WBD denies ‘any involvement’ in Brody King’s AEW schedule
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After speculation that Warner Bros. Discovery was an influence in Brody King not appearing live on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, WBD issued a release denying it.
King and MJF appeared on Dynamite via video Wednesday to promote their AEW World title match at this Saturday’s Grand Slam Australia. That followed the prior week when there were loud anti-ICE chants before King’s title eliminator bout with MJF on a live Dynamite that went viral on social media afterward.
During Wednesday’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer speculated that the reason King wasn’t live was the fear of more anti-ICE chants, saying, “This is again not a Tony (Khan) call. This is from above. You know what it is. Nobody wants to get on (U.S. President Donald) Trump’s bad side. If it wasn’t for that, nobody would care. It’s just a chant but unfortunately, they (WBD) have got a company they are trying to sell and get regulatory approval from a guy who is going to take that stuff personal. That’s just how it is.”
After that quote went viral, WBD issued the following Thursday afternoon:
“Warner Bros. Discovery did not have any involvement in Brody King’s upcoming AEW schedule. Any speculation to the contrary is categorically false. Brody is scheduled to appear during the next AEW event, which will air this Saturday on TNT and HBO Max.”
Meltzer also published some thoughts on X:
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.