Tony Khan, AEW President, General Manager and Head of Creative, spoke to the media on Thursday September 18 to discuss All Out, which takes place Saturday September 20. All Out emanate from The Scotia Bank Center in Toronto, Canada with an afternoon start of 3 p.m. (with a live 2 p.m. special ‘Tailgate Brawl’ which will air on TNT and HBO MAX simultaneously). This will be AEW’s first PPV on HBO Max, and subscribers can purchase the event for a discounted rate. The event will air, as usual, on AEW’s traditional PPV outlets — your cable provider, PPV.com, YouTube, and Amazon (amongst others).
Khan spoke to the media a great deal about the card, as well as such things as counterprogramming WWE’s Wrestlemania in Saudi Arabia in 2027, misreporting in the wrestling media and the following…
- Most tickets sold to an All Out
- First ever PPV on HBO MAX
- Fatal Four-Way for the Women’s Title
- The rivalry between Jamie Hayter and Toni Storm
- Expanding the base internationally, especially with families
- Counter-programming Mania in Saudi Arabia?
- Yes, they will.
- They’re set up well for the next two live events
- Adam Copeland & Christian Cage
- C&C vs. FTR will open the show
- September to Remember
- Will Tailgate Brawl be a regular thing?
- A stadium show at the Rogers Center (formerly The Sky Dome)?
- Idea of switching up PPV locations (e.g. Double or Nothing in Arizona than Vegas)
- The return of Eddie Kingston
- AEW friendlier to left-leaning fans?
- Wrestlers being authentic to themselves
- The company being an “all are welcome” atmosphere
- Residency of the 2300 Arena
- Kyle Fletcher & his important to the future of AEW
- Concerns about afternoon wrestling?
- Wardlow was never going to challenge Hangman.
- Misreporting of Wardlow challenging for the title at All
- Riho
