AEW president Tony Khan said Warner Bros. Discovery officials were in attendance for AEW Dynamite at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Indiana, on September 23, 2026, according to a video Khan posted to social media hours before the show, as reported by F4W Online and Fightful.
Khan used the appearance to reiterate his excitement about the ongoing Paramount-WBD merger, a deal he has spoken favorably about since reports of Paramount’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery first surfaced earlier in the year. In March, Khan said, “I have great relationships all around with everybody involved. I’m very excited about the future landscape of media and Warner Brothers,” per Fightful.
Ringside News reported that the merger cleared a significant hurdle by September 23, 2026, after Paramount reached a settlement with California, and that Khan believes the deal is nearing completion. Khan has repeatedly framed the merger as a positive development for AEW’s future, though the specific terms of how the deal would affect AEW’s media rights or programming have not been detailed in Khan’s public comments.
AEW’s flagship program Dynamite airs on WBD’s TNT network, making any changes to the company’s ownership structure directly relevant to AEW’s broadcast future. Khan has not provided a timeline for when the merger is expected to be finalized.
