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3. Tony Khan asked TNT about the bidding for WWE TV rights

Tony Khan introduced All Elite Wrestling back in 2019 and since then there’s no turning back for him. AEW has become one of the biggest wrestling promotions in merely two years and now they consider themselves as a legit threat to WWE. Khan and his wrestlers fired several shots at WWE and to their wrestlers as well. Khan even compared his roster to WCW roster back in 1997.

While speaking with Monaco Streaming Film Festival, Tony Khan revealed how the idea for AEW came about. It all began after Khan asked TNT about bidding for WWE television rights.

“I know, for me, [TV rights fees] was literally the conversation that started AEW. I went up to the president of TNT and TBS and talked to him about rights fees he was potentially looking to spend if he bid on a WWE TV package. And he wouldn’t have gotten it anyway because I think he was willing to spend over maybe $150,000,000. He wasn’t prepared to spend the $205,000,000 it actually ended up being.
And furthermore, it made more sense what I was saying to him, which was, ‘If that’s the case, if you’re really prepared to spend that much kind of money, I think it would make more sense for us to talk.’ And I had a conversation I never dreamed we were going to have, but I said, ‘You know, we should sit down and talk about what if I started a wrestling company. We can build a startup and put a lot less money into it and get a lot more value. Which is true, and I’ve delivered that value.”
h/t to Wrestling Inc for the quotes.

AEW is going through a lot of changes over the past few months as they are on a signing spree as they signed almost every other released Ex WWE wrestlers with the likes of Malakai Black, Tony Nese, Miro, Andrade and many more. We will have to see just how the company will change in the coming years.

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Meet Alex, the seasoned wrestling aficionado and Lead Writer at WrestleBuddy. With three decades of fandom under his belt, Alex brings a wealth of experience and passion to the table. As a devoted follower of The Undertaker and CM Punk, his love for the sport runs deep. However, be warned – Alex isn’t afraid to offer raw and unfiltered opinions that some may find harsh. In a world where reality can be hard to digest, Alex isn’t afraid to tackle the tough truths of the wrestling industry head-on.

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