AEW announces its return to live events starting this July
AEW has called Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida, its home for Dynamite over the past year since the start of the global pandemic.
After nine months of live, limited capacity events in Jacksonville, All Elite Wrestling today announced its return to live events on the road starting this summer.
AEW live events on the road will kick off on Wednesday, July 7, for Dynamite in Miami, Florida, at the James L. Knight Center. Dynamite will also be on the road to the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Wednesday, July 14. It arrives at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, TX, on Wednesday, July 21.
Tickets for all three shows will go on sale this Friday, May 14, at 11 AM EST via AEWTIX.com and Ticketmaster for the shows in Texas. AEW also noted that all events will follow COVID guidelines for safety purposes.
All Elite Wrestling's flagship show returning on the road is exciting news for wrestling fans. President Tony Khan shared the excitement with his comments in the promotion's press release.
"Looking ahead, we’re thrilled to welcome our fans back to become part of the action in Miami, Austin and Dallas," Khan said. "We’ve missed touring cities, meeting the fans and hearing their roar during our live shows. Please be assured, we are working closely with the venues to comply with state and local regulations in each city. Miami, Austin and Dallas are the first of many as we gear up the trucks to travel around the country again!"
The company also had additional notes concerning other tapings for later this year and in 2022 that hinted further at a new television show for AEW.
AEW hints at a Friday taping for additional television show
In the press release for these three live events, AEW mentioned it would be announcing additional live shows this summer. AEW also followed up by announcing two rescheduled dates that hint at the additional hour of television on TNT that has been rumored.
As for the two rescheduled dates, the press release read:
The show at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis on June 23 has been rescheduled for Friday, November 5, 2021. The live event will be an AEW TNT television taping.
The show at the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January, 12, 2022, as an AEW DYNAMITE event.
The rescheduled Friday, November 5, 2021 live event is specifically called "an AEW TNT television taping" and not an AEW Dynamite event. This might be one of the first tapings for the second television programming that Tony Khan has discussed was part of AEW's WarnerMedia deal.
It is certainly exciting news all around for AEW. This will make the upcoming months more interesting now that All Elite Wrestling is back on the road.