Why AEW Dynamite In Cardiff Didn't Air Live In The UK

As part of All Elite Wrestling’s stop over in the UK for All IN on August 25, the promotion held their first ever TV tapings on British soil, with Dynamite and Collision taped from Cardiff, Wales on August 21.

Despite taking place in the UK, British and Irish AEW fans were not able to tune in live for Dynamite, with AEW President Tony Khan revealing on the pre-All In media call that he was legally unable to provide European viewers with a live broadcast of the show.

Khan stated that AEW’s media rights deal with Warner Brothers Discovery legally forbade any other broadcaster from airing it live, with WBD said to provide 97% of AEW’s TV revenue. Khan went on to claim that Triller (fka FiteTV) have in the past encountered difficulty when streaming AEW weekly TV on their service.

AEW programming airs late on UK terrestrial TV channel ITV4, with weekly TV broadcast on tape delay on Friday nights. Khan stated that he hopes to reach some form of simul-cast deal with ITV in the future if possible, even if AEW had to air late on UK TV. ITV4 will be broadcasting a free replay of All In on August 29.