>>19991215
This might mean the end for Collision since it sometimes runs head to head with UFC

>>19991215
No that's actually the opposite. They might have had a chance if they kept in separate. Now they are fucked. Dave already said that they will likely be fucked as a cost cutting measure unless they can prove they make money...so they are probably fucked.

>>19991226
good

>>19991215
>He thinks a merger is a good thing
Anon do you realize how many jobs are typically cut when big corporate mergers happen? Also them mixing services into one new platform is going to displace so much content. Max could hardly figure out where to slot AEW in any easy to find way

>>19991215
>$6 billion in cost cuts
Nope.

>>19991226
They move Collision all the time currently. Shouldn't matter.

>>19991232
Why? AEW makes them money.

>>19991247
Proof?

>>19991257
The podcast

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>>19991247
>AEW makes them money.

>>19991257
They just renewed them for like 3X the money like a year ago. Don't be stupid.
They also said they plan on beefing up their cable channels with sports so that's good news for them too.

>>19991296
Ain't this the guy that called himself "One Bil Phil"?

>>19991296
It's true, tony pays them to air the show

>>19991298
After Tony agreed to give them a piece. Paramount is gonna want a much bigger piece than what WBD got though

>>19991215
RIP Brody King's wrestling career.

The concern isn't whether or not AEW makes money, it certainly does, or Warner wouldn't keep renewing it. The concern is that TKO is already on Paramount and is probably gonna pressure Paramount to not renew them in 2028.

If this goes through, which it probably won't.

>>19991325
They got the stake when they first signed

>>19991305
Kek

>>19991354
Is TKO also gonna pressure Paramount to stop airing shows on Monday, Tuesday and Fridays too?
It's a business.

>>19991325
Would they? The think is when WBD got their slice AEW actually had potential to be worth something and was capable of drawing a milly. Those days ended years and years ago. AEW has no negotiating power because their product has no actual value. Sure Paramount could come in and want a larger slice, but they may not want any of it at all

>>19991369
>The think
Kek. 'The thing' that should be obviously
Stink is wronk

>>19991365
More likely, they'll try to entice them with something else in the slot. TKO is very very very good at convincing executives to pay top dollar for their garbage content.

>>19991376
They don't have anything and AEW has been a solid part of WBD for the better part of a decade.
And as far as partnership synergies, Paramount has NFL on CBS and the Khans are a part of that. Having an insider on the team would be good for them on that.

>>19991215
>PeeMax

It just keeps getting worse for AEW

>>19991381
NXT is coming due in 2028. They could also try to pitch them TNA or AAA or Evolve or some other bullshit. It doesn't have to be good, Nick Khan just has to convince Paramount that it's good.

You do have a good point though in that CBS has had a relationship with Tony and Shad for much longer than TKO has had a relationship with Paramount, though, I hadn't considered that.

>>19991425
If Nick Khan tells Paramount they're that much of a threat to them, that should just give them even more incentive to keep AEW. They're not a threat to UFC.
Hell, you could argue that it helps UFC so in the long run it's not really a problem for TKO. Hurts WWE a bit but helps UFC a little, so glass help full type of thing.

>>19991425
>NXT is coming due in 2028.
The CW loves have them. I could see them doing a lot to try and keep NXT on there

>>19991354
The only possible reason it doesn't go through is because of the EU. Ellison is boys with the Trump admin.

>>19991454
Dem AGs are already talking about suing to stop it and the thing is, you don't even really have to entirely block it, you just have to stall it long enough to wait out Trump, who is going to be in power for at the absolute most two and a half more years but possibly significantly less than that.

>>19991446
It wouldn't be "this is a threat to us, don't sign them", it would be "they're just a silly little secondary company run by some kid playing with his father's money, WE'RE the real wrestling company, WE can deliver real return on investment for you."

>>19991451
Yeah, but TKO has been utterly merciless in these negotiations, they play these media companies against each other to get the biggest bid and they basically wind up screwing all of them over to get the bag in the end, look at how the FOX and Peacock deals turned out.

>>19991481
>It wouldn't be "this is a threat to us, don't sign them", it would be "they're just a silly little secondary company run by some kid playing with his father's money, WE'RE the real wrestling company, WE can deliver real return on investment for you."

Half the execs there are gonna be from WBD, who are happy to have had AEW for the better part of the decade. You know that right?

>>19991522
I'm sure however it shakes out, there'll be some WBD voices in there that have a good relationship with AEW, I'm just saying, I've yet to see one of these negotiations go down where TKO hasn't gotten what they wanted and it's very clear that what they want is to do everything in their power to limit AEW's ability to get their next TV deal. They've clearly been intentionally spreading their content to as many partners as possible to try and block AEW as much as possible.

Part of it is that I think Nick Khan is an extremely dangerous, extremely savvy negotiator. Part of it is that I just assume that in any given situation the sun is going to shine up WWE's ass and they're going to mostly get what they want.

>>19991549
They didn't get renewed by Fox. And while the over-stretching is in part related to AEW, most of it is just doing what's best for business.
And it's a risky play to try to dictate to your biggest client on what they should be doing and UFC and WWE are two separate entities. Would Dana be happy with the WWE president trying to shit where he eats?

>>19991215
HBO is gonna die

paramount will choose ufc, they paid 7.7b for the rights. tko won't allow aew to piggyback off ufc.

aew is dead when the deal gets finished. doj will only have 13 days to object.

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/paramount-has-a-secret-plan-to-buy

>>19991894
What's TKO going to do about it?

>>19991215
Good? Maybe I can watch AEW in the UK without having to use their weird app

>>19992197
Internationally will still depend on local rights deals

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>>19991305

great news