Tony Khan Teases AEW Possibly Doing Stadium Show In USA
Tony Khan has hinted that a stadium show in the USA could be in AEW’s future.
Speculation about an AEW pay per view event in a large venue in the US has been rife since the company drew over 80,000 fans to London’s Wembley Stadium for All In 2023.
AEW’s first venture across the pond proved to be a significant commercial success for Khan and it was soon announced that the company would be returning to the UK on 25th August for All In 2024. The event is set to be headlined by a bout between Swerve Strickland and Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship.
Speaking during the ROH Death Before Dishonor Media Scrum, Khan would highlight the previous accomplishments of the company and noted that a first ever stadium show for AEW in the United States could not be discounted:
“It’s speculative to talk about. Certainly, nobody ever thought we would sell over 81,000 tickets at Wembley Stadium. Time after time, whether it was the very first AEW show where we did the fastest sell-out in the history of Las Vegas for pro wrestling, that’s something we had never done.
I would say never count out AEW in any aspect of the pro wrestling business. We have amazed people from our very first show until right now. It’s amazing what AEW has done in five years. The leaps and bounds AEW has grown is really an amazing thing we’ve done.
As far as AEW, we’ve never tried to do a stadium show in America. I do think you can never count AEW out. We’re building right now from the ground up.”
Tony Khan Considering Changes TO ROH Brand
Tony Khan has hinted that possible changes could be coming to Ring Of Honor.
The 41 year-old purchased the company in March 2022 and continues to produce their weekly television show with many of the bouts filmed following AEW Collision tapings.
H/T: Fightful for the above transcription.