According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery jointly filed a 519-page proxy statement, the phrase. “All Elite Wrestling” nor the acronym AEW did not appear once in the proxy.
The report also notes following the close of the Netflix/WB deal, AEW rights will ostensibly remain with Discovery, as Dynamite, Collision and all pay-per-view’s are expected to remain on HBO Max throughout the remainder of AEW’s current contract.
AEW’s television deal with TBS and TNT expire at the end of 2027 with a fourth-year option in 2028. It was further said that after AEW’s deal with TBS and TNT expire, it’s expected to leave HBO Max and be part of Turner Sports new streaming app.
Shareholders will vote on the Netflix/WBD deal this April and it will then still need approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission.