Brody King Pulled From AEW Dynamite After Network Concerns Over Potential Crowd Chants – Brody King’s absence from Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite was not a creative decision made by Tony Khan, according to a new report. Instead, the call reportedly came from AEW’s television partner, Warner Bros. Discovery, due to concerns about potential crowd reactions during the broadcast.
Dave Meltzer discussed the situation on Wrestling Observer Radio, stating that executives were worried King’s appearance could lead to controversial chants from fans. “The deal is that they didn’t want the fans in the arena to be chanting that. If Brody came out, there was that risk…when he comes back, it will happen again….I don’t know how they’re going to handle it. This is again not a Tony call. This is from above. You know what it is, nobody wants to get on Trump’s bad side. If it wasn’t for that, nobody would care, it’s just a chant, but unfortunately they’ve [WBD] got a company they’re trying to sell and get regulatory approval from a guy who is gonna take that stuff personal. That’s just how it is. No Brody King on the show when he absolutely, of course – of course Brody King and MJF should have had a segment on the show.”
The report indicates the concern stemmed from chants that occurred during King’s recent appearances, which could resurface if he appeared live on television. Warner Bros. Discovery is currently navigating a major corporate situation involving a pending acquisition, and the network reportedly did not want to risk controversy during a key period.
Both King and MJF were absent from Dynamite despite their AEW World Championship match at Grand Slam Australia being heavily promoted. Instead of appearing in person, their program was advanced through a video package. King earned the title opportunity after scoring a decisive squash victory over MJF on the previous week’s show, a segment that drew strong reactions from the crowd.
King has previously generated attention at wrestling events for wearing an “Abolish ICE” shirt, and fans responded with chants during his recent appearances. With those reactions in mind, the decision was made to keep him off the broadcast this week.
It remains unclear when King will return to Dynamite television, but his title match with MJF remains a focal point heading into AEW Grand Slam Australia.
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