#4 The Khans are behind the promotion
The Khans, Shad and Tony, recently released a statement to confirm their roles within the promotion. Shad Khan is lead investor, supporter and backer, promising something "new and authentic" in his statement.
Shad Khan also confirmed that his son, Tony, will take on the leadership role, but not exclusively - also remaining in his current roles with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Premier League football team Fulham.
As important, I am the father – the proud father – of Tony Khan, who will serve in a leadership role at AEW during the 2019 launch and in the years ahead. Tony will assemble a great team to take AEW over the top, for the benefit of everyone who loves the wrestling industry, while continuing to serve in his current capacities with the Jaguars and Fulham.
So, who is Tony Khan? Well, we know about his involvement with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Premier League football team Fulham, but his statement may endear him to the wrestling community.
Wrestling fans are a community unlike most others. I’ve been a part of this community since I was seven years old, and I can tell you that wresting fans see the world every day through a special lens. We see wrestling in Hollywood films and TV shows, we see elements of wrestling in the presentation of sports and in the marketing of grandiose star athletes, and we certainly see wrestling in politics.
Tony Khan states that the objective of AEW is to "connect our community closer than ever before through All Elite Wrestling" after "a new family has formed, bonded by love and respect for wresting but armed with a vision and resources that have never before been available to the wrestling community."
AEW will launch with a roster of the top wrestlers in the world. While they’ll clash in what will be some of the most intense and fast-paced contests ever sanctioned in the squared circle, they’ll also share a common goal: to make this the true golden age, to make this the greatest time ever to be a wrestling fan. Likewise, as a business, by treating our wrestlers with respect and warmth, we also seek to make this the golden age for the performers themselves.
Tony Khan's message to the wrestling community?
I urge everyone who believes in what we’re doing, or wants to believe in dreams coming true, to support AEW by spreading the word and passing the wrestling bug onto someone else.
My message:
Get in on the ground floor with AEW today and help lead our movement to grow the wrestling community and ensure that the voices of the wrestling fans, their creative minds and their remarkable ideas, will always be heard.