Nick Khan signs new deal to remain WWE president
Nick Khan signed a new deal on Monday that will keep him in the WWE president role through the end of the decade.
The news was revealed as part of TKO’s quarterly financial reports, filed with the SEC on Wednesday.
As part of the reports, Khan’s new contract was included in full with his new yearly base salary of $2 million per year through the end of this year and then up to $3 million per year starting in January 2027 through the end of 2030.
He also is eligible for annual bonuses of 150% of his base salary for 2026 and then 200% of his base salary in 2027 through 2030. He also got a “signing equity award” of $11 million in restricted stock that vests over four years and a one-time “special performance incentive” of $5,000,000.
For 2025, Khan earned $24.3 million for 2025 based on $2 million of base salary, $11 million in stock awards and more than $10 million in bonuses.
Khan has been in WWE since August 2020, leaving CAA to report to Vince McMahon as president and chief revenue officer of WWE.
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.