The ''AEW Dynamite'' Debut episode was the
pilot episode
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie), in United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distri ...
for the American television program ''
AEW Dynamite'', produced by the
professional wrestling promotion of
All Elite Wrestling. The show took place on October 2, 2019, and was broadcast live on
TNT from the
Capital One Arena in
Washington, D.C. The event marked the first time a professional wrestling event aired on TNT since the final episode of ''
WCW Monday Nitro'' aired on March 26, 2001.
Storylines
The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
heroes,
villains, or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by AEW's writers.
Event
Jim Ross
James William Ross (born January 3, 1952) is an American professional wrestling commentator currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator, analyst, and senior advisor. Ross is best known for a long and distinguished career as ...
,
Excalibur and
Tony Shiavone introduced the debut of episode as part of the
commentary team. The team announced a number of matches including
"Hangman" Adam Page
Stephen Blake Woltz (born July 27, 1991), better known by his ring name "Hangman" Adam Page, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former AEW World Champion and AEW World Tag Team Champ ...
vs.
Pac Pac or PAC may refer to:
Military
* Rapid Deployment Force (Malaysia), an armed forces unit
* Patriot Advanced Capability, of the MIM-104 Patriot missile
* Civil Defense Patrols (''Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil''), Guatemalan militia and paramili ...
, The Young Bucks and
Kenny Omega vs.
Chris Jericho,
Santana and Ortiz, and the inaugural
AEW Women's World Championship
The AEW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on June 18, 2019, the inaugural champion was Riho. The current champion ...
match between
Riho and
Nyla Rose.
Reception
The inaugural episode of Dynamite had 1,409,000 viewers, being 16th most viewed cable show and the 2nd most viewed show for the 18-49 key demo.
Results
References
External links
''AEW Dynamite'' at tbs.com*
{{All Elite Wrestling
Dynamite debut episode
2019 in professional wrestling
October 2019 events in the United States
2019 American television episodes
2019 in Washington, D.C.
Professional wrestling shows in Washington, D.C.