AEW's TV Show Name Revealed?

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by Michael Sidgwick
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According to Twitter user Alex McCarthy, the U.S. Editor for talkSPORT, it appears that All Elite Wrestling has at last settled on the name for its upcoming live two-hour TV show: All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite.

Writes McCarthy:

"Wednesday Night Dynamite' has long been considered the name for AEW on TNT and it has now emerged that they officially applied to trademark 'All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite' back on September 12."

Author's note:

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Not the worst, not the best.

Dropping the 'Wednesday Night' prefix is probably a better idea. There's one too many syllables in that - it's unwieldy to say - and, not being an established show like Monday Night RAW, may cause time zone confusion in markets beyond the United States.

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It's a fairly generic name, in truth, but that's no bad thing. This, after all, is a show that aims to penetrate the mainstream. Anything too affected or pretentious or niche might repel the broader audience. 'Dynamite' of course echoes back to Nitro in some way, so there's a connotation of a different, reprised wrestling past in addition to connotations of the promised, explosive in-ring action.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!