Well, folks, who said wrestling doesn’t do a body good? This week on “AEW Dynamite,” Tony Khan, the daredevil CEO himself, took one for the team—or more accurately, from the team—as he was the recipient of what might just be the most philanthropic spike piledriver in wrestling history.
In a plot twist that makes daytime soaps look like amateur hour, Khan was ambushed by Jack Perry and the Young Bucks right after a heartfelt (or so we thought) reconciliation that saw Perry reinstated to AEW after a spicy backstage tiff with CM Punk. The drama, the treachery, the betrayal—wrestling scriptwriters, take a bow!
But here’s where it gets even better. During none other than the 2024 NFL Draft, NFL Network’s Rich Eisen pitched an idea so good it might just heal the pain of a neck injury: why not auction off Tony Khan’s neck brace for charity? Before you could say “Meltzer Driver,” Khan texted Eisen his agreement. But, in true wrestling promoter fashion, he added a twist—only after he’s fully recuperated.
That’s right, the very neck brace that cradled the battle-scarred vertebrae of AEW’s head honcho will be signed, sealed, and delivered to the highest bidder, with all proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital as part of the “Run Rich Run” program. It’s like they say, every cloud has a silver lining, or in this case, every neck brace has a charitable receipt.
Stay tuned to “AEW Collision” this Saturday night, where we’ll get an update on Tony’s condition. Will he be ready to part with his newfound neckwear? Will the Young Bucks add “charitable donation facilitation” to their wrestling resumes? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure—this neck brace is going straight from the squared circle to the halo of wrestling memorabilia!