Tony Khan on the state of AEW in 2026: “This is the hottest and most-viewed we’ve been in a long time, if ever”

While speaking to Yahoo Finance, AEW President Tony Khan commented on the state of AEW in 2026…

“There’s a lot of excitement around AEW. So many of the wrestlers have been delivering at a high level—women and men—and I think the excitement right now is at an all-time high. That’s evidenced by the viewership because last week was our highest viewership in years on TBS. It was the most since our big Blood & Guts cage match in 2024.”

“Two years ago, we weren’t streaming on HBO Max yet. So the viewership now—the true viewership—is actually much higher because not only do we have the TBS viewers, but we also have streaming viewership. So, in reality, this is the hottest and most-viewed we’ve been in a long time, if ever. It feels like the excitement around AEW today is at an all-time high.”