Tony Khan: Shane McMahon Is Always Welcome In AEW

Tony Khan would welcome Shane McMahon in AEW.

During a dicussion on Grilling JR, Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson commented on Shane McMahon possibly joining AEW. Jim Ross said it was "so crazy that it might work," while Conrad said, "There was a friend of ours, I shouldn't say their name, but he went out of his way to text me and say, 'Hey, that's not as crazy as you think. I know for sure that Shane McMahon has reached out to wrestlers on the AEW roster to at least hypothetically discuss the idea.' Are we saying that's going to happen? No. We are saying it's not that crazy of an idea."

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Speaking to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Tony Khan was asked about Shane McMahon possibly joining AEW.

“I heard the rumor he might be interested. I’ve never met Shane, but we have a lot of mutual friends. I have a lot of respect for him as an executive and a professional wrestler. Shane is always welcome in AEW," he said.

Shane McMahon hasn't been on WWE television since he suffered a leg injury at WrestleMania 39 when he landed awkwardly performing a leap frog against The Miz.

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