High-level executive departs AEW

It turns out that Powerhouse Hobbs is not the only notable name leaving AEW this week. 

Per a report by Alex McCarthy at Wrestling Intel, AEW has parted ways with Nik Sobic, their Senior Vice President of Business Development, Partnerships, and Video Games.

Sobic had been with All Elite Wrestling since the company’s founding in 2019. He played a large part in the development of the AEW Fight Forever video game released in 2023. Sobic also worked on live events and other operations. 

In a 2023 interview with the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Sobic talked about working on the minigames that were a part of Fight Forever. 

“Not all development meetings are fun, but one of the best and most fun times was the brainstorming meeting for minigames,” he said. “We came up with 100 ideas.”

“I pushed so hard for Shida’s slugfest. It made me happy that Adam Cole liked it too. That one was a little controversial, but it’s my favorite. I’m not capable of being unbiased on that.”

In addition, to AEW, Sobic has also worked for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars and other Khan family enterprises. According to his LinkedIn page, since 2022 he has been the Chief Executive Officer at Vino Dolina, a horse ranch and “future vineyard” in Ponte Vedra, Florida, outside of Jacksonville.