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Former WWE Champion Reveals “Substantial Amount of Money” He Demanded From Tony Khan to Wrestle in AEW

Archie Blade
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Former WWE Champion reveals “substantial amount of money” he demanded from AEW President Tony Khan to wrestle in his promotion.

AEW has housed several WWE Superstars in the past. In fact, their first ever world champion, Chris Jericho, himself is a WWE legend. All but two AEW World Champions in the history of the company have made their name in WWE.

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The promotion is stacked with talented people from the indie scene and experienced heads from WWE and there was another major name that could have joined them back in 2019. However, Tony Khan balked at his steep asking price and the move never materialized.

Kurt Angle reveals “substantial amount of money” he demanded from Tony Khan to wrestle in AEW

Kurt Angle is one of the greatest wrestlers to have ever stepped foot inside a wrestling ring. It is no surprise that TK wanted him in his promotion. The AEW President would have known that the Olympic Gold Medalist wasn’t going to come cheap. However, he wouldn’t have expected him to be so expensive.

Speaking on the latest episode of his ‘Kurt Angle Show podcast’, Angle revealed that he wanted 3 million for 10 matches.

“It’s gonna have to be a substantial amount of money too. I do remember Tony Khan, you know, wanted me to come in and wrestle for him. This was like when they first started. And I said for 10 matches I want 3 million, that’s 300 grand a match.”

It’s quite obvious why Tony Khan and Kurt Angle failed to reach an agreement. A prime Kurt Angle would have been worth every cent. However, to pay that much for a recently retired Kurt Angle who was no longer the wrestling machine he once was, was a risk he was not willing to take.

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Khan lauded the achievement and spoke about how for the first time in two decades, wrestling fans finally had a legitimate and competitive alternate to WWE.

AEW was founded in 2019. It has since established two weekly shows in Dynamite and Rampage along with a few more YouTube shows.

They also have several special episodes and Pay Per View events.

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Tony Khan also purchased Ring of Honor earlier this year and has been pitching a separate show for it. All in all, the promotion has done a lot of rights since its inception and barring a few hiccups, it doesn’t seem like they’re slowing down any time soon.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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