Tony Khan confirms previous reports that he has spoken with WBD about expanding AEW’s PPV schedule.
AEW have a limited schedule of PPV’s since their inception, foregoing the WWE model in the process.
During the ROH Death Before Dishonor media call, AEW president Tony Khan was asked what the optimal amount of PPV’s would be, with Khan confirming talks with WBD about expanding their schedule in the future.
“I think it’s evolving. I believe no wrestling company that has ever expanded its pay-per-view calendar due to demand and economics has ever regretted that decision. In general, there have been factors that have helped wrestling companies rise and fall over the years, but I do think expanding your pay-per-view calendar has often been something that has been seen as revenue positive and an overall positive for companies. Certainly, when there was competition in the past, more pay-per-views was the standard. For us, we launched with a very methodical plan. We built a really solid calendar of major events. Now, we’re talking about six major events that are pay-per-view worthy. As for expanding the calendar even further, it’s something we’ve talked to Warner Brothers Discovery about and it’s something everyone believes could be revenue positive. It’s something to certainly consider, but I’m very happy with what we’ve built,”
Tony Khan
AEW are currently building towards back to back PPV weekends next month, with All In and All Out taking place just one week apart.
As of this writing, there are no reported plans in place for AEW’s PPV schedule to be expanded.
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