Not WWE, Tony Khan Told To Be Worried About “Sleeper” Company Coming After AEW.

Written by Danny Savage, Savage Media • Published 22nd June 2025

🗞️An eminent wrestling personality advised Tony Khan to worry about another company coming after AEW, instead of WWE.

While the Jacksonville-based promotion has given stiff competition to WWE since 2019, another company could overtake them, according to Eric Bischoff. On the latest episode of the 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff podcast, he and Conrad Thompson spoke about TNA celebrating its 23rd anniversary. The former RAW General Manager spoke highly of the Nashville-based promotion and advised Khan to pay closer attention to them.

Eric Bischoff called TNA a “sleeper” company, given how, with recent changes, the promotion had seen a rise in popularity. He said:

“The show is getting much better. It’s gaining momentum, bigger crowds, it’s the sleeper, i think I said it here a couple months ago TNA is the sleeper in the wrestling industry. If I was Tony Khan I’d forget all about WWE and be looking closely at what’s coming up my back, because they’re coming. I’m really impressed, what was it about eight months ago? I read I think that there was a senior management acquisition. […] Business related element to TNA or Anthem Sports that I read, I went ‘Huh that looks to me like somebody’s making some smart moves.’

And here we are, I’m not saying that I was right necessarily, although you know fuck all, almost always. But man if they keep, they keep moving in the right direction, opportunities are going to come their way that’s going to catapult them to to a much better position, Because they’re doing the basics right and the people are responding, so hats off.”

Seeing how TNA’s current working partnership with WWE has greatly benefited the Nashville-based promotion, Bischoff possibly does make a valid argument.

Tony Khan Grilled For Audacious Claims About AEW!

🗞️Tony Khan has seen varied levels of success as a promoter for AEW and ROH, with him receiving praise and criticism in equal parts.

Speaking with source Brian Sozzi of Yahoo Finance at Cannes Festival of Creativity, Khan made bold claims about AEW’s audience and viewership and was grilled by the host for his audacious claims.

Khan maintained that 2025 had been a great year for the promotion and claimed the company had the roster of the best wrestlers in the world.