Jim Cornette Reviews WWE CEO Nick Khan's Interview With Bill Simmons

From Episode 277 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@JDotWill]

“And he’s never heard of Toots Mondt, the son of a bitch” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nineteenct]

I imagine Cornette hates the majority of regular people outside of wrestling with similar logic

[@samuraijack0876]

The man basically admitted that Vince only stepped down to let the heat die down. He was always coming back. 😂

[@kristenjones4306]

What’s hilarious to me is that people think he actually left. That man never went anywhere

[@ianmckenzie2363]

Didn't need to admit it it was obvious ppl need to stop believing everything these rumour pages say as fact cause they are just rumours and are making most fans look stupid

[@fanciestofcats7111]

Nick Khan seems like a bad business man to agree to this interview and botch his response that bad. And Simmons sucks as an interviewer.

[@stevenweathers2989]

It’s wrestling and we’re surprised someone didn’t stay retired?

[@omnientertainment5852]

This Nick Khan guy gave more answers than Tony Khan in an interview. Even the questions he didn’t want to answer it gave a reasonable answer.

[@fanciestofcats7111]

Nick Khan just blew Vince for an entire interview. It was pathetic. Man, I hate corporate d-bags like Nick Khan

[@spiritofslumber]

And maybe he shouldn't have answered some, as his bs about Vince's stuff being okay in the past was okay caused controversy.

[@ianmckenzie2363]

@spiritofslumber its probably cause he knows the truth about what's going on and not getting his info from internet dirt sheets sites that have no facts, only rumours

[@brodykossler239]

Tony Khan, on uppers. Nick Khan, on downers😉

[@brianparker5592]

Nick is a professional. Tony is a coked up trust fund kid.

[@darksideon]

It's easy to see why they hired Nick, because he sounds personable yet cold blooded as well. The ether he gave Tony & AEW was very effortless and hilarious.😄

[@tripvic7629]

Corporate wannabes can't stop praising scammers and friendly face liars 🤢🤮

[@TheThomas31]

What goes around come around kama

[@meganzor-el3601]

he also sounds like the the rock in his normal speaking voice.. im just pretending its the rock and not nick... but he really is friends with the rock so thats how vince got that resume

[@MR-tu9dj]

He sounds like John Stewart

[@Treklosopher]

@@MR-tu9dj I concur.

[@PapaCoco1128]

Nick Khan’s voice sounds like a perfect blend of The Rock and Mick Foley. Oddly soothing.

[@troystaunton254]

Until I read your comment I didn’t hear it. But I hear it completely now.

[@chadk890]

That's funny

[@joseortega7815]

If Rock and Sock had a son.

[@griffservo8074]

Making people feel at ease with your voice must be a powerful skill for an agent.

[@OVO-Adolf]

Nah wtf this is so accurate

[@billybatson22]

VERY surprised Jim and Brian didn't play the clip which I thought was the most BRUTAL from Nick Khan when he said about AEW and Tony Khan that "its always easy to run something at a loss." Yikes.

[@theshooterstdt1203]

Exactly. Those are the small things that make me question the authenticity of the show at times…

[@anonymousbo0318]

@@theshooterstdt1203 AEW fanboys like you upset?

[@juliotorres3147]

@@theshooterstdt1203 wut? Explain. Sounds stupid especially because they were running long and cut this short. How in the world did you manifest that fantasy?

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

it's not brutal it's ridiculous AEW is profitable since their first year

[@teecakes]

@@Kr4ShSkeL you must be high. AEW has not made more than 10Million in revenue since they've started 3 years ago, and FORSURE the contracts Tony Khan has signed for people like Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, The Bucks, Bryan Danielson, Ibushi, Osprey, Sting, Big Show, Billy Gunn, MJF, Renee Moxley-Goode, House of Black, Jay Lethal, Samoa Joe, the entire ROH roster/brand etc. etc. etc. and on and on he's paid WAY more than 10M for the talent he never uses that still is getting their contractual pay. The money he gets via ad revenue for TBS and the agreement he has with Turner and Discovery + the live event gates do not = 10M. He is operating at a huge lose, probably dozens of Millions per year. This is common sense.

