Tony Khan Discusses Licensing Elton John’s Song For AEW Collision

During a recent appearance on the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, AEW President Tony Khan discussed acquiring the rights to Elton John’s ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’ for AEW Collision.

Khan spoke about the value and importance of getting the best soundtrack for Collision and how pleased he was when AEW managed to license the song.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On the value of having a classic hit as the opening theme: “It’s a really big deal. I’m very, very excited about this great opening theme song we were able to get. And people really seem to love the show’s open. It just felt to me like it would be the perfect song and I really enjoy working on those kinds of things, videos, and theme songs.”

On utilizing iconic music to establish the production value of AEW shows: “One thing that we’ve done in AEW that’s been great is bring a lot of awesome music into the world of pro wrestling on a weekly basis… I’m not going to claim it was [cheap]. But it was the perfect fit for the show. I really wanted to get it.”

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