Ric Flair Drops Bold Take: Tony Khan Buying WWE 'Wouldn't Surprise' Him

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 04: Ric Flair attends the 2023 Music City Walk of Fame Induction ceremony at Music City Walk of Fame on October 04, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

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HIGHLIGHTS

• A WWE Hall of Famer just publicly endorsed the head of AEW as a future owner of WWE.
• The AEW boss already made a multi-billion-dollar bid for WWE once before.
• The Khan family's net worth could fund the deal without breaking a sweat.

Ric Flair was a guest on the Ariel Helwani Show on Wednesday and he had a lot to say. Flair dropped a bold take about the future of WWE and AEW's head man ultimately purchasing the promotion. According to Flair, "I wouldn't be surprised, because he has the money to do it, if he doesn't buy WWE one day."

What Did Flair Say About Tony Khan?

Flair didn't just acknowledge Khan's wealth. He had a lot to say about Khan's character. Flair doesn't appear to be thrilled with WWE at the moment and he'll seemingly take any opportunity to shortchange the world's No. 1 wrestling promotion.

He called Tony Khan "one of the greatest people I've ever met in my life" and praised the AEW president for paying talent well and giving opportunities to wrestlers WWE wouldn't sign. Flair also referenced the "$9 billion price on the WWE" as "nothing to Shad Khan," whose estimated net worth sits around $14.9 billion.

Could Tony Khan Actually Buy WWE?

Perhaps. There's always estimated worth floating around about celebrities and wealthy people, but that's not the entire story when it comes to viability for this kind of takeover. WWE is now part of TKO Group Holdings, a publicly traded company, which means any sale would require board approval and shareholder action — not a single conversation between Khan and a willing seller.

Khan did make a real run at WWE in 2023 with a multi-billion-dollar bid before the company landed with Endeavor. He has since said the offer was "reasonable at that price." If TKO ever decided to spin WWE off again, Khan would almost certainly be in the conversation.