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AEW reveals date, location for Dynamite sixth anniversary episode

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AEW has confirmed when and where Dynamite’s sixth anniversary episode will be taking place.

This October marks six years since Dynamite launched on television. AEW will be celebrating that anniversary in Hollywood, Florida with the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino hosting the Wednesday, October 1 episode of Dynamite.

Tickets for the show are going on sale to the general public on September 5 with a pre-sale set to begin on September 3.

Dynamite was first broadcast on October 2, 2019, and there have been more than 300 episodes of the show since.

AEW will also be in Florida on Thursday, October 2 for a Collision taping at RP Funding Center in Lakeland, and Jacksonville will host Dynamite and Collision the following week. The Jacksonville dates include a special Title Tuesday edition of Dynamite.

Along with these Florida shows, AEW has announced new events for San Antonio and Houston, Texas:

  • Wednesday, October 22: Dynamite and Collision at Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio
  • Wednesday, November 5: Dynamite at Bayou Music Center in Houston
  • Saturday, November 8: Collision at Bayou Music Center in Houston

AEW announces earlier-than-expected return to United Kingdom

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Forbidden Door won’t be the last AEW show the United Kingdom hosts in 2025.

After Tony Khan teased that AEW could return earlier than expected, the promotion has confirmed that it will be back in the U.K. for two shows before the end of the year. An episode of AEW Collision will take place from Cardiff, Wales on Saturday, December 13. Dynamite will then be held in Manchester, England on Wednesday, December 17.

Utilita Arena is hosting the Collision event, while Co-op Live will be the venue for Dynamite.

A ticket pre-sale will begin on September 1 prior to tickets going on sale to the general public on September 5.

The U.K. has been kind to AEW with three of the promotion’s four biggest gates — including today’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view — taking place in London. AEW has taped TV in Cardiff before, but this will be the promotion’s Manchester debut.

These events are happening in advance of AEW Worlds End, which is set for Hoffman Estates, Illinois at the end of December. AEW’s Continental Classic tournament will likely be happening during this time.

AEW will also be back in the U.K. next summer with All In 2026 being held at Wembley Stadium on August 30.

AEW Dynamite ratings down for Forbidden Door go-home episode

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Wednesday night’s Forbidden Door go-home edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 565,000 viewers on TBS, down 18.1 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since April 23 and is Dynamite’s second-lowest viewership so far in 2025.

The episode took place from Glasgow, Scotland and was taped a few hours in advance. It drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 5.9 percent from last week but ties the third-highest rating the show has done in that category since June 18.

The show went head-to-head with the Little League World Series on ESPN. It also faced competition from MTV’s The Challenge, which did above average numbers.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 19.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 33.3 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers from the HBO Max simulcast.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 11.4 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WOL: Tom returns! Plus, ESPN/WWE, Hogan Death, Dynamite

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite, the WWE/ESPN deal, Hulk Hogan’s death, Forbidden Door, and more! Plus, Filthy Tom makes his triumphant return to talk about his hip replacement! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Taz to miss AEW Dynamite, Forbidden Door

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AEW will be without one of its top commentators for this week’s Dynamite episode as well as Forbidden Door.

This Wednesday, AEW will be in Glasgow for Dynamite and a Collision taping. The promotion then heads to London for its Forbidden Door 2025 pay-per-view that’s taking place on August 24. Taz announced today that he won’t be doing commentary at the events because a long flight over to the United Kingdom would not be good for his surgically replaced knee right now.

“I will be off this week, a combo of doctors appointments/imaging test on a couple of future surgeries, some R&R & most importantly my new knee does not cooperate to well w/very long flights at the moment,” Taz wrote. “Hope u all enjoy #AEWDynamite & #ForbiddenDoor!”

Taz underwent knee replacement surgery last October and has been back on commentary since December, with his recovery going “really well” with rehab and physical therapy.

In May 2024, Taz noted that a doctor had told him he would need both of his shoulders and knees replaced at some point. Taz said the damage was caused by training too hard in the gym during his career.

The 57-year-old ECW legend calls Dynamite weekly alongside Excalibur and Tony Schiavone.

WOL: WWE vs. AEW, Cena’s last match Dynamite, G-1!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show talking all the news including more WWE vs. AEW head-to-head notes, Cena’s last match, the G-1 update, all the shows coming up this weekend, the AEW Dynamite TV report, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: More on UFC/ESPN deal, Hulk Hogan TV bios, AEW vs. WWE, Dynamite review

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Great Wojo, more on the UFC/TKO deal, Hulk Hogan TMZ bio, AEW vs. WWE on December 27th, Karrion Kross, the G-1, weekend schedule, RATINGS~!~!!~, Dynamite review and some NXT notes, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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All-Star tag match added to AEW Dynamite lineup

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An All-Star tag team match is the latest addition to the card for tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode in Cincinnati.

Tony Khan has announced that TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher will be teaming up with Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks for an eight-man tag match on tonight’s show. They’ll be facing Hologram, Brody King, Tomohiro Ishii — and a mystery partner from NJPW.

Last weekend on Collision, Fletcher challenged NJPW to send their “pound-for-pound best” to challenge him for the TNT Championship at Forbidden Door on August 24. We’ll find out the identity of that challenger tonight.

