Khan calls 2300 Arena run one of year's best, ROH debuts Lacey Lane

AEW president Tony Khan said the promotion closed out a three week residency at Philadelphia's 2300 Arena with one of its strongest shows of the year, praising last Saturday's Collision as "a really perfect wrestling show from top to bottom" and calling the run a meaningful return to a historic venue. Khan made the remarks in an interview published Tuesday on The Battleground Podcast as AEW and Ring of Honor wrapped tapings in the same building ahead of Wednesday night's Dynamite on September 10, 2025.

Khan singled out the Collision card for its momentum-building quality, noting standout matches that included Konosuke Takeshita versus Mark Briscoe, Jon Moxley versus Daniel Garcia, FTR against Tommy Billington and Adam Priest, and an eight-woman tag that set up Toni Storm's defense of the AEW Women's World Championship at the upcoming All Out pay-per-view. "I thought Saturday's Collision was one of the best shows of the entire year, start to finish," Khan said. "So, it's a great way to go into Wednesday Night Dynamite with all this momentum."

The 2300 Arena, long known to fans as the ECW Arena, carried personal significance for Khan, who said he had not been back to the building...