Tony Khan says AEW is having its biggest year yet on pay-per-view — and he isn’t being shy about the numbers. The AEW President claims the company’s PPV business has continued climbing in 2026, with its biggest numbers to date all coming this year.
Khan discussed AEW’s business during an interview with WPRK 91.5 FM ahead of WrestleDream. The conversation turned to AEW’s media situation, including Skydance, Warner Bros. and Paramount, and Khan used the opportunity to lay out how he believes the company is performing across television and pay-per-view.
Tony Khan (Credits: AEW)
“The Best Year on TV”
Khan first pointed to AEW’s television audience, saying it is up year-over-year and claiming the company is having the strongest year for viewership growth among wrestling promotions. “AEW’s viewership is up year-over-year. And of wrestling companies year-over-year, AEW’s having the best year on TV in terms of viewership growth,” he said.
HBO Max and All Out
Khan then turned his attention to the pay-per-view business, crediting the launch of AEW PPVs on HBO Max. “We’ve had a great year with AEW pay-per-views significantly up since we launched on HBO Max last year. Our first pay-per-view last year on HBO Max was All Out 2025. All Out 2026 was significantly up,” he said.
The Biggest PPV Ever
Then came the biggest claim: Khan said AEW’s Wembley Stadium event produced the company’s largest pay-per-view number yet. “Our biggest pay-per-view yet by far was AEW All In Wembley Stadium in London, which was a huge success for us,” he said.
“All of our biggest numbers to this date have been in 2026. So the numbers keep going up on pay-per-view, which is great news. And I think it shows that the AEW fans really love the AEW pay-per-view product,” Khan added.
Khan tied the growth back to AEW’s media future, saying the company is entering an even stronger position with its partners and that AEW brings a lot of positives to Skydance, noting a great relationship with David Ellison.
AEW has taken plenty of heat over ratings and business chatter over the years, but Khan clearly believes the company has serious momentum where it matters most — the pay-per-view box office.
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