It has been no secret within the entertainment industry that Warner Brothers Discovery have been trying to sell for quite a while, but this has caused concern for some AEW fans relating to the long run of the corporate. With WWE, and TKO as a complete, having a presence on nearly every major media property available aside from WBD, it’s led a couple of people to fret if AEW will still exist if WBD is bought out by a property who have already got a relationship with WWE. Nonetheless, during a recent interview on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” AEW President Tony Khan admitted that he is not nervous in regards to the sale as AEW is such a very important franchise that any buyers could be silly to do away with them.
“I feel really great about AEW’s relationship with Warner Brothers Discovery and I believe it’s an incredible situation for us that we’re considered one of those strong franchises. Like I said, on multiple channels and properties where AEW is clearly very strongly figured in. Just for instance, we have the massive pay-per-view this Saturday, it’s sponsored by DC as a presenting sponsor, which I believe is…anybody taking a look at Warner Brothers would say that this can be a really essential a part of the portfolio DC.”
Khan went on to say that AEW has turn out to be a vital a part of the WBD portfolio alongside the likes of DC, and whatever happens to Warner Brothers with regard to a possible sale, he’s confident that AEW will all the time be factored into the conversation because it is such a robust franchise. Khan rounded off by saying if anything does occur to WBD to the purpose where AEW might have to look elsewhere for a house, he has relationships with almost every media property in the USA because of his roles within the sports world with the NFL and English Premier League respectively.
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