{"id":51485,"date":"2019-07-31T13:29:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=51485"},"modified":"2019-07-31T13:29:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:29:29","slug":"aew-announces-matches-tv-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/07\/31\/aew-announces-matches-tv-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Announces First Two Matches For TNT Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All Elite Wrestling (AEW)<\/strong> is getting prepared for their TNT debut in a big way as they have announced the first two matches that will take place on the historic first 2-hour episode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First up was the match announced yesterday, as it looks to be the first-ever AEW TV match in history. It will be <strong>Cody<\/strong> taking on <strong>Sammy Guevara<\/strong> in singles action to kick off this new age of wrestling. Fans were probably expecting a bigger match to be announced but this allows a familiar face in Cody to take on some new blood in Guevara, who has impressed in his two bouts as a member of AEW. Will Sammy Guevara be able to pull the upset on Cody and move himself up in the All Elite world?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AEWonTNT<\/a> LIVE Wednesday, October 2nd<br \/>Washington, DC &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitalOneArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CapitalOneArena<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodyRhodes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CodyRhodes<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sammyguevara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SammyGuevara<\/a><br \/>Tickets on sale THIS Friday, August 2nd &#8211; Noon ET \/ 9am PT<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VHqlqXPoSe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VHqlqXPoSe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1156233150525321216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second was announced at noon, as<strong> Kenny Omega<\/strong> and <strong>The Young Bucks<\/strong> will take on <strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong> and two mystery partners of his choosing. Having the original <strong>Elite<\/strong> more than likely main event the show in a match against Chris Jericho and whomever he chooses is brilliant on the end of The Elite and should be a can\u2019t miss match for their debut. The only question now is who will Chris Jericho choose as his partners? Jericho says that fans won\u2019t believe who he will be bringing in to help him take down The Elite.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Just signed for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDC<\/a>\ud83d\udea8<br \/>The Young Bucks &amp; Kenny Omega vs Chris Jericho and 2 Mystery Partners<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AEWonTNT<\/a> debuts LIVE Wednesday, October 2nd from the Nation\u2019s capital Washington, DC <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitalOneArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CapitalOneArena<\/a><br \/>Tix on sale THIS Friday, August 2nd &#8211; Noon ET \/ 9am PT<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZzRa11XD0i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZzRa11XD0i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1156595385378496512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A smart move by AEW to set up yet another mystery partner situation as this will have people talking and guessing who would even dare to team with Chris Jericho, considering he has put himself on the bad side of almost everyone in All Elite Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Besides these two bouts being announced, the only other segment said to be happening on the show is that <strong>Jon Moxley<\/strong> will appear live in Washington DC that night. Who knows what Mox could be up to come October.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AEWonTNT<\/a> Wednesday, October 2nd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonMoxley<\/a> appears LIVE in Washington, DC <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitalOneArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CapitalOneArena<\/a><br \/>Tickets on sale THIS Friday, August 2nd &#8211; Noon ET \/ 9am PT<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wEWavbJ0I8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wEWavbJ0I8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1156350106242822144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>AEW is beginning to load up this first show on October 2<sup>nd<\/sup> as they should be, which allows the excitement for fans to only get greater.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is getting prepared for their TNT debut in a big way as they have announced the first two matches that will take place on the historic first 2-hour episode. &nbsp; First up was the match announced yesterday, as it looks to be the first-ever AEW TV match in history. 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