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AEW will reportedly be holding a TNT special show in January.
In May, WarnerMedia announced that AEW Dynamite would be moving to TBS in January 2022, bringing professional wrestling back to the channel for the first time in 2001. While this means Dynamite will be off of TNT, AEW will still be holding events on the channel to accompany the weekly episodes of Rampage.
It was also announced that AEW would be having quarterly specials on TNT, and it now seems we know the date of the first show.
According to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast on Twitter, AEW are planning to hold their first quarterly special on Saturday, January 8th 2022.
Per Source:
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) November 1, 2021
AEW is planning a TNT Special on Jan 8th.
They're obviously not able to use the name "Clash of the Champions" due to WWE owning the rights…
However, I'm hearing the possible name for this show will be "Battle of the Belts" A throwback to NWA/CFW from pic.twitter.com/hjuOqpIHGf
AEW can’t use the ‘Clash Of Champions’ title due to WWE owning the rights, however it was noted that a possible name for the show will be ‘Battle Of The Belts’.
This name was used for an event hosted by the NWA in the mid-80s, which featured the likes or Ric Flair, Road Warriors and Rick Rude among others.
As previously noted in January, AEW filed to trademark ‘Battle Of The Belts’, and while little was known of AEW’s plans when this was filed, it now seems like we know how AEW plan to use the name.