The AEW Australia Disaster

[@PricefieldPunk]

AEW drama is actually more entertaining than the product they putting out

[@chefraymond07]

You are totally right my friend 😂

[@BlaxkSun]

Tired joke, still funny

[@Joe_Parmesan]

It's like watching The Office, with Tony Khan as both Michael Scott and David Wallace

[@hasanx8066]

Been like that for years now. After all in and botching a few guys I liked i was over it.

[@JacksonLane02]

Sad but true

[@rachelknightonline]

“AEW opted not to air it live, as it would be at 2:30am” WWE: *Laughs in Elimination Chamber*

[@ansterplays640]

If the product is good, no matter when they air the show, people will watch it. But unfortunately, AEW knows that their product is bad.

[@extreamaussieguy2968]

WWE ran Perth rather then an East Coast city. Perth is about 2 hours / 2.5 hours behind so it aligned more with around 4/5 am in America. But yeah AEW royally fucked up this event hands down.

[@Mo-fu9sm]

If AEW started taping their backstage drama and issues and start airing it. It will 100% get better ratings than the garbage they're airing now.

[@ChrisTomson]

It worked for the Punk footage… before ratings fell off a cliff

[@romanvillegas7280]

I wouldn't mind if they do that so AEW will trash themselves. Just like Punk and Mjf 😅😂

[@biggrickdoinnumbers29]

I think 💭 they should too, real beef creates controversy = cash 💰 Tony Kahn should’ve listened to Eric Bishoff instead of scoffing at him like he didn’t know what it’s like to fuck up a wrestling company. No knocking Eric, he had WWF on there heels for 83 weeks until he had Tony Shivone tell us about Mick Foley.

[@shai310]

Imagine if we had Brawl Out on tape, would be crazy ticket sales.

[@TheChadTI]

That's what people seem the most interested in😅

[@TheAC420]

Hold up. The people who bought stadium tickets just to be scaled down are not getting the difference in their money back? HELL NO

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Yes they are screwed 😂🤣 tony scammed them

[@brendanwessling4702]

Yep. Still a good thing I paid for reasonably cheap tickets

[@RobertJW]

What difference? They're getting BETTER SEATS!

[@Sparkledash1]

They probably get an extra hour in the ballpit :P

[@DimJongUn]

​@@RobertJWTony, is that you?😂

[@diehorribly9333]

Man, for people who feed off of death, pain, and suffering, AEW is an all-you-can-eat buffet.

[@dizzyroach]

You can just say "wrestling fans"

[@celerystikz]

That's why toxic wwe fans are all over this comment section

[@al5306]

@@celerystikzAEW deserves it for all the trash talking and crying they’ve done for 5 years.

[@andrelavandero3041]

@@al5306Nice try.

[@celerystikz]

@@al5306 I found the toxic wwe fan 👏👏👏

[@WhereverUAre972]

Tony Khan saw the success WWE had with Elimination Chamber Australia, and he thought he could replicate it with AEW. I'm sure he now regrets telling Dana White about WWE having to change venues for Money In The Bank. Someone should've told TK that A) the wrestling scene in Australia is tiny compared to the ones in America and England and B) It's hard to cultivate a following similar to WWE's in a country where people have a hard time finding and keeping up with you on TV or other forms of media. Another blunder from AEW, who many allege to be the "second coming of mid-1990's WCW."

[@nicktasteless360]

The amount of effort it takes just to watch AEW Dynamite if you’re not in the US is crazy. I gave up putting in so much effort to watch a shitty product.

[@rayedmonds6108]

​@@nicktasteless360It was the same way here in America until they got their Max deal a few weeks ago. In the U.S. if you didn't have cable you were S.O.L. I got KZbinTV specifically to watch AEW when it launched in 2019. But after 2 years of promoting a subpar product I decided it wasn't worth paying for cable to watch a wrestling show that isn't even good and whose storytelling makes no sense on a week to week basis.

[@RobertJW]

​@@nicktasteless360 "The amount of effort it takes just to watch AEW Dynamite"? One website signup, one subscription of less than ten bucks a month. Bang, done. What effort?!

[@adamd5849]

If I'm not mistaken, not even TNA made these types of mistakes during their darkest days

[@HappyCentaur-jm9lm]

And even in their darkest days, they kept their ratings in the million viewers range.