[@rachorachev8905]

Nick Khan : "I for one, welcome our new/old Vince McMahon Overlord"

[@StrongStyleShooter]

I love how Nick Khan intentionally dismissed and disrespected Tony Khan, a 40 year old, by calling him a kid 😂 funny thing is they’re only 5 or 6 years apart

[@WickedCool23]

The difference between Nick & Tony is night and day. Nick comes across as a media savvy professional, Tony is an awkward, goofy, mark. One guy is playing chess, the other is playing Hungry Hungry Hippos

[@powerboon2k]

The main difference between Nick and Tony is Tony could buy Nicks whole family if he wanted to.

[@flyinglow7218]

@@powerboon2k using his father's money.

[@WickedCool23]

@@powerboon2k i would expect Nick to bamboozle him by stroking his ego, and actually come out ahead on the deal

[@juniorkhomari1850]

@@flyinglow7218 who in the fuck cares?

[@andrelegeant88]

Nick making sure he doesn't jeopardize his golden parachute.

[@troystaunton254]

Golden parachutes tend to plummet.

[@tripvic7629]

@@troystaunton254 that's a metaphor. Try reading a book

[@Matt-cr4vv]

I think his interview was a big insight into why they hired him for his role. The way he handled that convo was effortless but you can also see that he is ruthless. The way he spoke of Tony was fascinating but also what we’ve all known but many didn’t want to hear. Wwe would fear Shad if he was majorly involved but they have never had reason to fear Tony.

[@fanciestofcats7111]

I am sick of interviewers not being prepared. Why did Simmons not have Nick discuss the two board members resigning or hit back at Nick just brushing away sex assault or lying about Vince leaving? Seems like Simmons.built an empire of crap

[@bradleyminoski2020]

Still came off as a tonedeaf ass and that’s all what matters regardless of there feeling are to The Khans.

[@stewartmcrae8007]

yes I imagine Vinces eyes lit up five minutes after meeting this guy your hirrrrrreeeeddddddddd pal

[@WickedCool23]

@@fanciestofcats7111 for the same reason Ariel Helwani didn’t badger Tony, when he basically stonewalled their entire interview. If they want to continue having guests on the show, it’s probably best not to try to ambush them. They likely had set parameters for what would be up for discussion beforehand Did you really expect Nick Khan to trash his boss or the company he works for?

[@fanciestofcats7111]

@@WickedCool23 well, Bill specifically mentioned the two people who resigned and had no follow up when Nick kept rambling and talking about Bill building an empire. What a limp interviewer

[@KC-vx5wo]

They left out the best part "Anyone can run a business at a loss"

[@cingcobra6670]

Vince really did an Order 66, he's a real life Palpatine

[@jhonviel7381]

never broke kayfabe, a consummate professional.

[@hughmorris2078]

Nick is the son Shad wishes he had.

[@sameface]

LMAO!!!!

[@lulu-hm2xp]

Truth

[@The765Das]

c’mon now lol

[@stewartmcrae8007]

Ain't that the truth

[@al5306]

Instead he got a curly haired weirdo.

[@JDotWill]

This isn’t how I expected Nick to sound. He sounds like a more refined Paul Heyman. If Heyman had come up in Hollywood & not wrestling, then he’d be Nick Khan

[@TheTalk23]

Nick Khan is a yes man. But unlike others he is a very articulate, smart man, who has connections. Hence the reason he is around.

[@butch5419]

thats cap. do some research on him and his past.. then do some more research on what he gets if there's ever a sale of the company..

[@kamfisher1714]

He does his job, how is that a yes man?

