AEW President Tony Khan said representatives from Warner Bros. Discovery would be in attendance for AEW Dynamite at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Indiana, and used the occasion to reiterate his enthusiasm for the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Khan made the comments in a video posted to social media just hours before the show, according to Fightful and F4W Online. He has been vocal about the merger since reports of Paramount’s plans to acquire WBD first emerged earlier in the year.
Khan previously said in March, “I have great relationships all around with everybody involved. I’m very excited about the future landscape of media and Warner Brothers.” He has continued to express optimism about how the deal could affect AEW’s television future.
Ringside News reported that the merger cleared one of its biggest hurdles as of September 23, 2026, after Paramount reached a settlement with California regulators, a development that appears to have brought the transaction closer to completion. Khan has framed the merger as a positive for AEW, telling Wrestling Headlines and other outlets that he believes it will ultimately make the promotion stronger.
No additional details have been confirmed regarding the identities of the Warner Bros. Discovery representatives attending Dynamite or the specific implications the merger could have for AEW’s broadcast agreements once finalized.
Sources
- Fightful: Tony Khan Says WBD Officials Are Attending AEW Dynamite, Reiterates Excitement For WBD-Paramount Merger
- F4W Online: Tony Khan comments on Paramount-WBD merger, WBD reps attending AEW Dynamite
- Ringside News: Tony Khan Says Paramount-WBD Merger Will Make AEW Stronger
- Wrestling Headlines: Tony Khan Explains Why WBD/Paramount Merger Is “Fantastic” News For AEW
