Marcus Mathers Receives High Praise From Tony Khan Following Recent AEW/ROH Showings

Following back-to-back bouts in Ring of Honor and All Elite Wrestling, Marcus Mathers is getting the attention of Tony Khan.

Recently, Mathers announced he was leaving the WWE ID program, a program that has seen many key departures in recent months. Then, he showed up on Ring of Honor, where many online praised his ability in the ring. After that, he appeared on AEW Collision during the Jericho Cruise to fight Nick Wayne.

During the Full Gear media call, AEW head Tony Khan was asked about him and the potential for Mathers to appear again in the future.

“Yes, his showing on Saturday came because he did such a great job on ROH, which I think is a good lesson to the people who come to the ROH shows, and it’s also part of why I’m so involved in ROH and put those shows together. He did an absolutely fantastic job at the taping on Monday. His match aired on ROH, it streamed on Thursday night, and he absolutely crushed it. The reception was fantastic. He came to the Jericho Cruise looking for work, and he found himself in the right place because I thought he had done a fantastic job. He had a great match versus Nick Wayne on Collision after he had a fantastic match versus Mark Davis on ROH. So it was a great week for Marcus Mathers. I was very impressed by him. Christopher Daniels recommended him to me. I had seen him a bit before, and I didn’t realize that his WWE ID deal was not being renewed. CD reached out to me and said, ‘Hey, would it be okay if I bring Marcus Mathers to ROH? I think you’ll really like him.’ And so I had him on the roster, and I wanted to give him a good opportunity. I’d seen a bit of him on video. I didn’t really know him well, so I gave him the best opportunity I could. Coming off of that, I was blown away. I thought Marcus Mathers did a great, great job on ROH, and I certainly felt like I put him in there with the right guy. And then once he survived the incredibly tough test that is Mark Davis, I was sufficiently impressed to give him this opportunity to wrestle Nick Wayne. And again, he did a great job. I think there’s a great young wrestler there, so I would expect to see more of Marcus Mathers in AEW and ROH, potentially both.”

-Tony Khan

While we don’t yet know exactly what the future holds for Mathers in AEW, many are already calling for him to become part of a stable alongside Nick Wayne and certain other young talents in AEW/ROH, particularly after their match together. For now, whether he becomes an official member of the roster remains to be seen.

Regardless of whether Mathers is next to join the roster, the company have shown they’re always on the lookout for more high-quality wrestlers to bring to the roster, including recently bringing in Ilja Dragunov. Though he’s still settling into the company, many fans have their respective lists of who they’d like the former WWE United States Champion to face in AEW, and one name many are keen to see him wrestle is Kyle Fletcher.

To that point, “The Protostar” recently called a match with Dragunov “inevitable”. You can read more about that here.

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Marcus Mathers’ AEW appearances as soon as we hear more.

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