina Shafir was a great wrestling match. They’re going to have a no-holds-barred fight on Wednesday night, and I’m looking forward to that. We know Wednesday is going to be nuts, we have a huge slate, with now a no-holds-barred match, a coffin match; there’s going to be some crazy stuff and we’re just getting started. I’m going to make sure Wednesday night is a crazy, crazy show and we will head out of California in style, I can assure you of that. I’m very, very excited for Fresno on Wednesday night, and Marina and Ronda are very good friends,” Khan continued.
Tony Khan says Ronda Rousey is welcome in AEW any time she’d like
Khan then pointed out that Rousey wrestled for Khan on the Ring of Honor brand in 2023, a match that also took place in Los Angeles.
“When Marina said Ronda was going to be her backup, well, it’s like, ‘OK, everyone is banned from ringside.’ But once the match was over, Ronda did get involved, she made her presence known, and then Marina really took advantage of the situation, landed a sucker punch on Toni Storm while everyone was mesmerized by Ronda.”
Khan said AEW has a great relationship with Rousey and she is welcome “any time.” Khan also mentioned Rousey’s fight against Gina Carano on Netflix and said that while he doesn’t know Carano, Rousey has always been good to him. He closed by wishing her the best in the fight.
During a follow-up question about an AEW presence at Rousey vs. Carano, Khan shared that Ronda invited him to her fight. He also said anyone in AEW is welcome to attend, too.
Ronda Rousey’s appearance certainly got a lot of attention, but it was not a very positive response from fans.
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