[@jahsone7798]

Nah tna's issues are way worse than aew's this is a bad take

[@vta2265]

​@@HappyCentaur-jm9lm crazy to think TNA used to be able to draw over a million on a weekly basis back in 2010

[@juanarayagarcia3205]

TNA held a try out back in 2010 in Sydney and was meant to do a show Until they change TV schedule to go head to head with Raw and pulled out their Sydney show. They signed No One

[@fabri_bolivar316]

@@HappyCentaur-jm9lm ?????

[@vta2265]

Remember when TK made fun of WWE for moving money in the bank back in 2022? In all seriousness, the market in Australia for wrestling is not as big as people think it is. Doing a stadium show, let alone in Brisbane, was dumb. Even WWE couldn't even sell out EC there last year (tbf, not many top draws were advertised), but at least they could say that australia paid them to be there, this doesnt apply to AEW. Didn't help that they barely promoted the thing, and were indecisive if it was gonna be a ppv or a special didn't help. Quite a disaster class

[@KaaramVedhava]

thats the most Tony khan thing ive heard

[@Jes_NiRReJ]

Yo how many more videos is this guy gonna keep putting out we get it AEW is in a rough place but just geez this guy has nothin good to say about AEW no more just stop it

[@vta2265]

​@Jes_NiRReJ because negativity = clicks/views. Wwe was in the trenches a few years back, and there were way more negative videos about them.

[@vigoroushero8623]

​@@Jes_NiRReJWho's fault is that? This guy or the guy who thought Buddy Murphy would actually draw tickets? Either way, this show is a disaster so it should be talked about.

[@kennycai8695]

WWE did their event in Perth, which is currently the 4th largest city in Australia in terms of population, directly behind Brisbane. Based on this fact alone, I'm very certain Tony Khan was trying to flip another petty middle finger towards WWE, but failing to take the logistics and fan support of AEW into account.

[@JayGeezus]

Just amateurs being amateurs.

[@zeokin2522]

I predict Starks vs Miro, Rey Phoenix vs Malakai Black and some new backstage footage of CM Punk kicking a orphan bunny or something.

[@The73MPL4R]

"Mercedes isn't in a storyline right now" Why do I get the feeling we're gonna be hearing that sentence a lot?

[@natekappalot]

Says it then describes the storyline she’s in

[@allentan6979]

Oohh yess we will They will use all the excuse in their disposal as to why AEW in Australia is flopping

[@LiftandCoa]

@@allentan6979 Downscaling from 60k to 13k seats and still having to do Buy-1-Get-1-Free is all you need to know its a massive flop.

[@cathallynch1]

2 weeks away and only two matches announced? That's nuts. I want AEW to succeed but stuff like this makes it not deserve to succeed.

[@JT-bs2lm]

Why is that nuts? It is a TV show.

[@perryco34]

Wcw 2000 Vibes. Tony blew it.

[@willshields4480]

As an Australian wrestling fan, an AEW show in Melbourne or Sydney (that's not in a stadium) would likely succeed, especially if the card was good. Booking a stadium show in Brisbane is just ridiculous.

[@Matthew-LAMF]

I would have gone in Melb or Syd but no way I'm going to Brisbane for this

[@dranzerjetli5126]

The card is never good. They don't highlight their stars more only these indy morons.

[@SF-rn6ng]

not at the prices they are charging for the Brisbane show

[@nicktasteless360]

But no one watches or cares about AEW in Australia. It’s not as mainstream as some people thought.

[@Iamevlhmr]

​@nicktasteless360 hpw do you know?

[@dkupke]

WWE spent decades building up their international fan base. AEW has done very little abroad so there is no audience to be had.

[@theajmc1304]

As an Australian myself, the ticket prices are absolutely ridiculous. For a crappy seat, they're expecting front row prices lmao

[@RobertJW]

No such thing as a crappy seat in that venue.

[@sagneekchakraborty9275]

I admire the confidence they had on themselves for thinking they can fill 60k capacity stadium in Australia whereas they can not fill event 6k weekly . This is a lesson for everyone struggling with lack of confidence in life be like them. If they can you can too.

