[JasmineAEW]

TONY KHAN WORKING WITH WARNER MEDIA

I’ve been waiting for something like this to happen. I hope it happens soon. Maybe partner with other promotions (Impact, ROH, MLW, etc.) to get all the wrestling shows under one umbrella. It would be awesome.

 

[RapShepard]

That article didn't really say shit but the obvious of a streaming service would be a good move and they got to build up content.

Did the interview say more to indicate it's happening soon?

 

[Geert Wilders]

Maybe partner with other promotions (Impact, ROH, MLW, etc.) to get all the wrestling shows under one umbrella. It would be awesome.

fitetv already exists. He would be better off just purchasing them.

 

[Geeee]

HBO Max probably?

 

[omaroo]

If they get there own streaming service or partner with HBO max it will be huge and even more content and even more exposure for them which is only a positive.

Still think that is a couple of years from happening though.

Streaming services are the now and the future.

 

[Erik.]

HBO Max probably?

Makes the most sense.

I can imagine PPVs going live on there would be a dream.

 

[shandcraig]

Not a chance of his own. Aew will be on hbomax which is a zillion timed better move aside could push even more money for its next tv deal In a few years. I assume when that time comes it will be on TV and hbomax at the same time. Anyone that has hbomax unlikely has cable at all, so it should be on both

Imagine specials on hbo

 

[Honey Bucket]

loools they should call it the AEW NOTWORK.

sound of a million pins dropping

Er…I have access to Fite which is almost like an AEW library already anyway. I think it has every Dynamite/Rampage episode on there?

 

[$Dolladrew$]

loools they should call it the AEW NOTWORK.

sound of a million pins dropping

Er…I have access to Fite which is almost like an AEW library already anyway. I think it has every Dynamite/Rampage episode on there?

It won't once they get there own service or put on HBO max.

 

[3venflow]

According to Cagematch, there have already been 1168 matches in AEW. To put that into perspective, the same source lists 1832 matches in TNA/IMPACT from the year 2002 until now.

There may be a method behind those 12-15 match Dark cards, where Tony Khan can bulk up the AEW archive for a streaming deal in future whether its self-hosted or on HBO Max. He should really buy the TNA library too, I believe it's the most valuable US wrestling archive not owned by WWE.

 

[$Dolladrew$]

According to Cagematch, there have already been 1168 matches in AEW. To put that into perspective, the same source lists 1832 matches in TNA/IMPACT from the year 2002 until now.

There may be a method behind those 12-15 match Dark cards, where Tony Khan can bulk up the AEW archive for a streaming deal in future whether its self-hosted or on HBO Max. He should really buy the TNA library too, I believe it's the most valuable US wrestling archive not owned by WWE.

All this forbidden door shtick could carry over to this streaming too as others mentioned bundling all the indy orgs with AEW would offer up an awesome package.

Same thing DAZN did initially during its launch in the US market.

 

[Yukoncornelius]

Just keep the paid PPVs. With people having to pay for each PPV they have to produce a good show.

 

[The Legit DMD]

I'm 50/50 on this because most of Tony's profits come from the $50-60 PPVs. He'll lose a lot of money if he adopts the $5.99 WWE model.

 

[Upstart474]

I'm 50/50 on this because most of Tony's profits come from the $50-60 PPVs. He'll lose a lot of money if he adopts the $5.99 WWE model.

Tony Khan does not care about making a profit, this is all his dad's money. The only thing he cares about is beating WWE in ratings. Tony Khan will sign the whole WWE roster if he has too.

 

[LifeInCattleClass]

I'm 50/50 on this because most of Tony's profits come from the $50-60 PPVs. He'll lose a lot of money if he adopts the $5.99 WWE model.

he’s said plenty times most of his money comes from live tv

hence why putting big matches on live tv so often

but IMO they win’t go the 5.99 model if its any consolation

 

[The Legit DMD]

he’s said plenty times most of his money comes from live tv

hence why putting big matches on live tv so often

but IMO they win’t go the 5.99 model if its any consolation

Revenue=/=Profits

Those PPVs are largely profitable, especially successful ones like All Out.

 

[Prized Fighter]

According to Cagematch, there have already been 1168 matches in AEW. To put that into perspective, the same source lists 1832 matches in TNA/IMPACT from the year 2002 until now.

There may be a method behind those 12-15 match Dark cards, where Tony Khan can bulk up the AEW archive for a streaming deal in future whether its self-hosted or on HBO Max. He should really buy the TNA library too, I believe it's the most valuable US wrestling archive not owned by WWE.

I have been saying this for a while now, but HBO Max adding a wrestling hub would the best direction. Most of it would be AEW's library, but they could also post the weekly episodes of Dark/Elevation. This would also come with another major money contract. Tony could negotiate a deal with other wrestling companies to add their content/libraries like Impact/TNA, NJPW, etc. A lot of them would be pretty receptive considering the platform they would move to. ROH would be the tough one since Sinclair might be stubborn. NJPW's only deal is with Roku TV, but that wouldn't take much to buyout. This is only in the US though. The rest of the world will still have FiteTV.

I would also have people pay $9.99 for the live AEW PPVs. HBO Max doesn't currently offer live content and Warner has talked about adding it since they launched. Warner could use AEW as a testing ground for their first live programming. It would be huge publicity for AEW to pilot that and it could get some fresh eyes on the product.

 

[LifeInCattleClass]

Revenue=/=Profits

Those PPVs are largely profitable, especially successful ones like All Out.

it all kinda goes in the same pile at the end of the day

 

[Prized Fighter]

it all kinda goes in the same pile at the end of the day

Also, AEW only get 45% of the PPV money since they split it with the PPV distributor. So they receive $22.50 as revenue from the $50 PPV price. If they were on HBO Max, they would likely negotiate a deal that would account for that revenue. Either, HBO Max charges for the live content and gives AEW a cut of that or the contract they agree to is lucrative enough to account for the lost revenue.

 

[DaveRA]

Paying $5 per month on Fite. Happy to go up to $10 per month including ppv. I don't repeat watch mich stuff