[@randycrawford1132]

Nick Khan is very scary because he can be nice but still be plotting

[@Rocker3829]

8:26 LMAO the instant laughing from Jim and Brian after "I didn't see it as a force" 🤣🤣🤣

[@raiderlove5923]

Yeah, to me Nick Khan sounds like a real slick used car salesman. He knows what to say and what not to say.

[@MerelyAFan]

Of all the voices I expected for Nick Khan, exactly like Liev Schreiber was not one of them.

[@REVAMPEDWRESTLING2K]

Nick Khan's knees must hurt and be so red from kneeling down in front of Vince McMahon

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Nick Khan is a media-savvy professional, hearing him utterly destroy Tony Khan is glorious. He is cool and collected at all times and gives reasonable answers. Unlike Tony who is a coked-out manchild with a short attention span that doesn't belong in the business.

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

21:32. I'm not so sure we might not see Johnny again 😮‍💨. They were all telling me months ago that Vincent Kennedy McMahon wouldn’t ever return and well he's back running the company that turned on him with hand picked yes men be his side 😒...

[@brandonrhoades905]

The absolute genius of this man is terrifying

[@xavierrhcp13]

Dude is playing 4d chess. Wouldn't be surprised if he said that comment about Vince knowing he would be back on purpose. Maybe his end goal is to be THE guy running WWE.

[@dogmd7]

@@xavierrhcp13 Nah he doesn’t care one bit about wrestling. He wants the money from a big sale. Assuming you mean Khan, otherwise yes VKM wants to control everything in WWE again.

[@xavierrhcp13]

@Nikolai Belinski na Khan loves wrestling. He's literally an old Buddy of Dwayne's from when they were younger.

[@drakochingy9398]

@@HkFinn83didn’t Vince hire him from Disney or am I thinking of someone else

[@jamirimaj6880]

i remember in 2020 when people assumed that Nick Khan would be the "evil, cunning" man who will replace Vince and run WWE... we all underestimated Vince when he has his back on the wall like he did vs WCW and we still made the same mistake that he will lose lol

[@paperbags1]

The absolute disgust at 3:21 classic Cornette

[@troystaunton254]

Hahaha I just heard it and damn, that’s boarder line fury.

[@paperbags1]

“He’s never heard of Toots Mondt the son of a b*tch” hahaha

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Tony Khan is a nice kid confirmed.

[@fanciestofcats7111]

I mean, he is not accused of raping a woman in a limo or paying off paralegals, so that is a nice kid.

[@michaelhoule2134]

Love the Baghdad Bob pic. another one knocked out of the park Travis.

[@AdventusQ]

Nick is really fun to listen to and I didn't expect that. Easily the best Khan in wrestling.

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

He’s not even the 3rd best Khan in wrestling. He’s 4th, behind Tony, Shad, and Great-O-Khan.

[@zaythalegend2997]

He’s is Vince’s puppet he’s a bitch 😂😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jamirimaj6880]

@@Voysh2Voysh69 Tony? give me a break

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

@@jamirimaj6880 get a sense of humor

[@mauricioreal7384]

@@Voysh2Voysh69 you aren’t gonna see this Khan out in the parking lot smoking weed with one of the underneath girls 😂

[@allamaraine8066]

I’ve never heard Nick Khan speak until now. I was not expecting to hear Liev Schreiber’s voice. Edit: Schreiber and Kevin Pollak.

[@EliC09]

I can’t unhear that now

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Nick “thanos” kahn and his rise to power in wwe is truly inspiring.

[@omnientertainment5852]

I think that theory got debunked

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@omnientertainment5852 what theory? He’s the damn CEO

[@HellNation]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Just another stooge like Lord Alfred Hayes back in the day. Just a guest starring character

[@dogmd7]

He’s a Vince ass kisser nothing more.

[@abealih92]

Tony Khan "The Kid"

[@doclank3d6]

Vince had a sniper trained on Nick.

