Tony Khan addresses whether AEW Dark could return

Tony Khan would be “very open” to bringing AEW Dark back in the future if circumstances allow.

AEW Dark and its sister show Dark: Elevation ended in April 2023 when AEW reached a new media rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery that saw Collision added to the promotion’s weekly TV lineup. Both Dark shows had aired on YouTube, and a decision was made to only focus on AEW programs that were broadcast on WBD properties.

Khan told WGN Radio this week that he would love to bring Dark back, but it would have to make sense for WBD.

“I would love to do that,” he said. “I think it has to be something that makes sense with our media partners, because when we launched AEW Collision, which is such an important part of AEW TV every week… And when we really had this great opportunity to go into a new media rights package, and it’s the lifeblood of AEW. So if we bring AEW Dark back, I just want to make sure that whatever we do makes sense to our great media partners with Warner Bros. Discovery.”

Dark first existed as a show that aired bonus matches when AEW TV launched in 2019. It became a program that spotlighted enhancement wrestlers and some lesser-used AEW talent, and it also provided a place for many indie wrestlers to work during the pandemic era.

“I loved doing AEW Dark. I have so many great memories,” Khan told WGN Radio. “We’ve done hundreds of episodes of it. I love it, but across Dark and Elevation, for either or both of them to ever return, I just want to make sure it makes sense to bring AEW Dark back. Because it was a conscious decision we made when we launched AEW Collision to sunset those for the time being. And I’m very open to their return if it ever makes sense for Warner Bros. Discovery.”

WGN Radio’s full interview with Khan can be seen below: