How many wrestling promotions does AEW CEO Tony Khan own?

Tony Khan is one of the biggest names in professional wrestling

Tony Khan is an American businessman, promoter and sports executive. He is the son of Shahid Khan, who is also a big business owner. Khan’s father owns the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham in the Premier League. Tony was involved in both of his father’s organizations as the executive and also worked as the chief football strategy officer of Fulham.

Although being involved in American football and Association Football, Tony Khan is a major name in the professional wrestling industry and is one of the top promoters in the world. Here we take a look at how many wrestling promotions Tony Khan owns. 

Tony Khan’s wrestling promotions

Tony Khan owns two wrestling promotions as of June 2024, where he is the co-owner of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2019 and is the sole owner of Ring of Honor (ROH) since 2022.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW)

In November 2018, Nick Khan filed a number of trademarks for a new professional wrestling venture in Jacksonville, Florida and later named it ‘All Elite Wrestling’. Tony Khan and his father Shahid Khan are the major investors for the AEW promotion.

In January 2019, Khan with Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega as AEW Co-Executive Vice Presidents officially established the All Elite Wrestling Promotion with Jacksonville, Florida as the Headquarters. Tony has been the Founder, Co-owner, president and CEO of All Elite Wrestling since then, owning a major share in the company.

The promotion is now the second-largest professional wrestling promotion in the world in terms of annual revenue. Khan after establishing AEW, was awarded as the Promoter of the Year for four consecutive years from 2019 to 2022 and as the Best Booker for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022.

Ring of Honor (ROH)

In March 2022, Tony Khan announced on AEW Dynamite, that he had acquired Ring of Honor promotion from Sinclair Broadcast Group including its brand assets, intellectual properties and video library. Tony Khan then announced that he didn’t want to merge it into AEW and instead wished to run it as a separate sister company of AEW. He also pitched plans to make ROH a development brand for AEW. He has been serving as the President of the promotion since then.

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