Tony Khan does not want to add anyone else to the boardroom role and believes the others will suffice and also pick up the work load.
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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) CEO Tony Khan believes there is no need to replace Cody Rhodes as an Executive Vice President (EVP).
Rhodes’ departure not only left a hole in the AEW roster, but in the boardroom too. The American Nightmare was, alongside The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega, an EVP in the company too.
But, as things stand, Khan does not want to add anyone else to the boardroom role and believes the others will suffice and also pick up the work load.
However, Khan did say he wants to bring in a new Chief Brand Officer (CBO) to replace Brandi Rhodes.
“They (Cody and Brandi) were both big parts of the company from our launch. I give them so much credit for being a big part of our success, both of them,” he told The Kliq Podcast.
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“I’m not planning to replace the Executive Vice President role. I take on a lot of responsibility myself and we have some great people in that position right now, other Vice Presidents, and I work with a great team.
“For that position, we’ll have to look, and also for the [Chief] Brand Officer position, you know, Brandi has been awesome for us.
“So that one I will likely fill, but right now we’re just moving forward. I think the company’s stronger than it’s ever been today. So right now, everybody’s on the road to Revolution.“
Interestingly, AEW could have had another EVP if Tony Khan had his way. The President and CEO of AEW wanted Chris Jericho to also be an EVP when the promotion started out.
But, as Jericho revealed, he wasn’t one simply because he did not want that position.
“You mentioned earlier that I wasn’t an EVP. The only reason I wasn’t an EVP is because I didn’t want to be,” Jericho told Sports Illustrated.
“They asked me and I said, ‘No, that’s way too much work for what you’re planning on doing.’ And Tony Khan’s the boss, anyways. I knew that from the start.
“So I wasn’t going to play grab-a– and use EVP as an ego boost. F*** that. Just give me more money. My job was to be a big star and make new ones so everyone is valuable.”
Indeed, it’s hard to argue with his logic. Jericho has done plenty of star-making at AEW and did so without needing the title of an EVP.
