Tony Khan Shares Update on AEW’s Media Rights Negotiations with WBD

AEW president Tony Khan is currently celebrating the success of the Forbidden Door pay-per-view, which broke the $1 million mark at the live gate for the third year in a row. However, the big financial talking point for AEW in 2024 is the ongoing media rights negotiations with Warner Brothers Discovery. The company’s current deal with WBD expires later this year, and Khan provided an update on the progress that’s been made in the talks.

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During a recent appearance on “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Khan said that from his perspective, everything is incredibly positive.

“I’m having great conversations with Warner Brothers Discovery,” Khan said. “As a group, our business side, we’ve done a lot of work. I think we’ve had a lot of great meetings and we feel like we’re in a really, really good place. We’ve done a lot of exciting data and research at what is a very important time. It’s going to be something that’s going to impact everyone in AEW and a lot of our fans, obviously.”

Khan has already admitted that he believes AEW is in the red zone when it comes to their negotiations with WBD, to the point that he’s nearing the finish line and hopes AEW and WBD end up working together forever. AEW has been in discussions with other companies for pay-per-view distribution for years, most recently making their back catalog of events available on TrillerTV.

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Despite talks with other pay-per-view providers, the events are included in the WBD deal because they may have streaming implications. Khan has no one else in mind other than WBD.

When using quotes from this article, please credit “Wrestling Observer Radio” and thank Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.