AEW Gets MAJOR Weekly US TV Deal
All Elite on TNT is a "virtually done" deal...
Sources tell TheWrap.com today that All Elite Wrestling's deal with Turner TV is "virtually done".
The site are reporting that AEW's TV show will begin airing later this year (in the fall/Autumn months) on TNT, and current plans are for the partnership to be announced one hour before WarnerMedia’s event this coming Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. AEW president Tony Khan and some of All Elite's roster are expected to be there.
Older wrestling fans will also recall that WCW's Monday Nitro once aired on TNT.
AEW are under no obligation to disclose financial terms of the deal due to their status as a private company, but this is exciting news for wrestling fans. It also comes hot on the heels of the announcement that ITV Box Office will be carrying the promotion's first pay-per-view Double Or Nothing in the UK later this month.
The upfront event at MSG is where TV networks flaunt their new programming for potential advertisers. It's understood that AEW will now be part of that package. The event begins at 10am EST in New York, and it could be one to keep an eye on.