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AEW President Tony Khan has discussed Darby Allin's ladder dive through glass during Sting's retirement match at AEW Revolution against The Young Bucks.
The spot
This spot in the Texas Tornado Tag Team Match for the AEW Tag Team Titles in the headliner of AEW’s latest pay-per-view event was controversial as many people felt that the spot was unnecessary.
To the surprise of many, Allin only needed a handful of stitches to close the back wounds that he suffered in the spot. Allin will wrestle Jay White on tonight’s AEW Dynamite: Big Business episode.
Address
While speaking with TV Insider, Khan addressed the criticism and how he goes about approving of these dangerous spots.
“It has to be something safe. Whenever a wrestler comes in and wants to try something, especially dangerous, I just want to know that there is a safe way to do it. Darby Allin, every time, he has ever had an idea for a wild highsport or a crazy move, he has had a rationale and plan. Darby doesn’t take these things lightly. Nobody would have attempted the amount of crazy, wild, death-defying stunts Darby has done in his tenure and made it this far unless they are a methodical, organized planner. In Darby’s case, he is fanatical about finding a way to pull off the impossible and do these incredible, seemingly death-defying stunts. He always finds a safe way to pull them off. He always has a rationale for why he is able to do it. That’s what impresses me, the way Darby plans his matches and his biggest moves.”
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