2026 has been a good year for AEW so far. Their recent pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, was a massive success. They are now preparing to host Forbidden Door. The upcoming event is a collaboration among All Elite Wrestling, NJPW, CMLL, and Stardom and will take place this weekend in San Jose, California.
AEW’s weekly shows, Dynamite and Collision, air on TBS and TNT, respectively. Warner Bros. Discovery owns both these cable networks. The Tony Khan-led company’s shows are available on HBO Max, which the entertainment conglomerate also owns. Interestingly, it is rumored that WBD has a minority stake in the Jacksonville-based promotion.
WBD and Paramount are currently undergoing a merger. This has opened the possibility of several things. In a recent Fightful Select Answers session, a fan asked Sean Ross Sapp if this merger means All Elite Wrestling will get a TV special on CBS. CBS’s owner is Paramount Skydance. The journalist said there is a strong possibility this will happen.
Sapp said that once WBD and Paramount merge, Paramount’s interest in the professional wrestling juggernaut will increase, and this could result in big things. However, he added that the state of TV, cable, and streaming might be different in the near future.
Tony Khan says that AEW’s revenue is the highest it’s ever been
On Double or Nothing’s media call, Tony Khan was asked if All Elite Wrestling was profitable. The 43-year-old could not tell how much money they were making. However, he said that their revenue is the highest it’s ever been.
“Our revenue is the highest it’s ever been. I can’t comment on where we stand in terms of every expense year-to-year. Certainly, this is going to be the most revenue we’ve ever generated and the strongest financial outlook for the company ever. I’m reinvesting in a number of projects, including digital projects, to grow the company for the future. As far as how it’s accounted, I don’t have all the figures in front of me, but I can say it’s by far the most revenue we’ve ever brought in, and the future is the healthiest outlook,” he said. [H/T: Fightful]
It will be interesting to see what the future holds for AEW. Perhaps they will replace WWE as the #1 wrestling promotion in the world someday.
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Edited by Debangshu Nath