AEW President Tony Khan has dismissed concerns about his company’s future amid Warner Bros. Discovery’s ongoing merger drama, declaring the promotion has “a lot of certainty” despite industry turbulence surrounding its broadcast partner.

Speaking with Scott Fishman for TV Insider ahead of of AEW Worlds End, Khan addressed the elephant in the room as WBD faces competing acquisition bids from Netflix and Skydance. While the media giant’s board recently rejected Paramount’s hostile $108 billion takeover offer in favor of Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal, Khan remained bullish on AEW’s position.

"2025 is the most exciting year yet for AEW and our partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery was reimagined this year and will continue for years to come,” Khan said. “We’re locked in with TNT, TBS, and for over two more years."

Khan pointed to WBD CEO David Zaslav as AEW’s steadfast supporter, revealing he recently received a holiday gift from the executive that he plans to utilize in upcoming programming. The AEW boss emphasized Zaslav’s pivotal role in launching AEW Collision and securing the promotion’s streaming presence on HBO Max.

"The person who is making the calls and has always been a believer in AEW continues to be David Zaslav,” Khan stated, praising the CEO as one of Hollywood’s most successful studio heads.

AEW secured a multi-year extension with WBD in October 2024, valued at approximately $185 million annually. The deal brought Dynamite and Collision to Max for the first time, with pay-per-views following in 2025. Khan noted that Dynamite has become the longest-running primetime wrestling show in TBS and TNT history, continuing Turner’s wrestling tradition dating back to 1971.

Despite Wall Street uncertainty surrounding WBD’s ownership future—with Netflix’s deal not expected to close until Q3 2026 following the company’s planned split—Khan expressed unwavering confidence in AEW’s broadcast future.

"David Zaslav is putting out hit after hit,” Khan said. “I’m very proud he has made the big investment in AEW. There is a lot of excitement around the future of Warner Bros."

AEW Worlds End takes place December 28 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, capping what Sports Illustrated named the “Promotion of the Year” for 2025.