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AEW launches FAST channel as part of new MyAEW digital platform with PPV access

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After more than six years, AEW now has their own FAST channel as part of a new partnership with streaming technology provider Kiswe that may portend the end of their relationship with Triller.

Announced on Monday, MyAEW will give “fans immersive access to live and on-demand events outside the United States and Canada, a dedicated FAST channel with ad supported viewing available to fans globally and more exciting features to come in the near future.” FAST is an acronym for free ad-supported streaming television.

Found at MyAEW.com, episodes of AEW Dynamite’s first year are currently streaming in order. For U.S. and Canadian viewers, the website also has a coming soon graphic for the AEW Podcast Network in addition to links for merchandise.

No app was announced with the launch.

International impact

Fans outside the U.S. and Canada can now get all of their AEW and ROH programming in one spot for one price.

Available now, there are three separate packages that includes a monthly $7.99 plan for Dynamite, Collision, ROH TV and special events, and TV archive access, a $19.99 plan that also includes the AEW PPV for that month and select PPV archive access, and a yearly $119.99 plan that includes all AEW PPVs for the year. PPV purchases remain available for 90 days.

The service immediately becomes an alternative to Triller which has been embattled in well-documented financial issues and perhaps AEW’s long-term primary option. Triller currently still provides a gateway both to AEW programming and PPV availability for many international countries via AEW Plus which is $7.99 per month with a 20% PPV discount.

FAST channel

It’s unclear if the FAST channel will eventually be made available to other FAST providers like Pluto TV, Tubi, Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, and Xumo Play for more exposure.

WBD has launched several FAST channels to some of those providers, but has not done anything with AEW to date. Of note, Paramount Skydance, the possible future domestic rights holder to AEW if the WBD acquisition goes through, owns Pluto TV.

In February, The CW launched their own FAST channel for WWE NXT. Both TNA and the NWA (formerly of The CW) has a presence on several FAST providers including Pluto. WWE has yet to launch one.

Tony Khan addresses whether AEW would add third weekly TV show

Posted on by Joseph Currier

While Tony Khan is open to the idea of AEW adding more weekly television, his focus right now is on the promotion’s two main shows.

AEW went from three weekly programs to two when Rampage was phased out at the start of 2025. In a new interview with news channel WFAA in Texas, Khan was asked if there are any plans to go back to three shows. Khan didn’t close the door on the possibility but said he believes things have worked well this year by focusing on Dynamite and Collision.

“I think we’ve done a great job in 2025 focusing now on the two primary AEW shows that we’re doing, which are Wednesday Night Dynamite and Saturday Night Collision,” he said.

“There’s always potential to expand the AEW programming calendar. Right now, things have worked really well with Dynamite and Collision. But as we’re having a great year, it’s always something to consider. There’s definitely an opportunity to continue growing the AEW media rights, continuing to grow and develop new platforms for AEW. But certainly in 2025 right now, we’re feeling great about Wednesday Night Dynamite and Saturday Night Collision as the primary TV shows today.”

Dynamite airs on TBS and Collision airs on TNT every week, and a new simulcast began at the start of 2025 with both shows now also streaming on Max.

There were rumors last year that AEW could add another TV show called Shockwave, but that has not come to fruition as of now. The Khan-owned Ring of Honor broadcasts a weekly show on Honor Club on Thursdays.

Also during his conversation with WFAA, Khan was asked if he would consider making deals with countries to host AEW events like the state-sponsored shows that WWE runs in Saudi Arabia.

“Well, it depends on the situation, I think,” Khan responded. “You know, it’s all about the details. So it would have to be a deal that made sense for that territory and especially for us here at AEW.”

The full interview can be watched below:

AEW & ITV announce extension of UK TV deal

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Heading into the new year, AEW has reached an agreement to extend its television deal in the United Kingdom.

It was announced today that AEW and ITV have extended their existing media rights deal for 2025. ITV has been AEW’s broadcast partner in the UK since the promotion launched in 2019, and Dynamite and Collision will continue to air tape-delayed on ITV4 and ITVX.

“ITV will continue to show weekly episodes of AEW programming, with AEW Dynamite every Friday night and AEW Collision every Wednesday night on ITV4 and ITVX,” a press release said. “The renewal for 2025 takes ITV into its sixth year as AEW’s free-to-air UK partner, first broadcasting AEW Dynamite in 2019.”

In the press release, Tony Khan was quoted as saying: “We are thrilled to extend AEW’s partnership with ITV to continue bringing the best wrestling action to fans all across the United Kingdom. We thank all of our incredible fans in the UK as well as everyone at ITV for their loyal support of AEW since our inception.”

Richard Botchway, Commissioning Editor at ITV, added: “We are proud to continue to be the UK free-to-air broadcast partner for AEW. We’re looking forward to continuing our relationship into 2025, bringing the UK audience every minute of action across ITV and ITVX.”

