Big Update On AEW Battle Of The Belts: Length, Title Matches & More

Tony Khan confirms a bunch of new details for AEW's upcoming 8 January TNT special.

by Andy H Murray
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Tony Khan has this week confirmed several new details for AEW's upcoming Battle Of The Belts event in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Speaking on Culture State, the AEW owner and founder confirmed that the TNT Saturday night special would, indeed, be an hour long. This means that it isn't feasible for every AEW championship to be defended on the show, as had been speculated when it was first announced.

Khan called the first Battle Of The Belts a "great chance on a Saturday night to expand the reach of AEW by giving the fans great championship matches." One of those has been announced thus far, with Britt Baker defending the AEW Women's World Title against former champion Riho.

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Though AEW hadn't announced the first Battle Of The Belts show until late November, semi-regular TNT specials on Saturday nights were first confirmed as part of AEW's new television rights agreement with WarnerMedia back in May. This came as part of the Rampage debut announcement, along with news that Dynamite will move from TNT to TBS as of 5 January.

Meanwhile, we await further match announcements for AEW's 8 January special.

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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.