Tony Khan ready to "exhaust resources" to sign top WWE SmackDown star - Reports
A recent report has suggested that the AEW President, Tony Khan will be ready to exhaust his resources to sign a current top WWE Superstar. The star is rumored to hit free agency soon.
The top WWE SmackDown star in question is Kevin Owens. Owens has been with the Stamford-based promotion since 2015 and has had a memorable run up to now. Before joining the world's biggest wrestling promotion, Kevin was known for his time in Ring of Honor and the independent wrestling scene under the name "Kevin Steen."
Currently, Owens is not involved in any major storyline on SmackDown as of now after losing to the Undisputed Champion, Cody Rhodes recently at Bash in Berlin. It has been rumored that Kevin Owens' current contract with the WWE is set to be up soon and the management reportedly approached him regarding the same.
Amid the rumors of his WWE contract, fans are speculating that Owens might sign with AEW after hitting free agency. Meanwhile, Ibou of WrestlePurists reported that Owens is on Tony Khan's short list and Khan can exhaust his resources for signing him. Following is what was reported:
"KO is on the short list of ex WWE guys that Tony would still exhaust resources to acquire if he has the chance."
Tony Khan provides an update on the impending AEW WBD deal
Amid the rumors regarding the new TV deal between AEW and WBD, Tony Khan recently broke his silence on the rumored imminent deal. Speaking on the Busted Open Radio recently, Khan stated the following:
"There's a lot of reports and rumors... I have not confirmed, and Warner Brothers has not confirmed anything officially, but it's an exciting time for AEW and Warner Brothers Discovery, who are also here in New York City... All the great people at Warner Brothers Discovery have been so great to us, and I think we have a really exciting future there. I can say with a hundred percent certainty AEW and TBS and TNT are here to stay for a long time."
Henceforth, only time will tell when the official announcement regarding the potential new AEW WBD deal will be made.
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