WWE issued the following press release to PW Insider regarding last night’s AEW Dynamite’s debut. They congratulate the rival promotion, calling the real winners the fans, but assure that the competitive ride is a marathon, not a “one-night sprint.”
Congratulations to AEW on a successful premiere. The real winners of last night’s head-to-head telecasts of NXT on USA Network and AEW on TNT are the fans, who can expect Wednesday nights to be a competitive and wild ride as this is a marathon, not a one-night sprint.
WWE just now: "Congratulations to AEW on a successful premiere. The real winners of last night's head-to-head telecasts of NXT on USA and AEW on TNT are the fans, who can expect Wednesday nights to be a competitive and wild ride as this is a marathon, not a one-night sprint.”
— Pro Wrestling Torch (@PWTorch) October 3, 2019
WWE said: "Congratulations to AEW on a successful premiere. The real winners of last night’s head-to-head telecasts of NXT on USA Network and AEW on TNT are the fans, who can expect Wednesday nights to be a competitive and wild ride as this is a marathon, not a one-night sprint." https://t.co/GtbtOgQ465
— Wrestling Observer (@WONF4W) October 3, 2019