Tony Khan Was Warned Not to Use “I’m So Excited” as AEW Dynamite Theme

AEW Dynamite kicked off 2025 with a move nobody saw coming—and almost nobody wanted. Tony Khan swapped out the gritty, adrenaline-pumping Pop by Mikey Rukus for The Pointer Sisters’ 1982 track I’m So Excited as the show’s new theme. Fans? Not impressed.

From the moment the song hit the air on the January 1 episode, social media lit up. “Why this song? It doesn’t fit the tone of Dynamite at all,” one fan posted on X. Others accused Khan of letting his “personal playlist” dictate AEW’s vibe. The backlash was fast, loud, and relentless.

And now we know—it wasn’t just fans raising eyebrows. According to Sean Ross Sapp on the Fightful Select Q&A Podcast, “This was widely warned against in the company. People told Tony it wasn’t a good idea and he—he had a vision, man. He had a vision for it.”

Yep, even inside AEW, there were serious reservations about pairing an upbeat, feel-good pop song with AEW’s typically high-intensity product. But Khan stuck to his guns, and I’m So Excited became Dynamite’s new theme… for a hot minute.

That theme has already vanished from Dynamite broadcasts, with this week’s episode quietly switching back to one of the show’s older intro montages. No statement, no big announcement—just a silent walk-back. And so far, no word from AEW on whether another theme change is coming, or if the Pointer Sisters experiment has been scrapped for good.

Say what you want about Tony Khan, but the man doesn’t back down from a bold (or divisive) decision… even when the writing’s on the wall—and everyone in the building sees it but him.

Do you think Tony should’ve listened to his team on this one? Should AEW stick with their classic themes or try something new again? Drop your thoughts in the comments—we want to hear from you.

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