Tony Khan Wants Shaq Back in AEW Ring

Tony Khan, president of All Elite Wrestling, expressed strong interest in bringing NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal back to the promotion during a recent appearance at the Invest in Sports New York conference held at NASDAQ headquarters in New York.

Khan, asked about potential celebrity or athlete crossovers from outside professional wrestling, named O'Neal without hesitation as his top choice. "For me, the best person we had and I would love for him to come back any time, would be Shaq," Khan said. "Shaq's 10, but then he's been away from AEW. He disappeared out of the ambulance in 2021 and we haven't seen him since. So I would love to get Shaq back in the ring. He's gotta be one of the all-time greatest stars ever in basketball, and he's undefeated in AEW."

O'Neal's sole appearance in AEW occurred on the March 3, 2021, episode of Dynamite, broadcast from the Crossroads arena. He teamed with the debuting Jade Cargill in a mixed tag team match against Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet. The pair secured the victory, marking O'Neal's only in-ring win with the company. The bout concluded dramatically when O'Neal was sent crashing through a table at ringside, leading to him being loaded...