AEW WrestleDream 2025 may have delivered big moments in the ring, but outside the arena, the company is cracking down hard on how those moments are shared.
Multiple accounts on X/Twitter had their clips and images from WrestleDream pulled down during and after the show, with the same copyright removal message appearing across the platform.
One example shows a Ringside News post highlighting Adam Page’s AEW World Championship win over Samoa Joe, only to have the attached media blocked. The notice read: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.”
This aggressive stance isn’t new. Earlier this year, AEW worked with Stream Enforcement LLC to issue DMCA takedowns against fan and media posts covering Dynamite. The notices came directly from Ed Muncey of Stream Enforcement LLC, and now the same kind of enforcement is back in full force following WrestleDream.
As of this writing, some fan content is still online, but AEW is actively going after more accounts in real time. The move is a sharp contrast from AEW’s early days in 2019, when the company openly encouraged fan engagement and fan-made highlights to build buzz around their product.
Do you think AEW’s crackdown on WrestleDream clips is protecting their business, or is it hurting fan engagement and coverage? Share your thoughts in the comments.
