Ariel Helwani meets Nick Khan | WWE releases, the future of NXT, and his role in the company
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- WWE resident and Chief Revenue Officer Nick Khan joined Ariel Helwani the night before #SummerSlam to talk shop. A man making a lot of headlines in the industry, he speaks about the recent wave of releases, rebranding #WWENXT, and if the company is up for sale. An extremely rare interview.
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He definitely knows all the right answers to say. No wonder Vince loves this guy.
A career talker who knew all the right answers to say in his interview with Vince
Douchebag yes man
All the right answers, but he's gotten sloppy in his delivery. It's painfully obvious how disingenuous he is.
Very much a politician in his response to all the questions, this interview wasn't enlightening at all....
@@thejanglezclan I think any WWE fan could see through the BS, but outsiders would easily be duped which is what they want lol
"We don't live in the past"
So about that Goldberg title match I just watched
Goldberg shows up ONCE every 8-12 months…62 Year old sting old fat Jericho shows up every single week.
@@Moneywise724 Wrestling once every 10 months , dude thats bad . It showed why he did a lot botched on his moves. And Once he cameback to get title shot 😂😂 Sting didnt get title shot when he debut or comeback to wrestle and jericho still do SOME cool moves 😂
It was about Goldberg's son lmao
@@Kendrick5150 Fatass Jericho and Senior Citizen Sting are embarrassing.
That’s not the point he was making🤦🏾 y’all just pick out a quote and don’t actually listen to what he was saying
Business man with good business man answers. He's prints money for them thats all. I think having an interview with the creative team is what we need.
He's evil
@@ericb9252 welcome to the world of global corporate presidents and ceos and chairman's.
@@ericb9252 choices have to be made ,one day AEW will start cutting talent
@@Mike-pz9xy And the KKK are anti establishment
@@lilachie Nope. No excuse for cutting all that talent
Vince Mcmahon’s accomplishments:
-Creating the biggest weekly wrestling shows ever:Raw and Smackdown
-Putting his shows on the biggest Networks
NBC (USA Network)
FOX
CBS (TNN/Spike TV,UPN,The CW)
-Creating the WWE Network
-Creating Wrestlemania
-Buying all the Terrotries
-The Attitude Era
-Bought WCW/ECW
-Ruthless Agression Era
-Brand Split
-Creating a huge list of Mainstream Superstars
-The Best at creating Spectacles
-Hulkamania
-WWE holds the attendance records at many Stadiums like Skydome Stadium
Ford Field,Superdome,Orlando Stadium,Saefco Field,State Farm Stadium,Levi’s stadium
-1 Billion Dollars Peacock Deal
-Going Public in 1999
This aged well
@@RowanScholtanus how didn’t age well,he literally is still the one who accomplished all of that
@@andraw2020100sorry my friend but if the allegations are true, then all those accomplishments mean nothing
@@user-zi7vv4nc1p he is dtill the one who achieved those things
No one else
And those allegations are fake
This was an exhibition on how to answer every question correctly. Flawless.
AEW legit must love this man.
AEW and the higher ups in WWE offices must adore this man..
@@KingRioT1 True but only one company is going to benefit long term from him lol.
Well WWE is better than AEW so 🤔
The answer of Bianca's burial, NXT burial, eminent Big E burial is just in one video!
@@samleemasters2k971 not better but bigger atm
Nick says “I worked at WrestleMania IX” immediately my brain goes ‘ohhhhh that explains it’🤣
He worked at one of the worst ppvs of all time as an Usher 😂😂😂😂
Aew love Nick khan and Vince McMahon why aew love both because only reason they give top superstar and legends😂😂😂😂😂😂😅
@@Eternal_OntheShell IX was better than every ppv post 2010
@@crashpal hahahahaha
@@crashpal post 2010? I mean Fatal 4 Way is a questionable PPV lol.
"We don't look to the past."
Which is why Goldberg and Cena were in their respective title matches and Lesnar was brought back as Roman's next challenger.
+ Edge with The Brood entrance
Y’all only listen in quotes ? Why should they be focusing on wrestlers they released already ?
