AEW Chief Legal Officer Megha Parekh Explains How She Handles Big Personalities In Wrestling

Megha Parekh is currently the Chief Legal Officer for both All Elite Wrestling and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Her name became wildly known to many fans after the All Out Brawl last year, an event that Parekh was a witness to.

Speaking to AtotheKWrestling, Megha discussed how she deals with big personalities in wrestling.

“I always try to meet people where they are. The same is true on the football side where we have so many different types of staff that people may not realize. I try my best to, if I’m talking to a coach, my goal is not to necessarily communicate that is most natural and easy for me, but to try to get them to understand something or explain something or agree with my perspective or position. No matter who I’m talking to, I don’t always try to do it in a way where I think is most comfortable for them, as opposed to what is most comfortable for me. That is something that took me years to learn. When I don’t persuade somebody of something, I don’t necessarily think, ‘Oh, they’re not listening,’ I think, ‘How can I say this differently to try to get them to be bought in or explain it in a way.’ I look back, and I can’t control how they process thing, but I can control how I deliver the message. There are a handful of excellent books about negotiations that help. Every conversation, if you think about it as a negotiation, not in a negative way, but what is the purpose? It’s probably to try to get someone to agree with a particular perspective I have on a situation and if that’s the case, what is the best way for me to communicate to them so that it’s most comfortable to them? I go through all kinds of gymnastics, whether I’m talking to coaches or city council, I’ll change how I dress, I’ll change how I present myself, and it’s really a matter of trying to make it so they feel comfortable. With the talent, for instance, I don’t think that if I presented myself as a traditional uptight lawyer, I don’t think they would…so much of my job is people having trust in me. I need to be somebody that is not necessarily someone that seems so much different from them because then they will be distrustful. I’d rather present in a way that makes them comfortable, based on who it is that I’m talking to,”

Megha Parekh

Of course, Parekh will continue to control the bigger personalities in pro wrestling as she looks to protect AEW from any legal issues that will occur.

H/T to Fightful

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