January 12, 20232 yr comment_5997623 "The name on the contract does say Khan. However..." In all seriousness, there's basically zero chance of this actually happening, which is a good thing because monopolies suck regardless of who owns them.
January 12, 20232 yr comment_5997625 Tony Khan really wants to keep booking CM Punk no matter what it takes.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997629 Tony Khan might be the one person who would actually release everything in the vault.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997630 I just assume he would take all the talent from NXT, Raw and Smackdown and add them to the AEW roster. Maybe then AEW would finally be big enough for him. #EverybodyEverywhereIsALLELITE
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997631 "In the pool of potential buyers" could mean literally anyone in the world. I'm sure they'll inquire about the asking price just like Vince did when WCW first went up for sale, because that's just what you do when your top competitor goes up for sale. However, it would be incredible for Black Monday when Tony Khan opens up Raw, simulcast on TNT, saying he now owns WCW WWE.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997632 Roman Reigns would instantly become Montana Khan's biggest champ. Book Roman vs Omega already. Buy it, cokehead.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997633 While everyone else is burning their SRS and Dave effigies, it should be pointed out that it seems pretty clear someone inside the company wanted the word out that a deal was imminent. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Steph to be honest, since Axios already did a story on how her and Hunter were against Vince coming back.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997639 The Khans buying WWE would be hilarious for so many reasons. But hopefully it doesn't happen, because the last thing pro-wrestling needs is a one-headed monster like WWE has always tried (and still does) to be. I would still probably die laughing though, Schadenfreude notwithstanding. Whatever happens, I don't think any of this is any good for good ol' Paul though.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997641 Saudis are casting quite the socio-economic net. From the golfing set to Geordies and stopping all stations inbetween. WHAMO, indeed.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997642 7 hours ago, sek69 said: While everyone else is burning their SRS and Dave effigies, it should be pointed out that it seems pretty clear someone inside the company wanted the word out that a deal was imminent. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Steph to be honest, since Axios already did a story on how her and Hunter were against Vince coming back. It seems likely to me that the rumor came from the Wall Street side of things tbh, someone who heard something from someone, that kind of thing.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997644 It wouldn't surprise me if it was a purposeful leak by the company to protect the value of the stock. There were fears that news of Vince coming back would tank the stock but the news of an imminent sale seems to be mitigating against that.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997647 Conversely, if the Saudis are genuinely motivated buyers, leaking this early might have been to let the brass see how much of a negative fan, employee, and press backlash they would engender.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997651 14 hours ago, strobogo said: "In the pool of potential buyers" could mean literally anyone in the world. I'm expecting Scrooge McDuck and Mr. Monopoly to be named as potential buyers at some point.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997654 8 hours ago, El-P said: Whatever happens, I don't think any of this is any good for good ol' Paul though. I would not be so sure. Any buyer would want to keep some of the wrestling people that are already in power, at least for the beginning. Or would you expect Jim Herd 2.0? Probably the sooner the sale happens the better for Uncle Trip (before he gets demoted to watchman of Titan Tower).
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997655 18 minutes ago, Robert S said: Probably the sooner the sale happens the better for Uncle Trip (before he gets demoted to watchman of Titan Tower). Except Vince is gonna sell to whomever allows him to get back in power. That's absolutely why he came back too. And yeah, Jim Heard 2.0 eventually happening anyway.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997656 35 minutes ago, El-P said: Except Vince is gonna sell to whomever allows him to get back in power. That's absolutely why he came back too. Everybody keeps saying this but the only realistic way that happens is with a Saudi buyer, but that’s going to cut out a realistic TV deal. Meanwhile, if Vince is trying to get the best TV deal to get the optimal price, if it’s with Comcast or even Fox to an extent, you will not have either of those entities give Vince that power again because of the blowback of the sex scandal allegations. Publicly traded companies taking that on would open too many litigation opportunities. The Endeavor stuff is the wild card; we’re seeing how they’re dealing with Dana’s scandal, which is not saying a thing, and what people AREN’T bringing up is they are probably doing that because they want to purchase WWE, where they’d have to be similarly tight lipped. There are way too many contradictions for everyone to see worst case scenario, here. It’s going to be somewhere in the middle, and I would not be surprised if the Dana fallout or lack thereof sheds light on their attempt to buy the company. Especially as a majority stakeholder, which would allow Vince probably power on the board while collecting the fat stock-option related check.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997658 Fightful reporting there is a "all hands on deck" meeting scheduled at Smackdown tonight.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997659 Based on what Fightful reported, Triple H reassured everyone that nothing is gonna change for the creative team and process (gee, where did we hear this before?) and that Vince is only back to spearhead the sale process. Triple H did say that right now, while he & Vince have conversations about creative, Vince defers to him for the final say. So, how long can we buy that?
January 13, 20232 yr comment_5997660 Vince making a move to creative right now opens him up to litigation given he answers to shareholders. Yes, he’s going to try and get control via a sale, but it won’t happen with the outfits that will provide a steady TV deal. Selling out the to Saudis helps his pockets but kills the product dead.
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