If they move the needle they get chances. I don't enjoy watching Goldberg in 2021, but the revenue and TV ratings say people do.
Ya not like aew at least they use Chris Jericho Matt Hardy Cody and Dustin Rhodes The Big Show Mark Henry Shawn Spears CM Punk come to think of it aew reminds me of impact 2.0 with all the former WWE stars
I mean, CM punk is 40+ and he's a "past wrestler" so...
He worked as an usher to get into Wrestlemania because he had no money. And now he is their top executives. Like, wow.
True rags to riches story..that was amazing in what he accomplished 🔥
Answers the questions like a Politician. No one got anything out of this interview really. Nothing groundbreaking. He knows what he's doing.
That’s why top corporate execs don’t really do sit down interviews. Can’t say anything that could upset shareholders, or accidentally say anything that a competitor could take advantage of
Exactly. Btw he enjoys fake modesty
corporate trained
People seem to never grasp or have real expectations as to what kind of answers an executive can even provide. The reason interviews with executives are usually rare is because they can’t really say anything that people expect to hear them say. They have to be careful about whatever they do say in their position and answering that way is always going to make people upset because it comes off as disingenuous because they can’t give the answers that people wish they could. But with that in mind people should have those real expectations before they tune into such an interview and understand they’re not going to get some salacious dirt they’re hoping to hear.
Who’s here after vince retirement
I have to be honest. He comes off extremely likeable and personable in this interview
I’m surprised that at the end of the interview that Nick did not say “Oh,by the way,so and so wrestlers are being released.I wish them well in their future endeavours!”.
After watching this interview, there's no other way to put it...Nick Khan is just an awesome guy and WWE certainly has the right man for the job.
“we live in the present and the future we don’t live in the past” literally goldberg is in a title picture in 2021
Did he win yes or no?
@@aaronherrera8892 Yes
Y2J in the title picture
@@aaronherrera8892
Goldberg will win at the next Crown Jewel show next month lmao
@@sp5ism He is not
As a 20 year WWE fan, and as someone who has been confused about their recent actions, this interview made lots of sense and explains things. Whether people want to criticize his answers or whatever, I found him having a goal and looking to get better.
true
I agree and im a long time wwe fan and confused about recent events
@@kenmrgentleman Forget this shitshow of a company! They are mocking the wrestling business to please one man's sick sense of humor, lust for blondes, burying wrestling talents for old timers, money hungry brutes with creative control, steroid freak nobodies, Vince can thank the terrorists and covid for his record breaking profits!
Idiotic approach by this guy. Killing wrestling business.
aged like milk@@Kenny42078
So this is Vince’s Darth Maul 🧐🧐🧐
Nope. Vince is Palpatine and Khan is Darth Vader.
CM punk is Luke skywalker
Triple H is Dooku
Who’s Jarjar binks?
@@RKO1988 Bruce Prichard 💯💯
"If something desastruous happens, I'll take the blame"
Right after, talking about the cuts :
"We're a group of people [...] Ultimately Vince takes the final decision"
Exactly he's a coward now that we see the man behind the "budget cuts" and ridiculous statements he certainly doesn't keep the same energy.
"People wanna see a local product"
Company proceeds to bury every wrestler in their hometowns.
Mustafa losing at home lol
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Smort
That's not what Bruce Prichard had to say, which is odd.
In a Business World, It means Something.
Interesting for WWE to have interviews of this kind.
"we live in the present. We live in the future. We don't live in the past"
Also: Goldberg just had a match at SummerSlam, had one against Bray Wyatt a few years ago, had one with Undertaker a few years ago, and there was a match a few years ago with HBK and HHH vs Undertaker and Kane
He isn't living in Goldberg's past too😅 just knows Bill's a cash grab
Let me know when Johnny Gargano sell out WrestleMania & Goldberg should never come to WWE again.
In so many words, we’re gonna sign a bunch of random people and leave the ones that have dedicated their lives to this craft. Ok bet
He’s too good at answering any question that he should be the spokesman for WWE.
9:00 After he mentions Vince Mcmahone, Bruce Prichard is the first person he names - ahead of Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon. That sure says alot.
