Details about Tony Khan/Shane McMahon meetings emerge

[Chris]

Further details emerge on Tony Khan/Shane McMahon meeting about AEW

The Shane McMahon/Tony Khan/AEW story came back to life Thursday following some comments made from a former WWE broadcaster on a podcast. Jonathan Coachman claimed on his The Coach &

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The Shane McMahon/Tony Khan/AEW story came back to life Thursday following some comments made from a former WWE broadcaster on a podcast.

Jonathan Coachman claimed on his The Coach & Bro podcast that during the much-discussed meeting McMahon and Khan had last summer, McMahon asked for both equity in AEW and to “run the entire show.” He also said Khan never followed up or communicated with McMahon after the meeting, using the term “ghosted.”

Fightful Select then reported that according to sources close to McMahon, Khan indeed failed to follow up and while the equity claim couldn’t be verified, the claim of wanting to run AEW appeared to be accurate. However, he didn’t have the knowledge of AEW or their business to realistically be able to do so.

The source indicated McMahon didn’t take the lack of follow-up personally and felt that Khan thought he was joking when bringing up running AEW. That same source said McMahon saw “his insight and abilities to run a show as valuable after witnessing years of fans and people in the industry wanting anyone but Vince (McMahon) in that role.”

The two met in a private room in an Arlington, Texas, airport which led to a photo getting out. McMahon released a statement to Bully Ray, saying they had a “great meeting” that focused on their love of wrestling and “rewards and challenges” of working with family. Khan echoed similar sentiments and the news prompted Bryan Danielson, Jim Ross and Mercedes Mone to comment about the possibility with the Young Bucks even posting a picture with McMahon following their own chance airport meeting.

At this point, McMahon and AEW appears to be a dead deal if it ever was a live one to begin with.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Shane is a funny dude

I probably would have ghosted him too

 

[Roy Mustang]

I don't trust the Coach tbh but if true, LMAO

 

[Comrade Khan]

I don't trust the Coach tbh but if true, LMAO

second part is fightful reported, I was also waiting for better sources lol

 

[Roy Mustang]

second part is fightful reported, I was also waiting for better sources lol

Tbf the fightful one was a much more toned down version but Tony should still be like "no thanks"

 

[Comrade Khan]

Tbf the fightful one was a much more toned down version but Tony should still be like "no thanks"

yeah just wild that the fightful one was like "yeah Shane's camp p much confirmed he asked to run the show, despite not knowing anything or watching the product"

like what lol

 

[Chris]

I'm fully aware this might be giving him too much credit but that does almost read like Shane really didn't have interest but decided to propose something crazy just to see if he could get it, without actually expecting it to happen

 

[Comrade Khan]

I'm fully aware this might be giving him too much credit but that does almost read like Shane really didn't have interest but decided to propose something crazy just to see if he could get it, without actually expecting it to happen

conspiracy for me was he was a plant for WWE and then said "sorry guys he didn't fall for it lol"

 

[Comrade Khan]

"can I still be back in the family"

*hunter and Nick have left the chat*

 

[Professor Booty]

I don’t think there’s much love with Shane and Trips

I think Chris makes sense

 

[Comrade Khan]

I don’t think there’s much love with Shane and Trips

I think Chris makes sense

oh I agree I am just having fun - pretty sure Shane has been doing his own thing for a while even before his attempted comeback at the rumble