It looks as if it is solely a matter of time earlier than AEW broadcasts a brand new media rights cope with Warner Bros. Discovery. Earlier this week, Puck reported {that a} four-year deal — three assured and one optionally available — price round $170 million had been agreed to, with AEW programming remaining on TNT and TBS and moreover airing on TruTV. Andrew Zarian touched on that report throughout his “Mat Males Podcast” on Saturday, confirming that the deal is completed with just some issues left to be finalized. Zarian additionally stated AEW pay-per-views will lastly make its approach to the Max streaming platform in January, although he famous that they’ll nonetheless be accessed on different chosen platforms.
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Moreover, Zarian famous that he hadn’t personally heard about TruTV as a part of the package deal, however he speculated TruTV may very well be used to air replays of “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Collision.” In the meantime, it appears “AEW Rampage” is not going to be airing on TNT or TBS, implying it would both be canceled or itself aired on TruTV, probably paired with “AEW Shockwave,” no matter that seems to be (Zarian would solely say it was one other hour of weekly programming). Fox has been reportedly linked to “Shockwave,” although Zarian famous that community executives may very well be referring to any Fox community as “Fox” simply as they discuss with each TBS and TNT, for instance, as “Turner.”
Zarian additionally stated WWE is not anticipating Fox to make use of AEW as a alternative for “WWE SmackDown” after its transfer to USA Community, however that Fox’s gross sales workforce is reportedly assured that wrestling was one thing they may promote. Fox was the one community Zarian had personally heard to be in talks with AEW. As for when the precise deal could be introduced, Zarian stated he’d heard it will likely be introduced subsequent week, however he is additionally heard the identical factor for weeks now.
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