Elite Means Elite
Names matter, and the name "All Elite Wrestling" matters a lot. The promotion authored by Cody & the Young Bucks and owned by Shad Khan's son will be Elite, or it will die trying. The term "Shad Khan's son" is hardly music to the money man behind All Elite, Tony Khan. Sons of successful entrepreneurs rarely enjoy discussion of the fact that their dads made a lot of money. There is a perception that being such a son comes with inherent advantages. Vince McMahon says that Shane had to work twice as hard to reach his position, but many fans and journalists simply don't believe it. Dynasties like the McMahons of wrestling or Rooneys of football are spotlighted. Cases where the family business is not handed down -- the Denver Broncos' present ownership drama, for example -- are ignored. Shad Khan is relevant to AEW because he is a remarkable man, with a remarkably American success story. He emigrated from Pakistan, and simply decided to