This week, the official announcement of a multi-year multimedia rights accord between All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Warner Bros. Discovery was made public.
Under the terms of the new agreement, AEW’s pay-per-view events will become accessible on Max at a discounted price later in 2025, while the regular program timing for Dynamite and Collision will be maintained.
While the deal’s value has been reportedly estimated to be around 0 million a year, a closer look might suggest this is on the lower end of the scale.
Dave Meltzer, on the most recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, revealed that the financial agreement between AEW and WBD is valued at a remarkable 5 million over three years, equating to an average of around 5 million a year, excluding income from pay-per-view events.
Meltzer went on to state, “For next year, we go with million in added money from the new deal, which would leave million in profits as a worst case and million as a best case, or perhaps a little less if attendance, merch or PPV decline.”
It’s important to note that unlike WWE, AEW is privately owned and does not provide public access to its actual financial figures. Hence, the figures mentioned above should be regarded as estimations.
Despite the absence of precise data, it is clear that AEW is in a solid financial situation and this bodes well for the professional wrestling industry.