[Watch] Amidst his lengthy absence, former WWE star makes surprise debut in major company
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About 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.
Latest AEW Dynamite Results - March 13, 2024 - AEW Dynamite Big Business
Result
Match
Samoa Joe (c) defeats Wardlow by referee's decision (11:08)
AEW World Title Match
The Elite (Kazuchika Okada, Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) defeat Death Triangle (PAC & Penta El Zero Miedo) & Eddie Kingston (w/Alex Abrahantes) (12:39)
Six Man Tag Team Match
Jay White defeats Darby Allin (12:17)
Singles Match
Lion Hook (Chris Jericho & Hook) defeat Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (8:43)
Tag Team Match
Willow Nightingale defeats Riho (9:19)
Singles Match
Highlights of AEW Dynamite Big Business
AEW World Championship Match - Samoa Joe (c) vs. Wardlow
AEW World Champion Samoa Joe defended his title against Wardlow, the man who won the All-Star Scramble match at AEW Revolution 2024. The match between two heavy hitters lasted over 11 minutes where both the stars got their fair chance of showing their prowess. In the end, Joe got Wardlow in his signature chokehold. While Wardlow did not tap out, Joe's hold was too much for him to handle. Wardlow passed out and the referee awarded the victory to Samoa Joe. His Revolution opponent Swerve Strickland tried to attack the champion to crash the party.
Darby Allin fights without Sting
Darby Allin and Sting defended their AEW World Tag Team Championship at AEW Revolution and won. This was, however, Sting's last professional wrestling match. Allin had been wrestling alongside and under the mentorship of Sting ever since the latter made his debut in AEW. Thus, at Dynamite: Big Business, it was after a long time Allin faced someone without Sting by his side. His opponent was former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White. While Allin gave him a tough fight for over 12 minutes, it was White who eventually won the match.
Kazuchika Okada's The Elite Dynamite debut
On the March 6 episode of Dynamite, the Rainmaker Kazuchika Okada made his much-anticipated AEW debut. In a shocking fashion, he aligned himself with The Young Bucks, who in turn kicked Kenny Omega out of the group. At Dynamite Big Business, Okada made his Dynamite in-ring debut alongside The Bucks against Death Triangle (PAC, Penta) and Eddie Kingston. The new Elite showed that they meant business by defeating their opponents. A future feud between Okada and AEW Continental Champion Eddie Kingston was hinted.
Mercedes Mone makes her debut
Former WWE Superstar Sasha Banks has been a free agent for around the past two years and fans have been waiting for her ever since. The March 13 episode of Dynamite was promoted as Dynamite Big Business in BO$$TON. This lead many fans to believe that this was about time the Boss of pro-wrestling was making her debut in AEW. Things did align and Banks made her official AEW debut under the name Mercedes Mone.
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.
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:
Championship
Current Champion
Event won
Date
Previous Champion
AEW World Championship
Samoa Joe
World's End
30-Dec-23
MJF
AEW Women's Championship
"Timeless" Toni Storm
Full Gear 2023
18-Nov-23
Hikaru Shida
AEW International Championship
Roderick Strong
Revolution 2024
3-Mar-24
Orange Cassidy
TNT Championship
Christian Cage
Collision
23-Sep-23
Luchasaurus
FTW Championship
Hook
All In 2023
27-Aug-23
Jack Perry
World Tag Team Championship
Sting and Darby Allin
Dynamite
7-Feb-24
Ricky Starks and Big Bill
World Trios Championship
Billy Gunn and Acclaimed
All In 2023
27-Aug-23
The House of Black
TBS Championship
Julia Hart
Full Gear 2023
18-Nov-23
Kris Statlander
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.