AEW Grand Slam: Australia, the promotion’s first-ever event in the country, will now take place from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Feb 15. In an email shared by ticket provider TICKETEK, the move was made official.
Grand Slam: Australia was announced during All In: London 2024 and was originally set to take place at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. At this time, no matches have been confirmed for the pay-per-view.
While no official word has been given for the change, reports have come out that ticket sakes for Grand Slam: Australia have underperformed. In September, Dave Meltzer shared on Wrestling Observer Radio that sales were “not good” while Bryan Alvarez said that he’s heard similarly from “everyone” he’s spoken with from Australia.
Suncorp Stadium has a capacity of 52,500, while the Brisbane Entertainment Centre has a much smaller capacity of 13,601. This should make filling the arena a much easier task for AEW and lower the risk of embarrassing photos of throngs of empty seats, which have been shared on social media following multiple AEW TV events.
While AEW moving to the smaller venue is clearly not a step Tony Khan and his allies wanted to make, this is what all involved believe is the right course of action. Stay tuned to SEScoops for the latest on AEW Grand Slam: Australia including breaking news and live results.