Dave says Showtime was the other party bidding for AEW, but it likely would have been for events every few months like Strikeforce was and not a weekly show.
Also said that TNT wants to do market research before they decide whether to air it Tuesday or Wednesday. They say that Tuesday has the advantage of wrestling fans already being used to watching wrestling on Tuesday with Smackdown and AEW can slot in there. On the other hand, Wednesday would have less conflict with TNT's NBA commitments.
He says that if they do decide on Tuesday, then the show would likely be cut down during the days they clash with the NBA. Likely they would only air an hour long show as a lead-in to the NBA games those nights.
I'd bet it ends up on Wednesday. Makes way more sense.
Also said that TNT wants to do market research before they decide whether to air it Tuesday or Wednesday. They say that Tuesday has the advantage of wrestling fans already being used to watching wrestling on Tuesday with Smackdown and AEW can slot in there. On the other hand, Wednesday would have less conflict with TNT's NBA commitments.
He says that if they do decide on Tuesday, then the show would likely be cut down during the days they clash with the NBA. Likely they would only air an hour long show as a lead-in to the NBA games those nights.
I'd bet it ends up on Wednesday. Makes way more sense.