AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks ran into Shane McMahon this morning while leaving NYC.
Matthew & Nick Jackson posted the following photo on X:
Interesting flight today. pic.twitter.com/twtNazEraK
— Matthew & Nicholas Jackson (@youngbucks) September 26, 2024
It is pertinent to remember that Tony Khan and former WWE executive Shane McMahon had recently held a private meeting, sparking widespread speculation within the wrestling community. The meeting took place on July 29, 2024, at an office in Arlington airport, marking the first in-person interaction between the two prominent figures in professional wrestling12.
The meeting, facilitated by a mutual friend, revolved around their shared passion for the wrestling business. Both Khan and McMahon emphasized that their discussion was primarily about their mutual love for professional wrestling and the challenges and rewards of working within the industry. Shane McMahon, who has been a free agent since his quiet release from WWE in February 2022, expressed his admiration for AEW’s achievements and congratulated Khan on the company’s five-year anniversary3.
Tony Khan, on his part, described the meeting as a significant and exciting opportunity. He praised Shane McMahon’s wrestling acumen and expressed his enjoyment of their conversation. Khan highlighted that while no concrete plans were made, the discussion opened up possibilities for future collaborations.
During an interview with Sedano & Kap, AEW President Tony Khan talked about his meeting with Shane McMahon. Here’s what Khan said:
“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.
Clearly, there was a lot of interest in it. 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.”
Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) is believed to be the wrestling star who linked up Tony and Shane O’Mac.
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