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>During an episode of Keepin’ It 100, lucha libre icon Konnan shared an inside story regarding All Elite Wrestling and its owner Tony Khan in which Khan allegedly barred his performers from watching the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble.
>The retired wrestler turned booker for the Mexican-based organization AAA, recounted a situation in 2022 where he booked Dragon Lee and his brother Dralístico to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship from AEW’s FTR. The following day, Dragon Lee signed with WWE despite interest from AEW in the Mexican sensation. Konnan said his decision to put the titles on Lee and Dralístico came before Lee inked a deal with WWE. Still, it incensed Tony Khan, according to Konnan, and led to a face-to-face conversation between the two.
>“He went off,” said Konnan. “He was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, why are you doing this?’ And, ‘I can’t believe you did this, and you stabbed me in the back, and you should have told me before.’”
>Konnan clarified Khan’s position, suggesting Khan didn’t want him to work with WWE. Konnan claims that Khan denied the accusation, saying, “No, I didn’t say that. I have two witnesses saying I didn’t say that.” Despite Khan’s objection, Konnan claimed that on that same day, Khan issued direct orders to his company regarding the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble, which starred former AEW star and eventual Rumble winner Cody Rhodes.
>"He basically gave an edict,” said Konnan. “‘I better not find anybody watching that show."