[@michaellee8816]

We're a WWE country in Australia - AEW is on ESPN here (ESPN is part of the usual Foxtel cable package) and it's usually bumped for live sports (NBA etc) - WWE is heavily promoted through Foxtel as a main event program (up until Netflix WWE had it's own channel) while AEW is bumped and doesn't resonate - even in Melbourne, I can't see it having a huge footprint compared to the 40 year loyalty to WWE built over here........

[@kevinzurita9731]

WWE did way better with elimination chamber last year thats how you book a pro wrestling event in austraillia

[@michaellee8816]

@@kevinzurita9731 exactly, I don't think people understand that we're a wwe country when it comes to Wrestling, it's what is on our TV's, it's heavily promoted...aew has no marketing presence in Australia

[@TheStevieHWWE]

@@michaellee8816 To be honest, AEW doesn't really in the UK. It's on days delay on ITV. If you record the show, you cant skip the adverts (at least on EE TV). AEW released wrestling figures here, they had 1 series and then Smyths here never stocked another assortment. I think AEW in the UK without much marketing did well because it's not as widely spread city wise like Australia is. UK can get from up north to London in 5 hours by car. From looking at Australia's big cities, it's not that easy (I may be wrong).

[@RobertJW]

Fuck Foxtel. Fite/Triller has served me much better than Foxtel for wrestling for years.

[@stingrey1571]

I really want aew to succeed. It is painfully obvious tony has no idea what he is doing.

[@onigames7309]

All he knows is how to make 5-Star bangers to please Daddy Meltzer.

[@cimbetau]

Only an Englishman would say "Samoa is close to Australia so that makes sense" while also saying dunno how they'll feel about the kiwi dude, wtf?!

[@ThePatrix1879]

What did they expect? To sell tickets because of Turkey thighs Toni Storm and Buddy "better off as Murphy" Matthews? TK needs rehab

[@Matthew-LAMF]

No one absolutely no one in Australia knows what AEW is. This was such a huge blunder from the beginning.

[@ShiningJudgment666]

I wouldn't say no one but yeah, it's really not as well-known.

[@TheAlphaDingo]

As an Aussie, you couldn't pay me to waste my time watching Amateur Excrement Wrestling smh

[@Dopesickgypsy]

Isn't it summer down there right now ?

[@ShiningJudgment666]

@@Dopesickgypsy Yes but cost of living.

[@previous_leon]

​@@ShiningJudgment666what? how is that related to this balmy weather

[@user-tb9gq4mw2c]

If this keeps up aew will be having venues in high school gymnasiums

[@RobertTrew]

Aussie here, as soon as was announced was in Brisbane knew it would not do well. Cost of living crisis in oz, tickets to expensive. Accomodation expensive. Flights for other aussies expensive. It’s only been on air for 2 years on Kayo on sport and on espn too. Barely anyone I know in Australia knows what aew is

[@OfficialBoNix]

AEW has been the most sorriest pathetic attempt of a WWE cosplay. What a downfall.

[@maxgt24]

the wild part is that they’re not even getting bumped for the actual NBA All-Star Game, it’s just the dunk contest & skills comps lmaooooo

[@alesitercrimson24]

People don't even care about that anymore either

[@thevoicelesswriter]

NBA All-Star Saturday Night is always very popular. About 4.6 million Americans watched last year's NBA All-Star Saturday Night.

[@joenelsaracho4836]

Nxt got 800k views again

[@TheStevieHWWE]

I like NXT just doing their thing, having the odd main roster appearance now and then (The Rock was different, I know it and the rating showed it). NXT is doing a good job at building up talent. It's amazing the job HBK and team have done from NXT 2.0 being hated to a renaissance of NXT to doing a great job in the ratings. The CW must be happy paying so little in comparison to TBS.

[@joselosuck]

Dynamite didn't get that amount of viewers since before the Pandemic

[@liger8869]

Don't want to be that guy but Toni Storm is from New Zealand not Australia.

[@alesitercrimson24]

She is all they have and that character isn't even good in my opinion

[@MrVegemiteLover]

Toni Storm was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia when she was four… so she’s definitely an Aussie too 😂

[@WilDBeestMF]

I can get even more 🤓 than this. Toni is Australasian.

[@kevingillman8062]

But Will Osprey and Kyle Fletcher are, right?

[@ffffff52]

@@kevingillman8062 Osprey is from England

[@Xeo_A]

the lack of communication n them doing BOGO deals rly shows how far aew has fallen from 2019 it's not looking good from thier days when they had more of a pull than wwe

[@markula_4040]

Just change the name to Battle of the Belts: Australia because that's what this has become. Well actually it's become a joke but you get the point

[@DannyStyleZ]

People don't know who Toni Storm is in Aus

[@TheProteanGeek]

Dude there is a P at the end of Suncorp... Sun Corp, not Sun Core...

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Tony Khan partnering with Cam Vale (owner of Melbourne, Australia based Oceania Pro Wrestling) would be a huge plus for the AEW event in Australia.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Bold of you to give tony khan any credit

[@EvilKelso50]

Imagine paying stadium prices for a show marketed as a ppv Huge event then getting a lame non live B show re run then onto of that home boy next to you didnt pay for a seat for the 2 for 1 deal

[@christopherdowdle7829]

Thats me, 400 bucks for a seat that are being given away now in 2 for 1 deals. Shit all round.

[@RobertJW]

No sane person thought a Grand Slam, which has never been a name associated with PPVs, would be a PPV.

[@thevoicelesswriter]

@@RobertJW Because wrestling companies would totally hold random non-live tv specials in a 52,500-seat stadium. That's normal practice.

[@EvilKelso50]

@RobertJW in the past Grand Slam was sold as Dynamite "Grand Slam" - This was marketed like All in. Plus it's not even Dynamite or live broadcast. That's typical AEW for you under deliver and blame the fans just like that exploding death match "explosion"

[@OsamaBabie]

Meltzer: IT didn't do well because AEW didn't promote it from the start

[@dngn4774]

I remember the week they announced it we also found out that AEW only had like 20k viewers in all of Australia. That means if they got every Australian AEW fan to see the stadium show live, they'd only fill 1/3 of the seats.

[@hayatojin2886]

Hardly anybody in Australia has even heard of AEW lol. They do recognize the old past their prime WWE stars on the posters.

[@TheCollectorsBigDeck]

Low ticket sales??? Gee I wonder why? I think the price is too cheap. Put it up more, then people will go

[@saularroyo7078]

And the crowd goes milddddd

[@TheUncleWulf]

No, the crowd goes home :D

[@johnrodriguez4905]

Okada hogan vs buddy makes no sense for what we all know Okada hogan will win again plus he’s holding a title that means absolutely nothing

[@DimJongUn]

That doesn't work for me tomodachi

[@JamesRobinson-j5t]

I live in Brisbane, and I have seen ZERO advertising for it. I considered going to it, just to see the shit show, but when the cheapest tickets are still over $200 it's just not worth it.

[@glynnb6572]

I live in Brisbane too. Who on earth told them it was a great plan to hold an open air event at the hottest time of the year in a tropical climate, especially as their events last 5 hours, should be fired. They should have realised why all our big sports play from march/April until sept/oct. 😂 At least now they get so see how their regular 2-3k looks in a big indoor arena. The prices are mental as well still. Im def not going now. I WAS going to wait til the next week or so for cheap tix or good deals just because we get pro wrestling with some big names etc in Brisbane.. but not now. Awful planning from them.

[@raulcruz716]

I'm assuming AEW hasn't announced too many matches yet is because they want to make sure the talent they plan on booking are cleared to travel. I remember the time TNA had their world title on Jeff Hardy who couldn't travel to the UK for the TNA UK Tour due to his legal issues which probably hurt ticket sales.

[@gregssports]

Nothing wrong with Brisbane as a host city, but a Stadium show? No matter if AEW chose Melbourne or Sydney, they would struggle to sell tickets for a stadium show.. Its all on TK, poor booking, poor tv coverage in Australia. No advertisement/promotion,. High ticket pricing, with AEW on a downward spiral. Grand Slam was DOA.

[@emmanuelabalihi5747]

JAMIE HAYTER ON ZERO HOUR?!?!?! YOU MUST BE ON WHATEVER TONY SMOKES!

[@icarusandtherabbit]

The Brisbane Entertainment Centre is where WWE used to play. I would go, but the ticket prices are ridiculous. Just checked. No ,buy one get one free deals. Personally I’m not a fan of live events, without the commentary it’s really not the same

[@dopestweirdo8703]

As someone who loves wrestling and lives in brisbane i was considering going for the longest time, now I'm glad i never bought tickets

[@ConsCope]

Tony needs to contact Marty S and see if he’ll do The Last Waltz of AEW

[@Damonicus1]

Jay White will get a decent pop in Brisbane. In situations like this, any Kiwi is seen as family still.

