How AEW Plan To Protect Their Wrestlers' Health When TV Starts

AEW won't be burning their performers out with a hectic weekly schedule.

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All Elite Wrestling's weekly television show debuts on TNT on 2 October, and Saturday's post-All Out media scrum saw The Young Bucks comment on how they intend to keep their roster fresh and healthy once the schedule kicks in.

Per Matt and Nick Jackson (h/t Fightful), AEW plan on cycling wrestlers on and off television to ensure that the wrestlers don't burn themselves out physically and mentally, which should, theoretically, prevent the audience from getting burned out on the performers as well.

This is encouraging news. Rank overexposure is one of wrestling's biggest star-destroying problems, as a dull sense of normality creeps in when you see the same faces week after week after week. Similarly, it's good to hear AEW will be taking steps to look after their employees' wellbeing (though full healthcare would be nice), particularly given how bruising, bloody, and hard-hitting some of their pay-per-view matches have been so far.

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Per the Fightful writeup, it's also anticipated that AEW will finally name their TV show over the next week or so. "Wednesday Night Dynamite" and "Revolution" have both previously been registered as trademarks, though the promotion are yet to make an official announcement.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.