Tony Khan Would Love To Bring Charles Barkley To AEW

There’s a long history of NBA legends crossing over into professional wrestling, with Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone appearing for WCW, whilst Shaq has wrestled for both WWE and All Elite Wrestling. Now AEW President Tony Khan would like to bring Charles Barkley into AEW.

One of the greatest trash talkers in NBA history, Barkley has been one of the main hosts of Inside the NBA on TNT for several years. Although TNT are set to lose the rights to NBA following the conclusion of the 2025 season, Barkley has signed a 10-year deal with the broadcaster in 2022 that he intends to honour, opening the door for a potential appearance on AEW TV should AEW remain with the network:

"I don’t know. Charles Barkley is a wrestling fan, I think. We presented the Inside The NBA team with AEW Championship belts. He was great and very gracious. We’ve worked with Shaq and Shaq is one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever met or worked with in my entire life. I know that Shaq has been great to AEW. I don’t know what the future of the NBA holds, but Charles Barkley, as far as being one of the top hosts in all of sports and being one of the most entertaining people in all of television, I think he adds to any sport he’s involved in. If he wanted to come to AEW, we would love that. Absolutely, I would encourage that and support that," Khan said during an appearance on the Dan Le Batard Show.

H/T: Fightful