AEW: Tony Khan on Interest in Buying WWE, Jade Cargill on Bow Wow Storyline, Jeff Hardy DUI Arrest Update

Tony Khan Comments on His Interest in Potential Purchase of WWE

A recent episode of The Maggie and Perloff Show podcast had AEW CEO Tony Khan as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Khan’s thoughts on his interest in the idea of potentially purchasing WWE in the future.

“I am interested in the news that there is potentially a sales process and certainly, I think we’ve shown, when there are acquisitions and transactions, we’re capable of making the big purchases, whether my dad steps up with the (Jacksonville) Jaguars or Fulham FC in the Premier League and he’s done such a great job building up the club and putting resources into it and we’re playing football at a high level. With AEW, we’ve shown that we can build a company. Even when I purchased Ring of Honor, that’s a very different thing than WWE, but Ring of Honor is a company with 20 years of history and I really have enjoyed running it and we’ve shown that we’re at all time highs in terms of every business metric since we relaunched it and it’s only going to get better. AEW is my main focus, but certainly, when that news is out there, it’s very interesting. Stay tuned to AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage, you never know when I’m going to address something. On the other hand, it’s very preliminary to talk about that process. If there is a process there, which it sounds like there may be, I’m interested in being part of it.”

On the topic of if he has a business relationship with WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon, Khan stated:

“No, I don’t have any relationship with him. I’ve talked with Stephanie and have had good conversations with Stephanie, but I don’t know Vince at all.”

On the topic of former WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon’s recent resignation from the company, Khan stated:

“I can’t speak to it. I haven’t talked to her in a long time and I can’t speak to what is happening there.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Jade Cargill Comments on Her Dropped Storyline with Bow Wow

A recent episode of The Bootleg Kev podcast had Jade Cargill as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Cargill’s thoughts on the current status of her storyline with musician Bow Wow in AEW.

“I don’t know what happened with it. Something was supposed to happen, it didn’t happen, and we moved on from the situation.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Jeff Hardy DUI Arrest Update

As noted before, Jeff Hardy was arrested this past June in Volusia County, Florida following a drunk driving incident. Hardy has been out of action for AEW since that time due to his current suspension over his DUI arrest.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Hardy is currently scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing this morning, based on recent court records. This scheduled hearing has been pushed back several times due to various issues and motions filed by Hardy’s lawyer.

Johnson reported that depositions for Hardy’s case are currently scheduled to take place next week based on recent court records as well.