It looks like AEW may follow WWE’s new model for big PPVs.
WrestleMania has been a two night event for a few years now since WrestleMania 36. AEW has largely stuck to a single day PPV model since the companies inception, including for their biggest shows like Double Or Nothing and All Out.
Speaking at Terrificon (via Fandom Spotlite), Dustin Rhodes was asked about AEW running larger stadium shows similar to WWE, when he noted that he’s heard AEW might be doing two-night events.
“UK, our television in the UK is doing well. Tony’s soccer team is right there and he wants to run Craven Cottage, probably 40-50,000 people. I guarantee it would sell it out. Will we sell out United States stadiums? It’s growth. It takes time to make these things happen. It’s not going to happen overnight, but we will get there. Hopefully, someday, like Chicago, the United Center, we smack it out and it’s 19,000 people. If we did go to a stadium show, I hope that we would do well for a Double or Nothing or All Out, do I know if it’s going to sell out? I have no idea. I would hope so, but we don’t need to do those all the time. You have these arenas that are just fine. I think we’re going to go to two-day events now, for pay-per-views. I believe. I’ve heard that down the pike. It’ll be like a WrestleMania experience, you have two days of Double or Nothing or two-days of All Out or Revolution,”
Dustin Rhodes at Terrifcon
Tony Khan has in the past remained open to the idea of possibly moving to a two night PPV model. All Out has been advertised as a week long event with special editions of Rampage and Dynamite.
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