10 Booking Steps For Shane McMahon In AEW

With that unknown element of why Shane McMahon is in All Elite Wrestling and what that means, it shouldn't be established right out of the gate if he's a heel or a babyface. Fans love to speculate about this, so give them at least a few weeks to buzz and chatter about all the possible scenarios.

Have Shane be seen talking to talent on both sides of the spectrum. He can be backstage with a pure babyface like Orange Cassidy making a joke in one episode, and in another, walking out of the dressing room of The Young Bucks.

Both babyface and heel wrestlers and personnel should cut promos about how they're suspicious of his intentions. It should be unsettling to have him there, as the McMahon family doesn't have the holiest of reputations. On one hand, they're revolutionaries who transformed this business. On the other hand, they're known for being maniacal, manipulative, and even downright evil (in and out of character).

But eventually, the foot has to drop. Shane can't stay in the tweener zone for too long.

Considering this is All Elite Wrestling, he's far from disassociated from his father (whether he'd like to be or not), and he's always worked better as a heel, Shane O'Mac would eventually reveal he's a heel and kickstart a grand plan to take over.