How Triple H’s WWE Mirrors Tony Khan’s AEW

Are Triple H and Tony Khan alike in some way?

Triple H serves as WWE’s Chief Content Officer (CCO). He oversees the creative direction and overall content strategy of WWE, including talent development and global expansion efforts.

On the other hand, Tony Khan is the founder, co-owner, president, CEO, executive producer, and head booker of AEW. Khan functions as a hands-on leader, heavily involved in booking matches, talent acquisitions, and day-to-day operations.

Both of them have different management styles. Triple H focuses on long-term storytelling and international growth. Tony Khan runs AEW with a focus on athleticism and fan engagement in a direct and fast-paced booking style.

While Triple H is known for building slow-burn stories and nurturing talent, Khan emphasizes booking satisfying payoffs and highlighting weekly in-ring quality to keep the fanbase excited.

Triple H and Tony Khan Both Share a Love for Multiple Championships

Despite all these stark differences, veteran Jim Cornette believes that both Khan and Triple H are similar in one aspect. Speaking on The Jim Cornette Experience podcast, Cornette suggested that both the WWE and AEW leaders share a love for having many championships.

Cornette also highlighted that having multiple world championships in WWE was once justified because the company used to tour extensively with different groups. But now, since WWE mostly focuses on big shows and TV deals rather than frequent touring, the need for multiple belts to keep different touring groups busy no longer exists.

“There is the reason why they did it before. It’s so that they could tour more efficiently with having two touring groups, but they don’t tour anymore as much as, just go as we said to the highest bidder and the big shows and TV. It probably would be a benefit, but I don’t think they will, just because I think they’re like Tony. They like all the belts. They think their fans like all these belts, and then they can use the belts to fight the other belts. Then we don’t need the wrestlers anymore,” Cornette said.

However, Cornette criticized this approach, implying it diminishes the importance of the wrestlers themselves because the spotlight goes more on the belts and the storylines involving them, rather than on the performers.