[@troystaunton254]

9:40 Wait so Vince stepped away completely, but they also reported to him monthly.

[@WickedCool23]

He’s still the majority shareholder & his family is on the board

[@michael_stout79]

Nick Khan is Raw

[@TheWill1225]

I’m in awe brother of how well Nick Khan buried Tony Khan. I never buried anyone that badly - Hulk Hogan

[@MrT571]

Not enough dudes, Hulk.

[@Gothy420]

Nick Khan has his money, Tony Khan has his dad's money

[@nickl4326]

Nick khan sounds like mick foley lmao

[@mrgmusicclass]

With a touch of the Rock thrown in

[@nickl4326]

@@mrgmusicclass yes 😂👌💪

[@ROCKETS2965]

"I guess if somebody came up to me with a rattlesnake in my face, I'd feel threatened." Nick Khan is clearly a Yellowstone fan.

[@Sawcon4]

Or a stone cold fan😉

[@dlmoney11]

Guy demolished tony without even trying

[@fanciestofcats7111]

While also bending the knee to blow a rapist, molester and general creep. Not sure either Khan look good here.

[@WickedCool23]

Especially when you compare it to that cringy promo Tony cut last year about “Nick Con-man” This was Nick’s way of saying “ We are NOT the same”

[@binaryian3673]

It's official Tony Khan is now called the nice kid 🤣

[@al5306]

A Khan that actually answers questions.

[@theshooterstdt1203]

Not sure why Brian didn’t play the last clip of Nick inferring that AEW is operating at a loss. That’s the clip that everyone is talking about, so why would you not play that clip for Cornette to respond to?

[@juliotorres3147]

If you actually listened to the podcast you’d have your answer. KZbin baby

[@Shisui5752]

0:30 Bryan caught me off guard there. 😂😂

[@goby1764]

Man he SHAT on Tony just by talking about his dad lmaooo

[@binaryian3673]

I'm sure nick Khan and Paul/hhh laugh whenever that botch fest promotion AEW take shots at wwe which is every week

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

He’s a lot better at answering questions than Tony. Fucking “I can’t answer that, I’d rather not answer that right now”

[@binaryian3673]

Nick has social skills and is comfortable talking to people. Tony is the opposite leaping on American football players hugging and chasing them to the showers while dropping his iPhone

[@wilcee238]

It would honestly have to be the greatest swerve ever if Nick Khan was the third man in an “Outsiders” (Tony Khan & Shad Khan) bid for AEW to buy WWE. RIP Bobby Heenan.

[@daleharris3809]

It would be wrestling's greatest Khan job! I'll see myself out

[@wilcee238]

@daleharris3809 take a bow sir

[@MothmanCold]

@@daleharris3809 don’t worry about it. we’ll carry you out like a sultan.

[@Kancerru]

The third Khan

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

Nick Khan: “It was ME, Vince! It was me ALL ALONG!” **The Khans laugh maniacally**

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

Nick Khan sounds like the love child of Dwayne Johnson and Jon Stewart.

[@ak2112]

Nick sounds like a calm Artie Lange. Also, it was hilarious how he constantly kept buttering up Simmons throughout the interview.

[@WrecklessEating]

Nick Khan would make an excellent politician. Saying everything without saying anything.

[@dharmsingh2220]

Very well spoken guy, knows what to say and how to say it

[@incompressible01]

The Baghdad Bob reference in the thumbnail is pretty funny 😂

[@McGomezAddams]

Nick destroyed Tony and took his last name

[@jcc3333]

💀💀💀

[@getschwifty9531]

He was just a kid.

