Nick Khan reportedly interested in WWE working with other wrestling promotions

During his post-WrestleMania 40 press session Sunday, WWE chief creative officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque mentioned wanting to take the company to new heights and do things no one had ever seen before, putting over the leadership of company CEO Nick Khan along the way -- both for what WWE has been able to accomplish now and in the future.

A new report out Monday gave some indications as to what fans might be able to expect in the coming year(s) ahead.

In an interview with former ESPN president & Meadlowlark Media co-founder John Skipper about working with Khan, SI's Justin Barrasso provided two threads of sourced intel about some of Khan's intended projects.

One, according to "numerous contacts surrounding" Khan, is to potentially "engineer a collaboration with other professional wrestling promotions. That is an area WWE rarely explored during (Vince) McMahon’s four-plus decades of leadership, so it represents a new realm for Khan to make a lasting impact."

Barrasso reported that Khan gave Levesque the green light to work with TNA on bringing in Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for this past January's women's Royal Rumble match. Also, exiled Stardom founder Rossy Ogawa was visible throughout WrestleMania weekend as he prepares to launch a new women's promotion in Japan.

No specific targeted promotions were called out in Barrasso's report.

The other project relates directly to a Khan talking point for several years and as recently as this past week: leveraging WWE's intellectual property.

Barrasso noted that Khan, according to multiple contacts close to him, would like to use WWE IP on slot machines in both Las Vegas airports and across the strip. Barrasso noted that happening is more likely than a possible Las Vegas residency instead.

Of note, NXT is reportedly holding May's Battleground PLE at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and WWE has previously held events in the city like 1993's WrestleMania, 2021's SummerSlam, and Money in the Bank in both 2016 and 2022.