He is the son of businessman Shahid Khan, who is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Premier League club Fulham.[2] He holds executive roles at both organizations: with the Jaguars, he is chief football strategy officer and with Fulham, he is the vice-chairman and director of football operations. Other business ventures that Khan is involved in include TruMedia Networks, Activist Artists Management and Ring of Honor (ROH).
Khan joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in July 2012,[5] following his father's purchase of the team, and currently serves as Senior President of Football and Analytics.[6][7]
On February 22, 2017, Khan was named as vice-chairman and director of football operations of Fulham.[10] He oversees the identification, evaluation, recruitment, general maintenance and signing of players for Fulham.[2][11] Khan assumed these responsibilities following a period of advising the football operations at the club, particularly in the areas of analytics and research. Although Khan was not able to have an immediate effect (as it was after the January transfer window), Fulham only lost twice[12] and went on a run that saw them finish the season in sixth place,[13] where they were defeated in the play-off semi-final to Reading.[14]
Khan's first full season as vice-chairman, saw the breakout of youth product Ryan Sessegnon as well as the mid-season loan signing of Aleksandar Mitrović amongst the goals, as Fulham earned promotion to the Premier League by defeating Aston Villa in the play-off final, of which he was present.[15] In the 2018–19 season, Fulham brought in a number of expensive signings, headlined by the permanent signing of Mitrović from Newcastle United and Jean Michaël Seri from Nice.[16][17] By January 2019, Fulham were stuck in the relegation zone, despite having sacked Slaviša Jokanović and replacing him with Claudio Ranieri.[18] Around this time, Khan was criticised for telling a supporter of the club to "go to hell", although he claimed that this person had previously hounded him before.[19] After Ranieri's departure,[20]BBC Radio 5 Live pundits Ian Wright and Chris Sutton questioned Khan's capability in the job, with Wright even suggesting that Shahid Khan should sack his son.[21] Fulham ended the season in 19th place, resulting in the second relegation under Shahid Khan's ownership.[22]
In the 2019–20 season, caretaker manager Scott Parker was named manager on a permanent basis,[23] with the summer transfers consisting mostly of loan signings.[24] Fulham would end the season – which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic – in 4th place, once again earning promotion to the Premier League by defeating Brentford in the play-off final.[25] Unable to appear at the final, Khan made a FaceTime call to congratulate Fulham's players.[26] In the 2020–21 season, Fulham brought in a mix of loan and permanent signings, including Terence Kongolo and Harrison Reed who played for the club on loan the previous season.[27][28] In September 2020, Khan was called a "clown" by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher for tweeting critical comments of Fulham players, and described the transfer history of Khan as "a right mess".[29][30] Khan's comments angered Parker,[31] who described the situation as "the world we live in".[32] Fulham ended the season in 18th place, resulting in another relegation.[33] In the 2021–22 season, Marco Silva succeeded Parker as manager,[34] leading to Fulham topping the Championship.[35] Mitrović scored 43 goals, easily breaking the record set by Ivan Toney (in 2020–21),[36] as well as the record set by Guy Whittingham for the most scored in a 46-game season.[35] In an interview with The Athletic, Khan stated that he had convinced Mitrović to stay, despite interest from Dynamo Moscow and following a season in which he only scored three goals.[26] He was also optimistic that this would be the season that Fulham would no longer be perceived as a "yo-yo club".[26]
Tony Khan speaking at an AEW show in December 2021
Professional wrestling
All Elite Wrestling
In late 2018, Khan, who is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling,[37][38][39] filed for several trademarks for a new venture that was shortly thereafter confirmed to be a new professional wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[40] Khan and his father, Shahid Khan, are the promotion's lead investors.[41][42] 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, CEO, General Manager, Executive Producer and Head of creative of the promotion of AEW.[43]
On May 1, 2020, Khan talked about the creative process in AEW and how he grants creative freedom to the AEW talent wrestlers on the roster. At the same time, he does not want to write dialogue that is not believable for a specific wrestler, saying 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, saying: "I can't speak for Darby Allin, nobody can but Darby."[44] Khan has also stated: "I'm deep in the weeds. I write shows, lay out 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."[45] The Executive Vice Presidents of AEW, The Young Bucks, have clarified that Khan has the final say on AEW creative and booking,[46] and that even though the other Executive Vice Presidents of AEW, Kenny Omega, Young Bucks themselves, and Cody Rhodes have had much 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.[47]
In June 2021, Khan made another statement on the AEW business perspective, saying: "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."[48][49]
On September 3, 2021, during an AEW media call, Khan further clarified that "not one person on the roster has creative control".[50] 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."[50] Khan then added: "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."[51] In March 2023, Khan further clarified “What’s great about AEW is you hear the wrestlers speaking in their own words and I’m not trying to force the words into their mouths” and “I don’t write word for word scripts for anybody and we have the best talkers in pro wrestling”.[52]
