What’s AEW Dark doing in the Impact Zone?!
With All Elite Wrestling shows back on the road and Rampage airing on Friday nights, the promotion is preparing to make some changes to AEW Dark. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the show will be moving to a studio setting.
“They are going to be doing studio tapings for Dark most weeks now since Rampage is being taped on most Wednesday nights going forward,” wrote Dave Meltzer. The report continued to say that the format will typically be Dark Elevation filmed before Dynamite and then Rampage being filmed after.
Episodes of Rampage will take place live from time to time, however. While this week’s show was taped, Rampage will air live from Chicago on September 3rd. The next live episode of Rampage to air after that is currently scheduled to be October 15th from Miami.
According to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men podcast, Florida’s Universal Studios could be the studio AEW films in.
“Hearing that the possible new home for AEW Dark will be in Universal Studios in Orlando at a Sound Stage similar to what IMPACT use to do,” Zarian Tweeted.
Dave Meltzer has since confirmed that Universal Orlando is the future home of All Elite Wrestling’s AEW Dark tapings.
3 matches will air on Rampage tonight that were taped following Dynamite in Milwaukee this week. The Lucha Bros will face Jurassic Express. Tay Conti will take on the Bunny. Christian Cage will also team up with Frankie Kazarian to take on Kenny Omega and Brandon Cutler.