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AEW CEO Tony Khan confirmed that he won’t report directly to Skydance CEO David Ellison saying he’s “happy to report to anybody” when asked about reports indicating that communication behind the scenes at Skydance had changed and a buffer had been put between the former heads of DC Studios and Ellison.
Khan was asked whether these changes in the line of communication from DC Studios to Skydance management would also apply to AEW at today’s media call ahead of the Full Gear PPV by PWTorch columnist Sean Radican. Khan had never previously worked without a buffer between him and his boss since founding AEW in 2019o. Most recently, Khan had reported directly to WBD CEO David Zaslov.
“That’s a couple of very astute questions, Sean,” said Khan. “These are really good questions, and I’m excited to talk about them.I have always had a good relationship with the boss. I’m happy to report to anybody. I report to a bunch of great executives at TBS and HBO Max, and I have had a great a relationship at the top when it comes to negotiating my deal with, at the time, it was David Zaslav and Bruce Campbell. David and Bruce have been great to me, and I am very appreciative for what David and Bruce did in their time at Warner Brothers.
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“And now as I look forward, I’ve got a fantastic relationship with David Ellison. I knew him before he took over Paramount and long before he took over Warner Brothers, and I really, really like him. I think he’s a great executive and he’s exactly the person I want to work for.”
Khan said he is happy to report to anyone that Ellison wants him to. “I’m also happy reporting to anybody that David has in mind, and I’m very happy to report, in this case, to George Cheeks, ” said Khan. “Happy to report to David Berson and a number of these key executives that are joining the team.
“I’ve also been very happy and will continue to be very happy to report to Channing Dungey, who I’ve worked for several years at Warner Brothers, and great boss, and I love working for Channing Dungey, and for JB Perrette. And for them to be part of the team going forward, I think is really important. I’m a person who I’ll work for whoever my boss tells me to work for. These are great people to work with.”
