Vince Russo Questions Tony Khan Silence Over Burner Account Claims

Tony Khan is facing serious accusations, and his silence is making some people suspicious.

During a recent discussion on The Brand, Vince Russo, Al Snow, and Jeff tackled the controversy head-on, zeroing in on the claim that Khan secretly operated a burner X account under the name “Ron” to allegedly harass critics and spread targeted hate.

According to WWE-affiliated talent agent Nick Leicollo, this burner account had inside AEW knowledge, followed suspicious accounts tied to AEW defenders, and locked down immediately after Leicollo publicly tagged the NFL commissioner. That account has since been deleted, fueling speculation that it may have belonged to someone high-profile—possibly Khan himself. Al Snow questioned whether the account could actually be traced to Khan:

“At any point—and I apologize for my ignorance in this matter—but at any point, is there any way to actually genuinely, if there is a burner account on any social media platform, is there a way that you can actually track back and trace and determine exactly who that belongs to?”

Jeff chimed in, saying, “I’m sure X could, if they were subpoenaed or something. I bet you they could.” Al Snow took issue with the fact that such a damaging accusation was made with no public evidence:

“What has he done as far as having actual proof of this claim before he took it public? And why is it that we're now free and allowed to make any defamatory statements we want against anyone we want, whenever we want, with no substantiative proof other than just some assumptions and claims that we make in a public forum?”

Vince Russo then pointed out what he considers a red flag: Khan’s total silence.

“You know what the interesting thing is, bro? We know—we have a five-year, six-year track record now. Tony Khan responds to everything and everybody. So that to me is the red flag. The fact that he didn’t respond and say anything. The fact that there isn’t a lawsuit.”

“For Tony Khan to not respond to this and not defend himself and not sue this guy immediately for all these allegations… that’s curious to me.”

The topic quickly turned to the consequences of public accusations and how quickly reputations are destroyed without any real accountability. Al Snow voiced concern about how easy it is for someone to be condemned in the digital era:

“Because in a court of public opinion, you are always 100% guilty—even if once in a while you're proven innocent. Then just like they used to do in the old newspapers: the headline is ‘Vince was this wanted criminal,’ but the retraction is printed on page 28 in really small print at the bottom of the paper.”

“There is a matter of having some kind of culpability, responsibility when you're making such types of claims.”

“Did he ever mention at any point where he got this information other than just his own conclusions that he came to?”

Jeff remembered that Leicollo made a now-deleted tweet about possibly settling with Khan:

“He did make a tweet—I forgot this—he did make a tweet that he would talk to Tony about a possible settlement. But this guy has now removed his X account, so I couldn't find it. But I remember seeing it.”

Al Snow closed the segment with sharp criticism of the lack of evidence:

“That's my whole issue with this whole thing—we’re having a conversation about, really, from my viewpoint, unsubstantiated claims. He's not provided one—not even one sentence—of evidence of where he found this out.”

Khan has yet to respond, and the burner account in question is gone. Whether this was an overblown conspiracy or something more damaging, the public reaction has already been set in motion.

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