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Introduction
Tony Khan is an American businessman, promoter, and sports executive. He is best known for his involvement in American football, professional wrestling, and soccer. He is a co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham F.C. of the EFL Championship. Khan is also the founder, co-owner, president, and CEO of the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion. As of 2022, Tony Khan is also the owner of Ring of Honor (ROH). Tony is the son of businessman Shahid Khan, who purchased the Jaguars in 2011 and Fulham in 2013.
Early life
| Name | Tony Khan |
| Net Worth | $1.5 billion |
| Occupation | Businessman, Promoter, Sports executive |
| Height | 1.75m |
| Age | 39 years |
Antony Rafiq Khan was born on October 10, 1982 (age 39 years) in Urbana–Champaign, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of a Pakistani-American billionaire father, Shahid Khan, and an American mother, Ann Carlson. He also has a sister Shanna Khan. Tony graduated from the University Laboratory High School in 2001 and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance.
Career
Tony Khan joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as co-owner in July 2012, following his father’s purchase of the team, and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Football Technology & Analytics.
Khan was named as co-owner and Vice Chairman/Director of Football Operations of Fulham F.C on February 22, 2017. He oversees the identification, evaluation, recruitment, general maintenance and signing of players for Fulham. Khan assumed these responsibilities following a period of advising the football operations at the club, particularly in the areas of analytics and research.
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In late 2018, Khan, who is a lifelong avid fan of professional wrestling, filed for several trademarks for a new venture that was shortly thereafter confirmed to be a new professional wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Khan and his father, auto parts billionaire Shahid Khan, are the promotion’s lead investors. The company was officially announced on January 1, 2019, along with its first event, Double or Nothing, which took place on May 25, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan serves as president and CEO of AEW.
On April 25, 2019, Khan revealed the five-year plan for AEW where he stated: The 5-year plan for AEW is first, to have built up a brand, secondly to have built up a roster and thirdly, to have established AEW as a top brand in wrestling for an audience who desire fast-paced exciting action and want a product that is more of a sporting based product.
On May 1, 2020, Tony Khan talked about the creative process in AEW and how he grants creative freedom to the AEW talent wrestlers on the roster. However, he does not want to write dialogue that is not believable for a specific wrestler. He would never hand a wrestler a piece of paper and tell them to memorize six paragraphs to recite. Khan singled out Darby Allin as a prime example of a talented performer that needs to speak in his own words. “I can’t speak for Darby All in, nobody can but Darby,” Khan said.
Tony Khan has also stated “I’m deep in the weeds. I write shows, layout a large percentage of the stories, approve any and every segment that goes on the air, and I don’t just sit around and wait for people to pitch ideas to me”. The Executive Vice Presidents of AEW The Young Bucks have clarified that Khan has the final say on AEW creative and booking and that even though the other Executive Vice Presidents of AEW, Kenny Omega, Young Bucks themselves and Cody Rhodes have a lot of creative freedom for their own matches and segments, and have a “back and forth creative flow” with Khan, Khan has the final say on everything.
Khan made another statement on the AEW business perspective in June 2021 stating: I don’t want to be the next ‘blank’ wrestling company of the past—fill in the blank, We love wrestling of the past, wrestling of the present and wrestling of the future… That’s what gives us a great chance to retain and gain audience share … I’m glad that WCW failed because it created a vacancy for us to come in and succeed … but it made it a fairly bleak period for the wrestling business.
On September 3, 2021, during an AEW media call, Tony Khan further clarified that “not one person on the roster has creative control”. Khan further stated, “It’s not like WCW and that is one of the issues with WCW, When you have a person who has creative control in their contract, it can hold up the show. I don’t know how you get through TV doing that”. Khan then further stated, “Just because nobody has a contractual right to tell me ‘you can’t make me do that, you can’t put me in that match,’ doesn’t mean I want to put people in bad situations or do things that don’t make sense to them or for their career or for the fans”.
Tony Khan announced that he had acquired the professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) from Sinclair Broadcast Group on the March 2, 2022, episode of AEW Dynamite. The acquisition includes ROH assets such as the promotion’s video library, brand assets, intellectual property, production equipment and more. Khan also announced that he intends to make the ROH library available to the public in its entirety. It was later clarified through a press release issued by Khan’s Twitter account that the acquisition would be made through an entity wholly-owned by Khan, resulting in the purchase being made separately from AEW.