On September 4, 2022, Khan made another statement on the AEW business perspective, where he stated “This is the first time there have been two wrestling companies that have the ability to be the number one show that night on cable and two wrestling companies that are grossing the kind of money…I’m not grossing a billion dollars, but I’m going to gross over $100 million this year. That’s pretty unprecedented and it’s been over 20 years since anybody is doing that. To me, success is sustaining it” and “I have seen that the most successful way to run a wrestling promotion is to manage everything from the top down and not let people screw you. If you turn your back in this business, people will screw you at every turn, I’ve learned— not just the people that work for you, but anyone from the outside— if you show weakness”. [53]
While generally not an active participant in company storylines, he occasionally appears on the company's television programs in order to provide announcements regarding its upcoming events and other legitimate matters,[54] and is considered within kayfabe to be the organization's ultimate authority figure (through announcements supposedly relayed by him to their broadcast announce teams).[55] On the April 24, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Khan was involved into a storyline where he was attacked by The Elite (The Young Bucks, Kazuchika Okada, and Jack Perry),[56] the effects of which he continued to sell at the NFL draft a day later.[57]
Ring of Honor
On the March 2, 2022, episode of AEW Dynamite, Khan announced that he had acquired professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) from Sinclair Broadcast Group.[58] The acquisition includes ROH assets such as the promotion's video library, brand assets, intellectual property, production equipment and more.[59] Khan also announced that he intends to make the ROH library available to the public in its entirety.[58] 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.[60] On March 6, 2022, Khan revealed 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.[61]
Reception
"There's no argument Khan and AEW changed the culture of pro wrestling over the last few years."
In December 2021, Khan came under fire for comments responding to released wrestler Big Swole's allegations of deficits in structure, as well as lack of diversity; in response, Khan stated that he "let Swole's contract expire as [he] felt her wrestling wasn't good enough."[71]
Although former wrestling promoter Eric Bischoff praised Khan's "passion" for the professional wrestling industry in 2020,[72] he was later described by Solowrestling.com as being one of Khan's biggest detractors as he urged Khan to step away from making creative decisions in 2023.[73]Dave Scherer has also been highly critical of Khan's management style, describing him as "one of the worst bookers and promoters of all time",[74] and writing: "[Khan] is seen as the nice guy who some of the talent takes complete advantage of."[75] His decision to fire CM Punk after a backstage altercation at All In in 2023 garnered both praise and criticism from various outlets.[76][77][78][79]
Other business ventures
Khan is the owner and chairman of TruMedia Networks,[80][81] a Boston-based engineering firm specializing in analytics for 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 National Football League, Zebra Technologies, and over 60 percent of all Major League Baseball clubs.[82][83]
Along with TruMedia Networks, Khan and his family helped fund Activist Artists Management, a talent management and advisory firm founded in 2018.[84] 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.[85]
^Lambert, Jeremy (December 26, 2020). "Jim Ross Praises Tony Khan For His Work Ethic And Enthusiasm, Compares AEW To The AFL". Fightful. Retrieved August 14, 2021. The rotor in the water is Tony Khan. He's the hardest working, most enthusiastic, educated wrestling fan I've ever encountered. His passion alone is one of the things that makes it fun to go to work because I've never worked for anybody quite like him. He is demonstratively enthusiastic. It's infectious.
^Rivera, Joe (April 27, 2020). "'People are gonna think you're a b—': AEW's Dr. Britt Baker talks critics, championships and flossing". Sporting News. Retrieved August 14, 2021. 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.
^Lovell, Blake (December 20, 2020). "Matt Hardy Discusses Similarities & Differences Between Vince McMahon & Tony Khan". 411Mania.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Tony Khan is so accessible. If you need to address Tony Khan, then you can speak to him, where at WWE it's quite the opposite with Vince. Vince is very hard to be able to speak with. And Tony, I just feel like Tony has the current mindset of the wrestling fan in 2021...he also really respects the AEW wrestling fans, and he does everything he can to not insult their intelligence.
^Harris, Jeffrey (May 20, 2022). "Adam Cole on Differences in Creative for AEW & WWE NXT, Praises Tony Khan's Passion". 411Mania.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021. His passion for pro wrestling is so contagious, that you can't help but get excited. Whether it be getting ready to do something or just ping-ponging ideas back and forth, he's very open to a bunch of different ideas, and at the end of the day, he's someone that loves pro wrestling with his entire heart and soul. And if you love wrestling that much, me and you are going to get along really, really well.
^Lambert, Jeremy (July 19, 2020). "Eric Bischoff on If He Has More Respect For Tony Khan After They Spoke, The Possibility Of Working For AEW". Fightful. Retrieved August 14, 2021. ...a 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.
^Meltzer, Dave (September 3, 2023). "Daily Update: Tony Khan, All Out, Alex Hammerstone". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 4, 2023. I will give him a lot of credit for this because regardless of arguments about how the situation was handled for the past 18 months, he easily could have just let it ride this weekend since everyone knew Punk was suspended and waited until after the PPV show to announce the firing, and just did the short taped prepared statement for television.
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