Report – WWE Officials ‘Very Surprised’ By The Rock’s Praise Of AEW & Tony Khan

WOR: “People in WWE were “very surprised” at The Rock’s wording during his PAC tribute video. Not that The Rock did the video or anything like that, but the wording in the video where he praised AEW and essentially gave them the stamp of being good for the wrestling business.

Backstage reaction in WWE to The Rock openly mentioning Tony Khan and AEW in PAC tribute video

While WWE avoided explicitly mentioning PAC's real name and the company he worked for, AEW, in their tribute, went out of its way not only to acknowledge it but also to name-drop Tony Khan.

Report – WWE Officials ‘Very Surprised’ By The Rock’s Praise Of AEW & Tony Khan

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Dave Meltzer: People In WWE Were 'Very Surprised' By The Rock Praising AEW In His PAC Tribute

Dave Meltzer says people in WWE were very surprised by how The Rock praised AEW in his PAC tribute video, given his TKO board seat. WWE's own statements never named AEW.

People within WWE said to have been "very surprised" about The Rock's praise for AEW

In a post via Twitter/X on September 27th 2026, AEW officially announced that Pac aka Neville passed away at the … The post People within WWE said to have been “very surprised” about The Rock’s praise for AEW appeared first on NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW Coverage.