Tonight’s episode will air live from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida on a closed set. Cody will be special guest announcing with Tony Schiavone.
* Kenny Omega (c) vs. Sammy Guevara (AAA Mega Championship)
* Cody vs. Jimmy Havoc
* Matt Hardy and Chris Jericho to have a one-on-one confrontation
* Luchasaurus vs. Wardlow (Lumberjack Match)
* Chuck Taylor and Trent vs. Pentagon Jr. and Fenix (Parking Lot Street Fight)
AEW has announced a loaded card for Tuesday’s special double episode of AEW Dark, which premieres at 7pm ET on the official AEW YouTube channel.
The matches were taped last Wednesday before & after the AEW Dynamite episode at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, with no normal crowd. AEW President & CEO Tony Khan took to Twitter today and said the special edition of Dark was taped to give fans something “fun and free” to watch while they’re stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as a way to give chances to indie wrestlers who are out of work.
Khan wrote, “With fans at home who deserve fun (and free) wrestling content, we’re streaming a double episode of #AEWDark tomorrow! 6 matches on the card & it will feature top stars from AEW + with many independent wrestlers out of work, we’re giving chances to several of them tomorrow night!”
The following matches have been announced for the show:
* Jake Hager vs. Joe Alonzo
* Kip Sabian vs. Suge D
* Colt Cabana vs. Brandon Cutler
* SCU’s Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels vs. Shawn Spears and Robert Anthony
* Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall vs. Jon Cruz and Matt Sells
* Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss vs. Corey Hollis and Mike Reed
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Matt Hardy has been tweeting about his AEW Dynamite debut last night and the early success of his first AEW merchandise. He also interacted with Cody Rhodes.
Matt continued tweeting this evening and said the second coming of “Broken” Matt Hardy will be much different than the first.
“DAMASCUS is much older, more vicious & quite darker than my previous ESSENCE. The Second Coming of #BROKEN Matt Hardy will be very different from the first,” he wrote.
Hardy also touted the YouTube video views on the video of his AEW arrival from their official YouTube channel. As of this writing, the video has 1.4 million views. To compate, the reveal of Brodie Lee (Luke Harper) as The Exalted One has 423,000 video views while the outdoors segment with Lance Archer and Jake Roberts has 137,000 views and the segment with AEW World Champion Jon Moxley has 141,000 views.
Hardy tweeted the video yesterday and wrote, “The finale of last night’s #AEWDynamite has well over 1,000,000 views in just a matter of hours – WONDERFUL!”
Hardy also tweeted the Twitter “Trending Event” post on his debut and wrote, “Lots on buzz coming out of @AEWrestling last night.. And it wasn’t just Vanguard 1 flying into the ring. #BROKEN Matt Hardy makes debut for AEW on Dynamite”
You can see Matt’s related tweets below:
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1240796946677280768
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1240713129077510144
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1240750820242661376
Source: Wrestling Inc.
All Elite Wrestling has confirmed the next two episodes of Dynamite have been relocated due to the coronavirus pandemic.
AEW released a statement saying:
As a precautionary measure against COVID-19, we are relocating next week’s AEW DYNAMITE show on March 18 from Rochester, NY, to Jacksonville, FL. This show will be televised live on TNT from Daily’s Place, and be managed under a restricted attendance policy. The DYNAMITE show in Rochester will be rescheduled for Wednesday, July 8, at Blue Cross Arena.
Fans who have already purchased tickets to the Rochester show will be offered a refund via the point of purchase, or have their original ticket valid for admission to the event on July 8. Additional details will be forthcoming.
In addition, the DYNAMITE show on March 25 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, will be relocated to a new venue, which will be announced shortly. This show will be televised live on TNT on March 25, and be managed under a restricted attendance policy. The DYNAMITE show in Newark will be rescheduled for Wednesday, July 22, at the Prudential Center.
Fans who have already purchased tickets to the Newark show will be offered a refund via the point of purchase, or have their original ticket valid for admission to the event on July 22. Additional details will be forthcoming.
We appreciate your understanding as the safety and well-being of our fans and talent is always our top priority. We will continue to closely monitor this evolving situation related to COVID-19 and be guided by government officials, health organizations and venue management.
This means the highly-anticipated Blood and Guts match on March 25 will have a limited live audience, if any. AEW had also advertised the reveal of The Exalted One for next week’s show.
