Real Reason AEW Grand Slam Australia Is On TV Not Pay-Per-View Revealed

Real Reason AEW Grand Slam Australia Is On TV Not Pay-Per-View Revealed AEW

AEW President Tony Khan has explained why AEW Grand Slam Australia was always planned to be a TV event.

With Grand Slam Australia set to emanate from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday, February 15 in place of Collision, the highly anticipated event almost feels like a pay-per-view show.

Speaking with Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Tony Khan noted that this show was always planned as an AEW TV event because Warner Bros Discovery presented them with the opportunity to follow NBA All-Star Saturday.

Khan explained:

“Yes. Having this be a TV event has always been the plan. That’s something that the network wanted. It’s something the network brought to us recently as an opportunity to follow NBA All-Star Saturday.

“We saw it as a huge opportunity. It was a great vote of confidence for our partners at Warner Brothers Discovery. It will be one of the biggest nights of the year on TNT. It’s a great opportunity given the lead-in.”

Noting that he’s really excited for what he believes will be the biggest AEW TV card of the year, Khan said:

“It’s my first time going to Australia. I’m really excited about it. I’m excited to learn more about the fans, meet new people and have a great experience. It’s something I look forward to have AEW make its Australian debut in Brisbane for Saturday night, Collision, Grand Slam: Australia. I think it’s going to be a great event.

“We got huge matches, and I believe it will be one of the greatest Grand Slam cards in AEW’s history. It’s always one of the biggest events on the calendar. There are already some huge matches with “Timeless” Toni Storm returning to fight her protégé “The Glamour” Mariah May for the AEW Women’s World Championship in Toni’s home country. It’s a return and a homecoming.

“It’s an important chapter in one of AEW’s greatest rivalries unfolding before us now. The huge tag team match with Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay teaming for the first time ever in AEW to take on the AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita and “The ProtoStar” Kyle Fletcher, who is returning to his home country of Australia.

“This will be one of the biggest TV events of the year. This will arguably the biggest TV card of the year.”

This event will be simulcast on TNT and the Max streaming platform.

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