4. Matt Hardy Discusses The Difference Between Vince McMahon & Tony Khan
Current AEW wrestler, Matt Hardy, who previously worked for WWE, discussed the difference between WWE CEO Vince McMahon and AEW President Tony Khan running shows while speaking to Wrestlinginc.
Below are the highlights:
On his problems with WWE at the end of his run:
“With WWE, the last 9 months of my contract, there were talented people there offering me deals for good money. I was interested but I was also very adamant that I wanted to speak to Vince. I wanted assurance that I was gonna have creative freedom because I only have a few more years of doing this as an active performer and I want to enjoy them. I wanna be creatively fulfilled and have a say in what I’m doing.
I don’t wanna be the champion as I wanna help other guys. I wanna help young guys move up and grow. I wanna be a key player and really contribute to the product. But it is very important that I’m enjoying what I’m doing. I don’t wanna be there to just get a paycheck and be told what to do.”
On the difference between Vince McMahon & Tony Khan:
“Vince has really worked hard over the years to become like The Wizard of Oz. He’s in his office and it’s very hard to get access to him. If you wanna meet with him, you can wait in line. He’s willing to talk to whoever, but he’s tough to get to. Vince is also very set-in-his-ways as if he sees something in a certain light, that’s how it’s gonna be period.”
He added that Vince sees him and Chris Jericho as guys who can just be used to put talent over, but both of them want to do more than that:
“With Tony, he is open and will listen. Tony is super accessible; it’s crazy how accessible he is. It’s so refreshing to ring him up or shoot him a text and you’re gonna get an answer right back.
After television, you can sit and talk to him about creative ideas. He’s very easy-going and very easy to work with. He is of the belief that collaboration gives us the best product and I think that’s the way to go. I love working with him and everything’s been great so far.”
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