After long negotiations, All Elite Wrestling is staying with the company that gave their flagship show, AEW Dynamite, a home, as well as their Friday and Saturday night shows, AEW Rampage and AEW Collision.
Still #AllElite on WBD
For five fantastic years, AEW has been a staple on the network, providing fans with an alternative for all their professional wrestling needs, much like World Championship Wrestling, or WCW, did in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The recent uncertainty about AEW’s future on the network had #AllElite fans on edge, but the network’s decision has brought a collective sigh of relief.
However, around the week of July 19th, 2024, X user @DrainBamager noticed that several international versions of the MAX app, specifically in Africa and France, among others, for a global test run ahead of the official launch, were now carrying full seasons of old episodes of AEW Dynamite and PPVs, including the recent 2024 iteration of Forbidden Door.
OH MY GOD… AEW content has started to load up on MAX.
The US version is not live yet but many have confirmed that the catalogue has begun showing up internationally.
Looks like that AEW renewal with WBD is a DONE DEAL. pic.twitter.com/76MVsvdIsN
— Drainmaker 🌧️ 💵 (@DrainBamager) July 19, 2024
Apparently, this was indeed a sign that a deal had been struck.
More screenshots from the MAX app.
The official announcement from AEW/WBD can come anyday now. https://t.co/UKIvUIcwil pic.twitter.com/P0MeOESaiD
— Drainmaker 🌧️ 💵 (@DrainBamager) July 19, 2024
Official Announcement
Per the All Elite Wrestling X account on October 2nd, 2024, a deal has been officially reached that states that AEW has signed a new multi-year, multi-platform media rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.
A New Deal for a New Era of Professional Wrestling!@AEW & @WBD have struck a multi-platform, multi-year media rights renewal for TBS, TNT, and — starting in 2025 — @StreamOnMax pic.twitter.com/9R58ysCzpp
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) October 2, 2024
It’s a good day to be a professional wrestling fan. With the deal between AEW and WBD now official, fans will be able to enjoy on-demand old, new, and future episodes of All Elite Wrestling’s weekly programming, as well as its amazing pay-per-views.
What did you think of this news? What shows are you excited to watch on the MAX app moving forward?
More From LWOS Pro Wrestling
Header photo – AEW – Stay tuned to the Last Word on Pro Wrestling for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can catch AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night. AEW Collision airs Saturday at 8pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their YouTube.
