{"id":125912,"date":"2024-10-02T18:17:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=125912"},"modified":"2024-10-02T18:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:23:14","slug":"aew-inks-new-deal-warner-bros-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/10\/02\/aew-inks-new-deal-warner-bros-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Inks New Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After long negotiations,\u00a0<strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> is staying with the company that gave their flagship show, <em><strong>AEW Dynamite<\/strong><\/em>, a home, as well as their Friday and Saturday night shows, <em><strong>AEW Rampage<\/strong><\/em> and\u00a0<em><strong>AEW Collision<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Still #AllElite on WBD<\/h3>\n<p>For five fantastic years,\u00a0<strong>AEW<\/strong> has been a staple on the network, providing fans with an alternative for all their professional wrestling needs, much like\u00a0<strong>World Championship Wrestling<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>WCW<\/strong>, did in the 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>The recent uncertainty about AEW&#8217;s future on the network had #AllElite fans on edge, but the network&#8217;s decision has brought a collective sigh of relief.<\/p>\n<p>However, around the week of July 19th, 2024,\u00a0<strong>X<\/strong> user <strong>@DrainBamager<\/strong> noticed that several international versions of the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.max.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MAX<\/strong><\/a> 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 <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em> and PPVs, including the recent 2024 iteration of\u00a0<em><strong>Forbidden Door<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OH MY GOD&#8230; AEW content has started to load up on MAX.<\/p>\n<p>The US version is not live yet but many have confirmed that the catalogue has begun showing up internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like that AEW renewal with WBD is a DONE DEAL. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/76MVsvdIsN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/76MVsvdIsN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drainmaker \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f \ud83d\udcb5 (@DrainBamager) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrainBamager\/status\/1814321879831707915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, this was indeed a sign that a deal had been struck.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">More screenshots from the MAX app.<\/p>\n<p>The official announcement from AEW\/WBD can come anyday now. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKIvUIcwil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UKIvUIcwil<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0MeOESaiD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/P0MeOESaiD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drainmaker \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f \ud83d\udcb5 (@DrainBamager) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrainBamager\/status\/1814325431060852789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Official Announcement<\/h3>\n<p>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 <strong>Warner Bros. Discovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A New Deal for a New Era of Professional Wrestling!<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AEW<\/a> &amp; <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wbd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WBD<\/a> have struck a multi-platform, multi-year media rights renewal for TBS, TNT, and \u2014 starting in 2025 \u2014 <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StreamOnMax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@StreamOnMax<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9R58ysCzpp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9R58ysCzpp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTV\/status\/1841570099565642232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"de0383f4-af58-4e2d-a836-2cea6454cd8a\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>As previously mentioned, the agreement extends AEW&#8217;s distribution rights on social media platforms and introduces the possibility of new programming on both linear and digital outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, starting in 2025, AEW&#8217;s live pay-per-view events will be offered on MAX at a reduced price, with all marketing and promotional efforts solely focused on the MAX platform. On top of that, per sources from <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/aew-stream-on-max-rights-deal-warner-bros-discovery-1236166277\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Variety<\/strong><\/a>, the deal is supposedly around the $150 million a year mark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;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&#8217;s weekly programming, as well as its amazing pay-per-views.<\/p>\n<p><em>What did you think of this news? What shows are you excited to watch on the MAX app moving forward?<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013\u00a0AEW\u00a0\u2013 Stay tun<\/em><em>ed to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> 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.\u00a0 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AEW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After long negotiations,\u00a0All 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\u00a0AEW Collision. Still #AllElite on WBD For five fantastic years,\u00a0AEW has been a staple on the network, providing fans with an alternative for all their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3735,"featured_media":125913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4677,13,12,6,2192],"tags":[8598,5730,7715,8968],"class_list":["post-125912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-international","category-news","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-aew-collision","tag-aew-dynamite","tag-aew-rampage","tag-warner-bros-discovery"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}