AEW President Tony Khan addressed the rumors put out by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer that WWE insiders “think” that AEW is not going to get picked for a new deal under Paramount.

Talking to the press after the ROH Supercard of Honor, Khan said that he read the report of WWE “talking” about AEW’s next TV deal.

“I was surprised by that and I’ll say what they said could not be further from the truth and they’re entitled to their opinions,” Khan said.

“I’ve been trying to be respectful to them and try to conduct myself as a gentleman and then for them to go on background and spread these things…I’ll just turn the other cheek, and maybe a couple of years ago I wouldn’t have done it like that,” he continued.

The report was in this week’s Wrestling Observer where Meltzer said that his WWE sources are spreading the word that AEW will have a hard time securing another television deal once this one is up.

AEW’s current deal with WBD expires in 2027.