Tony Khan AEW All In Media call notes; Ricky Starks, TV Rights, more

[Chris]

Tony Khan AEW media call notes: Ricky Starks, Australia, why Dynamite isn’t live in the UK

Image: AEW Ricky Starks is still under contract with AEW and well-regarded, according to AEW head Tony Khan during Thursday’s hour-long media call ahead of Sunday’s All In. Khan’s answer was to a…

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Ricky Starks is still under contract with AEW and well-regarded, according to AEW head Tony Khan during Thursday’s hour-long media call ahead of Sunday’s All In.

Khan’s answer was to a question about Starks’ status. Khan was very complimentary of Starks, but didn’t provide any details as to where he has been since March or address rumors that he declined to turn babyface in a feud with former partner Big Bill.

Khan was not asked about Ricochet signing an AEW contract despite a report breaking 15 minutes before the call.

Asked about why Dynamite didn’t air live in the UK last night or if there was an effort to do so, Khan said it’s illegal for him to do that due to his WBD rights and that WBD pays 97% of their TV revenue. He also said Triller has had some issues in the stream of the show in the past. In the future, he would like to simulcast on ITV if possible it even if it was late in the UK. They have obstacles to get there however.

Asked about the exclusive negotiating window ending with WBD and interest from other parties, Khan declined to answer but did say he has spent time with WBD’s executive team and things have never been better. He also confirmed he met with David Zaslav in Paris during the Olympics.

Khan led off the call confirming that they are looking at running an event in Australia in 2025 with more information to come. News broke last week from the Sporting News in Australia that the company was in the advancing planning stage of running a stadium show.

Other notes:

• He also said the Von Erichs will be in London this weekend for All In.
• Asked about where the 2026 All In will be held in the UK, Khan didn’t answer directly other than saying how much he loves London.
• Asked about why All In is heading to Texas next year, Khan said he loves Texas and that new chief operating officer Kosha Irby came up with the idea.
• Asked about returns or debuts for the Casino gauntlet match, Khan detoured and said he invented the match while at Daily’s Place and is the favorite one he created, opining maybe he should move his office down there permanently due to all the magic coming out of there.

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[Roy Mustang]

I am glad he explained the not airing live in the UK thing. I did presume there was a reason and it was not as easy to just air as people made out