WRESTLING RUMOR: Warner Brothers Discovery Reported Interested In WWE Programming

That would be complicated. The rise of AEW has shaken up the wrestling world as there is now a non-WWE wrestling promotion on national television with funding and a stacked roster for the first time in a very long while. One of the biggest strengths that AEW has is their television deals, but now a report says that there could be quite the shakeup in the industry if another company makes a move.

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According to former Executive Vice President of Original Programming for USA James Andrew Miller on the SI Media podcast, Warner Brothers Discovery has interest in WWE programming. Warner Brothers Discovery is currently the television home of AEW Dynamite and Rampage on TBS and TNT respectively. Both AEW and WWE are planning to start negotiations for new television contracts in the next few months. There is nothing to suggest that Warner Brothers Discovery is unhappy with AEW programming.

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Opinion: This is something that feels like it is going to make for a huge ordeal when the deals finally break down. The television rights deal coming up for both companies around the same time could create quite the fiasco. It is going to be fascinating to see where both promotions wind up, though there is always the chance that the shows are going to wind up right back where they were before the negotiations.