Welcome to the streaming era of the wrestling wars. WWE’s flagship weekly show, Raw, is ditching cable and headed for Netflix in January. And today, Warner Bros. Discovery and All Elite Wrestling announced a multiyear rights extension that will bring AEW content to Max starting in… you guessed it… January 2025. The news was first reported by Variety.
Tony Khan’s wrestling promotion will gain a significant presence on the popular streaming service. Episodes of AEW’s weekly shows, Dynamite and Collision, will simulcast on Max on Wednesday and Saturday nights in addition to airing on TBS and TNT, respectively. Past episodes will also be available to watch on demand. AEW’s TV programming has aired on WBD networks from the very start, so…