Tony Khan Discusses Possibly Signing Jay White & Kota Ibushi

During a current look on the In the Kliq podcast, AEW President Tony Khan was inquired about AEW’s interest in signing wrestlers such as Jay White and Kota Ibushi, who are both presently complimentary representatives.

Keeping in mind Jay White’s participation in the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view occasion, Khan stated,

“Jay White is still a huge part of the New Japan lineup and we’ll need to see what occurs with him in the future. He’s one of the excellent wrestlers and we’ve absolutely enjoyed having him contend in AEW, wrestling versus stars here. He was a huge part of Forbidden Door in 2015 and definitely would like to have him here working for us or battling versus us.”

Regardless of never ever having actually dealt with Kota Ibushi, Khan likewise revealed his desire to sign the inaugural IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. He stated,

“We’ve never ever dealt with Kota Ibushi in AEW. I would enjoy to have Kota Ibushi. Kota Ibushi has actually battled in Ring of Honor in the past and has an excellent history of wrestling in Japan and in America, and is a leading complimentary representative, which’s someone we would enjoy to have here if the offer was best and if the timing is right.”

Considering that Tony Khan’s interview, Jay White lost a Loser Leaves NJPW match on Saturday night versus Eddie Kingston at the New Japan ‘‘ Battle In The Valley’ pay-per-view occasion.

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