Further Details On AEW's New WarnerMedia Agreement

AEW reportedly receiving an eight-figure payday for its new WarnerMedia deal.

by Andrew Pollard
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With Tony Khan having today announced a new expanded TV agreement with WarnerMedia for AEW, there’s now somewhat of an update on all of this.

No set figures have been revealed as of yet, but PWInsider is reporting that All Elite Wrestling will be receiving an “eight-figure payday” from WarnerMedia as part of this new arrangement. Of course, eight figures puts said payday anywhere between $10 million and just shy of $100 million.

In case you missed it, Khan earlier detailed how a new one-hour weekly show – AEW Rampage – will premiere on Friday 13 August at 10pm ET, with both Dynamite and Rampage moving from TNT to TBS in 2022. Additionally, next year will see TNT air four AEW supercard specials.

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All of this is viewed as a way to improve AEW’s reach, with this agreement meaning AEW programming will air on two different networks in TNT and TBS – not to mention AEW Dark and AEW Dark Elevation being housed on YouTube each and every week.

Safe to say, things are looking increasingly positive for AEW right now as the attention begins to switch to 2022 and beyond.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.