Tony Khan says he’s never seen anything like the fans’ response to Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti on AEW TV.
Guevara and Conti had been booked as beloved babyfaces for the past several months, but the duo has been acting more heelish in recent weeks. Their behavior is drawing polarizing reactions from the crowd at the show and the fans watching at home.
Ahead of this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, where Guevara will defend the TNT Championship in a Ladder Match against Scorpio Sky, company president Tony Khan appeared on Superstar Crossover with Josh Martinez to preview the show. He stated that the response to the duo has been remarkable; individually, they were “red-hot babyfaces”, but fans have made it clear that they don’t like the combination of the two.
“I think Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti have created a very polarizing reaction,” said Khan. “They were red-hot as babyfaces, both of them separately, I believe. I think Sammy was a great young babyface, coming off some really big wins, great TNT Champion. And Tay Conti, great wrestler who has improved so much, and in fact won the Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Award last year in The Observer Awards, voted by the fans.
“And also had so many exciting matches, you know, coming so close to winning the championship on pay-per-view against Dr. Britt Baker. And then great matches with Jade Cargill and a huge emotional win in the Street Fight teaming with Anna Jay against Penelope Ford And The Bunny. So I would like to say that they both have come so far individually. But then together they have really created this polarizing reaction. It’s unlike anything I’ve seen when they’re together, and fans don’t like them. It’s interesting.”
Khan also noted that the Philadelphia crowd, which is known for being relatively harsh with their reactions, will have a “pivotal” part in the bout on Wednesday night.
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