Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Announces AEW’s Move to MAX in Early 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery and All Elite Wrestling are kicking off 2025 with a game-changing move that brings AEW fans closer to the action.

Starting January 1, AEW programming will be available live and on demand on Max, alongside its long-standing broadcasts on TBS and TNT. This marks a significant expansion of AEW’s presence, offering fans more access than ever before.

The festivities start with AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen, airing live on TBS and Max at 8 p.m. ET from Asheville, North Carolina. The special New Year’s Day episode will also serve a greater cause, benefiting victims of Hurricane Helene, which devastated the Asheville area in September 2024.

The action heats up on Saturday, January 4, with AEW Collision: Charlotte, coming to fans live on TNT and Max from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

As part of the deal, Max subscribers will gain access to the full AEW library, featuring over 700 hours of content, including classic AEW Dynamite episodes, pay-per-views, and recent episodes from 2024. Fans can relive the early days of AEW from 2019 or catch up on the latest drama as it unfolds.

In addition, AEW’s pay-per-view events will become part of Max’s offering later in 2025, with further details on pricing and distribution to follow. Max subscribers will also benefit from a lineup of premium live sports content, including NBA, NHL, MLB, college sports, and more.

Here is the full announcement below:

Warner Bros. Discovery and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) today announced details about the start of their new multi-platform media rights agreement that will provide fans with the widest available access ever to AEW’s most popular programming.

Starting Wednesday, January 1, 2025, WBD’s networks and platforms will remain the exclusive home of AEW Dynamite (Wednesdays on TBS) and AEW Collision (Saturdays on TNT), and will also, for the first time, stream those programs live for Max subscribers in the U.S.

WBD and AEW will ring in the new year, and the new agreement, with AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen on TBS & Max at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 from Asheville, North Carolina. Fans will witness the aftermath of AEW’s World End in a special New Year’s Day event that will benefit victims of Hurricane Helene, which severely impacted the Asheville area in Sept. 2024.

On Saturday, January 4 at 8 p.m., TNT and Max keep the high-flying action going with AEW Collision, emanating live from Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

All live AEW programming airing on WBD’s networks will also be available to stream on Max and on demand after their live broadcast. Additionally, AEW Dynamite, AEW Collision, AEW Rampage and all AEW pay-per-view library content through the end of 2024, representing more than 700 hours of AEW action, will be made available on Max on a rolling basis. At launch, all AEW Dynamite episodes and pay-per-views from the company’s inaugural 2019 year will be available, as well as more than two months of the most recent AEW programming that aired across WBD’s networks (select episodes will be made available shortly after launch).

As previously announced, AEW and WBD will also collaborate to distribute AEW live pay-per-view events on Max, with all marketing and promotions of those PPV events exclusively centered on Max. AEW PPV distribution on Max will begin later in 2025, with additional information and pricing to be shared in the coming months.

The addition of AEW’s popular programming on Max adds to an already robust slate of live programming available to U.S. subscribers, including CNN Max — a 24/7 live news stream featuring live news and programming, and in-depth reporting of all of the biggest news each day from CNN’s global news team; and, Max’s B/R Sports Add-on, featuring live coverage of the NBA, NHL, and MLB regular season and postseason, college basketball games including NCAA Men’s Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, US Men’s & Women’s National Team soccer matches, select college football games from the College Football Playoffs, world cycling events, and — starting in 2025 — Unrivaled, NASCAR, grand slam tennis with Roland-Garros, and more college sports including games from the Big 12 and BIG EAST men’s and women’s college basketball.

With AEW programming now streaming alongside some of the biggest sports properties in the world, 2025 promises to be a groundbreaking year for wrestling fan. What do you think of AEW’s move to Max? Will this change how you watch your favorite shows? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!