Nyla Rose is coming home to make history.

The rising professional wrestling star, born and raised in Washington, D.C., will be in the spotlight on Wednesday, Oct. 2, when "All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite" premieres on TNT, airing live from the Capital One Arena in her hometown.

"Getting to perform in my home city, in front of friends and family, that never happens," said Rose. "So many times, especially on the indie circuit, people will ask, 'Oh, when are you wrestling close? When are you wrestling local?' Well this time, for the first time, I get to wrestle locally and it's on quite the stage."

The two-hour premiere broadcast, starting at 8 p.m., will feature Rose in competition with Riho to determine All Elite Wrestling's first Women's World Champion.

Rose earned her place in the match via her victory in a 21-woman battle royale at AEW's "All Out" August pay-per-view.

"You know, anybody can say what they want about me as a competitor but Riho is a hell of a competitor, she's got a fantastic track record," said Rose. "So I do have my work cut out for me. This, in and of itself, no matter the outcome, is going to be history-making."

Under president and CEO Tony Khan, AEW is the first competition for professional wrestling juggernaut World Wrestling Entertainment on a major cable network in five years, and its first new major American competition in more than 15 years.

International wrestling stars Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks' Matt and Nick Jackson serve as executive vice presidents, with Brandi Rhodes as chief brand officer.

AEW launched in May with Double or Nothing at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Arena; 12,000 tickets for the event reportedly sold out in less than half an hour.

The electric reception from fans so far, Rose said, is "because it is different and we do offer a little bit of everything for everyone. You know, it's not just one type or style, it's not cookie-cutter. We've got Orange Cassidy, who's unlike anybody you've ever seen, Marko Stunt, Luchasaurus, this broad array of characters.

"You can look anywhere in wrestling besides the indies, you're not going to find things like this. And I think that's the shift in wrestling: So many people nowadays are embracing the indies, so to bring those personality types to the big stage, you just get such a diverse platform, it's doing to reflect our fanbase."

Longtime independent wrestling star and Hazlet native Joey Janela, the rough-and-tumble "bad boy" of the company, said the dawn of AEW represents a sea change for the wrestlers as well as the fans.

For more on Janela, watch our video profile of him at the top of this story.

"It's not like when I first got in (the business) in 2005, there were a lot of guys who didn't make it to the WWE, who were top names on the independents, and it was very hard. They took a few guys, if they made it they made it," said Janela. "Now there's different outlets to make a lot of money through the WWE, through AEW, even companies like Ring of Honor are shilling out money for talent. So it's a very interesting time.

"It's a good time to be a wrestler and the best part is there's a light at the end of the tunnel now that if you work hard and you hone your craft, you can make a living in this business. It's not a one-in-a-million chance now. It's life-changing and industry-changing, for sure that the wrestling business is really heating up again. A lot of people are going to make a lot of money and have a lot of fun."

AEW made sports history when it hired Rose, who is the first openly transgender wrestler to sign with a major American promotion. And the company, Rose said, gives wrestlers the freedom to be exactly who they are.

"You're not kind of pigeon-holed to have to meet a certain factor or demographic, you can kind of go out there and be yourself and sell yourself as a product and hopefully it clicks and vibes with what this company wants to do," she said. "But at the end of the day, you're not stuck trying to figure out which key fits this one door. Now you've got lots of keys, and there are lots of doors."

Before "All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite" premieres on TNT, Janela returns home to the Jersey Shore as the star of Game Changer Wrestling's sold out "Curtain Call" event happening 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at the House of Independents in Asbury Park.

After that, it's prime time for Janela — an interesting prospect for a performer who gained notoriety on the independent wrestling scene for his occasional involvements extreme, shocking bouts known as "deathmatches."

"I'm going to tweak myself to however they want me to tweak myself, but the reason I chose AEW is that they're going to let me be myself," said Janela. "So you're going to see a little difference because it's going to be a PG program but not a big difference in the character of Joey Janela."

After this week's "Dynamite" debut, All Elite Wrestling hits the road. They're at Boston's Agganis Arena Oct. 9, The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Oct. 16 and so on, with the next big pay-per-view being Nov. 9's "Full Gear" at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.

"Even when I'm still finishing up my independent dates, I can see the spark that it's caused in some of the performers," said Rose. "It's kind of rejuvenated a lot of people. So many people I've heard felt so dejected, they'd kind of accepted their place and if I'm being honest, I did, too. I was like, 'There's no way so and so's going to look at me, I don't fit that mold.' Well, now people are seeing there is no mold, it's been broken and they're excited again. It's breathed new life into these performers and into the independents themselves, it's amazing."

"All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite" premieres 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, on TNT. For more information, a list of upcoming live dates and more, visit www.allelitewrestling.com.