Tony Khan: WBD CEO David Zaslav Told My Dad ‘Your Son Is Effing Killing It’

Tony Khan says his boss told his dad he’s doing a great job.

Tony Khan says his boss told his dad he’s doing a great job.

AEW continues to build its relationship with Warner Bros. Discovery, its broadcasting partner in the United States. One sing of the growing connection came in May 2023, when AEW officially added AEW Collision to its weekly lineup of content. With AEW’s library continuing to grow, fans continue to speculate about a potential streaming deal for the company. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav recently stated that the Max streaming service will add sports and news “soon.” However, he did not mention AEW in his comments.

During the AEW All In media conference, Khan was asked whether Warner Bros. Discovery classifies AEW as sports. He went on to comment on the company’s relationship with Warner Bros. Discovery. Khan recalled

“I believe we do fall in with sports. We’re a very prominent wide sporting event. We do tremendous ratings. Warner Brothers Discovery is very excited about the potential of AEW. In the past year, I’ve been very fortunate to get to spend time with Mr. Zaslav and he is really excited about AEW. I will take it a step further. I saw Mr. Zaslav over the holidays with my father. I walked up to him, introduced my father to him, and the first thing he said to my dad is ‘Your son is effing killing it!’ I was very pleased with that and proud of that. It’s always nice when your boss tells your dad that you’re doing a good job. I believe it’s true, we’re doing a great job, and Warner Brothers Discovery is very pleased with the work we’re doing and Mr. Zaslav likes what we’re doing. I think that bodes well for everybody at AEW, the future of the company, and the wrestling business to have one of the most powerful people in entertainment taking notice of what we’re doing, paying attention, and trying to create opportunities for us,” Khan said.

In March, Khan stated that he was confident the company could expand its streaming revenue. Click here to see what he had to say.

Khan has made it clear that his dream is for AEW’s library to land on the Max streaming service. Check out his comments here. 

In a recent interview, Khan made it clear that AEW will make a lot of money with AEW All In. Click here to see what he had to say.

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