Tony Khan addressed the ongoing Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount merger in a video posted to social media hours before AEW Dynamite on September 23, revealing that representatives from Warner Bros. Discovery would be in attendance for the show, held at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Indiana.
Khan has repeatedly expressed enthusiasm about the merger since reports first surfaced earlier in the year that Paramount was pursuing a deal to acquire WBD. 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.”
The AEW President’s latest comments came shortly after Paramount reached a settlement with California, clearing one of the biggest hurdles standing in the way of the deal’s completion, according to Ringside News. With that obstacle addressed, Khan indicated he believes the merger is finally approaching its conclusion and that it stands to make AEW stronger going forward.
WBD has been a broadcast partner for AEW programming, and Khan’s decision to highlight the company’s representatives attending Dynamite in person underscores the significance he has placed on maintaining and strengthening that relationship as the corporate landscape around it shifts. No additional details on the scope of the WBD delegation’s visit or further merger specifics were disclosed in Khan’s video.
