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Tony Khan Faces Huge Fan Backlash After AEW Collision Match Announcement

Zack Heydorn|
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AEW fans have spoken.

On Sunday night, Tony Khan announced a massive 12-man tag team match for the upcoming Maximum Carnage episode of AEW Collision on Saturday January 18. The match will feature The Death Riders and The Jericho Appreciation Society teaming up to take on Adam Copeland, FTR, The Outrunners, and Powerhouse Hobbs.

After the announcement came down from the AEW boss on Twitter, fans lit up the post with messages of disappointment for the match. Initial criticism came due to the story that Jon Moxley is currently involved with as AEW World Champion.

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Moxley has consistently stated he and The Death Riders are looking to take over AEW. Because of that, cultivating a partnership with The Jericho Appreciation Society doesn't make much sense.

Storyline has gone off the rails man. Ppl not liking it and It doesn't even make sense anymore. Might be time to reevaluate direction.
@WrestleCringe
Tony why are the death riders creating allies if they want to take over the company?
@EthanRasslin
Why is Mox, a man whose purpose is to rid AEW of foolishness, teaming with a group that exudes foolishness?
Also Mox and Jericho used to be mortal enemies.
@AndrewWR6

Another point of contention, which led to fan backlash is due to the history that Moxley and Jericho have with one another. The two have feuded over the AEW World Championship and have been at odds since the company began in 2019. Both men being on the same side within this match and without any acknowledgment of their history to fans has caused pushback as well.

So why are the Death Riders teaming with Chris Jericho? Chris is literally a representation of everything the Death Riders stand against and hate!
@BradIsBased
Jericho and Moxley on the same team is wild given their history
@Noahgilberto19
Why would anyone want to team with death riders? Makes no sense esp Jericho
@MikeJ0nessssss

The AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage event takes place on Wednesday. The show is headlined by Jon Moxley defending his AEW World Championship against Powerhouse Hobbs. Hobbs earned a shot at Moxley and the world championship after winning a Men's Casino Gauntlet Match last week on Dynamite.

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Zack Heydorn
ZACK HEYDORN

Zack Heydorn has been covering the pro wrestling industry for a decade and writes news, features, and interviews for The Takedown On SI. He also hosts and cohosts a variety of WWE and AEW shows on YouTube. Heydorn is a former Assistant Editor of PWTorch and Managing Editor of SEScoops. Zack is also the author of the Hybrid Shoot book Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, which is available on Amazon. You can follow Zack on X and Bluesky.

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