Tony Khan stays in character during NFL Draft after getting attacked by The Elite

A startling scenario unfolded in front of the Jacksonville audience when Jack Perry and The Elite destroyed Tony Khan in the most recent AEW Dynamite. This shocking development happened just before the eve of the NFL draft, putting Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan and Chief Football Strategy Officer Tony Khan in the limelight.

Tony Khan’s participation in the 2024 NFL Draft has been called into question after a dramatic assault on AEW Dynamite, in which the Young Bucks delivered a Meltzer Driver to his neck. It was speculated that Khan may attend the Jacksonville Jaguars’ draft while wearing a neck brace or perhaps skip it altogether, owing to his “injuries.” 

However, all theories were put to rest when Tony Khan, the AEW president, showed up to the draft event and stuck to his wrestling plot with a neck brace on. Seeing him in character, NFL Network’s Rich Eisen emphasized, “As Tony Khan becomes the first ever NFL executive in a draft room shaking off the effects of a piledriver he received on national television in a wrestling ring the night before.”

Khan’s strategy drew eyes from both wrestling and NFL circles which demonstrated his mastery of combining plots. His ability to incorporate wrestling drama into NFL events was also hailed even by WWE greats.

WWE legend praises Tony Khan for neck brace

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Brian Thomas Jr. with the 23rd overall selection in today’s NFL draft. Despite all eyes being on the selection procedure, Tony Khan—sitting in the war room with a neck brace—became the big news as a figure of AEW.

Legendary WWE performer Bulley Ray lauded Khan for brilliantly combining wrestling drama with the NFL draft by mentioning his neck injury. He took to Twitter to pen, “Great job TK selling the neck at the draft.”

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