AEW dropped some bombshell news on Wednesday. Two years after the announcement of AEW Dynamite at the 2019 TurnerMedia up-fronts, AEW President Tony Khan reveals that All Elite Wrestling has negotiated its relationship with its television partner. The main developments:
- AEW Rampage is the new television show launching Friday, August 13th. Rampage will air Friday nights at 10pm (Eastern) on TNT.
- AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage are moving to TBS in 2022.
- AEW will present quarterly specials on TNT in 2022. Think, Blood and Guts, Beach Break, Winter is Coming, etc.
Here’s the official word from Tony Khan:
Tony Khan on Busted Open
The announcements were made during Tony Khan’s weekly appearance on Wednesday’s episode of Busted Open on SiriusXM. Here are some additional highlights of Khan’s conversation with Dave LaGreca and Mark Henry:
- Tony ran down the card for tonight’s AEW Dynamite. Top matches he’s excited for include AEW World tag team champions The Young Bucks will defend against the Varsity Blonds, Moxley & Kingston vs. The Acclaimed, Serena Deeb vs. Red Velvet, Christian Cage vs. Matt Sydal, Anthony Ogogo vs. Austin Gunn and more.
- He called MJF the ‘Bret Hart of the Create-a-Pro dungeon’ (wrestling school) on Long Island, NY. Tony said C.A.P. has produced many talented AEW stars, including The Acclaimed, Kris Statlander, members of the Dark Order and more.
- Max Caster has a killer rap lined up for The Acclaim’s entrance tonight on Dynamite. Luckily, Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston have thick skin.
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