[@STEPHENisSTEPHEN]

underrated

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

he destroyed himself by defending a rapist

[@kylehogan7403]

Lulz Nick just showed himself to be Vince’s buttboi

[@jeremybarnett3945]

Nick Khan is Vinnie Mac’s corporate Bruce Pritchard 😂

[@user-uo1qr6vn1q]

Well… if he ever leaves WWE and grows tired of working in the entertainment industry, Khan could certainly teach a masterclass on how to verbally fellate a boss in a public setting without being too overt about it. This interview was nothing more than allowing a guy, who is essentially a part-time business partner of WWE - Bill Simmons, ask just enough probing questions to not be considered a fluff piece, so he could publicly explain to Vince that, despite initially voting w/Steph, Paul & every other board member that he shouldn’t return, he was really the guy that had Vince’s back the entire time. Dude was clearly meant for the boardroom. Either that or Congress.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Nick Khan's comments on Tony and his dad reminds me a ton of what the NWA said about Vince Jr. and his dad many years ago. "We like the dad, we respect him a lot. But that kid... that boy ain't right."

[@obredaanps3]

shhh...the Fed marks don't know the history of wrestling and just want to mark out over Nick calling Tony a kid.

[@Game-ib3ql]

Man, Brian wants WWE to fail so bad, he has nothing positive to say.

[@anonymousbo0318]

Reeks of jealousy honestly

[@juliotorres3147]

Except for all the positive things he says? Thanks for letting everyone in the comment section know you don’t actually listen to the podcast

[@Sienar7]

Every time I hear Nick say Founder CEO (Vince is not the Founder, he brought the company from his Dad), it grates in my brain. Traditional WWE promoting = tell a massive lie and say it again and again.

[@ianmckenzie2363]

wwf/wwe is just a trademark. His dad owned capital sports, which he sold to Vince, but then Vince founded titan sports separately and applied the trademark to Titan sports,

[@Am0ment0fB]

But, Vince got the F out. Ha.

[@psychobluesfxt]

A technicality at this point. WWE isn't just the WWWF anymore, it's a massive media empire, and everything that comes with that is Junior's.

[@ianmckenzie2363]

@user-ds8wl2wt7e and what is that meant to change, he never gave up his shares or voting rights

[@ryanmussell739]

History is told by the winners. It isn’t only wrestling that tells lies about history, politicians and military do it all the time.

[@chuckmoore6497]

Vince did found world wrestling entertainment....he bought world wrestling federation from his father...its a technicality i guess

[@MrCamp]

When Nick Khan calls Tony Khan “a nice kid”, and then puts over his dad, that is the ultimate CEO read that you can give. That is redwood tree level shade.

[@markula_4040]

The thing that annoys me a little is Nick Khan saying he was impressed by Shadid Khan. The guy is 1000x times more successful than Nick but he says it in a way as if he's the more successful one and is being nice in giving Shadid his props.

[@ryanmussell739]

37:27 Nick Kahn on Tony.

[@binaryian3673]

Thanks

[@mikepelosi9877]

Not sure if it's illegal or not as presented, but Khan is essentially admitting that the WWE misled investors about Vince's departure, had knowledge he would always come back, and, as a result, did not file any succession paperwork.

[@greghughes8147]

Who wouldn't love their very own Baghdad Bob?

[@LemoncookieTV]

Nick Khan sounds like Robert California

[@danielhill3332]

This guy is remarkable lmao it’s like conversation chess.😂

[@kyledrummond6011]

I am pretty amazed how candid he was.

[@sugartbube]

Damn if Nick Khan blew anymore sunshine up Vince's azz Vince would have went supernova. I wish I could get my wife to speak about me like that

[@macanthony6113]

So I guess Vince crying in a documentary claiming he’ll never sell his father’s company was bullshit, huh???😂

[@JPS47]

This interview raised more questions then I did before the interview.

[@seanbarton4940]

Didn’t the share price go up when Vince came back though, in speculation of an impending sale at his return? So what would they complain about to the SEC? “That son of a bitch! He lied, came back and made us MORE money!”

[@brianm2850]

Re: N Kahn not cussing. I'm pretty sure he said "f******" in this interview. Unless it was Simmons.

