Wake up, wrestling fans. It’s Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. You know what that means?
It’s time for Tuesday Night Wrestling Promotion Fights!
In one corner, you have AEW, which was forced to move Dynamite to Tuesday due to the MLB postseason. AEW gave fans some incentive to tune in Tuesday night by having Adam Copeland make his in-ring debut for the promotion.
In the other corner, we have the show that typically resides on Tuesdays, NXT, which decided to counter AEW with John Cena, Paul Heyman, Asuka, Cody Rhodes, and based off a not-so-subtle gong at the end of the promo for the show, possibly even The Undertaker.
TOMORROW NIGHT on #WWENXT@JohnCena, @CodyRhodes, @HeymanHustle, @WWEAsuka and MORE!!!
8/7c @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/AE17XuEHMC
— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2023
Then NXT announced before Raw that the first 30 minutes of Tuesday’s show would be commercial free.
BREAKING: The first 30 MINUTES of #WWENXT tomorrow night will be commercial-free! https://t.co/xCT2OnIdhd
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) October 9, 2023
Just when it looked like AEW was already down on the mat, the promotion answered back via some fiery Tony Khan posts on X. First, he announced that the first 30 minutes of Dynamite will also be commercial-free.
The first 30 minute of TITLE TUESDAY #AEWDynamite will be commercial-free on @TBSNetwork
TOMORROW night!Remember AEW Dynamite is in a special timeslot TOMORROW, one week only
Tuesday #AEWDynamite
TITLE TUESDAY on TBS!Tomorrow Night, 8pm ET/7pm CT
First 30 mins commercial free— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 10, 2023
He then made sure to note that this was indeed a response to WWE stacking NXT with major names that normally DO NOT appear on that program.
#AEWDynamite tomorrow on TBS! pic.twitter.com/HWzOdcoigL
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 10, 2023
Then Khan raised the stakes by announcing a dream match between Eddie Kingston and Minoru Suzuki. Just casually. Not to mention that this will be happening on the pre-show…for an episode of Dynamite.
Before a HUGE timeshifted Tuesday Night #AEWDynamite is live
TOMORROW Title Tuesday,
with the first 30 minutes
Commercial Free on @TBSNetwork starting at 8pm ET/7pm CT:The Buy In
7:30pm ET/6:30pm CT
ROH World + NJPW Strong Openweight Title MatchEddie Kingston vs Minoru Suzuki pic.twitter.com/RwgfFTNnRN
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 10, 2023
Good god.
Neither promotion is even hiding it at this point. This is going to be an all out wrestling promotion fight. You thought we had Tribal Combat at SummerSlam? Well, buckle up, fam. You’re about to see the REAL tribal combat tonight.
Social media will be ablaze with hot takes, I’m sure. Wrestling fans should feel too blessed to be stressed at this point, but telling them to relax is an exercise in futility. So instead of trying to stamp out the flames, I’m going to stoke them.
That is right, I am here to instigate the madness for once. Call me messy if you want to. I don’t care. I am here for the sneak disses both sides may throw on television. I will also be here for the discourse that will take place during and especially after the shows are off the air.
Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to tune out before it gets too toxic. I still have my limits.
But until it gets to that point, I will enjoy this day. That is because days like this are unique. Days like this are wild. Days like this are fun.
I am here to embrace the chaos that will be this day. And this time, I am advocating for wrestling fans to do so as well.