Fletcher won the TNT title from Dustin Rhodes in a street fight at the end of last month and has made one successful defense so far, defeating Ishii.

Cincinnati’s Andrew J Brady Music Center is the venue for tonight’s show. Here is everything that’s been announced:

AEW Dynamite (Wednesday, August 13) —

  • Hangman Page and MJF face-to-face
  • Jon Moxley vs. Kevin Knight
  • Adam Copeland vs. Stokely Hathaway
  • Mercedes Mone, Thekla & Skye Blue vs. Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata & Alex Windsor
  • All-Star eight-man tag match: Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks vs. Hologram, Brody King, Tomohiro Ishii, and a mystery NJPW wrestler

AEW announces ‘Title Tuesday’ Dynamite special for later this year

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AEW is returning to its home base of Jacksonville, Florida for a pair of shows this October.

The promotion will hold a “Title Tuesday” edition of Dynamite at Daily’s Place on October 7. Daily’s Place will then host AEW Collision the next night on Wednesday, October 8.

Since 2022, Title Tuesday has taken place every October as a special episode of Dynamite. It exists because TBS’ coverage of the MLB playoffs forces Dynamite out of its regular Wednesday time slot one week every year.

The ticket on-sale date for the shows is next Monday (August 18). Hangman Page, Toni Storm, Jon Moxley, Mercedes Mone, Darby Allin, Kyle Fletcher, and Willow Nightingale are featured on AEW’s graphic promoting the events.

Airing on Tuesday means that Dynamite will face competition from WWE NXT on October 7. In 2024, Randy Orton competed in the main event of NXT opposite Title Tuesday. The previous year’s NXT episode was loaded up with appearances by The Undertaker and John Cena.

Daily’s Place holds special significance to AEW as the venue where the company staged its shows throughout the pandemic era. It’s connected to EverBank Stadium, where the Jacksonville Jaguars — owned by the Khan family — play their NFL games.

AEW Dynamite draws second-highest viewership of 2025

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Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite averaged 711,000 viewers on TBS, an increase of 16.2 percent from last week’s episode. This is the best viewership number for the show since June 18 and is the second-highest dating back to September 11 of last year.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.18 rating. That’s up 20 percent from last week and is also the second-largest rating the show has done in that category since the June 18 episode. It ties the second-highest rating for Dynamite since March 19.

Dynamite finished second on cable in the key demo, trailing only a new episode of South Park on Comedy Central that did a a 0.34.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was up 14.3 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 5.3 percent. It’s the second straight week the show has had a year-over-year increase in viewers. And if the numbers from Max were included, those comparisons would be even better. The last time the show had consecutive weeks of year-over-year growth was June 2023.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 13.5 percent in viewers and 12.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings up slightly with World title match

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Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite episode — featuring a World Championship match between Hangman Page and Jon Moxley — averaged 612,000 viewers on TBS. That’s up 0.7 percent from last week and is the largest audience total for the show since July 9.

Dynamite drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 7.1 percent from last week but tying the second-worst rating the show has done in that category since April 23.

According to Wrestlenomics, Dynamite finished fifth on the cable charts in the demo on Wednesday night.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was up 0.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 16.7 percent. It’s the third time since April that the show has had a year-over-year increase in total viewership. This year’s numbers do not include viewers watching on the HBO Max simulcast.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 1.7 percent in viewers and 6.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WOL: Lance remembers Gerry Morrow, Hogan death, Dynamite

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns with tons to talk about including lots of memories of the late Gerry Morrow, funny stories and thoughts on working, the death of Hulk Hogan and undisclosed medical issues, the Dynamite report, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW Dynamite ratings for July 23 episode

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Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 608,000 viewers on TBS, up 3.4 percent from last week. It’s the second-highest audience total for the show since June 25.

Dynamite drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo, a decrease of 6.7 percent from last week. This ties the lowest number the show has done in that category since March 5.

The show finished eighth on the prime time cable charts in the key demo. A Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game on ESPN aired head-to-head and ranked first for the night on cable with a 0.32 rating and 1.402 million viewers. The top broadcast network shows were CBS’ “Big Brother” and ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 22.7 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 46.2 percent. This year’s numbers do not include people watching on HBO Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 3.5 percent in viewers and 17.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

B&V: Excellent Dynamite with All In fallout, good NXT TV

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including an excellent edition of AEW Dynamite with the fallout from All In, and a better-than-last-week edition of NXT which actually included an AWESOME finish to the Tony D Family Business match, plus Slammiversary build. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW Dynamite ratings down for All In fallout episode

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Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite, the All In fallout episode of the show. averaged 588,000 viewers on TBS. That’s down 7.7 percent from last week and is the second-lowest audience for the show since May 21.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.15 rating. That’s down 6.3 percent from last week and matches the lowest rating the show has done in that category since April 23. The show did finish first on cable in the key demo, ranking slightly ahead of Fox News’ Gutfeld.

The biggest sports-related competition for Dynamite was the annual ESPY Awards on ABC which drew a 0.35 rating in 18-49 and averaged 2.179 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 26 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 44.4 percent. This year’s numbers do not include any data from the show’s simulcast on Max that began at the start of 2025.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 7.3 percent in viewers and 11.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.