Helwani with them dunks though 🧐
Things he said and how he represents the company came across very differently to Vince and the traditional WWE mindset
"We live in the present, we live in the future. We don't live in the past". Did this man watch the two heavyweight title matches?
Every company uses stars from the past.
@@Cboz1978 UFC RARLELY DO
@@thomsjordan8081 UFC fighters fight once a quarter
@@Cboz1978 Rather than build new stars for "their future" they kept using old talents like Goldberg , Brock Lesnar and Edge . Its more like "they live in the past and present" i am afraid when roman quit there no one else can take his place to be face of company.
He's implying that the talent they released weren't apart of there plans moving forward, which is ok it happens in sports and tv. they will do better elsewhere.
Nick Khan needs to consider moving RAW to NBC Network,The Voice which is their biggest show will only be on NBC for 13 weeks in a year now,only one season per year not 2 seasons,there aren’t any big shows replacing it on monday so they should put RAW on NBC and those 13 weeks back to USA network like FOX does with FS1
Kudos to the interviewer this is definitely one of the best interview I have seen recently.
Ariel is great
Ariel is one of the best non UK interviewers
Ariel is amazing. Asking the right questions. Great interview!
There wasn't a single wrong answer in this interview. I believe he would have a good explanation even if wwe fires Roman and Cena.
It's not like Cena works there anymore anyway.
That's his job that's what a conman is supposed to do make bad things sound good
"I think both shows are great right now" I don't need the see more 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Personaly i'm living in the golden era of the WWF. I buy 80s and 90s merchandise and i watch shows from 1985 to 90s all the time.
The fact this guy was a lawyer, and an agent, makes me feel icky
Man, HHH invites him and his wife to his 50th B-Day party... Only to be overtaken to be next in line to run WWE... How messed up is that!
Triple h and stephanie didnt want it
Wow Ariel Helwani good job obtaining this interview with Nick Khan... Great job ...
Vince was right to hire this guy. He dropped dead weight, brokered the billion dollar fox deal and has made the wwe the most profits it has ever seen.
This guy is an extremely good speaker. The Khan guy I mean.
@Steven D'Angelo because of releasing jobbers and making billion dollar deals for wwe?
@@khesipresents1885 Bray Wyatt was never a jobber. One of the most interesting Characters, top merchandise seller, Three time WWE Champion. Any reason to fire him and still keep workers like Eva Marie?
When he says that the recent releases couldn't move the needle currently or in the future in their opinion he is counting a bray wyatt (windham) and an adam scheer (braun strowman). Remember this.
It makes sense for them.
and they are right
Lol Bray Wyatt is overrated
Bray never improved ratings nor did Braun, one moved merch but that’s about it
@@ThaTruth223 it seems pretty clear to me that WWE stopped caring about ratings the moment the network dropped. Had they started they wouldn’t have bothered putting what’s consistently the shitties wrestling show on a weekly basis with RAW.
How is firing someone that is over like Bray going to improve ratings? If they cared about ratings they wouldn’t have Goldberg come out only a few times a year if he was such a needle pusher.
Well, he's very good at corporate-speak. That's for sure. And for that reason, I believe he's bullshitting his way through this whole interview.
"I dislike WWE and therefore I will make a leaping judgement on this man because I am a stupid smark"
His job is in the revenue side, not creative. I wouldn't expect him to fidget with the light and sound systems either, that's not his job. The guy seems super focused, which must be why they hired him.
@@realtalk6195 Finally, a person with a shroud of maturity.
Real Talk exactly. Smarks don’t understand business and financials, they only care about how many flips a human being can perform.
Jim Gold your precious AEW will be 6ft under as well by the time that happens.
Weird the 2 biggest Wrestling companies in the U.S. have a Khan prominent in them.
Saturday nights for PPV going forward is a massive plus hope this does happen permanently :)
He should be a heel character on TV
He will be soon
The biggest heel in the business
Grow up kiddo.
@@rodycaz8984 - kiddo
@@rodycaz8984 kiddo
@@rodycaz8984 kiddo
@@rodycaz8984 -kiddo
Man this interview was much needed
Every company looks at the competition, that's why WWE has a 90 day no compete clause for their released talent.
