According to a previous report by PWMania.com, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is now part of Skydance, which is owned by David Ellison, after being acquired by Paramount. Paramount and WBD have merged under a new umbrella company, which is particularly relevant to wrestling fans since WBD is the broadcast partner of All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
In the latest edition of Fightful Select’s Q&A, a question was raised about WBD’s views on AEW’s ratings, especially in light of the competition it faces. Sean Ross Sapp clarified that they do not yet have insight into how Skydance views this matter, as they have not established contacts at the newly formed company.
Sapp mentioned that the WBD team was pleased with AEW’s ratings numbers a couple of months ago and was “touting” these figures internally. On AEW’s end, there is hope that WBD’s enthusiasm about their ratings will be passed on to Skydance. However, it is too early to determine if that will be the case.
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan has met with Skydance executives and reportedly emerged from those meetings “extremely happy.”
