During a recent appearance on the “Way of the Blade” podcast, AEW President Tony Khan addressed the criticism of the nails spot involving Jon Moxley during his AEW World Title Street Fight with Cope on the March 19th episode of Dynamite.

The match featured numerous interference moments, including Wheeler Yuta, PAC, and Claudio Castagnoli helping Moxley regain the upper hand after Cope suplexed him onto a spike, which got stuck in his back.

Khan said, “When Mox had the spike bat in his back, that was a great wrestling moment. It was memorable, it helped drive box office for us, it was highest rated episode of the year. It went viral. It’s one of the most watched videos of the year. It’s probably the most watched video of the year in AEW. It’s a fantastic moment. It made new fans and created interest. It was on TMZ. There are people who weren’t watching AEW that saw it. It brought outside fans in and created casual interest.”

Moxley successfully defended the AEW World Title against Swerve Strickland at Dynasty 2025 last month.