Summary

Tony Khan addressed Ronda Rousey after her surprise appearance at AEW Revolution, where she came out after Toni Storm’s match with Marina Shafir.

He said she is always welcome in AEW and recalled that she had wrestled for him before in ROH, including a match in Los Angeles against Billie Starkz and Athena.

Khan also said Ronda invited him to her upcoming MMA return bout against Gina Carano on May 16th. He said he is open to an AEW presence there and that people from AEW are welcome to attend.

Ronda Rousey crossover implications for AEW

Tony Khan’s comments connect AEW’s current relationship with Ronda Rousey to a clear event date, since he referenced her May 16th MMA return as a likely place for shared visibility.

With AEW showing an open door and Tony confirming Marina Shafir’s expected attendance, the promotion may get crossover attention from the same fans following the post-Revolution angle involving Storm, Shafir, and Rousey.

Fans can review the pre-existing standoff setup from Revolution in Toni Storm and Marina Shafir’s ring-side encounter.

Quotes

Quote from Tony Khan

Well, Ronda (Rousey) is a really good friend of Marina Shafir, and Marina brought her in as backup. Marina and Ronda are good friends. Ronda’s actually wrestled for me before, but never in AEW. Ronda wrestled in ROH. We had a great match a few years ago, also in Los Angeles. It was Ronda and Marina teaming up in ROH against Billie Starkz and the World Champion Athena. I thought it was fantastic.

Tony Khan later added:

Ronda’s a huge star, so, we have a great relationship with her. She’s wrestled for me before in ROH, and she’s always welcomed here in AEW anytime. She’s got a big fight coming up against Gina Carano and I don’t know Gina Carano at all. Ronda’s always been very good to me. I wish her the best.

He also answered a follow-up question:

I think that would be great. Ronda’s always welcome here and anybody from AEW that wants to attend that fight is welcome to do so. Ronda may invite some people. Ronda invited me to the fight tonight. So, I guess so, yes, sounds like we’re gonna be there.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.