While ITV is AEW’s free-to-air partner in the country, UK viewers are able to watch Dynamite and Collision live if they subscribe to Triller’s AEW Plus service.

The first AEW TV episode of 2025 will be a special Fight for the Fallen edition of Dynamite from Asheville, North Carolina on New Year’s Day. In the United States, that will be the first AEW show simulcast live on Max in addition to its regular airing on TBS.

Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW TV deal, RAW report, CMLL Aniversario, more

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the AEW TV deal reports, what the deal likely entails based on what we have also heard, your questions on it and more. Then, CMLL Aniversario, AEW and NXT previews, ratings, the RAW report and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: The latest on AEW’s new TV rights deal

16:20: CMLL 91st Anniversary Show recap

29:49: SmackDown ratings for USA return, other SmackDown thoughts

40:15: Jon Jones says his next fight is probably his last, Dave’s thoughts on Conor fighting again

45:00: Rampage ratings, lineups

50:08: WWE Raw recap

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AEW confirms ‘Dynamite’ as name of TNT series

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has officially confirmed the name of its weekly TV series.

The show is titled “All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite.” It will air live on TNT from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesdays.

Prior to the official announcement, the name had started to be listed on cable listings and TNT’s website. The word “Dynamite” was also included in potential names that AEW trademarked for the series.

The first episode of Dynamite is taking place at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 2. Here’s what’s been announced for the premiere:

  • Chris Jericho and two mystery partners vs. Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks
  • Nyla Rose vs. Riho to determine the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara
  • MJF vs. Brandon Cutler

Dynamite will be going head-to-head with NXT, which will air live on USA Network. Shayna Baszler defending her NXT Women’s Championship against Candice LeRae has been announced for the October 2 NXT episode.

TNT uploaded a trailer for the Dynamite premiere:

AEW reveals bracket for Tag Team title tournament

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has announced the full list of teams for their Tag Team title tournament.

Today’s episode of the Road to TNT featured Tony Schiavone revealing the bracket for the seven-team tournament. With The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) having won a first-round bye, there will be three first-round matches.

The left side of the bracket has The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) and The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy) in the first round.

Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy got their spot in the tournament by winning a fan vote over Jack Evans & Angelico.

The Young Bucks vs. Private Party is taking place on week two of AEW television on Wednesday, October 9. The Lucha Bros vs. Jurassic Express will take place on week three of AEW TV on Wednesday, October 16.

The right side of the bracket has SoCal Uncensored (two of Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) vs. Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) in the first round. That match is also set for October 16. The winning team will advance to face The Dark Order in the semifinals.

Both semifinal matches will be held on week four of AEW TV on Wednesday, October 23. The finals will then take place on week five of AEW TV on Wednesday, October 30, with the winning team becoming the inaugural AEW Tag Team Champions.

Indianapolis to host week eight of AEW on TNT

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has now revealed the locations for their first nine television episodes.

It was announced today that week eight of AEW on TNT will take place at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday, November 20. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday (September 20) at noon Eastern time.

The venue is located at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center.

With this announcement, the AEW on TNT schedule for October and November is now set:

  • Week one (October 2): Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
  • Week two (October 9): Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Week three (October 16): The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Week four (October 23): Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Week five (October 30): Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, West Virginia
  • Week six (November 6): Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Week seven (November 13): Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Week eight (November 20): Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Week nine (November 27): Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

AEW’s Full Gear pay-per-view will also take place at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, November 9.

Nashville to host week seven of AEW on TNT

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW is heading to Nashville for week seven of their television series.

Week seven of AEW on TNT will take place at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, November 13. The announcement was made by Jim Ross on this week’s Being the Elite. Ross spoke about it being a famous venue for professional wrestling and brought up that he called the final match of Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat’s 1989 trilogy there.

Tickets for the episode will go on sale at 11 a.m. Central time this Friday (September 13).

Here’s the updated AEW on TNT schedule through October and November. The location for week eight has yet to be revealed:

  • Week one (October 2): Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
  • Week two (October 9): Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Week three (October 16): The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Week four (October 23): Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Week five (October 30): Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, West Virginia
  • Week six (November 6): Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Week seven (November 13): Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Week eight (November 20): To be announced
  • Week nine (November 27): Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

AEW’s Full Gear pay-per-view is being held at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, November 9.

Sears Centre Arena to host AEW TV on Thanksgiving Eve

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AEW is heading back to the Sears Centre Arena this November.

Ahead of All Out, AEW announced that their Wednesday, November 27 television episode will take place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. That’s the night before Thanksgiving.

Tickets for the TV episode will go on sale tomorrow (August 30) at noon Eastern time.

The Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois is hosting SmackDown, NXT TakeOver, Survivor Series, and Raw from November 22-25.

All In was held at the Sears Centre Arena last September. All Out is also taking place at the venue this Saturday.

