Tony Khan has finally explained how Jay White’s new faction managed to get a new name almost as quickly as the first one was announced. And according to Khan, AEW wasn’t frantically changing things because everyone online hated “The Last Outfit.”
During the AEW Full Gear media call, Khan was asked about the lightning-fast switch from The Last Outfit to The Cut. Khan said he’s trying something different with White’s crew and believes they can become a threat to pretty much anybody in AEW, whether that’s the Death Riders, The Conglomeration or somebody else.
Khan said he had a specific vision for the group and eventually sat down with everyone involved to talk it through. The wrestlers were apparently pretty excited about the idea, and during that conversation, the phrase “the last outfit” came up as a way of describing the group as the last outfit of an operation.
That phrase eventually made it onto television. White introduced his crew as The Last Outfit on the October 24 episode of Collision — and almost immediately, fans started roasting the name online. But Khan says the backlash wasn’t what caused him to pull the plug. He felt fans actually liked the angle itself, but something about the group was still missing. That’s when “The Cut” entered the picture.
Khan brought the new name to White, White liked it, and that was basically that. The decision was made that same day, which explains why fans barely had time to get used to The Last Outfit before AEW was already calling them something else.
The name may have changed at record speed, but Khan clearly isn’t treating the faction itself like some throwaway experiment. With White, Juice Robinson, Ace Austin, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, David Finlay and Clark Connors involved, AEW has assembled a ridiculous amount of Bullet Club history in one place — and Khan sounds like he expects them to cause some serious problems.
Do you buy Tony Khan’s explanation for the sudden name change, or do you think the fan reaction played a part? Let us know what you think in the comments.
