AEW Fight Forever Flopped With A Reported $30 Million In Losses

BusinessSportsMoneyAEW Fight Forever Flopped With A Reported $30 Million In LossesByAlfred Konuwa,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about men in tights & the billions they make for men in suits.Follow AuthorAug 21, 2026, 12:00pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.SummaryAEW's 2023 video game, *Fight Forever*, reportedly suffered a massive $30 million loss, significantly overshooting its budget and missing sales targets by half. Gaming journalist Mike Straw revealed development delays pushed its release, escalating costs and leading to lukewarm reviews. With no current agreement with developer Yukes, a direct sequel is highly improbable. This financial setback adds to a critical period for AEW, which faces uncertainties with its WBD TV rights deal expiring in 2028 amid a potential WBD/Paramount+ merger. Despite strong pay-per-view performance, low TV attendance and "underwhelming" Wembley ticket sales further underscore the promotion's challenges, making a new game a distant prospect.Show More AEW Fight Forever reportedly lost upwards of $30 million.AEWAEW Fight Forever came and went following its release in 2023. The video game rollout, led by current AEW world champion Kenny Omega, was marred with reports of going overbudget, with costs reaching 1.5 to two-times the original estimate. Now, gaming journalist Mike Shaw of Insider Gaming (h/t Cagesideseats.com) is delivering sober news about the Fight Forever flop that most dirtsheet journalists were afraid to even broach given their ethically eye-rolling loyalty to Tony Khan and their access to AEW.Mike Straw reported that AEW Fight Forever lost upwards of $30 million.Straw noted that AEW does not have an agreement in place with Yukes, the developer of Fight Forever, and does not believe there will be a follow-up to AEW Fight Forever given its massive l...