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#1 Tony Khan reveals why AEW rejected a ThunderDome-like idea

WWE has relied on the Thunderdome concept throughout the pandemic, and surprisingly enough, AEW never followed.

During a recent chat with UPI.com, Tony Khan revealed that AEW indeed turned down the idea of having ThunderDome-inspired video walls for its shows.

The AEW president had no problems with WWE's Thunderdome, and he even called it a 'fine idea.' Khan noted that having a video wall setup is a financially viable option, but he had a different vision for AEW programming. Khan wanted to devise ways to have fans every week, and he highlighted how AEW created a 'wrestling territory' by having an audience every week.

"I didn't want to have a video wall, and I pushed back when I got pushed to do a video wall," Khan revealed. "It was a fine idea, and WWE did it, but it wasn't what I wanted to do. I respect it, it's good, and it's economical, but I wanted to continue to find a way to do the shows for the fans every week. And the fans at Daily's Place supported us. We built like a wrestling territory having a weekly audience. I'm really proud of that."

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