Ric Flair Says Tony Khan May Be The Greatest Promoter ‘Of All Time’

Ric Flair is very grateful to Tony Khan for keeping him on, and says he may be the greatest promoter of all time. Flair has been under contract with AEW since 2023 but hasn’t made an appearance for the company since AEW Revolution 2024.

Flair took time to praise Khan in a recent interview with NewsNation, noting that he believes Khan “takes care” of him as a matter of respect. You can see the highlights below:

On Khan:

“He’s a nice guy, he’s generous. I work for him, and I don’t do anything. I think he takes care of me out of respect for me. He grew up on me. He’s just a wonderful guy. It’s not that the guys at the WWE — I just think they’re all kind of hanging onto their job, because you never know. [WWE has] fired so many people that were an intricate part of my career when I was there. I don’t understand the rhyme or reason for it. Some of the people — the guys that did my documentary on Peacock, two of the guys that did it have been fired.”

On Nick Khan and WWE:

“I think Nick Khan is pretty much the boss over there, but at the same time, I don’t know how much power Nick Khan has. He used to be the man. But, you know, Hunter is the booker now, or the head of creative they call it.”

On Who Makes Final Decisions In Wrestling Companies:

“It’s internal. I don’t know who makes the final decision. With Tony Khan, who runs AEW, who is really one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever known, Tony has a group of people, which I’m sure they do at WWE, that he circles up with. And Tony does it right there. Tony Khan may be the greatest promoter of all time… I’m saying in wrestling. He may not be as smart as Vince McMahon, but only through, you know, years and years. Because Vince was really smart and very clever. But Tony’s a great guy, generous to a fault.”