During Thursday’s AEW Revolution 2026 media call, AEW President Tony Khan commented on the potential of a WBD-Paramount deal, Brody King’s anti-ICE views, and more.
You possibly can take a look at some highlights from the media call below:
On Brody King’s anti-ICE views: “Well, Brody King is one among our top stars. I’m very excited for the Brody King versus Swerve Strickland match at AEW Revolution this Sunday. Brody King has built a fantastic fame on this planet of skilled wrestling as a top star. He’s won championships here in AEW, been a multiple-time world champion here and has competed in other promotions and been related to other media… He’s a unbelievable wrestler and in addition, as I’ve said before, he has strong personal views. The views that Brody expresses, that’s coming from him from the guts, and one among the things about AEW is you’ll hear people be and express their really authentic self and it comes across within the wrestling… Brody has absolutely gotten a number of attention and he’s also a fantastic wrestler, so, I believe we’ve at all times put the concentrate on the game since it’s a wrestling league and I believe the person views of the wrestlers, it’s good for people to give you the chance to specific themselves but additionally it’s great that Brody has great support from the fans everywhere in the world in every single place we’ve gone… Whether it’s the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Australia. So many places we’ve taken AEW and there’s great support for Brody in every single place we’ve been, and I’m sure there’ll proceed to be because he’s a unbelievable wrestler.”
On the potential WBD-Paramount deal: “The lifeblood of AEW is our relationship with Warner Brothers Discovery. Pay-per-view is a large a part of our business, TV and pay-per-view. The majority of the revenue that enables us to run AEW and construct the perfect wrestling roster on this planet and placed on great events is the TV and PPV contract with Warner Brothers Discovery, which is a unbelievable relationship and I’m very enthusiastic about what is occurring there. I even have great relationships throughout with everybody involved I’m very excited in regards to the future landscape of media and Warner Brothers. I even have a fantastic relationship with Paramount through the National Football League. I believe the world of David Ellison and feel I even have an excellent relationship with him as well. I’m excited in regards to the way forward for Warner Brothers.”
“I believe it is going to be huge for AEW because we all know we’re going to be with TBS and TNT for a major time period already, and I expect to be with them for a very long time to return. TBS, TNT, and HBO Max now have a really secure future and there are a lot of other platforms coming under the company umbrella, which I’m very enthusiastic about. There are tons of sports that exist on these platforms. I’d like to be on the identical channel because the UFC. I even have a fantastic relationship with Dana White and Hunter Campbell. While their sister promotion can also be in pro wrestling and is of a competitive nature there, on my behalf, I’d like to be on the identical channel as UFC. If it was as much as me, and definitely these are all things that must be worked out in the long run with leadership, but I’d love that.”
“There has never been a chance to have AEW on a platform that carries the National Football League. Every AEW TV show has been, and I hope will proceed to be, related to Warner Brothers and thru the partnership, but absolutely also herald CBS and all of the exciting things this might bring with the brand new sports division as well. I’m thrilled AEW goes to have a probability to be a part of the media company that carries so many great NFL games. The prospect of getting AEW under the identical sports umbrella because the NFL for the primary time ever is something I’m very enthusiastic about potentially happening.”
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