AEW: New Dynamite & Collision Shows for This Summer, Tony Khan on AEW Streaming Service, More News

AEW Announces New Dynamite & Collision Shows for This July & August

AEW recently announced that they will be holding a new set of Dynamite and Rampage television tapings on July 26th at the MVP Arena in Albany, New York.

AEW also recently announced that they will also be holding a new set of Dynamite and Rampage tapings on August 2nd in Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. The Yuengling Center was notable for being the final location for WWE’s ThunderDome era of tapings for their television shows and events.

AEW also recently announced that they will also be holding a new set of Dynamite and Rampage tapings on August 9th at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

AEW also recently announced that they will be also holding a new taping of Collision on August 5th at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. It was announced that CM Punk will be making an appearance at this show.

AEW also recently announced that they will also be holding a new taping of Collision on August 12th at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was announced that CM Punk will also be making an appearance at this show.

Tickets for all of AEW’s upcoming shows were announced to officially go on sale starting on Friday, June 9th.

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Tony Khan Comments on AEW Plans to Expand Their Streaming Revenue & Launch New Streaming Service

Variety held a recent interview with AEW CEO Tony Khan. One of the topics discussed included Khan’s thoughts on AEW’s plans to expand their streaming revenue in the future and being interested in launching their own streaming service.

“As we build a great library of historical content, it presents more and more opportunities for a potential FAST entry I think. I think that’s a decision we need to make in part with our domestic media partners, with Warner Bros. Discovery, who have great presence in the world of streaming, and figure out what makes sense for us in terms of our partnership. Because absolutely there is money on the table for streaming pro wrestling events…So there could be great opportunities there. Domestically we’re still looking for the right solution, and it’s a very exciting time for us because the streaming business continues to grow here domestically and frankly the value of AEW events continues to grow. I believe as the landscape changes we can expand AEW’s streaming revenue multiple times over.”

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Ricky Starks Comments on His Hatred of the Idea of AEW Pillars

A recent episode of The Corner Podcast featured Ricky Starks as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Starks’ thoughts on his hatred of the idea and term of “AEW Pillars” in AEW.

“I actually hate the idea of pillars. I loathe the idea of a pillar because one, it’s a full gimmick, and it came from one guy who, there’s nothing behind it. To say that these four dudes are the pillars of the company, you know what you’re doing by saying that? F everybody else who did anything. Those people don’t matter. It’s these three guys that we’ve deemed, ‘I have bestowed this sacred title upon thee, and I want you to go forth and do with it.’ No, I don’t believe in that. It’s a very sweet gesture to say Ricky should be considered a fifth pillar. Baby, I don’t need to be a pillar, okay? I can be a foundation. I can be the roof. I can be the person outside maintaining the lawn. I don’t need none of that. To me, that’s a box within itself. Four pillars, you got me, ‘What? Four pillars? Four pillars of what? Name one coliseum that you know that’s famous. I bet you couldn’t even do that.

So to say that these four guys are the ones that are gonna make and break, let’s see the numbers. Y’all wanna talk about ratings? Let’s see the ratings for y’all four. Let’s see how much money y’all making. If y’all want to keep bringing up all this bullshit, let’s see it, pen to paper. How are their ‘quarterly hours’ doing when y’all are on TV? Let’s see it. I want to see it. The Four Pillars, hell yeah. My paycheck is signed by those four dudes? Hell yeah, let me see. I don’t even like the conversation. I don’t even want to be included. Keep me away from that. I don’t want that. I don’t want to be considered a pillar. This ain’t All Japan. You don’t know shit about All Japan, I bet. I tell Max to his face, ‘You don’t know nothing about All Japan. Come on.’ You just want a slogan and a T-shirt. I can give you that. I can go to ChatGPT right now and get that AI to set us up with something.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com