Warner Bros. Discovery, AEW’s media partner, has officially merged with Paramount Skydance on Tuesday, creating the company known simply as Skydance, and AEW president Tony Khan spoke about the merger yesterday.AEW Dynamite. Grand Slam Paris“flow in social networks. Khan went to X (formerly Twitter) before the show, aired one night earlier this week and spoke briefly about Skydance before wrapping up what’s to come at Dynamite.
“My first time here in Paris was with Warner Bros. as we were about to renew AEW’s TV deal, and it’s great to be here today in Paris for my first day at Skydance,” Khan said. “That’s great. I love working at Skydance and we have a great future here. It’s our first day, hand-in-hand with our Paramount brothers and sisters here at Warner Bros., and it’s going to be a great, great future for AEW, and it starts on Tuesday night at Dynamite. Grand Slam” tonight.
How AEW will fare after the merger has been a hotly debated topic, with Khan confident that AEW will continue to grow and strengthen under Skydance. is AEW’s current media rights deal will continue until the beginning of 2028and it may be extended through 2029 with an option, so the immediate implications for the company are not currently known.
Khan has too touted her relationship with Skydance CEO David Ellison. Before AEW All Out 2026, he said live that Alison is someone who “loves pro wrestling and loves sports.” Khan said he worked with Ellison in the NFL, through NFL Films/CBS, and said he would be a great leader.