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Nel dicembre 2021, Khan venne criticato per dei commenti fatti in risposta alla sua decisione di licenziare la wrestler Big Swole dopo le sue accuse di mancanza di organizzazione; in risposta, Khan dichiarò di avere lasciato scadere il contratto di Swole senza rinnovarlo perché non la riteneva abbastanza valida come lottatrice."[10]
Sebbene l'ex promoter di wrestling Eric Bischoff avesse lodato in precedenza la "passione" di Khan per l'industria del wrestling nel 2020,[11] successivamente dichiarò al sito Solowrestling.com di ritenersi uno dei maggior detrattori di Khan e di volergli consigliare di smettere di prendere decisioni creative.[12]Dave Scherer è stato molto critico nei confronti dello stile di management di Khan, descrivendolo come uno "dei peggiori booker e promoter di sempre",[13] e scrisse: "[Khan] è visto come il bravo ragazzo di cui alcuni talenti si approfittano completamente."[14] La sua decisione di licenziare CM Punk dopo una lite nel backstage accaduta al PPV All In nel 2023 ha ricevuto sia consensi che biasimi da varie parti.[15][16][17][18]
«Tony is very driven and he's very passionate and he knows what he wants... He's not a pushover in any way shape or form. I think that's kind of a misconception for people 'Tony Khan is a money mark and he doesn't know anything.' He does know.»
«The rotor in the water is Tony Khan. He's the hardest working, most enthusiastic, educated wrestling fan I've ever encountered. His passion alone is one of the things that makes it fun to go to work because I've never worked for anybody quite like him. He is demonstratively enthusiastic. It's infectious.»
«I think he's a friend to most everybody in the roster, real easy and approachable, and not in a bad way... he's got a lot of business sense. He's business savvy, but also just an incredibly passionate wrestling fan.»
«He can step on the other side and watch wrestling as a fan, and say, 'Is this something that I would enjoy?' versus is this something that's going to benefit his company, one way or another. I think what's so special... just Tony's passion for professional wrestling.»
«His passion for pro wrestling is so contagious, that you can't help but get excited. Whether it be getting ready to do something or just ping-ponging ideas back and forth, he's very open to a bunch of different ideas, and at the end of the day, he’s someone that loves pro wrestling with his entire heart and soul. And if you love wrestling that much, me and you are going to get along really, really well.»
«...a real appreciation for a very high level of passion in Tony...and clearly he's a very smart guy, he's been very successful in business... far more likely to be successful than I possibly would've given... credit for... but hearing his real, genuine passion for the business probably impressed me more than anything.»
«I will give him a lot of credit for this because regardless of arguments about how the situation was handled for the past 18 months, he easily could have just let it ride this weekend since everyone knew Punk was suspended and waited until after the PPV show to announce the firing, and just did the short taped prepared statement for television.»