The cheapest HBO Max plan doesn't include a bunch of the sports stuff but still has AEW, so we might be safe. Then again, for most of the time I've had Max it's felt like they're actively trying to make me cancel my subscription, so who knows.

I think this is preparation for the Warner Bros./Discovery split. IIRC, HBO will be part of the WB group and TNT will be part of the Discovery group.

I wouldn't expect this to impact AEW as their HBO deal was likely made with this in mind.