Rants

AEW as a business

By Scott Keith on 18 April 2019

There’s obviously been discussion ad nauseam about AEW and whether they need a TV deal, whether they are or should be viewed competition for WWE etc.

But my question is more about how exactly they function as a business. I read somewhere that they have 40 some wrestlers signed, plus I would assume they’ve got to have some sort of office staff in place. How are these people getting paid? Even if their next show is a huge success, is that really enough for guys like Jericho and Jim Ross to get paid, plus enough left over for the 36 executive producers to make something as well?

Tony Khan has a lot of money. Plus you don't start a business and instantly turn a profit, that's just not how it works. I'm pretty sure ownership is well aware that things are gonna be deeply into the red for the first while.