Tony Khan Thinks Paramount Will Be Very Good For AEW

Tony Khan believes that Paramount was the better choice to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery and says it will be better for AEW as a company. Of course, you very likely know, Paramount is in the process of closing its acquisiton of WBD. They managed to win the twist-filled bidding war from Netflix, which puts AEW in business with Paramount when the deal finishes.

Khan was asked during the AEW Double Or Nothing post-show media scrum Paramount as a partner. He said he believes that David Ellison has been doing good things with Paramount and that this situation was better than the Netflix deal, which would have resulted in HBO Max staying with Netflix while TNT and TBS was spun off into a new company. You can see highlights below:

On Paramount Buying WBD:

“The really exciting thing is, I’m very excited about who the buyer is. It’s very good for us. And I’m so glad Paramount Global is going to be joining us here and that Paramount is going to be assuming control. I think it’s fantastic to have David Ellison coming in here. He’s been a fantastic leader, he’s already doing great things with Paramount. And also to have him come here — I think he’s a great filmmaker. I’ve worked with him with NFL and Skydance. He’s been a visionary with Skydance Sports. We’ve done multiple documentaries with NFL Films… and Skydance has been a great partner for the NFL. And now CBS and Paramount’s a great partner for the NFL. I think it will be great for TBS and TNT. TNT and TBS will be stronger. The late, great Ted Turner dreamed iof buying CBS and wanted to buy CBS. and now CBS, TBS, and TNT will live under the same roof—and that’s great.”

On the Deal Being Better Than the Netflix Deal For AEW:

“I also think it’s great keeping everything under one roof. Which was — if things had gone the other way, that’s not what was going to happen. They were going to split up TBS and TNT from HBO Max. I don’t think that would have been in the best interest for everybody.”

“I also think it’s going to be better for everyone at TBS and TNT now to have everything under one roof, and to have leadership coming in with a vision and a plan. I feel like people at Paramount are excited about what’s happening there. And I do think now for all of us — I’m very optimistic. We have someone coming in who’s the same age as I am, who watches wrestling. And I think this is gonna be a good thing.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit AEW with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.