[@Honestwrestlingfan92-yg4cf]

Jay White sucks

[@t3st1fy91]

So this is a dubbalo channel now Gotcha

[@PieroGiusseppeSalcedoSal-cz4dh]

Maybe if because the Australian people has notice the fact that Aew doesn't care about the talent from other countries until when they arrived to that country. For example in UK they booked Saraya to win the women's title just to create a cheap pop from the crowd, it is more obvius in All In 2024 when they booked Jamie Hayter... IN THE PRE-SHOW or when they made debut the Grizzled Young Veterans just to attack The FTR, making them heels, having a feud with them just because "we are not a copy of you", losing to them and then losing to the Outrunners (they are good team but is more thanks to their gimmicks and charisma than for their tecniques).

[@BryWithAWhy]

It's almost like when you have a television program that you don't put enough effort into making a compelling television program, and instead just focus on large live events....eventually those large live events will start to wither. Who could've predicted that? 🙄

[@henrygvidonas9573]

WCW fans from back inthe day?

[@MrBRS559]

AEW is such an embarrassment to wrestling. They are the joke of the industry.

[@omegamark9178]

"The Room" of pro wrestling

[@CreightonRabs]

AEW couldn't organize a one car parade property. It's basically Collision packaged as a "special episode" but it feels so contrived.

[@teamtim87]

Toni is from New Zealand bruv.

[@Y0VNGLEGEND1]

AEW is dying worst then WCW

[@Wangermanit123]

Mostly has to do with the city being in isolated Brisbane instead of 5 times Larger Sydney or Melbourne

[@arock1988]

I really thought AEW was going to do what WWE does for us in other countries for Saturday Night's Main Event: just stream it on KZbin lol.

[@mikegross6110]

Only 2 matches announced??? AEW taking a page out of 'December to Dismember's' handbook. What could go wrong?

[@Monkeezy]

All Elite Booking 😂

[@spiritchi24]

As an Australian from Melbourne, I would travel to Sydney to watch the show as it’s not too far and I’m sure Sydney siders would’ve travelled here for the show but no one is going all the way to Brisbane for an AEW event 😭

[@Legendsofme69]

As an Australian who is a wrestling fan (obviously) and who knows AEW. The biggest issues to having a show from AEW here in Australia is that they don't have any foothold here. - To watch AEW shows you need to have either ESPN Plus or Foxtel, and even then they don't advertise anywhere expect for ESPN's channels. - Combined that with really having only a handful of stars that the average Australian person would know (that being former wwe talent, some ex NJPW talent and/or Australian Wrestlers) - then having it be originally booked to be one of the largest stadiums in Queensland (a state similar to Florida in some ways) was such a horrible choices really with out the notable talent, a easy to view product and a willingness to make it a proper show not just a slap dash type of show that's is barely hanging on atm. - The only other times that a non WWE or regional show decided to bring an event to Australia is when NJPW have some shows in the past (usually tapped expect for one ppv). With those shows being in small venues, knowing that they aren't going to have a large enough crowd unlike how TK believed how Grand Slam Australia would go. If I didn't live on the other side of Australia I would go to this event 100%, I believe it would a great thing for Pro Wrestling in Australia but i truly believe Tony only saw the numbers WWE were pulling from elimination chamber in Perth and seriously thought that they could do the same without putting any major work in like what WWE has done for many years previously. Now if I was TK and I wanted to expand into Australia I would consider working with foxtel and the other major television networks here to show off AEW more since Foxtel had lost WWE to netflix with their recent deal for raw.

[@RobertJW]

Actual best way to watch AEW in Australia is TrillerTV.

