Backstage News On WWE SmackDown & AEW Dynamite Running Head-To-Head On New Year's Day - Wrestling Inc.

The Reason Behind WWE's Counterprogramming Efforts Against AEW

WWE reportedly has a larger strategy in mind when it comes to its ongoing counterprogramming efforts against AEW, and it goes beyond simply trying to win the battle for television viewers on a particular night. The goal, according to Bryan Alvarez, is to put pressure on AEW ahead of its next round of television rights […]

Big backstage reason why WWE hasn't stopped counterprogramming AEW

AEW's upcoming television special for next week will once again clash with one of WWE's shows.

Backstage News On WWE SmackDown & AEW Dynamite Running Head-To-Head On New Year's Day - Wrestling Inc.

"WWE SmackDown" and "AEW Dynamite" will go head-to-head on New Year's Day, but WWE isn't going to make special changes to its show.

WWE Has No Plans To Reshape Taping Schedule For SmackDown To Go Head-To-Head Live With AEW New Year's Smash

WWE intends to keep its plans as is. During the latest episode of WrestleVotes on Fightful Select, the New Year's Day episodes of WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash were discussed. SmackDown will be a taped show, and according to sources, WWE has no plans to reshape its schedule to present…

WWE Reportedly Won't Shift January 1 SmackDown To Go Live Against AEW Dynamite

AEW Dynamite will be live on Friday, January 1, but WWE SmackDown will reportedly remain pre-taped. Over the last several years, fans have been used to clashes between WWE and AEW. Whether it’s the Wednesday Night War between Dynamite and NXT which ran until 2021, or WWE’s continued counterprogramming efforts against AEW pay-per-views, opportunities to...

WWE Unconcerned By AEW’s New Year’s Day SmackDown Clash

WWE reportedly has no intention of changing its television taping schedule despite AEW announcing plans to air a live episode of Dynamite opposite SmackDown on New Year’s Day 2027. AEW recently confirmed that its New Year’s Smash edition of Dynamite will air live on Friday, January 1, setting up a head-to-head television clash with WWE’s […]