As All Elite Wrestling prepares to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Dynamite on Wednesday, the company’s long-awaited new media rights deal has been confirmed.
AEW announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery on a multiyear rights deal to keep programming on TBS and TNT while also adding a streaming component on Max starting in 2025.
“We are honored to announce the extension of our incredible partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery,” AEW CEO Tony Khan said in the official release. “This extension continues the tradition of iconic wrestling events broadcast on TBS and TNT, while also establishing a new legacy for AEW through weekly live streams on Max for years to come. We thank David Zaslav, Kathleen Finch and everyone at WBD for their tireless support of All Elite Wrestling since its inception, as well as the AEW fans, talent and staff that helped make this possible.”
TBS will remain the home for Dynamite on Wednesdays, with Collision continuing to air Saturdays on TNT. Both shows will stream live and on-demand on Max starting in January 2025.
Max will also offer AEW pay-per-views at a discounted price on Max at some point in 2025, but an official date for the first event and pricing has not yet been announced.
WBD has been the official television home of AEW programming since the promotion debuted in 2019. Dynamite originally aired on TNT for two years from Oct. 2019 through Dec. 2021 before moving to TBS in January 2022. Collision debuted on TNT on June 17, 2023.
Wednesday’s announcement comes hours before AEW hosts the Dynamite five-year anniversary show at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
The show will feature Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada in a title-for-title bout, with Okada’s continental championship only at stake for the first 20 minutes; Will Ospreay will defend the international title against Ricochet; Britt Baker will take on Serena Deeb; and Adam Page will square off against Juice Robinson.
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