Tony Khan recently spoke to CNBC to discuss a variety of topics, including the upcoming merger between the UFC and WWE.
When asked whether he believes the two companies will feature a crossover once the deal is completed, the AEW President said:
“In terms of business, I think both companies are focused on pro wrestling, in terms of AEW and WWE. Working with outside sports is great, but for me in AEW, our primary focus is the fans, and for us that’s the wrestling fans.”
He continued, “Whenever you can bring in people from outside pro wrestling, celebrities or athletes or both, it can be very exciting, and there is a lot of history in the business of great cross promotions involving celebrities and wrestling, and athletes from outside of wrestling coming into pro wrestling. Alternatively, there have been some not-great promotions that other people, outside of AEW, at times have done.”
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