Former Executive Director of SmackDown, Eric Bischoff, recently weighed in on the possibility of The Khan Family reaching a deal with The McMahons over the sale of WWE. Bischoff, who has been critical of AEW in the past, spoke on the “83 Weeks” podcast.
Eric Bischoff cast doubt on the idea that Tony Khan and his father would be able to run a complex machine, with so many moving parts, like WWE. The Khans do own other sports teams, but none of them are the same kind of massive organization like WWE.
“Acquiring WWE is, that’s a big, giant move. I don’t see it. Now, could it happen? Sure, anything is possible. But if you really think about it, does the Khan enterprise have the experience, knowledge, infrastructure, ability to run a company as complex as WWE? … They may be in the same business, but they don’t live and play in the same universe.”
Eric Bischoff on 83 Weeks
It’s unknown whether Shahid and Tony Khan have the necessary funds to compete in a bidding war for WWE. As of this writing, Vince McMahon’s WWE has an estimated value of more than $6 billion. According to Eric Bischoff, The Khan Family “have more than enough money” to purchase WWE outright.
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