AEW Dynamite

AEW Dynamite is a wrestling television program which is produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). AEW Dynamite is also known as Wednesday Night Dynamite or simply Dynamite. AEW Dynamite is broadcast on TNT in the United States. AEW Dynamite was created by Tony Khan and is presented by Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Excalibur. The show has a running time of 120 minutes.

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Highlights of AEW Dynamite

TNT Championship Match: Adam Copeland (c) vs. Buddy Matthews

Copeland begins strong with a suicide dive however gets countered by Matthews outside the ring. Back inside, Copeland lands a jawbreaker, yet Matthews fights back with a DDT. The match sees back-and-forth action with the two grapplers trading blows and near falls. However eventually, Copeland wins with a spear after evading Matthews' attempted curb stomp.

Singles Match: Samoa Joe vs. Isiah Kassidy

Kassidy begins by provoking Joe, who answers by rapidly taking control with a flapjack and a series of punches. Kassidy attempts to fight back, however Joe sends him colliding with the outside with a counter. Back in the ring, Joe finishes the fight definitively with a Muscle Buster after conveying a punishing headbutt to Kassidy on the top rope.

FTW Championship Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata

Jericho shocks with new attire while Shibata battles against his aggressive strategies. All through the match, the two men trade punishing moves, including the hockey pucks and kendo sticks. Regardless of Shibata's versatility, impedance from Big Bill prompts Jericho to win with a cover after a chokeslam through a table.

Singles Match: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brian Cage

In the match, both Cage and Claudio trade strong moves, with Cage showing predominance from the beginning with a deadlift superplex. However, Claudio fights back with European uppercuts and a Giant swing before securing the Sharpshooter for the triumph.

Singles Match: Serena Deeb vs. Mariah May

Deeb and May engage in a back-and-forth fight, with Deeb applying exceptional submissions like the Paradise Lock. May retaliates with high-flying moves, yet Deeb keeps up with control with impactful strikes and suplexes. Eventually, Deeb traps May in a single-leg Boston Crab, flagging May's defeat.

Wednesday Night Wars against WWE NXT

AEW Dynamite went head-to-head on Wednesday Nights with WWE NXT from 2019 to 2021. This was popularly known as The Wednesday Night Wars. This was the first competition between huge wrestling promotions after 2010 when TNA Impact and WWE RAW both aired on Monday Night Nights. Also, this might be the first was since Monday Night Wars where WWE had been on losing ends as well. The war lasted from October 2, 2019, the first episode of AEW Dynamite, to April 7, 2021, the last episode before NXT moved to Tuesday Nights.

Following a tight beginning against NXT in the early days, it was actually Dynamite that won the ratings war. Since the end of the ratings war, both shows have been able to draw huge numbers without direct competition. Since that night, the two shows have rarely collided. Most recently, AEW Dynamite took place on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, bringing it right in front of WWE NXT. This night marked the AEW debut of former WWE Superstar Edge and thus the promotion was expected to do better than WWE here. However, WWE brought names like Paul Heyman, Cody Rhodes, John Cena and surprisingly The Undertaker at NXT. NXT drew 921,000 viewers for the show in comparison to AEW's 609,000 fans.

History

After the launch of AEW in 2019 and the inaugural Double or Nothing PPV on May 25, 2019, AEW started its weekly programming on October 2nd. The all-new wrestling programming was named Dynamite and is known as the flagship programming for All Elite Wrestling. It debuted on WarnerMedia's TNT, marking the first time in almost two decades that a wrestling show was being broadcast on the channel. The last time such a show aired on TNT was before WCW went into closure. Airing on Wednesdays, Dynamite went head-to-head with WWE's third programming NXT.

After a tough fight with NXT during the initial days, Dynamite would soon go on to beat the show in ratings regularly due to a more extensive roster and major impact on storylines. After the introduction of AEW Rampage, Dynamite shifted to TNT's sister channel TBS in early 2022. In May 2023, AEW introduced another weekly program called AEW Collision, which was AEW's second show with a 120-minute slot. While Dynamite and Collision take place on two different nights and are shot separately, the two shows do not have a dedicated roster like RAW and SmackDown. This means AEW has not yet enacted some sort of brand extension or draft in their programming.

What time is AEW Dynamite?

The start timings of AEW Rampage in different time zones is:

• USA Eastern Time - 8 PM, Wednesday

• USA Pacific Time - 5 PM, Wednesday

• United Kingdom - 1 AM, Thursday

• Saudi Arabia - 3 AM, Thursday

• India - 5:30 AM, Thursday

• Japan - 9 AM, Thursday

• Australia - 11 AM, Thursday

Where to watch AEW Dynamite?

Fans in the USA can watch AEW Dynamite live every week on Wednesdays at TBS. The fans in the United Kingdom can stream the show on FITE TV. Indian fans can tune into Eurosport every Sunday to see their favorite AEW superstars in action at Rampage.

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AEW Dynamite Current Champions

AEW does not have a brand extension like WWE. Thus, any of its champions can feature on AEW Dynamite. The list of current champions in AEW is:

All Elite Wrestling Dynamite Roster

The AEW Dynamite roster consists of wrestlers who are signed up with All Elite Wrestling. The Roster also includes other on-air personnel like ring announcers, commentators, backstage interviewers, and referees apart from a backstage staff. Unlike WWE, AEW does not have a dedicated roster for Dynamite and Rampage. Thus, superstars on AEW Roster can appear anywhere between Dynamite, Rampage and Collision. Fans can click here to learn more about the latest roster of All Elite Wrestling.