It looks like the AEW streaming service is falling into place.
Since the WWE announced their own streaming service, the WWE Network, they have proven that this is the way to go, abandoning the PPV model in favour of pushing their streaming service. Now, it looks like AEW will be having their own streaming service sooner rather than later.
Tony Khan spoke with ComicBook.com about his thoughts on the upcoming AEW streaming service. He noted that as AEW adds more content, the potential value of a streaming deal only increases. Khan said that AEW is continuing to talk to Discovery Warner Bros. about the possibility.
“As we’ve developed more content, growing the library, I think, and the demand has grown for a variety of reasons. I think all the stars are aligning, AEW as a streaming service has more potential value in the future. And then the purchase of Ring of Honor, now to have access to one of the best wrestling libraries in North America with some of today’s top stars and some of the top stars in the past few decades, and those thousands of hours of Ring of Honor footage in conjunction with the hundreds of hours of AEW footage we’ve assembled and continued to assemble on a weekly basis, week in, week out, and the growing demand from our fans.”
“I think all these factors contribute to why this would be a great time for AEW to launch a streaming service. And it’s a conversation that I’ve had and continue to actively have with Warner Brothers Discovery, who are one of the worldwide leaders in streaming and sports content.”
Tony Khan to ComicBook
Time will tell when the streaming service will go live but with Tony now owning the video library of Ring Of Honor, it could lead to an even more in depth streaming service is WarnerMedia decide to push forward with it.
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