While speaking to Bloomberg Business of Sports, Tony Khan explained the reasoning behind AEW putting out four pay-per-views every year. He stated that he’s more focused on providing a compelling television product in the form of weekly Dynamite and Rampage episodes.
He added that the combined three-hour of the two flagship programs is core for the company. Tony Khan believes the storyline build-up to these quarterly pay-per-views generates a lot of buzz among wrestling fans before the event:
Aside from AEW, other promotions like IMPACT Wrestling also follow the same pattern of producing four pay-per-views a year. Tony Khan’s statement couldn’t be more agreeable since holding them every month tends to kill the hype for some of the matches.
Moreover, it also affects the storyline build-up since wrestlers don’t have much time to provide a compelling storyline.
Speaking of pay-per-views, AEW’s recently concluded All Out event turned out to be an extremely successful show this year. The company provided a collective display of entertainment and the shocking debuts of three former WWE superstars in Ruby Soho, Adam Cole, and Bryan Danielson.
AEW’s next pay-per-view Full Gear will take place in November
AEW’s last pay-per-view of 2021, Full Gear, is set for November 13th. The event was initially scheduled to go down on November 6th. However, Tony Khan decided to postpone it, citing a clash with other combat sports events.
It remains to be seen which high-profile matches the company has planned for November.
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