Tony Khan Opens Up About Meeting With Shane McMahon
Tony Khan on his meeting with Shane McMahon
Aug 7, 2024
AEW CEO Tony Khan has opened up about his recent meeting with Shane McMahon, telling Sedano & Kap on ESPN Radio:
"Well, as I understand, he's not doing anything with WWE, and I had a really nice visit with him. I had heard from a lot of people that he was interested in talking and it had become, frankly, a big media story to the point where I was getting asked on the record questions about it and I answered them, and just like I'll answer you now.
"I had never met him in advance of my first conversation with him. There was a lot of buzz about this so I thought it would certainly be worth talking and I have a lot of respect for him. I had never met him but he seemed like a really nice guy. I sat down with him, he was fantastic. I really enjoyed talking to him and he is a very smart person about wrestling and I thought he was a great guy and we have a lot of mutual friends and we both happened to be in Dallas."
Khan confirmed a mutual friend brought them together, adding: "A mutual friend linked us up, who is one of the bigger names in pro wrestling, and that friend put us on a group chat. We were both in the same town at the same time."
The AEW President claimed the photo of their chat was by someone who "busted in and took a photo."
Tony Khan and Shane McMahon met at a private airport in Arlington, Texas on Monday, July 29. Their first encounter was reportedly a 'getting to know you' exchange but they did allegedly discuss "possibilities moving forward."
Shane McMahon has already issued his own statement about meeting Tony Khan, saying:
"Tony and I were connected through a mutual friend and we had a great meeting. We talked about many things, but mostly about our shared love for the business and the rewards and challenges of working with family. I congratulated him on the five-year anniversary of AEW and look forward to see how he evolves the business moving forward."