[@hellstreet]

AEW TV/PPV been on kayo for at least 2 years and they run ads on ESPN all the time

[@SirAsdf]

The fact they seemingly thought they could fill out a 60,000-seat stadium in a territory that they've never been to and has a relatively small wrestling fanbase, with nothing but their own hype, is some good hubris

[@criticalsting]

This is the type of stuff that'll spawn lolaew talk

[@HIHi-os1lr]

It just keeps sinking and sinking while we keep winning and winning ☝🏿

[@Nyfancam01]

PG is SHIT still so enjoy your show for 6 year olds. Netflix changed nothing. Still childish PG trash. Attitude era was MUCH better than the garbage on tv now

[@HIHi-os1lr]

@ sure bud 🫵🏿😹

[@aziqadly1717]

​@@Nyfancam01still better than All Elderly Wrestling 😜😜

[@LDavis-uz6xl]

​@@Nyfancam01You just told us you still watch WWE even though you think it's trash. Ya goofy? 😆

[@Nyfancam01]

@@LDavis-uz6xl of course I checked out that Netflix premiere lol Still garbage. PG for children!

[@gojirabroderick6491]

Australian stadium stampede in an empty stadium like the covid one would have been interesting. Robert and Bindi showing up randomly with Kangaroos

[@previous_leon]

mjf gets a real kangaroo kick

[@henrygvidonas9573]

@@previous_leon MJF getting kicked in the face by a big red? I'd pay to see that.

[@garethdeere4822]

Can't sell tickets at home so let's go the other side of the world and not sell tickets.

[@dankmemes385]

OP aussie here, tickets start from 20 aud which is 10 quid in pound, and i do not know anyone who is going.😂

[@previous_leon]

yo what bush you smoking mate lowest priced worst seats starts from 68 dollars

[@dankmemes385]

@ wish I could link it to ya mate but that was when they were charging stadium prices they aren’t doing that now you can literally google 20 dollar Aew grand slam ticket prices

[@previous_leon]

@@dankmemes385 ah my bad ,I did check entertainment centre prices.

[@quentins9311]

To be frank, as someone following the NBA .. Nobody gives a fuck about the All Star weekend. It sucks since years now. So it's not like they will be competing with much. And even if, there are events every weekend now, between NFL, NBA, UFC, WWE, ...

[@brendanwessling4702]

They have turned what could have been a great PPV into a complete mess. As long as they still put a good card together so everyone gets their moneys worth out of the show. Btw don't worry about Jay White's reception even though he's from New Zealand, us Aussies love our cousins from across the ditch

[@dust-dog]

I grew up in Brisbane and I can tell you, both of those venues are nightmares to get to. The Entertainment Centre is definitely the better venue for this show, but it's in the outer north of Brisbane so not exactly convenient for people coming from the south side or even the CBD. Melbourne folks would've turned up in droves for this.

[@ihsaanrawat2583]

They already know that Meltzer is gonna defend ratings with the NBA around the same time

[@brendanjones3235]

I really wish AEW would just go to sleep for good.. They'll never recover. There is not a single entertaining storyline in the entire company right now.

[@GreenEggzGaming]

They’ve picked the worst place to put it in. Brisbane is stupid hot in a small building with humidity being 80% on a good day.

[@Jaxxxz1356]

Im actually attending this event I'm cautiously optimistic

[@gezeo750]

Good luck

[@Drail2089]

Same here. Still going to have a good time with my friends at the show but yea, hasn't been fun reading all the drama about this show.

[@brady_tyler]

You should have fun and enjoy yourself

[@thetentmedia665]

It’s going to be amazing, stop listening to clowns like this online complain about things

[@ethanS7349]

Ya I mean don’t buy too much into the doom and gloom. They overestimated the tickets they would sell so what 🤷🏼‍♂️ It’s still good you’ll get to see a company you don’t normally get to see. American and European wrestling fans are spoiled.

[@dingledonk8027]

why do so many british youtubers use the bully soundtrack?

[@previous_leon]

childhood trauma

[@McCheeze]

Not surprising at all. What's more surprising is how you pronounced Melbourne correctly. Kudos to you good sir!

[@mbry1]

AEW could’ve just changed the start time. For example if they aired it live at 11 am in Brisbane on Saturday. It’d be 6 pm Friday on the west coast and 9 pm on the east.

