Is Floyd Mayweather Joining Tony Khan’s AEW? Likely Reason Behind Double or Nothing Appearance Explained

At AEW’s Double or Nothing, Swerve Strickland defended his AEW World Championship against Christian Cage. After winning the match, he celebrated with the crowd by the ringside. While fans were cheering at home, they noticed a familiar face beside the reigning champion, boxing star Floyd Mayweather.

After seeing Shaq appear in AEW and participate in a match against Cody Rhodes, fans wondered if Mayweather was planning on joining Tony Khan‘s company. WWE fans know that the boxing star loves wrestling. Prior to AEW, Floyd Mayweather appeared in the WWE against The Big Show at WrestleMania XXIV.

It is also a known fact that the legendary boxer owns an adult club named ‘The Girl Collection’ in Las Vegas. He could’ve just been in the neighborhood and decided to catch some wrestling action. Along with ‘Money,’ Q from the show Impractical Jokers was also by ringside.

There is currently no confirmation whether Mayweather is planning to join the Florida-based promotion. While this could be a one-off appearance from the boxing champion, Tony Khan might get the boxer to make an in-ring appearance someday. Khan is aware of the potential big names can have in sports and has enough connections to make it happen. This was something he proved when he got Shaq to have a match in AEW, which the WWE could not do for years.

While fans were shocked to see Mayweather unannounced at the ringside, Strickland dropped some major revelations during the Media Scrum. When asked about Mayweather, Strickland revealed that it was his idea to get the star to show up.

Swerve Strickland tried to get Floyd Mayweather to come to AEW for years

During the Media Scrum, Strickland said, “Floyd has been a friend of ours, my man Flash Garments. He gets a free pass every time he comes to All Elite Wrestling.” This confirms that Mayweather was always invited to attend an AEW PPV. The reigning AEW World Champion continued, “We’ve actually been talking to Floyd for like two years. His whole family, have him come through every time we’re in Vegas.”

Strickland also hinted that this wouldn’t be the last time they got someone famous to show up. He mentioned that, given the chance, they would like to get more wrestling enthusiast celebrities to come to AEW shows. Ending the scrum, Strickland also said that the legendary boxer loved the match, and he was happy that he could celebrate his win with a legendary sports icon. What did you think when you saw Mayweather in the crowd? Tell us in the comments below.