Khan's Conquering Victory Reshapes MMA Scene: A New Deal Faces Initial Resistance
AEW's Tony Khan answers questions on if any changes will be made to MyAEW now that Paramount has acquired WBD, and also the desire to have programming featured on same channel as UFC.
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan gives his stamp of approval on Jason Yu (not pictured) - Leon Bennett/Getty Images Milestone after milestone, AEW has hit the ground running since its initiation in 2019. Heading into its seventh year, new changes are on the horizon, including the launch of MyAEW from earlier this week, and its broadcasting partner in Warner Bros. Discovery being acquired by Paramount after winning the bidding war with another titan streaming company in the mix, Netflix.
While some in this industry see this merger through very critical and concerning lenses, Tony Khan remains optimistic with a glass half-full viewpoint, within the realm of possibility that his weekly programming could be featured on the same channel as UFC, should that come to fruition. "I'm very excited about the future at Warner Bros... I think it's a really exciting time for AEW," the President and CEO said in his media call ahead of tonight's Revolution pay-per-view event.
"We've built a great relationship here. There's been a lot of changes since AEW arrived... I would love to be on the same channel as UFC.
I have a great relationship with Dana White and Hunter Campbell. While their sister promotion [WWE] is also in pro wrestling, and it's of a competitive nature there, I think that on my behalf, I'd love to be on the same channel as UFC. I see a lot of positive utility to that.