Ohio Department Of Development Awards AEW $2 Million & WWE $1 Million In Tax Credits For 2025-2026 Productions

WWE and AEW continue to receive tax credits from Ohio.
Cleveland.com published a story that includes details of tax credits that the Ohio Department of Development issued. There was $46 million in credits to go around for 27 projects across the state.
Among those on the list were WWE and All Elite Wrestling. On the AEW front, for 2025 and 2026 productions, they received $2,134,560 in tax credits. On the WWE front, they received $1,096,941 in tax credits for their 2025-2026 productions in the state.
For the 2024-2025 cycle, AEW received $1.275 million in tax credits from Ohio, and WWE took in $1.7 million in that same cycle.
Several WWE and AEW events will be taking place on the same day over the next month. On 8/24, NXT Heatwave and AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door are taking place, and then on September 20th, WWE Wrestlepalooza and AEW All Out will go head-to-head.