Speaking of sports, there was already talk of AEW being in trouble due to the split that will see Warner Brothers and Discovery go back to being two separate entities, which was reportedly set to happen in April 2026. This was a problem for AEW as the TNT Sports subscription service that has been talked about for a long time would see sports get taken off of HBO MAX. However, Meltzer is under the impression that AEW wouldn’t be affected due to AEW’s current media rights deal keeping them on HBO MAX, regardless of what happens with TNT Sports, until 2027, or 2028 if WBD pick up an extra year at an elevated price.

Of course, this would become meaningless if Paramount Skydance buys WBD before the split as they would acquire the Warner Brothers movie studio, HBO MAX, and all of the cable stations like TBS and TNT, as well as Discovery and CNN, the latter of which Meltzer thinks is the main reason Paramount Skydance want to buy WBD so they can control the news.

Right now AEW doesn’t have anything major to worry about according to Meltzer, who actually sees the purchase as a potential positive given that they would be under the umbrella of a company who have far less cash problems than WBD. However, if their current value changes between now and late 2026/early 2027, combined with the change in ownership and less loyalty to the brand since WBD have been with AEW since the very beginning, it could develop into one of the biggest wrestling news stories of the next few years.