@Fraser AEW isn't even close to Smackdown and Raw's ratings and profits. Why would they acknowledge such an inferior product?
@@pulsegamin4790 exactly
Nick Khan > Tony Khan
Good interview 👍
First time I see him being interviewed! So this is the right-hand man of Vince McMahon.
The man who is single handedly destroying wwe with those releases
What? This guy is just another Vince stooge. Vince has the final call on everything. Nick Khan is just another fall guy. He also has little control over creative which is why WWE is truly bad right now.
@@skepticsphere5930 Shut the hell up about Vince Russo already!
@@skepticsphere5930 actually this guy nick khan
Who aside from Bray and maybe Braun was gonna make them $ all khan did was remove the dead weight
He is the man saving WWE by firing those idiots on NXT and main roster Deadwood.
If WWE is the Bolshevik party and Vince McMahon is Lenin, then Nick Khan is Stalin while Triple H is Trotsky. Like Stalin, Nick Khan is just a guy who works quietly behind the scenes who suddenly got a powerful position since he played his cards right. Meanwhile Triple H is like Trotsky who has a prominent position and thought to be the heir apparent but got shafted because of Nick Khan's rise in power.
Dude this comment just blew up my mind, excellent comparison.
I like the fact that this interview was made, I mean nobody should ever be forced to do interviews but I think its good that Nick Khan decided to do so because the image that some people on the net were trying to paint about him was the image of a devil. He came across quite professional I think, partially because of Ariel's questions. Not everybody in the mma world likes Ariel, also because he always asks the hard questions.
I got that from Ariel. He asks the hard questions in a respectful manner, some interviewers try to make the interviewee look bad, personally I don’t think Khan’s a bad man and I don’t know if he’s a good guy but something I know for sure is that he’s a great businessman
Well, he is the devil
I don't understand the hate for some people on the dirtsheets either dude. This is the very first interview I've EVER seen of Nick. From a first impression standpoint, I really like this dude
Triple H disliked this.
Including the NXT roster
im confused what Nick Khan said is quite different with what happened in WWE nowadays
I dont know who this man is, but i do now. What a great interview. Thanks Ariel and BT Sport.
This man is secretly saving WWE
Nick mostly starts his sentence with the word "Listen"
He voiced Navi from Ocarina of time
The real Head of the Table. Acknowledge him!
Really good interview 💯
Bringing back old guys only because they draw numbers and not developing a single young talent will definitely hurt this company .
Dude they literally show up only once or twice a year. Professional wrestling isn’t drawing in younger audience and even new talent just lacks the charisma of old ones. Let’s be real. I haven’t felt a single Lucha close to Rey mysterio. I used to watch full time 10 years ago but I don’t even watch highlights they post on their channel. Shawn Michaels was my favourite and I’m yet to find anyone that comes close to him
@@hammadqadeer8174 that's your opinion
@@hammadqadeer8174 exactly
Not a single young talent? Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Sasha Banks etc aren't young talents? Ok
@@YoosufMuneer there not treated as a big deal except Roman reigns
Incredible interview BT Sport and WWE, always love hearing about from behind the scenes WWE executives :)
He’s got that perfect Persian diplomacy
Amazing interview. Maybe the most important one this year.
yes
He's an MMA interviewer.
“We live in the present and the future…we don’t live in the past” is a hilarious quote being that they need to bring Goldberg and past stars back to “move the needle” this company is dead and I may never support them again. I heard AEW is great!
His answers to these questions sound a lot like how hunter would answer them lol
A fascinating insight into Nick Khan, his style and business ideas.
Great interview
This guy is killing the business single handedly
Think everyone will start appreciating this guy more now that Vince is gone, big reason for some of the things wwe are able to do
This comment didn’t age well haha
Ariel is such a good conversationalist. Didn’t know who this guy even was but listened to this whole thing
I thought he said he was good friends with Khan
Edit: never mind
A year later, he's CEO. Goshhh..
