For months now the wrestling world has been talking about a potential TV deal for All Elite Wrestling, and it’s rumored that the promotion has been in talks with Turner Sports for a potential weekly show on TNT.
However, Tony Maglio of The Wrap recently spoke to the 411 Wrestling Interviews podcast, and he claimed that a potential deal between AEW and Turner Sports could see All Elite Wrestling pay for their time slot on TV.
“As excited as people are, they have cool t-shirts and a cool roster, you know, but they’re unproven, let’s be realistic,” Maglio said. “My understanding based on the people I’ve spoken to is that it would be more AEW paying for its time on TNT than Turner paying AEW for its show. Another very good wrestling reporter and I had been talking about whether that would be the case or whether it would be a revenue share, and we’d both heard rumblings and talked to people.”
Wrestling Inc is now reporting that a source close to AEW is refuting the claim and said that it is “total bullsh-t.”
As of this writing AEW has not made any announcements regarding a TV deal, but it’s rumored that October is the projected timeframe for a weekly show to launch.
