As PWMania.com previously reported, Tony Khan’s family is said to be “in the pool of potential WWE buyers.”
In an update, CNBC.com has published an article with “WWE’s smaller rival AEW interested in merger, sources say” as the headline.
They confirmed previous reports that the Khan family was considering collaborating with a strategic media company to share intellectual property while merging the two wrestling companies.
Due to the confidential nature of the conversations, the individuals CNBC spoke with did not want their names to be mentioned.
The article did mention that it’s a “long shot” that Vince McMahon would be interested in combining the two brands, and that AEW hasn’t had any discussions with McMahon or WWE President Nick Khan.
The following was also stated in the article:
“McMahon may view selling to the Khans as a non-starter. The Khans are open to discussing a potential role for McMahon, 77, after a sale but haven’t yet had those talks, one of the people said.”
WWE hopes to sell the company by mid-2023. Endeavor, Comcast, and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund are among the potential buyers.
You can watch a clip of their coverage below:
