AEW Owner Tony Khan Accuses Prominent MMA Journalist Ariel Helwani of Being a “Fraud”

Ariel Helwani has found himself in hot water once again as Tony Khan, the president of AEW, has taken a shot at him. Helwani appeared in the recent Elimination Chamber segment to promote Canadian wrestler Sami Zyan, but it was the introduction that caused issues. Helwani was introduced as a sports journalist, which didn’t sit well with Khan. The AEW president quickly took to Twitter to express his disappointment.

However, there is a backstory behind this dig at Helwani. Tony Khan appeared on the MMA hour with Helwani in the past, and the interview did not go as planned. The interview was so bad that Helwani later called it one of the worst he has ever done. It appears that Khan may still be bitter about the incident, and it has led to this latest controversy.

Ariel Helwani is not one to shy away from making controversial remarks, and he quickly hit back at Khan’s comments. Helwani is famous for speaking his mind. This was evident when he received backlash from fans for comparing Makhachev with Khabib. It is unclear if this latest controversy will have any lasting impact on the relationship between Helwani and Khan.

A war of words between Tony Khan and Ariel Helwani

It is no secret that Tony Khan despises Ariel Helwani. He recently took another shot at the Canadian journalist. In addition, his recent tweet proves that doesn’t regard Helwani as a true journalist. He referred to Helwani as a “fraud“, but the Canadian journalist is not one to shy away from a response.

He wrote, “Thanks for watching, old friend! Can’t wait for our next chat.” He also asked Khan not to listen to the snowman, Schiavone. Moreover, reveals sarcastically that Khan is a legend in his books. This was regarding the recent remarks made by Schiavone regarding the state of fighters in wrestling promotions.

Why Helwani made the Schiavone comment

Ariel Helwani was talking about Tony Schiavone due to his recent comments about the treatment of wrestlers by big wrestling promotions. Schiavone has worked with AEW, WCW, and WWE. Thus he has the know-how about how Wrestling promotions work. Sow when he expresses his disappointment regarding the state of the fighters, holds massive weight. 

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He said, “WWE has it, we have it in AEW, we had it back in WCW … guys that’ll show up and just go to catering, they’ve nothing to do”

He did not shy away from naming the biggest promotions involved in wrestling. Several fans and experts share similar notions regarding the issue. It is common for big promotions to cater to the fan’s favorite fighters. Subsequently leaving several fighters in the dark and without a proper opportunity to build their character.

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