The Sears Centre show will be week nine of AEW TV. Here’s the schedule for the first six episodes:

  • Week one (October 2): Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
  • Week two (October 9): Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Week three (October 16): The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Week four (October 23): Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Week five (October 30): Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, West Virginia
  • Week six (November 6): Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

The locations for the November 13 and November 20 episodes have yet to be revealed.

AEW TV will air live on TNT on Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time.

AEW heading to Charlotte, North Carolina for week six of TV

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AEW is heading to Charlotte, North Carolina for week six of their television series.

On this week’s Being the Elite, it was announced that week six of AEW on TNT will take place at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte on Wednesday, November 6. The announcement was made by Tony Schiavone, with Schiavone officially announcing that he’s joined AEW. Schiavone will also continue to work with MLW.

Tickets for week six of AEW TV will go on sale at noon Eastern time on Friday, September 6.

The updated list of venues for the first six weeks of AEW TV is listed below:

  • Week one (October 2): Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
  • Week two (October 9): Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Week three (October 16): The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Week four (October 23): Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Week five (October 30): Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, West Virginia
  • Week six (November 6): Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

AEW will air live on TNT on Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time.

Tag Team Champions to be crowned on week five of AEW on TNT

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AEW has confirmed when their first-ever Tag Team Champions will be crowned.

The finals of the promotion’s Tag Team title tournament will take place on week five of AEW on TNT. The Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia is hosting the episode on Wednesday, October 30.

The full list of teams for the Tag title tournament has yet to be revealed. Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) are facing The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) at All Out on August 31, with the winning team getting a first-round bye.

A first-round match between The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) and Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) has been announced for week two of AEW TV.

The semifinals of the Tag Team title tournament will be held on AEW’s fourth TV episode.

AEW has also announced that Chris Jericho will be in action at the Charleston show. Jericho vs. Hangman Page at All Out will determine the first AEW World Champion.

Tickets for episodes four and five of AEW TV are going on sale this Friday at noon Eastern time. Episode four is taking place at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 23.

Tag title tournament semifinals set for week four of AEW on TNT

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Though details about their Tag Team title tournament are still sparse, AEW has revealed when the semifinals will be taking place.

The semifinals of the AEW Tag Team title tournament will be held at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 23. That’s week four of AEW television.

Tickets for weeks four and five of AEW TV are going on sale this Friday at noon Eastern time. The Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia is hosting week five on October 30.

Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) are facing The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) at All Out on August 31, with the winning team getting a first-round bye in the Tag Team title tournament.

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) will face Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) in the first round of the tournament at week two of AEW TV in Boston, Massachusetts on October 9.

AEW will air live on TNT on Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time. It’ll be going head-to-head with NXT on the USA Network, which premieres two weeks before AEW TV begins.

AEW reveals locations for fourth and fifth TV episodes

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AEW has now revealed the locations for all of their October television episodes.

The host cities for weeks four and five of AEW TV were announced on this week’s Being the Elite. On Wednesday, October 23, week four of AEW on TNT will take place at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia will then host week five on Wednesday, October 30.

Tickets for the shows will go on sale this Friday (August 23) at noon Eastern time.

The Petersen Events Center lists a capacity of 12,508 for basketball and 9,000 for end stage concerts. The Charleston Coliseum has 13,500 seats.

Pittsburgh is the hometown of AEW’s Britt Baker.

The debut episode of AEW TV is being held at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on October 2, week two is at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts on October 9, and week three is at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 16.

AEW TV will air live on TNT on Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. Eastern.

Women’s title defense added to week three of AEW TV

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Another title match has been added to week three of AEW TV.

AEW has announced that the first defense of their Women’s Championship will take place at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 16. Tickets for weeks two and three of AEW TV will go on sale tomorrow at noon Eastern time. Week two is being held at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.

The inaugural AEW Women’s Champion will be crowned on the promotion’s TV premiere on October 2. The winner of the women’s Casino Battle Royale on the All Out pre-show will become the first participant for that title match.

The Casino Battle Royale will include members of the AEW roster, along with others who aren’t signed with the company. Jazz, Ivelisse, and Teal Piper (Roddy Piper’s daughter Ariel Teal Toombs) are set for the match.

Week three of AEW TV will also include the promotion’s first World Championship defense. Chris Jericho and Hangman Page are facing off at All Out on August 31 to determine the first champion.

AEW TV will air live on TNT on Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time.

World title defense set for week three of AEW TV

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The AEW World Championship will be defended on the promotion’s third television episode.

AEW announced today that their first World title defense will take place at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 16. The wrestler who will be challenging for the title has yet to be revealed.

The winner of Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page at All Out on August 31 will become the inaugural World Champion. Jericho and Page were set up as the wrestlers who would be vying for the title through their wins at Double or Nothing.

Jericho defeated Kenny Omega in the main event of Double or Nothing, while Page won the Casino Battle Royale on the pre-show.

AEW TV will premiere on TNT on October 2, with the show airing live weekly on Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time. The first episode is taking place at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts is hosting the second episode.

Tickets for the Boston and Philadelphia episodes are going on sale this Friday at noon Eastern.