As he basically says Bray Wyatt wasn't a needle mover. Woooooow.
wild...smh
I never want anyone to lose their job but man I hope Tony khan gets at least this guy out of WWE
Interesting that he's saying "people want a localised product", but on the flip side Prichard puts no stock in this thinking.
People talking about Bray Wyatt release when they were complaining that after Crown Jewel The Fiend was “buried”. Over analyzing everything and jumping into conclusion so they can “miss” him now that he’s gone. Hypocrites.
Yup, he’s the ultimate yes man and the reason why WWE is beginning to fail. Not now, monetarily, but creatively and the money will follow the product down in time. It’ll be on his hands. This is Jim Herd 2021.
great interview Ariel.
16:40 meanwhile there's literal video proof that NXT is watching AEW during live events lol
He is talking about Management, not talent..
..Ofcourse wrestlers watch other wrestling shows, not a big deal.. ⚡⚡
@@shubhamkapila1 There is literally a video on CZcams that shows the production team on NXT watching Dynamite when they went head to head.
@@sentinel6451 oh ok..
An AEW is doing the same thing.
From a Lawyer to an Agent to the President and CEO of WWE, interesting.
We need Tony khan next then shao khan 😂
Raiden vs Shang Tsung in a Three Stages of Hell match for the Earthrealm Championship
@@ermonski 😂book it
Hats off to another First Generation American doing big things!
They don't live in the past yet they feature people 20 years after their prime at the expense of their current talent
Video Title ; Ariel Helwani meets Nick Khan
Ariel: We worked together for 6 years
LOL
Didn't expect this, but damn, Nick Khan is gold
Some of these comments have aged so poorly. Nick Khan is the better Khan. Legendary businessman.
This guy answers so perfectly
Tony Khan said Only be a one Khan and he is Tony Khan
Agha khan
Salman Khan
Genghis Khan
Nick>>>>>>>>>>Tony
lol 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
tony khan >>>>>> this clown
@@jackthehover299 Yet Nick makes more money.
@@thunderstorm3969 Nick has a net worth of 1.4 million Tony has a net worth of 7 billion so yeah your comment is wrong
@@Ben-yh7dl net worth isnt real dont trust it. Why do celebrities networks say they make a certain amount and its revealed by them they make more or less?
@@Ben-yh7dl Thats the networth of Shahid khan not Tony khan
I can't see the slightest trace of passion in his eyes. He is an ice cold businessman with no devotion to his product.
He's the complete opposite of Tony Khan.
So, who is more likely to be able to retain fans and wrestlers in the long run?
Laughable 😂😂
14:32 mention that those "Vince Mcmahon" shirts cost $99 each
He's trolling the IWC... I love him.
Very respectful
I’m here to watch the most triggering interview for WWE fans😂
This guy is a bussinesman, he has no love for professional wrestling.
Plot Twist: Nick Khan is actually Tony Khan's secret uncle and he is infiltrating WWE to make them go out of business.
I want to see Nick Khan in WWE 2K22 so I can beat this guy in the video game with multiple different characters
Well trained, I suppose. Everything he says is by the book. Obviously some half truths here and there like saying the WWE doesn't pay attention to the competition and never has...They always have and still do. Hell, there's video proof of the producers watching AEW at an NXT event.
But he works for WWE so I suppose a lie or two is to be expected.
Sounds like he's the perfect stooge to maintain their current trajectory. The quality of the product itself will likely see no improvement. He's not that guy.
He also incites some red flags to me as it pertains to his philosophy on acquiring talent. There's not a single thing wrong with pursuing talent outside of wrestling and then building them into WWE superstars. Some of the biggest stars have come from precisely that.
They do, however, seem almost entirely dismissive now of Independent wrestling. They were for a while, then sort of opened the door quite a bit to it but still never invested in anyone who came from that system the way they should have, and now they're back to shutting that door again.
WWE is just going to do what WWE does and maybe it works for some. Hasn't worked for me in a long time. I guess I'm just grateful now to have passionate pro wrestling back in my life on Wednesdays at 8. Good, succinct interview. But I'll stick with the other Khan.
Sending love from Iran 🇮🇷❤️
Where’s the interview with Riddle?
Solomonster brought me here