The split will go into effect in 2026.
In early June 2025, a press release was issued by Warner Bros. Discovery to announce that the company is going to be splitting into two in 2026.
It'll be divided into Global Networks and Streaming & Studios. AEW CEO Tony Khan was asked about the split while being interviewed by Yahoo Finance, and what that means for AEW's rights deal with the media and entertainment conglomerate. Khan stated that they have great relationships with people at the top on both sides.
“That’s a great question. I know that AEW, for both sides of where Warner Bros. is going, we have great relationships with everybody at the top. Both on Global Networks and Streaming & Studios. Mr. Zaslav himself put our deal together. Gunnar (Wiedenfels), who will be running Global Networks, also was very involved in our deal as the CFO. The two of them and Bruce Campbell really negotiated this deal with AEW and myself and my team. So, on both sides, we’ve got the great relationships and both sides that really love AEW and have come to be great partners with AEW. So, for us, it’s been a big year in 2025 and now we’re kind of on both sides of that equation. We are a big part of TBS and TNT, the crown jewels of the Global Network side and then we’re also a huge -- now -- part of Streaming & Studios with AEW streaming every week so it’s exciting.”
AEW is gearing up to present Grand Slam Mexico from Arena México. There is going to be written and audio coverage of the show here on Fightful.
Grand Slam Mexico is part of a string of events that AEW, CMLL, and NJPW are collaborating on, and the first of those events took place on 6/17. To check out the results, click here.
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