Grand Slam Australia Explained

Grand Slam Australia
Promotion:All Elite Wrestling
Date:February 15, 2025
City:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Venue:Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Lastevent:Wrestle Dynasty
Nextevent:Revolution
Event:Grand Slam
Lastevent2:2024

Grand Slam Australia is an upcoming 2025 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American company All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will be the fifth annual Grand Slam event and will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, marking AEW's first event in Australia. This subsequently breaks Grand Slam's tradition of being held as a two-part television special at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City in late September. The event was originally planned to be held at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, but it was relocated.

Production

Background

Grand Slam is an annual professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2021. From its inception until 2024, the event was traditionally held in late September at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the New York City borough of Queens. It also originally aired as a two-part television special—from 2021 to 2023, it encompassed the broadcasts of Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage, while in 2024, it aired as Dynamite and Saturday Night Collision.[1] [2] [3]

During All In on August 25, 2024, AEW announced that the fifth Grand Slam would be moved up towards the beginning of the year, taking place on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Additionally, the 2025 event was announced to be broadcast via pay-per-view (PPV), in turn reducing it to one night, and be held in Brisbane, Queensland, marking AEW's first event in Australia, with the event subsequently branded as Grand Slam Australia.[4] This announcement came shortly after AEW president Tony Khan confirmed that the company were scouting venues to potentially hold an event in Australia in 2025.[5] The Suncorp Stadium was originally to host the event,[4] but on November 25, it was reported that AEW would be moving Grand Slam.[6] [7] The new venue was subsequently confirmed as the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.[8]

Storylines

Grand Slam Australia will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Storylines are produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AEW Staff . AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam Coming To NYC September 22nd . . July 9, 2021 . June 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Casey . Connor . AEW Announces AEW Dynamite Grand Slam for New York City . . July 9, 2021 . June 16, 2021.
  3. News: AEW Dark Elevation Results: Paul Wight, Dark Order, Thunder Rosa. Juan C.. Reneeo. Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. September 27, 2021. September 28, 2021.
  4. Web site: AEW Grand Slam Australia Announced For February 15, 2025. Lambert. Jeremy. Fightful. August 25, 2024. August 25, 2024.
  5. Web site: Tony Khan Confirms AEW Has Scouted Various Locations To Hopefully Run An Event In Australia In 2025. August 22, 2024. Defelice. Robert. Lambert. Jeremy. Fightful. August 26, 2024.
  6. Web site: Ravens . Andrew . November 25, 2024 . AEW Grand Slam: Australia Expected To Move To Different Venue After Poor Ticket Sales . November 25, 2024 . SE Scoops.
  7. Web site: Carey . Ian . November 25, 2024 . Report: AEW Grand Slam Australia likely moving to new venue . November 26, 2024 . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  8. Web site: AEW Grand Slam: Australia Moves To Brisbane Entertainment Centre. November 27, 2024. Lambert. Jeremy. Fightful. November 27, 2024.
  9. Web site: How Pro Wrestling Works. Graianowski. Ed. January 13, 2006. February 8, 2019. HowStuffWorks, Inc.. Discovery Communications. https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm. November 29, 2013. live.