AEW Rampage

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AEW Rampage
AEW Rampage Logo.jpg
The official Rampage logo
GenreProfessional wrestling
Created byTony Khan
Presented byExcalibur
Taz
Chris Jericho
Mark Henry
StarringAEW roster
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5 (as of September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10))
Production
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time60 minutes
Production companyAll Elite Wrestling
Release
Original networkTNT (2021–2022)
TBS (2022)
Picture formatHDTV 1080p
Original releaseAugust 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) –
present
Chronology
Related showsAEW Dynamite
AEW Dark
AEW Dark: Elevation
External links
Website

AEW Rampage, also known simply as Rampage, is a professional wrestling television program. It is produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and airs every Friday at 10pm ET on TNT in the United States. It is AEW's second weekly television show, positioned behind their flagship show, Dynamite. In January 2022, Rampage will move to TNT's sister channel TBS.

History[]

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) launched in January 2019 and their flagship television program, Dynamite, began airing on TNT that October.[1] On January 15, 2020, TNT's parent company WarnerMedia and AEW announced a US$175 million contract extension for Dynamite through 2023. As part of the new deal, it was also announced that AEW would be launching a second weekly television show.[2][3]

In May 2021, AEW revealed their second weekly television show, and fourth program overall, as AEW Rampage, which would begin airing on TNT on August 13 as a one-hour show on Fridays at 10pm Eastern Time (ET). It was also announced that both Dynamite and Rampage would be moving to TNT's sister channel TBS, also owned by WarnerMedia, in January 2022.[4] During AEW's marquee event Double or Nothing on May 30, former WWE wrestler Mark Henry was announced to be a part of the Rampage commentary team as an analyst.[5][6] On August 4, Dynamite and Dark's commentators Excalibur and Taz and wrestler Chris Jericho, who has served as a guest commentator several times on Dynamite, were announced to join Henry as Rampage's four-man commentary team.[7] AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan said that the commentary team would not always be all four men, as Henry would also have other roles on the show, such as doing interviews.[8]

In an interview with PWInsider, Khan stated that while Rampage would air live for most episodes, some episodes they would pre-tape, depending on the city that the preceding episode of Dynamite was held in. He also said that Rampage would serve as the go-home show for AEW's pay-per-views (PPV), due to the show airing two days before those events, in turn replacing Dark, as although Dark normally airs on Tuesdays, it would instead air on Fridays during the week of a PPV to serve as the go-home show.[9] Khan also said that WarnerMedia had asked him if he would rather expand Wednesday's Dynamite to three hours, but he rejected the notion, stating that he did not want to run Dynamite for that length as he really wanted that third hour as a separate show on a different night. He also claimed that Rampage would not be a secondary show to Dynamite, and that it would be its partner or its equivalent. He further said that Dynamite and Rampage would be AEW's core properties, while their YouTube shows, Dark and Elevation, would be their peripheral properties, essentially their developmental shows.[10]

Rampage airs immediately following WWE's own Friday television program, SmackDown, which airs on Fox. Although Dynamite had run against WWE's NXT from October 2019 to April 2021, it is expected that there will be no overlap between Rampage and SmackDown in nearly the entire country[a] unless the latter were to run over its scheduled time, which ends at 10pm ET, when Rampage begins broadcasting.[11]

Special episodes[]

Episode Date Venue Location Rating
(18–49)		 U.S. viewers
(million)		 Notes
Debut episode August 13, 2021 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 0.31[12] 0.740[12] Series debut; Rampage is the first weekly wrestling series to air Friday nights on a Turner network since WCW Power Hour in 1994.
  • Kenny Omega (c) vs. Christian Cage for the Impact World Championship[13]
  • Miro (c) vs. Fuego Del Sol for the AEW TNT Championship[13]
  • Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (c) vs. Red Velvet for the AEW Women's World Championship[13]
The First Dance[14] August 20, 2021 United Center Chicago, Illinois 0.53[15] 1.126[15] AEW debut of CM Punk.[16]
  • Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) in the AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament Semifinal.[17]
  • Jade Cargill vs. Kiera Hogan[17]
  • Jon Moxley vs. Daniel Garcia [17]
Grand Slam September 24, 2021 Arthur Ashe Stadium Queens, New York TBA TBA Special two-hour episode of Rampage (will be taped on September 22, 2021); will be Rampage's first stadium show.

