As previously reported, Tony Khan is in the current pool of potential buyers for WWE.
While speaking on The Bill Simmons Show, WWE CEO Nick Khan was asked about AEW. Nick Khan stated that while he has never met Tony Khan, he seems like a nice kid.
“A couple of things, I’ve never met the kid, Tony Khan, seems like a nice kid to me. I don’t know him. I have met his dad [Shad Khan], who I randomly sat next to at some sports business luncheon that Stephanie (McMahon) and I went to a year and a half or so ago. I thought the dad was as impressive as can be. There was a piece on him in the New York Times, self-made billionaire, I believe Pakistani immigrant, could not be more impressed by him.
I’m not as big of a NFL fan, but I like the pivots he made, made a mistake in hiring a certain coach, get out of that mistake, figure it out again. Could not be more impressed with that. He made his money in the auto parts business, so he knows that inside and out. I don’t believe he’s involved on the wrestling side of the business, outside of financing it. He has the pockets.”
Nick Khan
Elsewhere in the interview, Nick Khan mentioned that he doesn’t think AEW is a threat whatsoever. That being said, Tony Khan is likely to respond to what Nick Khan said one way or the other and that’s unlikely to change.
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