Tony Khan says buying TNA Wrestling ‘could be interesting’ but wouldn’t pay $40 million
AEW head Tony Khan has gone on the record with whether he is interested in buying TNA Wrestling.
During Thursday’s pre-Forbidden Door media call, Khan was asked by Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston about his interest if the promotion was up for sale as was rumored this week.
Khan asked at what price and Thurston threw out $40 million. Khan said, “No” and laughed.
He followed up by noting that TNA has value, but any acquisition would have to be at the right price. He said it’s not a top priority as an acquisition right now and also nothing he’s had serious conversations about. He closed by saying it could be interesting if the purchase price was right, but noted that was also the way with a lot of things in life.
Since founding AEW in 2019, Khan has famously made one acquisition of another promotion, that being Ring of Honor which he continues to operate today with weekly TV on the WatchROH streaming service and quarterly-ish specials.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.