Tony Khan has responded to Goldberg.
Last week, Goldberg made headlines for saying he is not interested in signing with AEW, saying the company's product is "too cheesy."
"I have talked to them a number of times throughout the past but this is where you're going to get the most blunt answer you're going to get from me: The product is too cheesy," Goldberg said during an appearance on 93.7 The Ticket.
The AEW president was asked about Goldberg's comments during a recent appearance on The Superstar Crossover podcast.
Khan responded:
Bill wanted to work here! I met with Bill several times. Bill was looking to work here.
It's funny because I had a bunch of really nice meetings with Bill and would have honestly been interested in doing something. Since you brought it up, I have a lot of respect for Bill but I was surprised by that because certainly that wasn't what he said to me when he was talking to me about maybe working here at some point, which I've always been open to and I really like Bill. It's all about timing and we're doing a lot of exciting things here right now.
Khan continued to talk about Sting and Goldberg's friendship and Sting's send-off in AEW.
Khan continued:
I know Sting and Bill are good friends and I really like Bill and have respect for him but when I saw that, I mean, Bill's talked to me about working here so I don't think he had any problem with any of that content. Anybody who saw Sting's send-off has had positive things to say so I'm not sure what that was about but I do respect Bill and like him very much.
Khan continued to say that Goldberg never expressed the same concerns regarding AEW's content when they met.
He's entitled to his opinion but certainly when I've talked to him in-person several times, in-person and in zooms and phone calls, we've had very nice conversations and he hasn't said that but it's good to know that's how he feels. Maybe that's an opinion he holds now but certainly, in our past conversations he's always been a very positive, nice guy.
Khan's full appearance on the podcast is available below.
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