During the ROH Supercard Of Honor Media Scrum, Tony Khan was asked why he chose to release a group of talent vs. just letting their contracts expire as he has in the past.
Khan said that spending more money in the free agent market and a high production budget were the reasons for the releases. Khan also said that going into 2024, he spend more than he had planned on.
Khan also added that he plans to continue in the production of the show and producing great content.
“I think that this year I have been very active not only in the free agent market, but in the production budget. There are things tonight, like for example, on one song alone, I spent like a year’s pay for most pro wrestlers in this business.
And the budget not only with free agency, but production, is very high. And also we’re going into a contract year. And I plan to continue on being very active not only in free agency, but in the production of the show and producing great content.
Going into this year, I have to look at where we’re at. I’d really spent more than I’d planned going into this year.
So I really love our roster and where we’re at, I’m very supportive of everybody we have here and everyone who’s ever worked here.
I think I really appreciate everything they did when they were here.
And this particular group, it was not an easy set of choices to make, and in particular with this group of wrestlers we just released, I would be happy to take any of them back under the right circumstance. I have no bridge burned with any of them.
And like I said, even with The Boys, I disagree with the point on travel and that in the history of ROH and working with us that there hadn’t been a couple times where they didn’t make it and made me change stuff, but on the other hand I really like both of them.
And whether we agree or not about that point of contention, I think it’s regardless, I think they were great. They were a great part of Dalton’s act. I like both the Tates.
I like everybody we released in this last batch recently and I’m wishing nothing but the best for any of them.”
You can watch the full ROH Supercard Of Honor Media Scrum below:
Above transcript source: F4WOnline