ITV have revealed when and where AEW:Dynamite will air in the UK, and it’s not the news we were hoping for.
The ITV Wrestling Twitter account made the announcement today that AEW: Dynamite will air on a four-day delay on ITV4, Sundays at 08:20AM. A one-hour highlight show will be airing on ITV, Mondays at 11:45 PM.
Here’s the full press release from ITV Wrestling:
(2/2) Shows will run sequentially leading up to PPV events, including before 9 November Full Gear, so more details, including subsequent schedule information, to follow soon…
— ITV Wrestling (@ITVWrestling) September 25, 2019
AEW President Tony Khan responded to the news with the following:
We’ll work together to ensure there will always be a free to air broadcast of the most recent episode of AEW: Dynamite before Saturday PPVs including Full Gear. We’ll also be announcing a live viewing solution soon for the UK + many other countries with great AEW fans. Thank you!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) September 25, 2019
Khan was responding to criticism online that their will be no way to watch the live broadcast of AEW: Dynamite in the UK.
Dave Meltzer Wrestling Observer has reported that more details of the ITV deal are yet to be finalised, but with the debut episode of AEW: Dynamite next week, an announcement should be immenant.
ITV Box Office, who have distributed AEW pay-per-view’s in the UK have recently partnered with FITE TV, which could be a potential destination for the live broadcast of the television show.