Roster[]

Main article: List of All Elite Wrestling personnel

The wrestlers featured on AEW Rampage take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters during scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

Commentators[]

Commentators Dates
Excalibur, Taz, Chris Jericho, and Mark Henry August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) – present
Excalibur, Jim Ross, Taz, and Mark Henry August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)
Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Taz, and Mark Henry September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)

Ring announcers[]

Ring announcers Dates
Dasha Gonzalez August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)
Justin Roberts August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) – present

Streaming[]

On September 25, 2019, AEW announced an international streaming deal with FITE TV primarily for regions outside of the United States and Canada via the "AEW Plus" package, which includes live streaming and replay access of Dynamite in simulcast with its U.S. airing. This was expanded to include Rampage.[18]

On October 22, 2020, AEW reached an agreement with the digital platform Pluto TV, broadcasting its repeat events (including past pay-per-view) with commentators in Spanish from Latin America.[19]

Broadcasting[]

United States[]

In the United States, Rampage currently airs live on Fridays on TNT at 10pm ET. The program will move to TBS in January 2022.[20]

Canada[]

On August 9, 2021, PWInsider reported that TSN, which airs Dynamite in Canada, would stream Rampage online in simulcast with the U.S through its website and TSN Direct service.[21]

Europe[]

On July 3, 2021, TNT Serie announced a deal to air Rampage on Monday nights in Germany.[22][23] On July 6, 2021, Toonami announced a deal to air Rampage in France.[24] On August 27, 2021, Sky Sport and AEW announced that Rampage would air on Mondays nights in Italy.[25]

India[]

In India, Rampage airs on Eurosport starting on August 15, 2021 and later live from August 21, 2021 every Saturday 7:30 AM IST.[26]

See also[]

  • List of professional wrestling television series

Notes[]

  1. ^ Honolulu Fox affiliate KHON-TV airs Smackdown at 7-9pm Hawaii time. TNT and TBS's West Coast feeds will air Rampage at 8pm in Hawaii during Pacific Standard Time and 7pm in Hawaii during Pacific Daylight Time.

References[]

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  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Metcalf, Mitch (August 23, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.20.2021". ShowBuzz Daily. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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  17. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jon Moxley, Jade Cargill, And Jurassic Express In Action On 8/20 AEW Rampage The First Dance | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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  19. ^ "Exclusiva: Pluto TV tendrá noticieros en vivo, lucha libre y 'Misterios sin Resolver', para ofrecer 66 canales gratis en México" (in Spanish). October 21, 2020.
  20. ^ Salvador, Joesph (May 19, 2021). "New AEW Show 'Rampage' Coming to TNT on Friday Nights". Sports Illustrated.
  21. ^ "AEW RAMPAGE IN CANADA UPDATE". August 9, 2021.
  22. ^ Hoffman, Martin (July 3, 2021). "Neue AEW-Show auch in Deutschland". Sport1 (in German).
  23. ^ "AEW: Rampage kommt nach Deutschland auf TNT Serie" [AEW: Rampage comes to Germany on TNT Serie] (in German). August 11, 2021.
  24. ^ WarnerMedia France [@TonamiFR] (July 6, 2021). "Nous sommes très heureux de vous annoncer que #AEWRampage sera bientôt diffusé sur Toonami en plus de #AEWDynamite ! 1h de catch supplémentaire chaque semaine avec @NorbertFeuillan et @AlainMist" [We are very happy to announce that #AEWRampage will soon be airing on Toonami in addition to #AEWDynamite! 1 hour of additional wrestling each week with @NorbertFeuillan and @AlainMist] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Il wrestling AEW raddoppia su Sky Sport: arriva anche Rampage" [AEW wrestling doubles on Sky Sport: Rampage also arrives]. Sky Sport (in Italian). August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "Eurosport India Strengthens Pro-Wrestling Roster with All Elite Wrestling (AEW)". lockerroom.in. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

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