AEW Music Composer Mikey Rukus Reacts To People That Want To See Jim Johnston Hired

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A fan asked AEW President Tony Khan to appoint Jim Johnston, a former WWE music composer, to collaborate with Mikey Rukus, an AEW music composer, in a post via Twitter/X. Rukus responded with “Thanks but no thanks” and then elaborated.

โ€œItโ€™s obvious that logic escapes many of you here so to clarify: Jim is the goat, he built the road. Your favorites never perform forever. I would rather invest my time in a hungry talent bench of younger producers to usher in the next generation after Iโ€™m gone. Period.โ€

โ€œThis discourse is brought to my timeline constantly. Itโ€™s been 5 yrs. Jim has gone to great lengths to give his opinion. Heโ€™s entitled to it. But the one who built the road doesnโ€™t get to tell drivers how to drive. Im picking some people up & weโ€™ll move forward into the future.โ€

In recent years, Johnston has been critical of the current music that is being produced in WWE and AEW.