Tony Khan Wanted Rights To NBA Theme Song For A While Now

AEW President Tony Khan loves the details when it comes to the overall presentation of his product. This includes his love for using licensed music over the past few years. In fact, Khan ended up using the classic NBA theme Roundball Rock on Dynamite this week. Now it seems Khan wanted the rights to the song for a very long time.

As seen on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, the show started with John Tesh’s “Roundball Rock” as it set the stage for the fourth match between The Elite and Death Triangle.

According to Sean Ross Sapp behind his paywall, Tony Khan secured the rights to the song in the days leading up to Dynamite. It was said that Khan had wanted the rights for the tune ever since AEW announced the best-of-seven series coming out of Full Gear, as he believed the song would be perfect for the best-of-seven series.

When it came to negotiating the rights, the rights holders for “Roundball Rock” didn’t make things difficult. They were described as “very reasonable and easy to work with” when it came to putting together a deal.

We will have to wait and see whether Tony Khan will have something special planned for the best-of-seven series as we head towards its conclusion in the coming weeks.

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