Tony Khan Plays Down Brand Split Rumours For AEW
Tony Khan shrugs off AEW brand split rumours
Ever since rumours of the brand-new AEW Collision show came to light, it has been coupled with talk of a brand split. Due to the likes of CM Punk, Thunder Rosa and Andrade El Idolo not seeing eye to eye with some others on the roster, it was believed that at least a soft brand split would take place between the two shows. However, in an interview with Busted Open Radio, Tony Khan has played down all rumours of a brand split.
“Nope, it's not a separate roster. In fact, you're seeing people that are wrestling on this show that just wrestled on Wednesday where we follow up on what happened with Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue match for the AEW Women's World Championship…
“No, it's not a separate roster. It gives us an opportunity to showcase a lot of the top stars in AEW and feature certain stars week to week. I never said there would be a hard roster split. In recent media appearances, I've been making it pretty clear that it won't be and it's a great opportunity for the fans to see featured stars on these Dynamite shows and Collision shows week in and week out. But also we can have rivalries carry over between shows and utilize the shows to make follow-up matches or settle grudges or book big title matches.”
It seems at least for the time being, the roster will largely not be split between Collision and Dynamite outside of a few individuals, with the two shows complimenting each other rather than being their own separate products.
H/T WrestlingNews.co
