AEW President Tony Khan tried to slam wrestling news sites over fake spoilers — but fans quickly turned the tables on him in brutal fashion.
After the November 26, 2025 edition of AEW Dynamite, matches were taped for a special Thanksgiving night episode of Collision. Spoilers for the tapings appeared online before the show aired, but the details turned out to be wrong. Tony Khan jumped on Twitter/X to call out the outlets for getting the information wrong — but in doing so, he ended up exposing that the bogus reports came from none other than the Wrestling Observer, a site Khan has previously praised and supported for years.
Khan, who has often bragged about being a longtime member of the Observer community and has been spotted hanging out with editor Dave Meltzer in the past, posted:
“It’s apparent that those AEW Collision spoilers about tonight’s show were fake news! It’s just my opinion, I think it’s an example of why I don’t believe every rumor I see online. How can top sites get multiple match results wrong posting spoilers as ‘news’ on a network tv show? By the way, I thought that the Thanksgiving AEW Collision show tonight was one of the best episodes this year.”
The irony of Tony’s favorite site posting the fake spoilers didn’t go unnoticed. One fan responded sarcastically by questioning whether they should now stop listening to Meltzer altogether, writing:
“So then I should stop believing Dave Meltzer? I appreciate you encouraging this, Tony. I think a big issue in the wrestling community, especially online, is we let too many people who spread misinformation (such as Dave Meltzer) dictate whether or not we watch the shows. From this day on, I won’t listen to Dave Meltzer (because of your advice here).”
Another user outright accused Tony Khan of planting the fake spoilers himself just to be able to tweet about them later:
“This clown TK really had someone put out fake spoilers just so he could talk tough and put out this tweet lol.”
The replies didn’t stop there. One fan told Khan to stay in his lane, “Shut up and make good booking.” Someone else didn’t hold back when bashing the quality of AEW programming, replying, “It’s apparent your show is trash.”
Another person mocked the idea of watching AEW on a holiday, saying, “If anyone came to my house on Thanksgiving, trying to watch AEW I’d kick them the fuck out.”
Referencing Khan’s past erratic online behavior, one fan tweeted, “YES CRACKHEAD KHAN IS OUT TONIGHT.” Another echoed the point that the timing of the episode didn’t help viewership, writing, “Doesn’t matter Tony, nobody watches that shit on a Saturday night, much less on Thanksgiving night. Good luck with those ratings pal.”
While Tony Khan clearly thought he was making a strong statement against false reporting, fans weren’t buying it — especially given the fact that the bad info came from a source he’s historically embraced.
If Tony Khan was hoping for backup from the online wrestling community, he got the exact opposite — and now, fans are left wondering why the AEW boss keeps setting himself up for this kind of ridicule.
What do you think about Tony Khan’s approach to handling online “fake news”? Should he have just let this one go? Sound off in the comments and let us know.
November 28, 2025 7:57 am