[@EugTheKIng100]

The ideal show that would’ve sold out Suncorp Stadium would’ve been AEW Grand Slam 25’ Date - February 15, 2025 Location - Brisbane, AUS Venue - Suncorp Stadium Pre-Show: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) Main Card: 1.) Adam Cole def. MJF for possession of the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring 2.) Aussie Open def. The Young Bucks (c) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship 3.) “The Scapegoat” Jack Perry (c) def. Jay White to retain the TNT Championship 4.) House of Black def. The Blackpool Combat Club, Bullet Club Gold (c) and The Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong & The Kindgdom) in a 12 Man Ladder Match for the AEW World Trios Championship 5.) Bobby Lashley w/ The Hurt Syndicate def. Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana 6.) Mercedes Moné (c) w/ Stokely Hathaway def. Athena to retain the TBS Championship 7.) Daniel Garcia (c) def. Will Ospreay to retain the AEW International Championship 8.) Kazuchika Okada (c) def. Kenny Omega to retain the AEW Continental Crown Championship 9.) Mariah May (c) w/ Kamille & Mina Shirakawa def. Toni Storm to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship 10.) Bryan Danielson (c) def. Samoa Joe to retain the AEW World Championship

[@coryshannon3815]

They'd probably get better ratings if they aired it live at 2:30 AM. Not much better, but it's possible.😂

[@kevinzurita9731]

Well Eliminarion chamber did well last year and aired at that time

[@resop3]

I would have Hayter Vs Hart III on the card ending in a time limit draw. Afterward Hayter offers a handshake and after milking it for a while, Julie finally shakes Hayter's hand, furthering the "HOB is not bad, they are misunderstood" story line.

[@nicholasmantia9052]

Wouldn't TNT executives tell Tony Khan that the 8pm slot was already taken??

[@DomLab-g2n]

He got his Max deal he doesn't answer their calls anymore 😂

[@AHeroAlmost]

All I want to know is who told them they could sell out a massive arena ? They surely have someone giving them figures/stats of potential interest and from where …

[@WunHitWonder]

Tony is spiraling because he's not a real manager. He lets Mox and Mone do whatever they want. Mone looks stupid with 4 belts. Mox looks stupid not prizing the world title (while he's devaluing it). That is just the tip of the iceberg. Tony needs to hire a real management structure over there and then maybe they could be competitive.

[@DimJongUn]

At what point does WBD come to Tony and tell him he needs to relinquish booking duties or lose his TV deal? I would be shocked if they dont have out clauses in their contract that include ratings benchmarks. He needs to go, get someone who can actually book in there.

[@willieroland5814]

Tony issue is that he thinks he can do what Vince did but don’t realize it took Vince decades to get where he was

[@williamrose9184]

Holy hell i didnt realize they planned to air it same and forgot that nba all star game was going on. For fucks sake this company is killing me

[@suoquainen]

They could had asked the australian promotions for help, but i wouldn't wonder if they don't want to. .)

[@PieroGiusseppeSalcedoSal-cz4dh]

Yep.

[@orlandowright2323]

To add another thing on top, NXT has their Vengeance Day PLE that day as well.

[@danalysing2774]

Buddy not winning to an old washed out past his prime Okada is such an insult.

[@heypresto84]

I got a 2 for 1 deal for tickets emailed to me today to go. Couldn't be bothered driving the 3hrs to go watch a Trainwreck regardless of how cheap tickets are.

[@alesitercrimson24]

I love how all AEW has is a woman who cosplays as a 1920s character 😂

[@cimbetau]

As an Australian wrestling fan who jerks on AEW, I could've told them this was doomed form the beginning..... What business analyst or whomever was NOT consulted about this.

[@libertines24]

Aew really thought it was going to be a Wembley 2.0

[@perryco34]

Tony was warned and he didn’t listen. His echo chamber failed him.

[@alphaomega2117]

Yeah it's clearly been botched. Indi Hartwell's non compete should be up and it might make sense if they were going to bring her in to do it here. I like the idea of using TMDK against the Deathriders as all 3 of those guys are class. I think Adam Brooks could end up being fed to someone on Zero Hour as he's mates with Buddy.

[@Dopesickgypsy]

Aew needs to just air reality shows weekly showcasing all the drama. And only wrestle for the PPVs

[@mrhaag]

I'm guessing Dave Meltzer is making all sorts of excuses for it.

[@JH-lk8tm]

While polishing Tony's balls.

[@edro51188]

Next up on today's episode of "How Has AEW Screwed Themselves This Time..."

[@MNATrevor]

Sounds like TK is bitter that they couldn’t sell the stadium and just said fuck it