Tony Khan AEW media call: Ricky Starks, roster management, Jaime Hawn, WBD metrics

AEW head Tony Khan spoke to the media for nearly an hour Friday to help promote Saturday’s Worlds End with a line of questioning that was much different than last week’s much-maligned media call ahead of ROH Final Battle. Here’s a few key items Khan was asked about: Asked if Ricky Starks will be returning, Khan said fans will have to stay tuned for who will be part of the future of AEW and that who is involved “remains to be seen.” When asked if he expects to make roster cuts given that he will lose 50+ hours of yearly TV with Rampage going away, he said it was a fair question, but one he couldn’t answer right now on how they plan to accommodate that. Khan confirmed both Collision and Dynamite will still be two hours each. He gave a surprising answer when asked about getting viewership data from WBD for the Max simulcast, saying he didn’t think he would get the same amount of information about viewership from Max as he does from traditional cable. He said he hopes to get good data and insight for himself and