WWE, AEW continue to get sizable tax credits from Ohio
The state of Ohio continues to be a financially lucrative one for both WWE and AEW when it comes to tax credits.
Recently revealed by the Ohio Department of Development as they have done in the past, AEW was awarded $2,134,560 in tax credits for productions in both 2025 and 2026. That is up from the $1.275 million they received last year for productions in 2024 and 2025.
WWE took in $1,096,941 for productions this year and next, slightly down from the $1.7 million they took in last year when SummerSlam took place in August 2024.
AEW has run Ohio multiple times in 2025, visiting both Cleveland and Cincinnati ahead of a December trip to Columbus for an episode of Collision and ROH Final Battle from GalaxyCon. The state has yet to get an AEW pay-per-view.
WWE has appeared in Ohio three times thus far in 2025 with editions of Raw from both Cleveland and Columbus, and SmackDown from Cleveland. SmackDown will head to Cincinnati this October.
In total, the state gave out $46 million in tax credits for film and TV production, headlined by Spain Thief (possible working title for another project) which received $10.5 million, Ten Cent ($3.6 million) and The Guest List ($3 million).
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.