Private planes and roadtrips: AEW goes above and beyond to get to Phoenix for Full Gear despite travel chaos
AEW owner Tony Khan brought in some wrestlers and other workers on private planes just to make sure they were going to show up for the fans, who were expected to pack the Mortgage Matchup Center for one of the company’s top pay-per-views on the calendar."I know it’s been an incredibly challenging few days for a lot of people," Khan said in a video posted to his social media."My sympathies to everybody affected by all of the flight cancelations and delays.
Yesterday, as you can imagine, was a hectic day as it was for a lot of people with the flights grounded and that applied to all flights yesterday – private and public flights.For AEW, we’re the same as everyone else, we’re not trying to break any rules.
Everybody was grounded and we started formulating a plan that has come together really, really well."CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGEThis page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
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(AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)Khan said everyone on the Full Gear pay-per-view card arrived in Phoenix.Khan sent private planes at three "hub locations" to bring the wrestlers and other personnel to the Mortgage Matchup Center.
The only thing that changed was the Tailgate Brawl – which will occur on the Full Gear pre-show.Khan said he believed everyone probably would have made it on their scheduled flights."I think it was virtually impossible given how many flights of people who work in AEW have been canceled had I not dispatched the private planes to the three hub locations, I think it’s very unlikely everybody would have made it here.I think there probably would have been some changes to the main card."Adam Copeland, who b...