Vince McMahon: AEW owner Tony Khan's reaction tweet doesn't go down well

Following a very chaotic and dramatic week in the world of WWE, when isn’t it chaotic and dramatic for that matter, it was confirmed on Friday evening that long-standing chairman and CEO Vince McMahon would be retiring from his executive roles in the wrestling franchise.

And to add just a little more spice to the current drama in the wrestling world, AEW president Tony Khan was quick off the mark to tweet about McMahon’s decision to stand down, and it hasn’t gone down well with large portions of the industry.

Khan subtweeted the WWE and McMahon by using his retirement as a gloating tool for himself by writing in his tweet: “I’m grateful to now be the longest-tenured CEO in pro wrestling.”

Note that Khan referred to himself as the longest-running CEO, not president, in pro wrestling. This is due to Marisela Pena Roldan of Lucha Libre AAA being the longest-running president in pro wrestling.

Khan’s tweet has been heavily criticised online, with people labelling the AEW CEO’s post as “distasteful,” “in very bad taste,” and “lacking class”.

The tweet’s publication within a mere 15 minutes of McMahon’s retirement tweet has also further angered many WWE fans, due to being seen by fans as impetuous and petty by the AEW president.

Tony Khan has been no stranger to Twitter beef and the trolling of rival franchise WWE, having previously trolled the franchise in general due to a lack of sales, as well as directly attacking wrestlers such as Big Swole and Randy Orton.

Vince McMahon’s retirement has come in a surprising manner and Khan controversially showed no mercy in jumping on the issue to further stir the pot.

To fill Vince McMahon’s vacant executive positions, the WWE have confirmed his daughter Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan