We’re back with a special and riveting 83 Weeks… why WBD is wrong and this AEW deal is super bad for wrestling… with special guest commentator to talk about how shitty the IWC and AEW have always been… Jim Cornette… special shout out to sponsor Blue Chew! The official sponsor of Jericho Cruises and 83 Weeks!
Earlier this year he said he needed both knees and both shoulders done, I hope he takes the time to get fixed and healthy.
The deal is closer to $185M annual average (per @WrestleVotes). Both sides said they didn’t provide the $150m number to Variety.
I imagine we might get the actual real amount of money when WBD files their Quarterly at the end of the first quarter in 2025.
No matter what it’s certainly better than the estimated 100mm they were making, not quite double but damn close. 150-185… let’s call it 168 is a shit ton more than any other company outside of WWE has ever pulled in from media rights.
Dynamite and Collision will air in their normal time slot and days, and also be streamed on Max. This was an important factor for both sides.
I won’t lie, I’m not happy with this, I’d really like Collision off that Saturday slot and somewhere I might could enjoy it more. The DVR is fine but I hoped for a more. Of course I miss early Collision when it felt different than being Dynamite, Part II.
PPVs will be added to Max for a discounted price to subscribers in 2025
If I were guessing, I’d bet it’s whatever the price people have been paying by using a VPN, get that money domestic and potentially pocket more of it.
ROH and TruTV were not mentioned in the press materials.
Battle of the Belts also not listed, personally I hope it just goes away, nothing ever happens on them.
WBD had exclusivity over AEW broadcast content on TV, but now do not.
I’m glad Tony appears to be over that, I think WWE has proven it doesn’t pay as well to put all your eggs in one media basket.
I say this before in 5 years they move everything to Netflix. /s I hope.
I had to look it up and yeah, he was very MeToo’d. He told a woman he would help get her on NWA Hollywood, he didn’t, and let her live with him, they shared the bed even though they weren’t together romantically, one night she woke up with his hand down her pants and him fondling himself, she rolled away and claims it stopped but by the end of the week he kicked her out. Rapist fuck.
But, I don’t think it’s below NWA to work with him, Tyrus was accused of sexual harassment and because the woman lost her phone with the texts on it she took an out of court settlement. He was then made NWA World Champion.
All around bad night in ROH, he wasn’t the only one to get knocked out apparently.
Independent talent Kelly Madan was knocked out and may have been injured tonight during the filming of a Ring of Honor match In Pittsburgh, PA prior to Dynamite going on the air.
PWInsider.com is told that Madan was wrestling Lady Frost and in the last spot of the bout, was hit with a spinning move off the ropes, but it appeared Frost’s legs landed on her head or neck. After the referee made the three count, Madan was described as “obviously being out” and didn’t move, at which point AEW’s medical team, Frost and the referee all surrounded her.
That rumor has been floating out there since before Warner Bros. and Discovery merged, maybe since the beginning of Dynamite, some people on Reddit used to make this claim and it never seemed to come with a source.
Oh, then yeah you’ll probably have to sail the seas for that. Outside of YouTube I don’t think anybody lets me speedup things, at least I don’t see it as an option of Peacock or Paramount+.
He took it to rock bottom, who’d have thought the NWA could go any lower when he bought it?
As a company that kept Tyrus on top for a long time, I don’t see any reason they can’t just bring Dave Lagana back, he was clearly the brains behind early Corgan-NWA. Hell, while they are at it, bring back Corny Jim and Kevin Kelly as his new announce team. That’s where they are at, might as well embrace it.
The press release states “All AEW programming airing on WBD’s networks will also be available to stream on demand on Max.” which seems to indicate after it airs it will be available on demand, which should let you skip the ads if it has ads at all, but I guess we won’t truly know until January.
Ok Tony, you’ve been reading our topic about removing Taz?
AEW tweeted he was attacked in the parking lot and Nigel is on the way to replace him.
The press release from WBD certainly seems to confirm the cancellation of Rampage, it’s never mentioned.
October 2, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) today announced a multi-year renewal of their highly successful five-year relationship with an expansive multi-platform media rights agreement that will provide fans with the widest available access ever to AEW’s most popular programming.
WBD’s networks and platforms will remain the exclusive home of AEW Dynamite (Wednesdays on TBS) and AEW Collision (Saturdays on TNT), with enhanced distribution rights across social platforms as well as building opportunities for additional AEW programming for linear and digital platforms in the future.
Additionally, for the first time, all AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision programming starting January 2025 will stream live exclusively on Max (U.S. subscribers only). All AEW programming airing on WBD’s networks will also be available to stream on demand on Max.
AEW and WBD will also collaborate to distribute AEW live pay-per-view events on Max at a discounted price per event, with all marketing and promotions of those PPV events exclusively centered on Max. AEW PPV distribution on Max will begin later in 2025, with additional information and pricing to be shared in the coming months.
“Tony Khan and the entire AEW team have been incredible partners, and we are thrilled to strike this expanded agreement to deliver amazing new AEW content and stories to TNT and TBS, as well as bring the thrilling live action to Max for the first time,” said Kathleen Finch, Chairman and CEO of US Networks, WBD. “We are focused on creating fresh and authentic experiences for AEW’s passionate and engaged fanbase while also introducing them to our growing lineup of high-action sports and entertainment at TNT and beyond.”
“We are honored to announce the extension of our incredible partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery,” said AEW CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan. “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.”
Since its inaugural year in 2019, AEW has collaborated with WBD to build a next-generation, pro-wrestling franchise with captivating stories, dynamic and diverse characters, and energetic events all year round. AEW programming has reached more than 33 million fans this year across TBS and TNT, with AEW Dynamite on TBS ranking as Wednesday’s #1 cable entertainment program among P18-49. AEW Collision also ranks among the top 5 programs in its Saturday time slot among P18-49 and M18-49.
The addition of AEW’s popular programming on Max adds to an already robust slate of live programming available to U.S. subscribers, including CNN Max — a 24/7 live news stream featuring live news and programming, and in-depth reporting of all of the biggest news each day and the upcoming U.S. election cycle from CNN’s global news team; and, the B/R Sports Add-on, featuring live coverage of the upcoming MLB postseason, NHL and NBA regular seasons, NCAA Men’s March Madness, US Men’s & Women’s National Team soccer matches, Bellator MMA, Mountain West college football, MotoGP, FIA World Endurance Championship, world cycling, and — in 2025 — NASCAR, Roland-Garros tennis, and BIG EAST men’s and women’s college basketball.
It sold something like 2mm copies and was one of the best performing 3rd party N64 games, so it’s possible he isn’t lying this time.
Ugly. Generic. Boring.
I don’t know if they will all be Saturday Nights Main Event shows, but they are contracted for 1 quarterly special for the 5 years of the new deal for media rights with NBCU for SmackDown.
WWE is unlikely to ever do late night shows again, NBC wants eyes on during prime time not late night, hence why they are downsizing the Tonight Show and only doing 4 days a week with it.
I wonder if Elon is paying them for it like he pays Tucker Carlson and WWE Speed, him and Corgan are probably very compatible as friends.
Just for reference on how low that amount really is to them, they had around 75 Billion in revenue, 2.4 billion of that was net profit in the last year based on a quick search… That makes the fine around 1.3% of their net. A ridiculously small amount for multiple breaches.
As God as my witness, she has been broken in half!!!
I need him to get better, he has to put Christian through the ring one day… soon I hope…
It could have been a whole thread, because I’m concerned once the Peacock deal ends, that the network idea is dead, that even more of the history is locked in some server in the WWE warehouse never to see the glow of a screen again.
This is why things like XWT are needed. If I had known one day I’d want those tapes back I’d never have gotten rid of them. We all may have to go back to tape trading, USB trading? some kind of trading if they put it all back in the vault.