AEW Grand Slam
| AEW Grand Slam | |
|---|---|
 AEW Grand Slam logo for Dynamite with the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the background. | |
| Promotions | All Elite Wrestling |
| First event | 2021 |
AEW Grand Slam is an annual professional wrestling television special produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established in 2021, the event airs in two parts, first as a special episode of the promotion's flagship weekly television program, Wednesday Night Dynamite, then as a special episode of their secondary weekly program, Friday Night Rampage. The show is distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery, which AEW's broadcast partners, TBS and TNT, are also part of. The event is held annually at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York in late September. The inaugural event was also AEW's first event to take place entirely within a stadium as well as the promotion's first event held in New York City.
History[edit]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that began affecting the industry in mid-March 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held the majority of their programs from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida;[1] these events were originally held without fans, but the company began running shows at 10–15% capacity in August, before eventually running full capacity shows in May 2021.[2] In June, AEW announced that they would be returning to live touring, beginning with a special episode of Dynamite titled Road Rager on July 7.[3] Shortly after, AEW announced that their September 22 episode would be another special episode of Dynamite titled Grand Slam. The event was scheduled to be held in the New York City borough of Queens, New York at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Grand Slam marked AEW's first event held in New York City, which is primarily known as home territory for WWE, as well as their first full event to be held in a stadium.[4][5]
During the September 15 episode of Dynamite, AEW announced that Grand Slam was expanded to a two-part event. The second Grand Slam show was announced to air on tape delay as the September 24 episode of Rampage, which also aired for two hours instead of its usual one-hour. Additionally, three dark matches were taped to be shown on the September 27 episode of AEW's YouTube show, Elevation.[6]
On May 11, 2022, AEW president Tony Khan confirmed that Grand Slam would return to the Arthur Ashe Stadium later that year and the event would continue forward as an annual event at the same venue.[7] During the Forbidden Door pay-per-view on June 26, the 2022 Grand Slam's date was confirmed for September 21, with Dynamite airing live that night and Rampage airing on tape delay on September 23.[8]
Events[edit]
Each Grand Slam event is held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York.
| # | Event | Date | Main Event | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEW Grand Slam (2021) | Night 1: Dynamite – September 22, 2021 |
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (c) vs. Ruby Soho for the AEW Women's World Championship | [9] | ||
| Night 2: Rampage – September 22, 2021 (aired September 24) |
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer) in a Lights Out match | [10] | ||||
| 2 | AEW Grand Slam (2022) | Night 1: Dynamite – September 21, 2022 |
Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley for the vacant AEW World Championship | [11] | ||
| Night 2: Rampage – September 21, 2022 (aired September 23) |
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks in a Lights Out match | [12] | ||||
| 3 | AEW Grand Slam (2023) | Night 1: Dynamite – September 20, 2023 |
MJF (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship | [13] | ||
| Night 2: Rampage – September 20, 2023 (aired September 22) |
Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona) (c) vs. The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and "Hangman" Adam Page) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | [14] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also[edit]
- List of All Elite Wrestling special events
- List of AEW Dynamite special episodes
- List of AEW Rampage special episodes
References[edit]
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- ^ Johnson, Mike (May 5, 2021). "Double or Nothing 2021 PPV notes". PWInsider. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Nason, Josh (June 11, 2021). "AEW ANNOUNCES DATES FOR FYTER FEST, FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN, ROAD RAGER". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ AEW Staff (June 16, 2021). "AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam Coming To NYC September 22nd". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Casey, Connor (June 16, 2021). "AEW Announces AEW Dynamite Grand Slam for New York City". ComicBook. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Reneeo, Juan C. (September 27, 2021). "AEW Dark Elevation Results: Paul Wight, Dark Order, Thunder Rosa". Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Wolstanholme, Danny (May 11, 2022). "Tony Khan Confirms Major AEW Event Will Become Yearly Tradition". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (June 26, 2022). "Date Announced For AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam 2022". Fightful. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 22, 2021). "9/22 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of AEW Champion Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson in a non-title match, Britt Baker vs. Ruby Soho for the AEW Women's Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black, Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston, FTR vs. Sting and Darby Allin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ McGuire, Colin (September 24, 2021). "9/24 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's live review of CM Punk vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston vs. Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer, Adam Cole and Young Bucks vs. Christian Cage, Jungle Boy, and Luchasaurus, Penta, Rey Fenix, Santana, and Ortiz vs. The Butcher, The Blade, and Private Party, Anna Jay vs. Penelope Ford". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 21, 2022). "9/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH Title, Toni Storm vs. Athena vs. Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ McGuire, Colin (September 23, 2022). "9/23 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of the Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal, Jade Cargill vs. Diamante for the TBS Title, Sting and Darby Allin vs. Brody King and Buddy Matthews in a No DQ match, Action Bronson and Hook vs. Matt Menard and Angelo Parker, Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston vs. Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy vs. Rey Fenix". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 20, 2023). "AEW Dynamite results (9/20): Powell's live review of MJF vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW World Title, Saraya vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston in a title vs. title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Don (September 22, 2023). "AEW Rampage results (9/22): Murphy's review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage and Luchasaurus, AEW Trios and ROH Six-Man Tag Titles matches, four-way tag for a shot at the ROH Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.