All Elite Wrestling isn’t slowing down its pile drives anytime soon. The company is moving its “AEW: Dynamite” to TBS next January.
“It’s a pleasure to be able to help Tony Khan expand his wrestling fiefdom across our networks and bring more content to our fans that fits the thrill ride brand of TNT and good time of TBS,” said Sam Linsky, Associate General Manager, SVP, Programming and Operations, TBS, TNT, and truTV. “It’s Wednesday. You know what that means.”
The company’s presence on TNT isn’t going anywhere for the time being. Debuting August 13 at 10 p.m. ET, “AEW: Rampage” is another hour of high-octane wrestling featuring the stars of AEW. TNT is also debuting four new professional wrestling specials annually as they grow AEW’s audience before moving to TBS in 2022.
“As a lifelong wrestling aficionado who is privileged to present AEW to longtime and new fans alike, it means a lot to me – personally and professionally – to share the news that All Elite Wrestling will call TBS home beginning in 2022,” said Tony Khan, CEO, GM and Head of Creative of AEW. “The history of wrestling in the United States cannot be told without acknowledging the contributions of TBS, which as WTBS years ago delivered wrestling to the Southeast and eventually to a massive national audience.”
“TBS has the same passion for wrestling today,” Khan continued. “But will offer AEW and our fans more prime time programming, content, and global opportunities that will establish TBS as the world’s undisputed destination for wrestling.”
With Dynamite on the move, speculation is running rampant about how this might be connected to Turner’s new deal with the NHL. With Wednesday nights soon to be available, it is possible that becomes the night at the center of TNT’s hockey coverage.
“AEW: Dynamite” has been climbing up the rating as wrestling’s most-watched show. On May 5, The event was the number one show on cable among 18-to 49-year-old adults. Marking the first time the franchise captured that title. In April, the wrestling show notched its most-watched episode since the series launched in October 2019, with over 1.2 million viewers tuning in last month.