AEW Dynasty
| AEW Dynasty | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | All Elite Wrestling |
| First event | 2024 |
AEW Dynasty is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Starting with Wrestle Dynasty in 2025, it will be co-produced by the Japanese-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and will also feature wrestlers from AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), NJPW's sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), and the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
History
On August 22, 2020, NJPW planned to hold an event under the name of Wrestle Dynasty at Madison Square Garden in New York City; due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed to 2021, and later cancelled.[1] On February 22, 2024, AEW filed to trademark the name "Dynasty" for the purposes of wrestling;[2] the inaugural Dynasty event was held on April 21 of that year.[3]
After the 2022 Forbidden Door event, then NJPW President Takami Ohbari expressed interest in the next event being held in Japan; Tony Khan said that he was open to the idea of AEW wrestlers performing in Japan, but said that such an event would not be titled "Forbidden Door".[4] Prior to the 2024 Forbidden Door event, Khan expressed interest in a co-promoted show in Japan, but was non-committal over whether the event would be an iteration of Forbidden Door or a new event entirely.[5]
On June 30, 2024, during Forbidden Door, a second Dynasty event, titled Wrestle Dynasty, was announced for January 5, 2025 in the Tokyo Dome, to be co-produced by AEW and NJPW and also featuring wrestlers from CMLL, ROH, and Stardom.[6] Wrestle Dynasty will mark the first AEW PPV event to be held in Japan, the third AEW PPV event held outside North America (following the 2023 and 2024 All In events which were both held at Wembley Stadium in London, England), and AEW's first event to be held in a professional baseball stadium.
Events
| # | Event[7] | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynasty (2024) | April 21, 2024 | St. Louis, Missouri | Chaifetz Arena | Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship | [8] | ||||
| 2 | Wrestle Dynasty | January 5, 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome | TBA | [6] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also
References
- ^ "Wrestle Dynasty postponed to 2021 【NJoA】【WD1】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. May 7, 2020. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 23, 2024). "AEW Files To Trademark 'AEW: Dynasty'". Fightful. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 3, 2024). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles in Sting's final match, Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Khan: Doing An Event With AEW Stars In Japan Is Interesting, But It Won't Be 'Forbidden Door' | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Khan: We Could Do Forbidden Door Internationally, You Never Know | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "NJPW announces Forbidden Door-esque Wrestle Dynasty event with AEW, CMLL & ROH". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "All Elite Wrestling Event Results". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 21, 2024). "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson, FTR vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 21, 2024.