Tony Khan is very excited for the first-ever pro wrestling simulcast.
AEW will start a new era on January 1, as AEW Dynamite: Fight For The Fallen will mark their first simulcast on Max. AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision will continue to air on TBS and TNT, respectively, while they will simulcast on Max as well. AEW pay-per-views are set to be available on Max as well. Buffering issues on Netflix hindered the high-profile fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, leading some to wonder whether AEW may experience similar challenges on Max.
Speaking with Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp after the AEW All In Texas on-sale event, Tony Khan was asked to comment on how prepared AEW was to simulcast on Max, TBS, and TNT.
"It’s weeks away and we’re very excited for the first-ever pro wrestling simulcast. From TBS and TNT, AEW every week doesn’t really change the way the fans watch the show, but it’s going to open things up and create possibilities for new fans, people that cut the cord and didn’t have cable. It’s a great way to reach the wrestling fans who have been watching on TBS and TNT for years. They can still do that for years to come. It also signifies the future of pro wrestling. Wrestling is always on the forefront of entertainment, whether it’s broadcast TV, cable TV, satellite, closed circuit pay-per-view, and still to this day, pro wrestling on pay-per-view. Looking at the different mediums for pro wrestling, streaming to me is the future of all entertainment. It’s important AEW has a foothold in that. That’s why we were excited for this media rights deal. For many reasons, but most of all that we get to stay with this great company that has a great history of pro wrestling and a great history of treating AEW, our fans, our wrestlers, and everybody who supports AEW so well, and that’s TBS and TNT. It’s a really exciting time of the year for us. It’s my favorite time of the year. It’s Christmas time, which means the Continental Classic and Winter is Coming," Khan said.
Khan previously said that AEW would be available in almost twice as many homes when they went to Max. Check out his comments here.
In November, Tony Khan said that it was too soon to say when live AEW pay-per-views would debut on Max. Click here to see what he had to say.
