Haus of Wrestling has received the following press release from Warner Brothers Discovery touting the success of the 200th episode of AEW Dynamite.
AEW’s landmark 200th episode of Dynamite which aired on TBS from 8-10pm on Wednesday, August 2, was cable’s #1 telecast among Adults 18-34, Men 18-49 and Men 25-54. It also was #2 in all of television among Men 25-54 and Men 18-49. The live event reached 2.5 million total viewers.
The telecast garnered a 1.03 L3 rating among Adults 25-54, a 14 percent increase over the prior week and 0.80 L3 rating among Adults 18-49, an 11 percent increase over the prior week. It also was strong among key male demos with a 1.39 L3 rating among Men 25-54 and a 1.08 L3 rating among Men 18-49.
The milestone episode, which was live from the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla., featured:
- AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defending against the record holding former AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida
- AEW originals Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) battling Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh in a trios match
- Chris Jericho teaming with Konosuke Takeshita to take on Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia
- Hardcore legend Jerry Lynn coming face-to-face with FTW Champion Jack Perry
- Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defending against El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander
- An Anything Goes match with Jon Moxley, Trent Beretta & Penta El Zero Miedo
Also, in breaking news from the evening, the main event for All In at Wembley Stadium was confirmed when AEW World Champion MJF presented Adam Cole with a title shot at the highly anticipated show on Sunday, August 27 in London.
This coming Wednesday night’s edition of AEW Dynamite will feature The Young Bucks taking on The Hardy Boyz as well as The Lucha Brothers taking on Blackpool Combat Club’s Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli. The latter of the two matches comes on the heels of the Parking Lot Brawl between Blackpool Combat Club and Best Friends this past Friday night on AEW Rampage, with The Lucha Brothers challenging the winners of the match.