Bloomberg Interviews Tony Khan

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

I'd be remiss if I didn't repost the international cover



As well as the article itself. A couple notable things including plans to get Fight Forever out this month and early plans for a streaming service

www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-02/wwe-challenger-aew-fueled-by-tony-khan-s-wrestling-obsession?utm_content=businessweek&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-businessweek&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

[SneakMan]

Man, even TK himself has a better physique than Ricky Starks.

But yeah, hoping Fight Forever is released soon and that streaming service idea is very intriguing.

[Malibu Albino]

That cover is incredible. It has to be an AI generated thing, right? No human being could create that and turn it in with a straight face.

[pinja]

Tony Khan will reveal himself as Liver King Joe Dirt when he goes against the next face of the company who he sees unfit of holding the big belt.

[Fade]

Holy shit that’s nightmare fuel.

[markymark]

"In March, Khan acquired the small but respected pro wrestling company Ring of Honor from Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. for an undisclosed sum, adding a new crop of wrestlers, some intellectual property and an extensive video library. AEW is also considering starting a streaming service, likely through a deal with its broadcast partner, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with management’s thinking, who asked not to be named. Last year, AEW broke $100 million in annual revenue for the first time, the person says."

This is the interesting part but seems that people are more talking about the cover lol

[polarbearpete]

Feb 2, 2023 11:57:57 GMT -5 markymark said:

"In March, Khan acquired the small but respected pro wrestling company Ring of Honor from Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. for an undisclosed sum, adding a new crop of wrestlers, some intellectual property and an extensive video library. AEW is also considering starting a streaming service, likely through a deal with its broadcast partner, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with management’s thinking, who asked not to be named. Last year, AEW broke $100 million in annual revenue for the first time, the person says."

This is the interesting part but seems that people are more talking about the cover lol

I’d imagine that they might be included in the new streaming service that WBD starts up when they merge HBO Max and Discovery+. They can have a tab/location on the service labeled as AEW/ROH.

[Jindrak Mark]

Tony with that 2000 Scott Steiner body.

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

is that Tom Magee

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

The power of cocaine

[Cyno]

It looks like someone photoshopped Tony Khan's head on Brian Cage's body.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

The story itself is great, but my god I'd be horrified about that cover. Woof.

[Chiral]

If a hypermuscular Tony Khan, completely nude sans the AEW World title, charged at me, I think I'd sell my wrestling company instantly

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Feb 2, 2023 11:57:57 GMT -5 markymark said:

"In March, Khan acquired the small but respected pro wrestling company Ring of Honor from Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. for an undisclosed sum, adding a new crop of wrestlers, some intellectual property and an extensive video library. AEW is also considering starting a streaming service, likely through a deal with its broadcast partner, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with management’s thinking, who asked not to be named. Last year, AEW broke $100 million in annual revenue for the first time, the person says."

This is the interesting part but seems that people are more talking about the cover lol

With all the turmoil of 2022, they still keep making more money year over year, that's really impressive

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

What a strange cover and article. It seems like it was written last summer

[Mozenrath]

Feb 2, 2023 12:51:54 GMT -5 ASYLUMHAUSEN said:

The power of cocaine

James Gunn's got him penciled in to play Snowflame.

[polarbearpete]

Feb 2, 2023 15:13:23 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Feb 2, 2023 11:57:57 GMT -5 markymark said:

This is the interesting part but seems that people are more talking about the cover lol

With all the turmoil of 2022, they still keep making more money year over year, that's really impressive

I assume due to COVID, they ran a lot more live events in 2022 than they did in 2021. The TV revenue is static at this point so that’s where the difference would be. That and PPV buys which were pretty much equal 2021 and 2022 (although varied wildly from show to show) except the addition of Forbidden Door added another 140K buys.

[Cyno]

$100 million in revenue is a nice sounding number, but it doesn't say if the company is running at a profit yet or if it's still operating at a loss getting things established.

[kingoftheindies]

Feb 3, 2023 10:35:56 GMT -5 polarbearpete said:

Feb 2, 2023 15:13:23 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

With all the turmoil of 2022, they still keep making more money year over year, that's really impressive

I assume due to COVID, they ran a lot more live events in 2022 than they did in 2021. The TV revenue is static at this point so that’s where the difference would be. That and PPV buys which were pretty much equal 2021 and 2022 (although varied wildly from show to show) except the addition of Forbidden Door added another 140K buys.

If I remember right, the only reason they didn't make money in 2021 was because they put a lot into the video game division

[Ryushinku]

Yarrr, that's gonna replace the whale in my nightmares!