If CM Punk paid for his own triceps surgery, AEW head Tony Khan said he was surprised to hear it and offered to reimburse his former star if so.
Khan spoke to the media for an hour Thursday to promote Sunday's AEW Dynasty, the audio of which is available at the bottom of this post.
Khan was asked about Punk's claims during a recent interview that he had to take care of all aspects of the triceps injury he suffered at September 2022's All Out and whether AEW had a policy to cover any medical expenses for their talent.
Khan said they typically cover those expenses for injuries suffered in AEW and would be surprised to hear if they didn't do that for Punk. It didn't sound accurate to him and he offered to reimburse him if that was the case.
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Khan was asked about Wednesday's story regarding Nyla Rose and a warning issued by the Oklahoma Athletic Commission, saying he was unaware of any issue, didn't think AEW or Rose didn't anything wrong, and was disappointed by their stance. He said transgender people have rights and both he & the company stand behind Rose.
When asked about how they would handle future dates in states with similar regulations, Khan was non-committal about not running those states or leaving Rose off those shows, saying he is looking forward to their 2024 schedule and will take everything under consideration with this developing situation.
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He was also asked about his decision to air the Punk/Jack Perry All In footage on last week's Dynamite, saying that TBS called him after seeing the numbers and thought he did a good job. He said for TBS, ratings are the number one source of fan feedback and that airing the footage added "a lot of intrigue" into the FTR/Young Bucks Tag Team title match this weekend.
Here are some other highlights and threads from the hour-long talk with the audio available below:
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