AEW’s Matt Hardy has said that the talent working in the company are not worried about the impending Discovery-WarnerMedia merger.
WarnerMedia, who owns both TBS and TNT, is set to confirm a deal with Discovery which is expected to cause massive changes to both companies.
Speaking on his podcast, Hardy said that while AEW stars are aware of the merger, they don’t believe it’ll affect their day to day lives:
“There’s zero [interest in the merger], I don’t know of anyone that has been concerned about it,” Hardy said. “I haven’t seen any kind of worry or concern. It’s just business as usual and for the foreseeable future, I continue to see it as business as usual. Especially because the Dynamite show is doing great, it’s in the top five every single week, it’s a live program which people love and are really behind. You have to remember it’s only three years old, which is quite a statement that it’s in the top three to top five every week.”
“I also think Papa Khan is going to have another big TV deal whenever this runs out as well. Because the product has just been delivering so damn well. Pro wrestling has proven, especially over the last few years, that it is truly something that people will search out and they will find it and they will watch it. They will also stick through the commercials majority of the time too. It’s crazy, they’re really loyal, pro wrestling fans are very, very loyal and it’s a great place for advertisers to go for the product.”
