Tony Khan didn’t reveal the ace he has up his sleeve for AEW Full Gear after all.
Earlier this week, an Associated Press photo of Tony Khan on the sidelines at a Jacksonville Jaguars game circulated on the internet, most notably because it apparently revealed the match card for the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view. The photo showed Khan holding a notebook with matches written out for the card, which many took to believe was the final card for the show. Khan appeared on Busted Open Radio on Friday morning and commented on the “leak” and said that while he appreciates the attention it created, it’s not the final card fans will see on pay-per-view.
“Speaking of halftime, this weekend when I was at the Jags [game], I was doodling on my notebook and had written a bunch of matches on one page. I saw that a lot of people had taken notice of some of the notes in my notebook, which is pretty amazing because when you’re walking around with small notes,” Khan pointed out, “you never think that photographers are going to capture the small writing that you have written down.
“I’m glad it wasn’t anything more personal, but it’s funny that people run with assumptions on the internet these days. I’ve seen all of these people jumping to conclusions that, ‘Oh, that must be the Full Gear card.’ And it is true, I announced this week on [an interview with Barstool Sports] that Kenny [Omega] versus Hangman [Page] is the main event we’ve all been waiting for for Full Gear, it’s going to be a huge pay-per-view event and Kenny vs. Hangman is absolutely [the main event],” Khan explained, “but I had notes and I was just kinda messing around with different ideas and playing around with stuff. You could even see them, it’s like scratching around and it’s all written in pencil, it’s been erased, and I saw people [make assumptions] … [Tony’s feed briefly cuts out] … The fact that they were able to zoom in on that, I was a little surprised by it, but I’m also not thrown by it or discouraged by it. It’s gotten us a lot of buzz, so I was just amused by that viral story the past few days.
“I think it’s pretty fortunate because it’s gotten a ton of buzz and it’s got people really wondering now, and maybe they should be wondering. I think it definitely creates more speculation for anybody who’s been talking about it now,” Khan added, “I’m going to leave you with more questions than answers.”
There you have it — Full Gear’s world title might be set in stone, but Tony Khan didn’t accidentally reveal the full event card.
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If you zoom into Tony's notepad here, you might see this year's Full Gear card.. I could make up Jade vs Rosa, MJF vs Darby and Kenny/Hangman from it, there's Cole's name on it. Or maybe I'm imagining things?
P.S. Hangman's circled pic.twitter.com/rkwvLgdO2H
— surya (@Surya_KL_) October 13, 2021
