All Elite Wrestling
| All Elite Wrestling | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | January 1, 2019 |
| Founder | Tony Khan[1][2][3] |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products |
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| Services | Licensing |
| Revenue | $168 million (2024)[4] |
| Owners |
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| Parent | Beatnik Investments, LLC[5] |
| Divisions | AEW Games[6] AEW Heels[7] AEW Music[8] Shop AEW[9] |
| Website | allelitewrestling |
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as president and chief executive officer.
AEW was founded in 2019 by Tony Khan, with professional wrestlers Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, and Matt and Nick Jackson serving as initial co-executive vice presidents,[note 1] following the success of the independent wrestling event All In in 2018.[10][11] AEW's roster primarily appears on its weekly broadcast television shows Dynamite and Collision,[12][13] as well as on its streaming and pay-per-view (PPV) programming.[14] AEW wrestlers have also appeared at events produced by or co-produced with other promotions, including Ring of Honor (ROH), which was acquired by Khan in 2022. AEW's programming is available in 220 territories in 50 languages.
As with other professional wrestling promotions, AEW does not promote a legitimate sporting contest but entertainment-based, predetermined contests, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and partially choreographed matches; however, matches often include moves that can put performers at risk of serious injury or death if not performed correctly. With an estimated value of $2 billion,[15] AEW is the second largest wrestling promotion in the world, behind WWE, and third most valuable combat sports-related promotion in the world, after the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and WWE.[16][17]
- ^ All Elite Wrestling [@AEWrestling] (May 15, 2019). "Breaking News – @AEWrestling to air on @TNTDrama" (Tweet). Retrieved May 16, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hignet, Katherine (May 27, 2019). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Praises AEW Wrestler Cody Rhodes: This Is 'What Growth Looks Like'". Newsweek. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Muthanna, Pradhan (March 15, 2019). "AEW To Sign Two Former WWE Stars? Swagger Admits Possibility". International Business Times. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Thurston, Brandon (March 5, 2025). "AEW 2024 financial estimate and business review". Wrestlenomics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Thurston, Brandon (October 8, 2024). "AEW discloses parent company as Khan-owned Beatnik Investments LLC". Wrestlenomics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Games". aewgames.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "AEW Heels". alleliteheels.com. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ AEW Music's channel on YouTube
- ^ "Shop AEW". shopaew.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Khan Confirmed As 'All Elite Wrestling' President; Cody Rhodes & Young Bucks' Roles Revealed". ProWrestling.com. January 2, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ Joyner, KC (January 8, 2019). "Jaguars owners backing new All Elite Wrestling". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Silverstein, Adam (May 15, 2019). "AEW TV deal: Weekly show to air live on TNT with Turner also streaming pay-per-views". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "All Elite Wrestling and Double or Nothing officially announced". F4W/WON. January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Khan Likes AEW's 'Big Four' Pay-Per-View Schedule, Announces 'Beach Break' Special For January | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ Teitelbaum, Justin. "The Most Valuable Combat Sports Promotions 2024". Forbes. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Qrquiola, John (March 3, 2023). "AEW Wants Wrestlers In Mainstream Movies & TV, Says Boss Tony Khan". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "【QAあり】ブシロード、2027年6月期を最終年度とする新中期計画を策定 売上高1000億円・営業利益133億円達成を目指す" (in Japanese). March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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