Tony Khan Addresses Toni Storm Vs. Mariah May Not Main Eventing AEW Revolution

AEW owner Tony Khan has responded to those criticising the decision not to have the AEW Women's World Championship match between Mariah May and Toni Storm close out the Revolution pay-per-view.

Going into the show, many had hoped the match would headline, given that it was the third bout in a trilogy that has more than six months of storyline behind it. However, the AEW World Title match between Jon Moxley and Cope went on last, sparking some backlash.

Khan was asked about the decision at the post-show media scrum and noted that he was spoilt for choice when it came to potential main events.

"I thought it was absolutely fantastic. Both are main event quality wrestlers. With AEW Grand Slam Australia, I thought we put together a great show with great moments and for where we were going next, I thought it made a lot of sense, and for where we had been I felt it was a fantastic main event. Tonight, they delivered and it was absolutely fantastic, great match. I really believed in it and I really believed in the story. Absolutely, that is a match capable of main eventing, just like in Australia. Hindsight is always 20/20, but to me, putting it back together and looking back, [AEW Revolution] is one of my all-time favourite shows. Toni Storm was in no condition to come up here, she lost a lot of blood.

"I thought it was a great moment to Swerve to have that moment and have the crowd come back and do the 'Whose House? Swerve's House'. They didn't know they would see him again. It was a big reaction and the crowd got behind Swerve at end, which is never a surprise. Start to finish, it was a great show. That would be a great main event and I also thought, in particular, there were a lot of matches that could have been the main event, including any of the last four. That's why I called it a big closing four. Knowing that Swerve was waiting in the wings and he’s the number one contender, I had a feeling the crowd would get behind seeing Swerve at the end of the show," Khan said.

A future match between Swerve Strickland and Cope was teased after AEW Revolution went off the air.

H/T Fightful

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