Nicholas Khan^[2] is an American business executive and formertalent agent. He serves as the President ofWWE and sits onTKO's board of directors.

Khan was born toIranian-immigrant parents who moved to the United States. He was born and raised inLas Vegas with his sister,Nahnatchka Khan.^[3][4][5]

He citesThe Iron Sheik as his favorite wrestler.^[4] He worked as anusher atWrestleMania IX in 1993.^[6]

In 2000, Khan appeared as a contestant onWheel of Fortune.^[7] He won $16,650 and used the prize money to attendWhittier Law School, going on topass the bar examination and work as a lawyer for seven years.^[8]

At the end of 2005, Khan joined Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann, where he launched their sports and news broadcaster division. He remained with them through their merger withICM. In April 2012,Deadline exclusively announced Khan was looking to move to CAA, where he would bring his clients, includingKeith Olbermann,Nancy Grace,Hannah Storm,John Anderson,Jim Lampley,Jalen Rose,Max Kellerman, andFreddie Roach.^[9]

In 2012, he joined theCreative Artists Agency, where he served as Co-Head of their TV department.^[10] While there, he represented high-profile clients includingsports television hostsColin Cowherd andMike Greenberg.^[11] In 2013, while representingTim Tebow after his release from theNew England Patriots, Khan received an unsolicited call fromPaul "Triple H" Levesque, inquiring about the possibility of booking Tebow to work a match at the following year'sWrestleMania XXXpay-per-view event againstThe Big Show. While the plans never progressed, this marked the first time that the two had spoken, and they remained in contact.^[6] In 2019, he negotiatedWWE'stelevision rights deal withNBCUniversal.^[11]

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In August 2020, it was announced that Khan would step down from his role as Co-Head of Television at CAA, where he would report toVince McMahon, to take on a new role as President andChief Revenue Officer of WWE, following the departures of Co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson.^[12]

On June 15, 2022,The Wall Street Journal reported that McMahon was the subject of an ongoing investigation into a $3 million hush-money settlement.^[13] McMahon announced his retirement one month later on July 20, 2022, which saw Khan and chairwomanStephanie McMahon both appointed as Co-CEOs.^[14] In January 2023, one week after McMahon announced he was returning as chairman, Stephanie resigned from the position, leaving Khan as the sole Chief Executive Officer.^[15]

On April 3, 2023, WWE reached a deal withEndeavor Group Holdings, Inc. to merge withUFC's parent company,Zuffa, to create a newmedia conglomerate known asTKO Group Holdings.^[16] The merger was completed on September 12, 2023, when Endeavor, UFC, and WWE staff rang the bell on theNYSE to mark the debut of TKO's shares. In the merger, Khan was re-appointed as WWE President, with a seat on TKO's board of directors.^[17]

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