WBD source would be shocked if AEW isn't offered a new rights deal
Added 2022-11-09 21:58:43 +0000 UTCAll Elite Wrestling has additional content plans in the works, which bodes well for the future of the company on Warner Bros. Discovery.
Many question marks were in the air surrounding AEW's stance with Warner Bros. following the merger with Discovery. We've reported in the past few months that sources within WBD have indicated their happiness with the product, and they've spoken publicly about wanting to add more content. Recently, Fightful Select reported that another documentary is set to begin production soon.
One Warner Bros. Discovery source contacted Fightful, excited about the report. In addition, the source, a longtime employee, said that they'd be shocked if AEW was not offered a renewal and significant increase on their rights fee deals. It was noted to Fightful that the two sides have been extremely collaborative and open to input from one another. The source also indicated that 2022 has been a huge rebound year for interest in wrestling across the board and that it came at the perfect time for WWE and AEW.
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The Bleacher Report integration is probably part of their deal. I think they'd be better off if they could get PPVs on Fite everywhere.
Raven Price
2022-11-10 00:14:55 +0000 UTCXeroNews is crying somewhere in a dark corner on Twitter.
Steven Rivera
2022-11-09 23:48:24 +0000 UTCHaha suck it H8Rs! AEW will live on!
Fluffy Panda
2022-11-09 22:52:26 +0000 UTCthe "I thought AEW is supposed to be dead" posts are officially as annoying as the "AEW is dead" posts at this point
Sam O
2022-11-09 22:44:01 +0000 UTCCry more
Dave O'Neill
2022-11-09 22:18:56 +0000 UTCWell clearly this is a work from Discovery to lie to us wrestling fans to hide AEWs poor business practices!
Suhail Barekzai
2022-11-09 22:14:36 +0000 UTCWonder if they’ll double or triple their contract? I hope they get money to make Rampage a 2hr Live show so it’s worth watching live, & at a better time slot. I’d also love to see them start making the TV shows available on HBOMax, perhaps like what WWE did on Hulu where the eps were available to watch, just 2 weeks behind, if that makes sense? Finally I’d love for them to get the PPVs off of the god awful bleacher report app and streaming on HBOMax for maybe 19.99-29.99 if they’re still trying for extra revenue, or a percentage of revenue based on amount of streams? Idk, I don’t know how that shit works lol
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2022-11-09 22:11:26 +0000 UTCThis is terrible news for all the people claiming AEW is in trouble.
Doogie
2022-11-09 22:10:04 +0000 UTCSignificant increase in rights fee is good and bad. Good for the company bad for the egos in the back.
slick
2022-11-09 22:05:52 +0000 UTCNo...i was told they're shutting down tomorrow...this can't be!!!!!!
garret
2022-11-09 22:02:37 +0000 UTC
