In recent years, Tony Khan’s AEW has proved to be a threat to Vince McMahon and WWE. With AEW’s growing success, Vince must have an eye on WWE’s competition.
Some fans even believe AEW is going to displace WWE from the top in the near future.
It can’t be denied that over the years, Tony Khan and AEW have taken massive steps forward in that direction by giving WWE a tough contest in ratings.
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Several former WWE superstars have even made the switch from WWE to AEW. And that includes some big names like CM Punk, Chris Jericho, and Bryan Danielson.
Recently, Chris Jericho made a bold prediction about Tony Khan that might not go well with Vince McMahon.
On his Twitter, Jericho made a prediction that in the next five years, the AEW president is going to take over both the sports entertainment and pro wrestling business in North America.
Prediction. @TonyKhan is going to take over both the #SportsEntertainment AND #ProWrestling business in North America within the next 5 years. So let it be written…so let it be done!
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) April 2, 2022
Tony Khan had been surprising the AEW fans by making interesting additions to the AEW roster consistently. The fans have also praised the booking of some matches.
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Just like Vince McMahon, Tony Khan is also a businessman. He is the founder, co-owner, president, and CEO of All Elite Wrestling. Apart from this, the AEW president is also the co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham Football Club.
Tony Khan and Vince McMahon have been making the headlines in 2022
Both Tony and Vince have made the headlines in 2022 for different reasons.
Recently, Tony got everyone talking about him by becoming the owner of Ring of Honor. This seems to be a great move by the AEW president.
On the other hand, Vince McMahon is about to give the WWE universe “The Most Stupendous Two-Night Event In WrestleMania History”.
There are some great matches on the cards that the fans would not like to miss out on. And Vince McMahon might also play a role in Austin Theory’s match against Pat McAfee.
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In recent times, Mr. McMahon seemed to play the role of a mentor to Austin Theory. The WWE Raw superstar even claimed himself to be Vince’s protégé.
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Also, not to forget, the WWE chairman surprised everyone in 2022 by appearing in a live interview for the first time in the last fifteen years.