All Elite Wrestling (AEW) officially announced on Wednesday via press release that its live, two-hour weekly wrestling show on the TNT Network will premiere on Oct. 2 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
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While speculation over what day the show would be on had been running rampant for months, the announcement finally confirmed that the show will not directly compete with either Monday Night Raw nor SmackDown Live, which is moving to Fridays on the FOX network later that same week. Ticket information for the first show will drop on July 27.
Check out some of the best fan reactions to the news in the list below.
Don’t Want to Wait
โ ฮทัฯั, GIFmaster General (@newtnewtriot) July 24, 2019
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Can’t Wait
I. CANNOT.WAIT @AEWrestling @AEWonTNT ๐ https://t.co/PDx9VlEUMJ
โ Vincent (@Spartan559) July 24, 2019
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Bring on the Hype
โ Macho T ๐ช #WWE2K20 (@ItsMachoT) July 24, 2019
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Bring on the Memes
– @SimpsonsWWE pic.twitter.com/Wj6tDyz1Oo
โ Juan C. Reneo (@ReneusMeister) July 24, 2019
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Getting Goosebumps
The @AEWrestling trailer for #AEWonTNT will give you goosebumps. And having the premiere October 2 in Washington D.C….with the โAmerican Nightmareโ @CodyRhodes …perfect. #AEW pic.twitter.com/3XfZD1yZBa
โ Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN) July 24, 2019
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Time Is a Flat Circle
Capital One Arena, site of the first episode of AEW on TNT, was also the site of the last WCW Starrcade event. The Rhodes legacy is strong. https://t.co/Ko8UsKPcED
โ Dave Schilling (@dave_schilling) July 24, 2019
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Sex is Cool, But…
sex is cool and all but have you heard the news that AEW will be premiering on TNT starting October 2nd? #AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/jFxJA2HxSo
โ Z – R ร (@The__Realest1__) July 24, 2019
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No Dynamite
AEW isnโt using the Dynamite name for TNT?
โ JamieOD (@JamieOD) July 24, 2019
One of the earliest rumors, based on trademark filings made by the company, as that AEWย intended on naming their weekly show “Wednesday Night Dynamite.” Based on Wednesday’s announcement, that does not appear to be the case.
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I Feel Pretty
Wrestling fans walking to the tv on October 2nd: pic.twitter.com/eFeNfqmyu1
โ R.Dream (@WWERDream) July 24, 2019
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A New War is Coming
Mmm. NXT v AEW. https://t.co/XRwcy8R9Nr
โ jacob (@ihatejacobb) July 24, 2019
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All In for the Underdogs
#WWE is trash. At this point, anything will be a blessed change from Vince’s BS. He treats the talent terribly. I’m all in for #AEW.
โ Solaire ๐๐ฅ๐ (@MomoDharma) July 24, 2019
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