All Elite Wrestling reveals the day that their weekly TV series will premiere.
All Elite Wrestling's weekly television series officially has a premiere date as AEW announced over their official social media platforms that their shows will take place on Wednesdays from 8 PM EST to 10 PM EST. The first live show is set to commence on October 2nd from the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C.. Ticket information concerning the first show will announced on July 29th.
#AEW debuts on @TNTDrama - Wednesday, October 2nd LIVE from Washington DC’s @CapitalOneArena #AreYouElite @AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/W8vg1CcZrw
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) July 24, 2019
AEW issued the following press release with all the details about their weekly television series on TNT:
TNT Premieres All Elite Wrestling’s
Live Weekly Matches on Wednesdays Beginning October 2
Watch the Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=1Dm7VOhNQK8July 24, 2019 – WarnerMedia announced today that the new professional wrestling league All Elite
Wrestling (AEW) will begin airing its two-hour weekly matches on TNT on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 8 p.m.
ET to 10 p.m. ET. The highly-anticipated, action-packed matches will take place in different cities across the
nation each week on Wednesdays, starting in Washington, D.C., at the famed Capital One Arena. Ticket
pricing and on-sale date for the televised live event will be announced on Monday, July 29, at 12 p.m. ET via
AEW’s social media platforms.
AEW features a world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers, giving fans a new wrestling
experience for the first time in 20 years. Founded by President and CEO Tony Khan, AEW is headlined by
Cody & Brandi Rhodes, The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), Kenny Omega, Hangman Adam
Page, Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley. The roster is also filled with incredibly skilled competitors including
Nyla Rose, Awesome Kong, Dustin Rhodes, Jungle Boy, Dr. Britt Baker, MJF and SCU. In addition to
being in-ring talent, Cody, The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega also serve as EVPs with Brandi Rhodes
serving as Chief Brand Officer. Renowned commentator Jim Ross has also joined the league.
Focused on fast-paced, high-impact competitions, AEW offers fans more athleticism along with real sports
analytics. Wrestlers are also given freedom to explore their characters and highlight their athletic abilities.
Introducing statistics to wrestling for the first time ever, AEW will raise the stakes for its matches and
deepen fan engagement by tracking each competitor’s wins and losses as wrestlers pursue championships.
Their moves and damage to their opponents will also be analyzed on-air to provide insights into their
winning streaks.
WarnerMedia has been offering fans exclusive access to AEW’s previous matches that kicked off in May.
Their extremely popular events DOUBLE OR NOTHING, FYTER FEST and FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN
were all streamed on B/R Live. The highly anticipated ALL OUT event in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 31, will
also stream on the platform. B/R Live’s high fan engagement provides an invaluable opportunity to build
AEW’s audience and maximize its viewership.
AEW's announcement will be covered on today's List & Ya Boy podcast with Sean Ross Sapp and Jimmy Van.
