WWE In Talks With AEW's TV Network, WBD
WWE holds Warner Bros. Discovery talks as Raw TV negotiations continue.
Key WWE executives have held talks with Warner Bros. Discovery over potentially bringing Raw to the network, reports PWInsider's Mike Johnson.
WBD's Bruce Campbell met with TKO Group's Marc Shapiro, plus WWE's Nick Khan and Paul 'Triple H' Levesque this Monday past. Campbell is WBD's Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, and met with the WWE/TKO contingent for several hours on Monday.
With WWE's existing Raw deal with NBC Universal to expire in October 2024, bringing the red brand to WBD would trigger huge knock-on effects within the wrestling industry. WBD has been AEW's chief media partner since the Tony Khan-helmed group's 2019 launch. The network's TBS and TNT stations currently air AEW Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision in a deal set to expire next December.
Khan claimed during his 12 December media call for ROH Final Battle 2023 that he had met with WBD officials that date. Currently, AEW's television rights, like WWE Raw's, are up for grabs after the 2024 television season.
PWInsider's sources claim suitors other than WBD remain in play for the Raw rights. WBD was, however, amongst the partners Nick Khan and Levesque met with in Los Angeles, California a few weeks ago.