Tony Khan had a good time visiting with Shane McMahon.
The wrestling world started buzzing on July 31, as Fightul and WrestleTalk reported that Khan met with Shane McMahon to discuss possibilities moving forward. A photo of the meeting also made the rounds on social media.
Tony Khan was asked about the meeting while speaking on Sedano & Kap. He emphasized that he enjoyed speaking with Shane McMahon. (H/t Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription)
“As I understand, he’s not doing anything with WWE, and I had a really nice visit with him. I 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, just like I’ll answer you now. In advance of, I had never met him and my first conversation with him, there was a lot of buzz about this. 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 with him. He is a very smart person about wrestling and I thought he was a great guy. We have a lot of mutual friends and we both happened to be in Dallas. 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. I had a really nice talk and I really enjoyed visiting with him.”
Tony Khan: It’s An Exciting Time
Khan then brought up how the photo got leaked and stated that it was fine. He said that there was nothing wrong with people talking about wrestling. Khan then stated that he did not know what’s to come, but it was an exciting time.
“Clearly, there was a lot of interest in it,” he said. “Somebody, in the middle of talking at an airport conference room, somebody just busted in and took a photo. I think that’s fine. I enjoyed the conversation and there is nothing wrong with a couple of people getting together and talking about wrestling. That’s part of what makes wrestling so great. There is a lot to talk about and we’re all fans at heart.
“It’s a big thing. It’s exciting. It was nice to talk to him. I don’t know what’s to come, but it’s an exciting time in AEW.”
Bully Ray recently shared a statement from McMahon about the meeting. Check out his comments here.
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