"I believe Ring of Honor is about to thrive like never before" - Leading AEW star comments on Tony Khan's ROH acquisition
AEW has fought hard to make itself the alternative to WWE, and after three years, the promotion has established itself as just that. Tony Khan, however, doesn't seem satisfied and last week announced his acquisition of Ring of Honor.
Ring of Honor unfortunately went out of business in 2021. At the end of the year, the promotion held one last pay-per-view and released all its stars. Khan's purchase of ROH will likely open up the promotion's doors once again.
AEW star Wardlow recently spoke about the purchase of ROH and hyped the future of the promotion under Khan during an interview with Wrestling Inc.
“I think it is awesome, just for the world of wrestling in general,'' Wardlow said. ''We’ve obviously seen what Tony can do with a product, so I believe Ring of Honor is about to thrive like never before.”
Wardlow continued by stating that he likes seeing different options for wrestlers, as there's a surplus of talented performers in the business.
“I would just like to see another quality wrestling product. An enjoyable, entertaining option. Just something a little different. There’s so much talent in the business of wrestling and there’s so many free agents, I feel like Ring of Honor’s going to be a great place for all of these talents and people to go and shine like they deserve.” (H/T: Fightful)
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During a recent episode of WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff's 83 Weeks podcast, he shared his opinion on what what the future of Tony Khan's ROH would look like.
"Tony could have an awesome plan in his back pocket that we don’t know about,'' said Bischoff. ''Now we’ve got this amazing roster of talent and I don’t really have enough television on TBS to take advantage of it, let’s start another promotion on another television network. So you’re going to produce another television show, assuming it’s exclusive and that talent that’s assigned to that Ring of Honor show, now you can take advantage of a huge roster with some great talent." (H/T: Wrestling Inc.).
If fan speculation is true, the AEW roster could spill over into ROH. On the other hand, others have predicted that the latter promotion will become a developmental brand for AEW.
What are your thoughts on Wardlow's comments? How do you think ROH will look moving forward? Share your thoughts in the comments below!