Tony Khan has talked about whether AEW Dynamite could become three hours long.
AEW Dynamite has been a staple of the wrestling calendar since it’s debut in 2019, and, despite changes to its set, theme and design, the show has been two hours throughout its entire run. However, speculation remains about whether All Elite Wrestling’s flagship show will ever make the switch to three hours, particularly with the company occasionally opting to add Rampage to the end of Dynamite’s broadcast, creating a three-hour block of wrestling some weeks.
Speaking with CBS Sports, AEW Owner Tony Khan has discussed the possibility of Dynamite going to three hours, stating that five hours of TV a week is a minimum, but the main goal is to keep the Wednesday night show as strong as possible.
“You want to keep Dynamite as strong as possible. You look at the history of what happened with the two-hour wrestling show when that show was expanded to three hours. It’s interesting right now per hour the most we get per hour for any of our TV shows is Dynamite. Either way, five-hour weekly programming is the absolute minimum. “So in some ways, you would say, ‘That would be a very lucrative opportunity.’ I think it’s a very interesting conversation to have about how many nights a week you allocate to programming. Is five hours the best? Should we do six?”
-Tony Khan
Regardless of whether or not it happens, fans of All Elite Wrestling will all have their own views on whether Dynamite switching to three hours would be a good move. For now, it doesn’t seem as if the change is a priority for Tony Khan, but it seems as if he’d be open to considering it in future.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Dynamite potentially switching to three hours as soon as we hear more.
