In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso
ahead of this Sunday’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view, AEW
President Tony Khan discussed the rumor of Shane McMahon
being interested in appearing for AEW in the future.

“I heard the rumor he might be interested,” he said. “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.”

The rumor started on Jim Ross’ Grilling JR podcast when co-
host Conrad Thompson revealed that McMahon reached out to
some AEW stars to get an idea of what their opinion would be
if he were to show up.

While he said he never met McMahon, Khan is ready to do
business.

“Shane is always welcome in AEW,” he said bluntly.

Khan also discussed his relationship with Warner Bros.
Discovery and his negotiations for a new media rights deal.