Tony Khan makes huge comments about Shane McMahon's potential AEW arrival
There have been rumors of Shane McMahon being interested in joining AEW. Tony Khan has now commented about his potential arrival in the company.
While many fans would expect that a McMahon would be the one to run the WWE, that hasn't seemed to be the case in recent weeks. Vince McMahon was ousted from his own company earlier this year and Stephanie McMahon stepped down as CEO. Shane McMahon has always stayed away from the business apart from a few matches where he would put his whole body on the line.
However, reports started circulating recently that Shane McMahon was interested in joining AEW. These reports turned a lot of heads because the thought of a McMahon in All Elite Wrestling seemed almost unfathomable. During a recent interview on Maggie & Perloff, Tony Khan spoke fondly of Shane-O-Mac and even indicated that he is open to the idea of him joining All Elite Wrestling.
"Shane McMahon is somebody that I've never met, but he has a lot of experience in wrestling and a lot friends in AEW. I have never really had any conversations with him or talked to him ever. I know he ran into Mercedes Mone after Forbidden Door, which is a cool coincidence. I have never met him. I'd be open to talking to him, and he's welcome to stop by at any time," Khan said.
The AEW President continued:
"I know that's an interesting rumor. There have been all kinds of interesting people in wrestling to come into AEW and walk through that Forbidden Door. This might be, if it ever happens, one of the more shocking ones. Even though I've never talked to him, he seems like a really nice guy." [H/T Fightful]
Matt Hardy opened up on the possibility of Shane McMahon joining AEW
Ever since the reports spread that Shane was interested in joining Tony Khan's promotion, several critics and fans have commented on the idea. Even Matt Hardy gave his two cents on the topic.
Speaking on his Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the veteran mentioned that Shane hasn't expressed any such interest in joining AEW. In fact, he heard that even McMahon was confused about how these rumors started.
"He’s not. I heard from someone…None of that was true. It’s 'Matt Fiction,' 100%, yeah. It would be wild. Shane reached out to someone, and said like, ‘Why is all this talk of me and AEW, why’s this going on?’ People started texting me about it, and reached out to someone and asked them about it, which was interesting.” [H/T - Ringside News]
Anything can happen at any time in professional wrestling. Hence, the possibility of a McMahon joining AEW can't be ruled out.