AEWs Grand Slam: Australia is just days away, but the controversy surrounding the event just took another turn.
After weeks of denial that the show was ever planned as a pay-per-view, evidence has surfaced proving otherwisestraight from AEWs own social media accounts.
A now-edited post from AEWs official X (Twitter) account originally hyped up Grand Slam: Australia as a pay-per-view event. The original text read:
Not long after, the post was quietly edited to remove any mention of Grand Slam: Australia being a pay-per-view. The updated version still promotes the event but now presents it as just another episode of Collision. The quick change all but confirms what fans had suspectedAEW initially planned to run the event as a PPV but had to backtrack after struggling to fill seats.
This revelation only adds fuel to the backlash AEW has faced since shifting Grand Slam: Australia from Suncorp Stadium to the much smaller Brisbane Entertainment Centre. While Tony Khan continues to push it as the biggest Collision of all time, fans who bought tickets under the impression it was a major pay-per-view arent letting the situation slide.
The controversy has been playing out on social media, with fans dissecting AEWs branding inconsistencies. One Twitter user, Alyssa (@butwhyalyssa), previously pointed out how AEWs Grand Slam branding for other events always included Dynamite or Rampage in the title, making this events marketing stand out as intentionally vague. Now, with proof that AEW initially promoted it as a PPV, those frustrations are only growing.
So the question remainswas this an honest case of poor ticket sales forcing AEW to pivot, or were fans misled? Would you have bought tickets if you knew it was just an episode of Collision? Sound off in the comments.
