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AEW Dynamite
GenreProfessional wrestling
Sports entertainment
Created byTony Khan
StarringAEW roster
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time120 minutes
Production companyAll Elite Wrestling
Original release
NetworkTNT (2019 (2019)–present)

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite[1] is an upcoming professional wrestling television program that will be produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and will air on TNT in the United States. The show is set to debut on October 2, 2019 and will serve as the flagship program of AEW.[2] The show will air live weekly, for two hours.[3][4] It is the first professional wrestling show to air on TNT since the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro in 2001.

History

From 1995 to 2001, TNT aired WCW Monday Nitro to counterweight the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s Monday Night Raw program during the Monday Night Wars era.

In November 2018, the soon to launch All Elite Wrestling (AEW) professional wrestling promotion filed for several trademarks, including Tuesday Night Dynamite, presumably a name for a television show; AEW itself was founded in January 2019.[5][6][7] In June 2019, AEW filed an additional trademark for Wednesday Night Dynamite, leading to many sources believing the show would air on Wednesday nights, under this name.[8][9][10][11]

On May 8, 2019, AEW reached a new media rights deal with British media company ITV plc to broadcast AEW shows on ITV4.[12] On May 15, 2019, AEW and WarnerMedia announced a deal for a weekly prime-time show airing live on TNT and would also stream live events and pay-per-views on B/R Live in the United States and Canada.[13][14][15]

In April, Jim Ross confirmed the show would be a weekly two-hour live show.[16] During Fight for the Fallen, Chris Jericho confirmed the show would be starting in October.[17] On July 24, AEW announced the show would premiere on October 2, and would broadcast live from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.[18][19] On August 2 it was announced that the show had sold out within 3 hours of tickets going on sale.[20]

In August 2019, WWE announced that it was moving WWE NXT to USA Network and expanding the program to a live, two-hour broadcast in the same timeslot as AEW's upcoming show. NXT will premiere on September 18, two weeks before AEW's broadcast debut on TNT.[21][22] On August 30, the day before All Out, TNT aired a one-hour special called Countdown to All Out at 10pm ET[23] which averaged 390,000 viewers.[24]

Like they had done for each of their pay-per-view events, AEW began a "Road to" YouTube series on September 4 entitled The Road to AEW on TNT to build anticipation for the debut broadcast of the show.[25]

On September 19, 2019, TNT's website listed the show's name as All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite, a two-hour preview show was also scheduled for October 1st at 8 PM.[26]

Roster

Main article: List of All Elite Wrestling personnel

The wrestlers featured on All Elite Wrestling take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

International broadcasters

Country Television Online
Canada Canada N/A B/R Live
FITE TV
United Kingdom United Kingdom ITV4 FITE TV
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Switzerland Switzerland

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.tntdrama.com/allelitewrestling
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/AEWonTNT/status/1154059355622273024
  3. ^ "Yep, @tntdrama beginning this October, day of week TBA Live, 2 hours.....check us out. Thanks. 🤠". Twitter.com. Jim Ross. May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Breaking News - @AEWrestling to air on @TNTDrama #AEW". Twitter.com. All Elite Wrestling. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Nason, John (November 21, 2018). "Trademarks filed in Florida for All Elite Wrestling, All Out, and more". F4wonline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  6. ^ Fernandes, Steven (November 11, 2018). "NEW TRADEMARKS POINT TO ELITE PROMOTION, NEXT STEP FOR BUCKS AND CODY". PWInsider. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Radican, Sean (November 21, 2018). "All Elite Wrestling trademarks filed, startup promotion linked to Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Omega, and cast of Being the Elite (w/Radican's Analysis)". PWTorch. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Report: AEW Applied To Trademark "Wednesday Night Dynamite" On 6/18 | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  9. ^ "A BIG CLUE AS TO WHEN AEW WILL AIR THEIR WEEKLY TV | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  10. ^ "AEW on TNT: The Latest News On Which Night The Show Will Air". Comic Book.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  11. ^ "AEW News: AEW files for new trademark, possible indication of which night weekly TV will air on (w/Radican's Analysis) -". 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  12. ^ Currier, Joseph (May 8, 2019). "AEW announces UK broadcast details on pre show Double or Nothing". F4wonline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  13. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 15, 2019). "AEW Poised to Be 'Sports-Centric Alternative' to WWE With WarnerMedia TV Deal". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  14. ^ Silverstein, Adam. "AEW TV deal: Weekly show to air live on TNT with Turner also streaming pay-per-views". CBS Sports. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  15. ^ AEW Staff (June 27, 2019). "How To Watch Fyter Fest". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  16. ^ Jim Ross Interview, retrieved 2019-07-18
  17. ^ "7/13 AEW Fight For The Fallen results: Powell's live review of Cody and Dustin Rhodes vs. The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega vs. Cima, Chris Jericho promo, Hangman Page vs. Kip Sabian, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  18. ^ "#AEW debuts on @TNTDrama - Wednesday, October 2nd LIVE from Washington DC's @CapitalOneArena #AreYouElite @AEWonTNTpic.twitter.com/W8vg1CcZrw". @AEWrestling. All Elite Wrestling. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  19. ^ Otterson, Joe (July 24, 2019). "All Elite Wrestling to Launch on TNT Wednesdays in October". Variety.com. Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  20. ^ Meltzer, Dave (2 August 2019). "Update: AEW sells out tickets for TV debut". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  21. ^ "NXT moving to cable TV on Sept. 18". SI.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  22. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2019-08-20). "WWE's 'NXT' Moves to USA Network as Wrestling Competition Heats Up". Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  23. ^ Pratt, Emily (August 20, 2019). "TNT Will Air An All Elite Wrestling Special The Night Before All Out". Uproxx.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  24. ^ Fontaine, Paul (September 3, 2019). "COUNTDOWN TO AEW ALL OUT AVERAGES NEARLY 400,000 VIEWERS ON TNT". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  25. ^ All Elite Wrestling (September 4, 2019). The Road to AEW on TNT - Episode 01. YouTube. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  26. ^ https://www.tntdrama.com/shows/all-elite-wrestling/season-1/episode-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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