AEW has announced a one-time schedule change for Dynamite, with the first episode of 2027 set to air on a Friday as part of New Year’s Smash.
New Year’s Smash will run as a television special with live shows on two straight nights.
Dynamite: New Year’s Smash is set for January 1, 2027, and Collision: New Year’s Smash will follow on January 2, 2027. Both shows will air live from Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia, in the Atlanta area.
AEW’s promotional graphic for the shows features Mercedes Moné, Persephone, The New Level and Kevin Knight. But no matches have been announced for the specials so far. Start times for the two broadcasts have not been posted on AEW’s official schedule either.
It won’t be the first time Dynamite has aired on a Friday. In 2021, when the show was still on TNT, AEW moved a few episodes because of the NBA playoffs.
FRIDAY NIGHT DYNAMITE ANNOUNCED AS THE FIRST EPISODE OF 2027. AEW New Year’s Smash TV specials. 🥂 Dynamite: January 1, 2027 Collision: January 2, 2027 BACK TO BACK NIGHTS LIVE. From Atlanta, Georgia. Gateway Arena. https://t.co/1AXh85hJPj
— Drainmaker (@TheDrainmaker) October 23, 2026
New Year’s Smash itself also spanned two nights in 2021, but in different weeks. For that edition, the company held two special episodes of Dynamite on January 6 and January 13, 2021.
AEW has set a ticket sales schedule for fans planning to attend the shows. Early access for VIP and premium tickets will open at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
The presale will begin at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday and run until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday. Fans can also sign up as AEW Insiders to get presale access.
General ticket sales for New Year’s Smash will begin at 10 a.m. ET on October 30.