"OMG CM Punk back??" "FINALLY!" - Fans react to AEW potentially coming close to finalizing new deal with WBD

AEW is potentially close to signing a new deal with WBD. Fans have since reacted to this possibility.

Ever since its launch, All Elite Wrestling has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring its content to the masses. Their partnership looked strong during the initial days as the company experienced a surge in viewership. They even beat NXT in a ratings war, forcing the latter to change its program to Tuesdays from Wednesdays.

However, in recent years, the company has experienced a significant drop in viewership. This caused rumors to spread that all is not well between Tony Khan's promotion and Warner Bros. Discovery.

However, those rumors were put to rest after images started circulating showing AEW's content appearing for certain users on WBD's streaming service, MAX, outside the US.

One of the posters displayed for AEW Collision included a picture of CM Punk, who is no longer with the promotion. This caused a stir online as many users commented on this. Check out some of the reactions below:

Screengrab of fan reactions (source: X.com)

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Big update about AEW All In's ticket sales

All Elite Wrestling is set to host its biggest pay-per-view of the year, All In, next month. Much like last year's edition, the event will take place at Wembley Stadium in London. Tony Khan's promotion has been advertising this show since last year's All In PPV. However, despite all this effort to promote the show early, the ticket numbers don't look as promising as the previous iteration.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that AEW has only sold 46,964 tickets and has not sold any tickets in the past week. This is in stark contrast to last year's show, which had an attendance of 72,265 people.

"As noted last week, there were those in AEW claiming more than 45,000 paid. But the 40,000 mark on WrestleTix has been holding and not gaining since a week after tickets were put on sale. It’s already the fourth-largest crowd for pro wrestling ever in the U.K., and needs to hit 53,999 to reach third. A 58,000 paid number would make it the largest paid crowd for any show this year, beating WrestleMania and Royal Rumble. Cleveland Browns Stadium for a real sellout could hit 62,000 total and paid would be a little under 60,000 so it moves strongly it could hit Mania numbers. Wembley could break both but the lack of real ticket movement in months seems to lower the odds." -WON

It will be interesting to see if the ticket sales for All In will gain momentum as the show date approaches.