The reason why AEW has increased the number of world title matches on weekly television

While speaking to Chicago radio station Q101, AEW President Tony Khan explained why AEW has increased the number of world title matches on weekly television. Here was the exchange…

Q101: “In 2026, you’ve had 13 world title matches on free TV between Dynamite, Collision, and Grand Slam Australia. You had just 11 from 2024 to the end of 2025. Are you being influenced by your TV partners for this influx of world title matches?”

Khan: “I think we’re delivering at the highest level and it’s great having these championship fights. And when AEW’s at our very best, I think you can tune in and expect to see the top stars fighting each other in huge matches and big rivalries.

I do think that having all these great championship fights on Dynamite, on Collision, on the major events, and having the very best pay-per-views, our fans are having their cake and eating it, too. You get the very best on TV and a great wrestling product for the fans who can’t necessarily afford the pay-per-views that you can certainly expect to get such a high standard watching AEW on weekly TV, Wednesdays on TBS, Saturdays on TNT, or streaming everything on HBO Max. And I think there are some fans that necessarily maybe can’t buy every pay-per-view and they still are getting great wrestling every week.

And the cool thing about the AEW pay-per-views, they’re worth it. I try to put out an incredible pay-per-view every time because I never want to take for granted the people spending the money on the tickets or on the pay-per-view and delivering at an even higher standard than the incredibly high standard that we try to hold ourselves to week to week in terms of delivering great matches and great episodes of wrestling television.” (quotes courtesy of F4WOnline.com)