SUMMARY
- Chris Jericho was recently accused of sexually assaulting Kylie Ray.
- This puts the safety of stars under question backstage.
The AEW Universe is now under the hammer after the news of Chris Jericho’s sexual allegations came to light. Though the incident happened in the past, fans are utterly disappointed with the actions that the former WWE star made against Kylie Ray, a former Impact Wrestling star.
AEW recently successfully conducted its Worlds End. However, it was expected that Tony Khan would now have to be answerable to whatever allegations rose to the limelight. During the post-show media scrum, the AEW President was asked what the company did to ensure the safety of stars backstage.
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As any President would do, Tony Khan too claimed that AEW was a safe place for the stars. “We have a policy in place, and I think that any time there’s anything like that, we would make sure that we do everything we can to prevent it,” he said. Tony also claimed that AEW was probably the safest pro wrestling promotion in the world.
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“I believe that anyone could tell you that they are free to come and talk to me at any time they are concerned about anything,” he added. Indirectly addressing the entire Chris Jericho situation, Tony revealed that if anything like that had happened, he’d take the matter to the disciplinary committee. It would probably take some time for the management to get control of the situation and find out if the claims are actually true.
Fans react to Tony Khan’s comments at the AEW Worlds End media scrum
The AEW world is utterly disappointed with the unsafe environment present backstage. Tony Khan’s recent claims about AEW being a safe place have definitely angered the fans. They took to various social media platforms to express their emotions.
“He was fearing for his life just a few months ago lol,” wrote one fan. Another one summed up Tony’s speech in a nutshell and wrote, “This is absolutely pathetic.” Tony dodged the question in a horrible manner, keeping in mind the massive allegations that have come to the limelight. “Dagger to his heart,” a fan claimed, noticing Khan’s reaction.
“So he just forget that the company had a physical altercation recently,” another fan alleged of the AEW President for not handling the situation in the best possible manner. “Almost anyone else in the world could’ve handled this better than he had..,” another person wrote. With fans taunting the AEW President for his comments, only time will reveal how things will go ahead with regards to the entire Chris Jericho situation.