[@InsignificantNick]

This is the first time I've heard Nick speak, and I'm just transfixed with his voice. God, I hope Tony says something publicly about being called "kid."

[@billgober2]

Vince McMahon founder, breaker of chains, chairman, father of dragons, king of the first men and the sandals and the 7 kingdoms.

[@garyhen2028]

The bottom line is if vinnymac does stay away from creative, we will all be happy!

[@BishopM1]

Tony Khan needs a Nick Khan

[@jorgebarrera2165]

Vince will probably enter the Rumble #1 and eliminate all 29 other entrants…this will be the shortest men’s Rumble ever

[@KevinMilwaukee]

Is it just me or does Nick Khan's voice sound like Mick Foley?

[@gambitg99]

With Vince owning the majority of shares, who HONESTLY thought he was truly going away? As he said, they all knew what it was. This is still his company. Senior founded a territory, VKM founded a global organization.

[@jimtullett4083]

Nick Khan sounds like a mix of Mick Foley and Dave Meltzer

[@Mandrahale]

He sounds like The Rock. He’s from Hollywood. Responsible for making major motion pictures and sitcoms. Bullshit is his major export. Except when he drops the plan by Vince to let the heat die down then he was going to return.

[@troystaunton254]

Did Travis give Vince the Bernard Montgomery uniform.?

[@douglasmurphy3266]

Saddam in 2003, Khan is his minister of propaganda.

[@troystaunton254]

Well this is awkward. I just heard a reference to Saddam Hussein. So I guess i confused Bernard’s clobber with Saddam Husseins glad rags. 😂😂

[@ginobenatti7830]

As a long time Simmons fan, he's a awesome interviewer. He also has had his professional finger on wrestling for a long time. He put Shoemaker on Grantland, and we all know how much Cornette loves him, and put together the Andre special and was even featured on some brief TV celebrity heat for wwe. Khan sounds like a supreme business bullshit artist. Like, spread it on like peanut butter bullshit.

[@bash8387]

It’s crazy how nk sounds so much like mick foley

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

This thumbnail is perfection

[@tbonepei8663]

Honestly thought this was Mick Foley for a moment

[@vortega472]

And when Vince saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more paralegals left to conquer.

[@televiper11]

Vince Sr is the founder of the company!

[@Wybexo6833]

Brings a whole new meaning to hush money

[@stevenweathers2989]

Vince went and learned a new hold, came back to the territory…

[@Backstage_Politician]

21:17 I shit my pants mid fart listening to this part.

[@patrickgill7543]

Nick khan is my new favorite worker. AEW fans so love him.

[@AndyGrazianoNYC]

Honestly Brian sounds like a guy who’s never had a real job

[@theguywholikesturtlez]

He's so insufferable at times.

[@juliotorres3147]

You kids are hilarious with your fantasies that literally have no ground to stand on.

[@AzukiHall71]

Why does Nick Khan sound like The Rock with no enthusiasm 🤣

[@darrennorniron]

Never heard Khan talk before, but he was extremely impressive in these clips

[@TheVictorroque]

This is the BS podcast + JC drive thru crossover I never knew I wanted

[@ginobenatti7830]

Absolutely! Throw in drunk Cousin Sal for the triple threat play

[@Brian-dg3kz]

This kind of interview really shows ... it's a big club and we ain't in it. These dudes do whatever they want with minimal consequences. Write and demand consequences for people like this.

[@dogmd7]

Took you some time but welcome to the club.

[@butch5419]

consequences for what? and for people like what??

[@kevinjurkiewicz9557]

@@butch5419the fact that Vince legally stepped down but was really running the company in secret

[@nygblue24]

Nick sounds like Mick Foley

[@AlexThorn]

Nick's voice is very similar to Mick Foley.

[@ChrisSchuman317]

Nick Khan sounds like an intelligent Mick Foley

[@daveeol1987]

This is what Tony should sound like if he hadn't fried his brain with snow