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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.
Adam Copeland & Willow Nightingale vs. Brody King & Julia Hart
Mixed Tag Team Match
Daniel Garcia & Death Triangle vs. The Elite
Tag Team Match
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mariah May
Singles Match
Orange Cassidy vs. Shane Taylor
Singles Match
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Will Ospreay
Singles Match
Highlights of AEW Dynamite
Mixed Tag Team Match: Adam Copeland & Willow Nightingale vs. Brody King & Julia Hart
The match kicks off with King dominating Copeland, but both wrestlers exchange blows fiercely. Despite Copeland's efforts, he remains without a partner. Meanwhile, King's momentum is halted by a diving crossbody from Nightingale. However, the House of Black emerges victorious after Julia Hart submits Nightingale with the Hartless, securing the win by referee stoppage.
The Elite assert their dominance with quick tags and coordinated attacks on PAC and his team. Despite some retaliation from PAC and his partners, The Elite's teamwork proves too much to handle. Ultimately, the match ends in The Elite's favor as they secure the win with a superkick-assisted Rainmaker on Daniel Garcia, clinching victory by pinfall.
Deonna Purrazzo and Mariah May showcase their grappling skills, with Purrazzo gaining the upper hand early on. Despite May's resilience, Purrazzo's offense proves too much as she secures the victory with a sunset flip for the pinfall win. The match sees Purrazzo employing a combination of submission holds and impactful strikes to emerge victorious.
Orange Cassidy showcases his unorthodox style against the aggressive tactics of Shane Taylor. Despite interference from Anthony Ogogo and Lee Moriarty, Cassidy manages to rally and secure the victory with his signature move, the Orange Punch, after a hard-fought battle. Taylor's power and aggression pose a formidable challenge, but Cassidy's resilience and cunning ultimately prevail in securing the pinfall win.
Will Ospreay and Claudio Castagnoli showcase their athleticism and technical prowess. Despite a back-and-forth exchange of powerful maneuvers and near-falls, Ospreay manages to secure the victory with his devastating Hidden Blade maneuver. Both competitors display resilience and innovation throughout the match, but Ospreay's well-timed offense proves to be the deciding factor in clinching the pinfall win.
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
Adam Copeland
Dynamite
20-Mar-24
Christian cage
FTW Championship
Hook
All In 2023
27-Aug-23
Jack Perry
World Tag Team Championship
Vacated
TBD
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
AEW Continental Title
Kazuchika Okada
Dynamite
20-Mar-2024
Eddie Kingston
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.