AEW: Bandido Praises Tony Khan for Believing in Him Since Day One in Response to Jake Hager’s Criticism of Khan, New AEW Dynamite Show Set for Boston This November, Swerve Strickland Torn Meniscus Injury Update

Bandido Praises Tony Khan for Believing in Him Since Day One in Response to Jake Hager’s Criticism of Khan

As noted before, former AEW wrestler Jake Hager took shots at AEW CEO Tony Khan in a recent interview with Sportskeeda’s WrestleBinge podcast over his issues with Khan’s leadership of AEW and his negative experience during his time in the company.

A recent episode of the Battleground Podcast featured AEW talent and current ROH World Champion Bandido as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Bandido’s thoughts about Hager’s recent criticisms of Khan and his own experience working for Khan.

“I’m very grateful for him. He always believed in me since day one. I choose a different company in the beginning but Tony was very excited with me since PWG shows and I’m just happy to be here now and Tony believes in me. I just want to say thank you to Tony, thank you to all the company and thank you to all my partners here because it’s such a great locker room over here.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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New AEW Dynamite Show Announced for Boston This November

AEW announced that they will be holding a new AEW Dynamite show on November 19th at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tickets for this upcoming show will officially go on sale starting now for premium seating early access and on September 8th for the general public.

Boston: AEW is heading back to Bean Town!

On Wed, Nov 19, #AEWDynamite storms into the @AgganisArena, just days before #AEWFullGear!
Experience AEW LIVE!

🎟️ Premium seating early access tickets available NOW; general tickets on sale Mon, 9/8 🔥https://t.co/9a3IuEjg1T pic.twitter.com/b8KSLSRfIo

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 2, 2025

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Swerve Strickland Torn Meniscus Injury Update

As noted before, Swerve Strickland is currently out of action for AEW due to a torn meniscus injury and surgery.

Strickland provided an update this past Saturday on Instagram revealing himself already doing rehab just a few days after his surgery.

Swerve Strickland is already doing physical therapy just 3 days after getting his knee operated on, real top guy shit 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 pic.twitter.com/YBsTeGEjGM

— Self Made AO 💫 (@KXNGAO) August 31, 2025