Khan revealed on March 6, 2022, that he planned to keep ROH running as a separate entity from AEW, and also indicated that ROH could possibly be used as a developmental brand for AEW. Khan is the owner and chairman of TruMedia Networks, a Boston-based engineering firm specializing in innovative sports analytics solutions for leagues, franchises, and media partners across the athletic sports industry. Khan acquired TruMedia Networks in 2015, and under his ownership, the company has expanded its sports analytics engineering services, with clients including ESPN, the NFL, Zebra Technologies, and over 60 percent of all Major League Baseball clubs.
Along with TruMedia Networks, Khan and his family helped fund Activist Artists Management, a talent management and advisory firm founded in 2018. Khan made a significant investment in the firm and separately established the Activist content and venture fund focused on investments in media, entertainment, hospitality as well as consumer products, services, and technologies. As an entertainment company, it seeks to protect and build all aspects of an artist’s career while leveraging its authentic voice and related platform in an effort to effect positive change. Activist, steered by industry leaders Bernie Cahill and Gregg Suess, provides comprehensive management services for its clients including music management, talent and brand management, and film and TV development.
Khan’s work with All Elite Wrestling has granted him the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Promoter of the Year award in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and the Best Booker in 2020 and 2021. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson said in 2021 “There’s no argument Khan and AEW changed the culture of pro wrestling over the last few years”. Former professional wrestling promoter and former vice president of WCW, Eric Bischoff has praised Khan stating he has “real appreciation for a very high level of passion in Tony…and clearly he’s a very smart guy, he’s been very successful in business… far more likely to be successful than I possibly would’ve given… credit for… but hearing his real, genuine passion for the business probably impressed me more than anything”.
Many AEW employees have offered praise for Khan. Chris Jericho stated that “Tony is very driven and he’s very passionate and he knows what he wants… He’s not a pushover in any way shape or form. I think that’s kind of a misconception for people ‘Tony Khan is a money mark and he doesn’t know anything.’ He does know”, and “There is no argument. If Tony likes it, then let’s do it. If he doesn’t, then think of something else. A wrestling company needs that”. Jim Ross lauded Khan as “a very talented guy and he motivates talent very well”. Likewise, Jon Moxley praised Khan as being “a really smart guy”, adding: “I think he’s a friend to a most everybody in the roster, real easy and approachable, and not in a bad way”, and “he’s got a lot of business sense.
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Tony Khan’s business savvy, but also just an incredibly passionate wrestling fan”. Britt Baker noted that “He can step on the other side and watch wrestling as a fan, and say, ‘Is this something that I would enjoy?’ versus is this something that’s going to benefit his company, one way or another. I think what’s so special… just Tony’s passion for professional wrestling”. Matt Hardy echoed Moxley’s comments regarding approachability, stating that Tony Khan is more accessible than WWE promoter Vince McMahon, while also praising his booking abilities, stating that he “really respects the AEW wrestling fans, and he does everything he can to not insult their intelligence.” Adam Cole has also praised Khan stating “He has such a love and passion for pro wrestling.. I’ll say is contagious.You can tell that he breathes this stuff”. Likewise, Malakai Black described Khan as “a very enthusiastic and spontaneous individual. He has an incredible amount of love for what he does”.
Wife
Tony Khan is currently single and not married. His wife is unknown to the general public. Khan has kept his personal life secret. However, in 2020, Khan was called a “clown” by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher for tweeting critical comments of Fulham players, and described their transfer history of Khan as “a right mess”. Khan’s comments angered manager Scott Parker, who described the situation as “the world we live in”. Fulham was relegated at the end of the season. Also in 2020, former Jacksonville Jaguars player Yannick Ngakoue referred to Khan as “spoiled”.
Tony Khan net worth
How much is Tony Khan worth? Tony Khan net worth is estimated at around $1.5 billion. His main source of income is from his career as a businessman, promoter, and sports executive. Khan successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and influential businessmen in the United States.