The anticipated head-to-head showdown between WWE SmackDown and AEW Dynamite on New Yr’s Day 2027 will now not happen, as AEW has reportedly settled on a day begin time for its particular New Yr’s Smash episode.
In response to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio at F4WOnline.com, the January 1 episode of AEW Dynamite will air at roughly 3:30 p.m. Japanese, following NCAA Faculty Soccer Playoff protection. AEW’s official web site presently lists a 3:30 p.m. begin time for the present.
The scheduling adjustment means AEW Dynamite will conclude a number of hours earlier than WWE SmackDown begins its common Friday night time broadcast on the USA Community, eliminating what was initially anticipated to be a direct rankings battle between the 2 promotions.
Though a day time slot is usually thought of much less favorable for wrestling tv, Meltzer famous that AEW may benefit from a powerful lead-in viewers from faculty soccer. Nonetheless, the potential benefit may very well be decreased if the sport is simulcast throughout a number of networks, together with TBS and TNT.
AEW will maintain its New Yr’s Smash tv tapings in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 1 and a pair of. Dynamite’s transfer to Friday comes because of faculty soccer programming on Wednesday and anticipated New Yr’s Eve-related programming on Thursday. AEW Collision is scheduled to air dwell in its common Saturday night time time slot on January 2.
Whereas WWE and AEW will keep away from going head-to-head on New Yr’s Day, the 2 firms are nonetheless scheduled for a direct tv showdown subsequent week.
Because of Election Day protection on The CW associates, WWE NXT will transfer from its common Tuesday night time time slot to Wednesday, November 4, placing the present straight reverse AEW’s annual Blood & Guts version of Dynamite.
WWE has introduced appearances by John Cena and Cody Rhodes for the particular Wednesday night time episode of NXT.
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