Tony Khan comments after former WWE star is replaced in AEW

Tony Khan recently shared his thoughts after a former WWE star was replaced from a match in AEW. All Elite Wrestling presented their annual Worlds End pay-per-view last weekend from Chicago, Illinois. The event featured some really great matches including a Mixed Nuts Mayhem match where PAC was supposed to compete in. However, he was replaced by Daniel Garcia for an undisclosed reason.

Before joining AEW, PAC was known as Neville in WWE where he became the NXT Champion and also won the Cruiserweight title. His career saw a big change when he joined the Jon Moxley led Death Riders faction. He was set to team up with his stablemates Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir to face the Conglomeration.

However, the Bastard was replaced by Daniel Garcia in the match. While speaking to Q101 Chicago, AEW President Tony Khan answered a question regarding PAC's absence.

“To be honest, it’s a long story. It worked out very well. We had a very hard hitting competition and everybody’s going to be cleared after the competition, but it just worked out.” He said. [H:T/Fightful]

It will be interesting to see what Tony Khan has planned for PAC in the future.

Tony Khan recently announced the return of AEW Grand Slam: Mexico

During the same interview, The All Elite Wrestling President that AEW will be returning to Mexico in 2026 to host the second edition of Grand Slam: Mexico. Khan revealed how well the company's partnership with CMLL has worked in the past and how they are excited to host the show next year.

"100%. We have amazing partners in CMLL so I would want to work with them and we’re going to work with them. So Grand Slam: Mexico will be back in 2026 and I’m just pleased that they will have us, and I can’t wait to go back. We had a great experience in Mexico. It's an honor, I love working with Salvador," he said.

Fans around the world are excited to see AEW return to Mexico for another big event.

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Edited by Ishan Dubey