During the latest episode of the “AEW Unrestricted” podcast, Sting commented on knowing Tony Khan well before AEW, when he contacted Tony about possibly coming to AEW, and more. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On knowing Tony Khan well before AEW: “Well, you know, it all started — actually, if we go way back, five years. I got a call from Tony Khan five years ago or so. Maybe even more. And I didn’t know who he was. And he said, ‘Hey, you know, my name is Tony Khan,’ blah blah blah. And he mentioned the Jacksonville Jaguars. And I thought, ‘Who is this?’ So you know, I did my research and found out there is a Tony Khan, and I ended up calling him back. And he wanted me to sign a baseball bat, and he wanted me to present it to the team at the time and all that … so I met Tony long before AEW. Long before any of that ever happened. And then my son, my second oldest son actually tried out with the Jaguars. He tried out with four different teams, the Jaguars being one of them. So there’s some history there with Tony.”
On joining AEW: “He called me again about oh, maybe a year ago or so. And — oh, he didn’t call me, he just sent a text. And you know, I’m still with WWE [at the time], so I’ve gotta be careful with how I handle all this kind of stuff. And so I just kept it superficial. And that was that. And oh man. I’d say two months ago or so, somewhere around then? I reached out and I said, ‘Hey, are you still willing to talk?’ And he said ‘Yeah!’ So here we are.”
(h/t – 411 Wrestling)
