A WBD source briefly talked to Fightful re: their relationship w/AEW
They noted while they still have a significant amount of time left on the contract, AEW programming "makes no negative waves" and they believe holds up to their end of the deal quite sell (specifically citing rating performance)
Both sides talked about how pleased they were w/Shark Week and House of the Dragon integrations on AEW programming. It was noted these are the most important properties in the WBD wheelhouse and there was a high level of trust in AEW for handling them
Were not aware of the false rumor about Dynamite being cut to the hour and reiterated that it's false
Stressed that the notion of AEW/WBD having an adversarial relationship is not at all accurate
Both sides meet frequently to discuss AEW programming
AEW believes the WON report re: WBD asking them to tone down on cursing was taken out of context from the all-talent meeting this Wednesday. Talent were told that they could get network heat if they "fly too close to the sun" but there was not a specific request from WBD to tone down the language
