AEW Redemption Media Call with Tony Khan

Okay, so we're going to start with Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. And then on deck will be Brian Zylum from PW Torch.

So Jason, if you're ready to go, we're ready for you.

Let me know.

I am.

Can you hear me?

We sure can.

Excellent.

All right, Tony, redemption is starting an hour earlier than your other pay-per-views.

Are you planning to make this the new norm or is this maybe more about the public transportation shutdown time in Montreal? I'm just kind of curious where things are going.

i wanted to try this i thought it would be a good idea for the start time of this pay-per-view for the next pay-per-view the start time will be earlier because it'll be taking place from the uk our next pay-per-view after redemption is aew all in london so trying some different things and i thought it would be a very good thing to experiment with to try an earlier start time and it's similar to the previous start time it's an hour earlier but still a night pay-per-view and i think there's a lot of fans really excited about this event i know i'm really excited about it and uh should be a great pay-per-view i wanted to start it an hour earlier and and see how that works thanks for asking

Thanks, Jason.

Brian Zylum from PW Torch is next.

Brian will be followed by Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer.

Brian.

Tony, can you hear me okay? Yeah, hi, Brian.

Hi, Tony.

Thanks for the time.

And, Tony, going into the Redemption pay-per-view this Sunday, I couldn't notice, but one of the AEW's biggest stars is currently not scheduled to compete on the show, and that's Swerve Strickland.

Can you share any updates on his status and when fans can expect to see him back on AEW programming? Thanks.

Well, that's a great question.

I'm going to be with Swerve at the Comic-Con this weekend.

I'm really looking forward to that.

And, uh, Swerve has been out of action since his last match and has been working on some things outside of wrestling.

He's in very good standing with AEW, and I'd be happy to answer more about it after AEW redemption, but we'll see Swerve certainly as part of the San Diego Comic-Con tomorrow.

And as far as when you'll see Swerve next on AWTV, stay tuned.