Published: Aug 21, 2024 by SP3 | Last Updated: Aug 21, 2024 by SP3
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AEW/NBA
AEW CEO and President Tony Khan says he “would love to” welcome NBA legend Charles Barkley to All Elite Wrestling.
NBA legend Charles Barkley is a known pro wrestling fan and had a highly successful run as one of the co-hosts of “Inside The NBA.” However, TNT Sports will lose their NBA media rights to Amazon after the 2025 season.
Barkley signed a 10-year contract with the network in 2022, and has expressed his interest to remain with TNT for the rest of the deal.
Speaking on The Dan Le Batard Show, AEW President Tony Khan was asked about Charles Barkley working with AEW with his Turner Sports future in question. He answered:
“I don’t know. Charles Barkley is a wrestling fan, I think. We presented the Inside The NBA team with AEW Championship belts. He was great and very gracious.”
“We’ve worked with Shaq and Shaq is one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever met or worked with in my entire life. I know that Shaq has been great to AEW.”
“I don’t know what the future of the NBA holds, but Charles Barkley, as far as being one of the top hosts in all of sports and being one of the most entertaining people in all of television, I think he adds to any sport he’s involved in.”
“If he wanted to come to AEW, we would love that. Absolutely, I would encourage that and support that,”
The Young Bucks previously gifted the “Inside The NBA” team with AEW Titles and AEW sneaker accessories.
It remains to be seen if All Elite Wrestling will be doing work with Charles Barkley at the time of this writing.
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