AEW Dynamite Start Time Tonight (05-20-2026): United States, UK, Australia and more
AEW Dynamite takes place tonight at Cross Arena in Portland, Maine (May 20, 2026), and it’s a three-hour special, a combined Dynamite and Collision broadcast that doubles as the go-home show for Double or Nothing this Saturday. Bell time is 8 p.m. ET on TBS, with the simulcast on HBO Max.
When does AEW Dynamite start tonight?
The show goes live at 8 p.m. Eastern, and here is how that time translates across the globe:
| Region / City | Time Zone | Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | HST | 2:00 p.m. Wed |
| Anchorage | AKDT | 4:00 p.m. Wed |
| Los Angeles, Vancouver, Phoenix | PDT / MST | 5:00 p.m. Wed |
| Denver, Calgary, Edmonton | MDT | 6:00 p.m. Wed |
| Chicago, Mexico City, Winnipeg | CDT | 7:00 p.m. Wed |
| New York, Toronto, Miami, Atlanta | EDT | 8:00 p.m. Wed |
| Halifax, San Juan, Caracas | ADT / AST | 9:00 p.m. Wed |
| St. John’s | NDT | 9:30 p.m. Wed |
| São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Montevideo | BRT / ART | 9:00 p.m. Wed |
| Reykjavik | GMT | 12:00 a.m. Thu |
| London, Dublin, Lisbon | BST / WEST | 1:00 a.m. Thu |
| Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam | CEST | 2:00 a.m. Thu |
| Athens, Helsinki, Cairo, Johannesburg | EEST / SAST | 3:00 a.m. Thu |
| Moscow, Istanbul, Riyadh, Nairobi | MSK / TRT / AST | 3:00 a.m. Thu |
| Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat | GST | 4:00 a.m. Thu |
| Tehran | IRST | 4:30 a.m. Thu |
| Karachi, Tashkent | PKT | 5:00 a.m. Thu |
| New Delhi, Mumbai, Colombo | IST | 5:30 a.m. Thu |
| Kathmandu | NPT | 5:45 a.m. Thu |
| Dhaka, Almaty | BST | 6:00 a.m. Thu |
| Yangon | MMT | 6:30 a.m. Thu |
| Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi | ICT / WIB | 7:00 a.m. Thu |
| Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Manila, Perth | SGT / CST / AWST | 8:00 a.m. Thu |
| Tokyo, Seoul, Pyongyang | JST / KST | 9:00 a.m. Thu |
| Darwin, Adelaide | ACST | 9:30 a.m. Thu |
| Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane | AEST | 10:00 a.m. Thu |
| Auckland, Wellington, Fiji | NZST / FJT | 12:00 p.m. Thu |
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