AEW President and CEO Tony Khan recently appeared on Busted Open Radio, where he discussed the recent blockbuster announcement that the NHL would be heading to Turner Sports, airing games on both TBS and TNT, with rumors and speculations circling around that AEW Dynamite could be bumped from Wednesday to a different night in favor of the NHL, but Khan assured everyone that wouldn’t happen.
Khan said he knows Wednesday night is their slot and their home and he is thrilled with the company’s partnership with TNT as it’s the lifeblood of their company, it’s their primary revenue source and it is the way most fans get exposed to AEW and see the show. Khan also said so he wants everyone to rest assure that they are not going to have to worry about these kind of major developments as the company has a contract and they have two and a half years left on it for Wednesday nights in this slot.
This is what Tony Khan said:
“I know Wednesday night is our slot and our home.” “I’m thrilled with our partnership with TNT. It’s the lifeblood of our company, it’s our primary revenue source and it’s the way most fans get exposed to AEW and see the show. And tonight and every Wednesday that we do Dynamite, I think for a lot of wrestling fans it’s a very important night of the week.”
“So I want everyone to rest assure they’re not going to have to worry about these kind of major developments. We have a contract, we have two and a half years left on it, over two and a half years on it for Wednesday nights in this slot.”
The AEW CEO then said if there was ever an opportunity to move or if there was a deal to be had, then he would consider it and if they did something, it would have to be a real good deal for AEW.
This is what Tony Khan said:
“If there was ever an opportunity to move or if there was a deal to be had, I would consider it. If we did something, it would have to be a real good deal for AEW. It would have to make sense for us. But as it stands right now that is the spot we’re in, tonight (Wednesday) 8 to 10, Wednesday nights on TNT. And if we moved, I’d consider it if there were something in it for AEW.”
