By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW President Tony Khan spoke with the pro wrestling media on Thursday, July 23, 2026, to promote Sunday’s AEW Redemption pay-per-view. Refresh the page for the latest updates.
-Tony Khan started by saying he’s very excited about Redemption, and he thinks it will be a great wrestling weekend.
-I asked about Redemption starting an hour earlier than other AEW pay-per-views and whether it will be the new norm. Tony said he wanted to experiment with the time and see how it works.
-Brian Zilem asked about Swerve Strickland’s status. Khan said he’s in good standing with AEW and will be at the San Diego Comic Con on Friday. Khan said he would follow up with more after the Redemption pay-per-view.
-Samantha Schipman asked about the status of the AEW Heels campaign. Khan said he wasn’t sure and would provide more details after the pay-per-view.
-Sean Radican asked how difficult it has been to juggle promoting the new Redemption pay-per-view with the All In show at Wembley Stadium next month. Khan said the company is in a strong period and believes this is the most fans they’ve had watching the show in many years based on their TV numbers, along with the added streaming component. Khan said Redemption will be a very important show on the road to All In.
-Dave Meltzer asked if some of the new free agents intrigue Khan, and for an update on Sammy Guevara, Anna Jay, and Tay Melo. Khan said he thought it was unusual that people said there was a change in Sammy’s status. Khan said people jumped to conclusions because Guevara mentioned that he changed his social media bio. People assumed that
Anna Jay is also in good standing, but she is injured and was going for an MRI last week. He said that Jay extended her deal with AEW.
Khan said there have been inaccuracies with Tay Melo. He said there was smoke to the fire, but the fire was in the wrong place. Khan said Melo told him at a recent Collision that she wanted a release and intends to take a break from wrestling. Khan said he heard from Melo this week. He said she told him that she’s not putting the reports out and is bothered by them. Khan said he plans to give Melo her release. Khan said it’s amazing how often things are reported that are either exaggerated or made up.
Khan said there are a lot of great free agents available. Khan said he is keeping an eye on that.
-Andrew Baydala noted that Kenny Omega is headlining Redemption as the AEW World Champion in Montreal and could do the same at Wembley Stadium. He wondered if these are examples of Omega checking boxes before the conclusion of his career. Khan said Omega survived, thrived, and has made an incredible comeback.
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