AEW: PAC Reportedly Expected to Return Soon, Tony Khan on WWE & WBD’s Talks for Potential RAW TV Deal, Worlds End PPV Buys Update

PAC Reportedly Expected to Make AEW Return Soon

PAC has been noticeably absent from AEW programming since this past July.

A recent fan virtual signing event for Highspots featured Penta El Zero Miedo as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Penta revealing that fellow Death Triangle member PAC will be making his return to AEW soon.

“He (PAC) back soon. Yes (he’ll be back soon).”

Dave Meltzer reported in a recent episode of the Wrestling Observer Radio show that his sources within AEW confirmed that AEW officials are currently expecting PAC to make his his return soon to the company.

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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Tony Khan Comments on WWE’s Talks with WBD for Potential New RAW TV Deal

As noted before, WWE held talks with Warner Bros Discovery this past December for a potential new television deal for their RAW television series.

A recent episode of News4Jax’s Going Ringside podcast featured AEW CEO Tony Khan as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Khan’s thoughts about the recent talks between Warner Bros Discovery and WWE.

“It’s part of sports. I think everybody discusses contracts and free agency and things of that nature. I think everybody is aware that everybody is going to be talking to everybody in media this coming year. There will be certainly a lot of opportunities. We’ve had a great history with Warner Brothers Discovery and continue to produce great ratings. We’ll be in a very good position next year.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Update on Current Estimates for AEW Worlds Ends PPV Buys

As noted before, AEW CEO Tony Khan stated during this past December’s AEW Worlds End post-show media scrum that Worlds End is currently estimated to have generated around the same about of pay-per-view buys as this past November’s Full Gear 2023 event.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that AEW’s Worlds End event is currently estimated to have generated around 134,000 PPV buys compared to the current estimates of 135,000 for their Full Gear 2023 event.

In terms of breakdowns, Meltzer reported that Worlds End’s cable television PPV buys numbers were down by around 2% compared to Full Gear 2023 based on the same number of days after both events. Streaming buys reportedly were around identically to what Full Gear 2023 generated leading to the current estimate of 134,000 buys for Worlds End.

Meltzer reported that he would consider this current PPV buys number for Worlds End a major success mainly due to the very stiff sports competition AEW faced that night from the NFL game of Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions, which drew a combined viewership of 38,383,000 viewers on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN 2. Mezlter also reported that the general belief going into the event was that Worlds End’s buys would suffer a significant drop compared to Full Gear 2023 due to going up against a big NFL game that night.