AEW will have two hours of live, weekly television in the fall
AEW CEO and President Tony Khan confirmed to Stone Cold Steve Austin that the promotion will present two hours of live television every week this fall.
The success of AEW‘s first show, Double or Nothing, has left wrestling fans wanting more. Ever since a deal with TNT was made official, wrestling fans have been wondering when AEW television will begin in the fall. While those details are still unclear, CEO and President Tony Khan did confirm some of the basics.
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On an appearance on The Steve Austin Show, which featured a few other interesting nuggets, Khan confirmed that AEW’s weekly episodes will last two hours and will be live. [Hat tip to Cageside Seats’s Sean Rueter.]
The fact that All Elite Wrestling will be a live show is noteworthy, because most other promotions, such as ROH and Impact Wrestling, tape their television episodes.
Khan’s words confirm what the Wrestling Observer News’s Dave Meltzer stated. Meltzer also said that AEW’s episodes will fall on Tuesday or Wednesday, whereas Khan could not confirm either the time slot or the date at this point in time. The final details are likely still being negotiated between All Elite Wrestling and TNT.
It seems like 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday or Wednesday would be an ideal time for All Elite Wrestling to debut in the fall, especially since SmackDown Live is moving from Tuesdays to Fridays on FOX. 205 Live airs at 10 p.m. ET, so AEW wouldn’t be in direct competition with WWE if the show were to air from 8-10 p.m. ET. On Wednesdays, All Elite Wrestling could run against NXT at 8 p.m. ET, and that would be interesting since AEW vs. NXT seems to be the most immediate “war” for attention. NXT episodes are taped.
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More details on AEW’s television will surely be released this summer from Khan, Cody Rhodes, and others involved with the promotion. Until then, All Elite Wrestling still has a few major shows to run, including the free Fyter Fest on June 29 and the highly-anticipated All Out on Aug. 31.