Last week Vince McMahon returned to the WWE Board of Directors and he’s made it clear that the company is open for business when it comes to potential sale offers. It seems that there are a number of interested parties who are looking into the possibility of buying WWE, and the Khan family may be among them.
The Wall Street Journal’s sister site Barron’s is reporting that Shahid and Tony Khan are in the pool of potential buyers according to a source. It was also noted that the Khan’s would, “likely look for a financial partner to acquire the asset.”
Shahid Khan currently owns the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the English soccer club Fulham Football Club. He is estimated to have a net worth of $11.6 billion. In addition to that he co-owns All Elite Wrestling with Tony Khan who runs the company.
Tony Khan was recently asked if he’s been paying attention to Vince McMahon’s WWE return and he said, “Yeah, absolutely I’m following it, very closely.”
Right now it seems that WWE is exploring all options as it was recently reported that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund is in the hunt to possibly buy WWE, and it’s also been reported that WWE CEO Nick Khan met with Disney CEO Bob Iger and ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro. Comcast and Endeavor have also been named as potential buyers. One way or another it will be interesting to see where things go from here.
