Tony Khan comments on the speculation that Warner Bros. Discovery has an equity stake in AEW.
AEW announced on October 2 that they had signed a multi-year media rights deal that will see the company start simulcasting on Max. Sports Business Journal reported that, as part of the deal, WBD retained their equity stake in the company. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful subsequently reported that neither AEW nor WBD had confirmed this aspect.
During the AEW WrestleDream media call, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful asked Tony Khan whether WBD had any equity in AEW.
“It’s a fair question,” Tony Khan said. “I will not get into our ownership structure, beyond saying I have 100% of the voting stock in this company and have since the beginning and hold the vast majority of shares. I think that’s fair to say. As the sole voting owner and the vast majority shareholder of the company, I think that speaks volumes, and I’m the controlling owner with 100% voting control of the business.”
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