Regarding next week’s Dynamite episode from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, AEW announced today that doors will open to a “restricted audience” of fans at 6pm ET. The show will begin at 7pm with pre-show happenings and AEW Dark tapings, and then Dynamite will go live on TNT at 8pm ET.
“Thank you again during this short notice change of venue/show dates. We want you all to be updated as more information comes in,” AEW ended their statement with.
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan addressed the coronavirus pandemic during a backstage meeting at last night’s AEW Dynamite tapings from West Valley City, Utah.
Khan reportedly told all AEW talent and staff that no one is under any pressure to work next week’s Dynamite episode from Rochester, NY, or any upcoming shows as long as the outbreak is happening, according to Wrestling Observer Radio.
Khan told the AEW crew that anyone who feels illness or stressed about traveling has permission to stay home, and nobody will be judged by the decision they make. It was also said that no one will lose their spots or push over decisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regarding next Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite from Rochester, NY at the Blue Cross Arena, there has been some speculation on the event possibly being rescheduled after it was reported that the city has canceled their St. Patrick’s Day parade following the first confirmed case of the virus. The Health Commissioner in Rochester has recommended that they cancel all events with 50 or more people planned to be in attendance. Right now it is a recommendation, but not a mandate.
Currently the Blue Cross Arena still has Dynamite listed for next Wednesday. However, on their Facebook page, the arena has next Wednesday’s AEW date on the calendar, but they also have a July 8 makeup date. However, the link for tickets for the July date redirects you to tickets for next Wednesday’s show.
In other news on AEW and the coronavirus pandemic, @TicketDrew, who often has wrestling-related scoops on scheduling and events, noted this morning that AEW’s next two televised shows have been re-scheduled. This has not been confirmed, but these two dates would be next Wednesday’s show in Rochester, and the March 25 “Blood & Guts” show in Newark, New Jersey. Drew first said that Newark didn’t look to be re-scheduled, but then came back thirty minutes later and reported that Newark had been re-scheduled. He did not provide a makeup date.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The Dark Order’s Exalted One will be revealed on next week’s AEW Dynamite, which takes place from the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
Over the past several weeks speculation has led to numerous possible names for the group’s leader: Christopher Daniels, Matt Hardy, Lance Archer, Raven, and Luke Harper/Brodie Lee (also a Rochester native). We’ll find out next week who is the head of the stable.
Lance Archer made his AEW debut Wednesday night as the client of Jake “The Snake” Roberts.
It all went down during the opening match on Dynamite when Archer and Roberts walked out as Cody wrestled against Ortiz.
The duo then sat in the front row and watched on as the two wrestlers went at it in the ring. Archer teased jumping over the railing at one point in the match, but Jake stopped him from doing it and they instead left before the match was over.
The former WWE, Impact and NJPW wrestler’s signing was announced by All Elite Wrestling last month.
Watch his entrance on Dynamite below.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.
* Ortiz (with Santana) vs. Cody (with Arn Anderson)
* Death Triangle (PAC, Pentagon Jr., and Fenix) vs. Private Party and Joey Janela
* Jurassic Express vs. MJF, The Butcher, and The Blade (with Wardlow and The Bunny)
* Blood and Guts Match rules announcement
* AEW Tag Team Champion Hangman Page and a mystery partner vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara (Non-Title Match)
The speculation on Matt Hardy’s post-WWE future continues.
Hardy took to Twitter today and said today is the day, for something.
“Today is the day it ends. Today is the day it begins,” he wrote.
There’s still no word yet on if Matt will end up with AEW or some other promotion now that he’s a free agent from WWE, but we may have a better idea after he releases part 2 of the “Free The Delete” series finale later this afternoon. There’s already speculation on his latest tweet being related to a possible debut on tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode.
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1237733799485677569
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1237409952748224513
Below are Matt’s comments on brother Jeff Hardy’s return to SmackDown on FOX this Friday, along with a teaser and outtake from today’s episode, and promotional tweets on some of Matt’s upcoming post-WWE appearances, including his “Broken Tailgate Party” at WrestleCon during WrestleMania 36 Weekend:
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1237248265889943553
https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1237558670679920640
https://twitter.com/wrestlecon/status/1237500286953979905
https://twitter.com/fswvegas/status/1236722854554550272
https://twitter.com/PPSCLV/status/1237176031154278400
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube at 7pm ET:
* Lucha Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) vs Peter Avalon and Kip Sabian
* Jimmy Havoc vs. Severino Corrente
* Hikaru Shida vs. Abadon (local talent)
* Sonny Kiss and Brandon Cutler vs. Private Party
