AEW President and CEO Tony Khan praised the success of All In: Texas, calling it the best wrestling show the company has ever produced. The event, held in Texas, marked a milestone for AEW with record-breaking attendance and fan enthusiasm, showcasing the growth and popularity of the brand.
Record-Breaking Crowd and Revenue Highlights
Khan described All In: Texas as the biggest crowd AEW has ever had in North America, ranking just behind their event at London’s Wembley Stadium. He emphasized the quality of the wrestling and the excitement from fans as unmatched in the company‘s history. The event also achieved impressive financial success, with one of the highest gates recorded.
Strong Pay-Per-View Performance Drives Success
Regarding early buy rates, Tony Khan highlighted that sales through Amazon were exceptionally strong, and he anticipated similarly positive results from cable and satellite providers. This contributed to AEW All In’s standing as a highly successful live event and pay-per-view, reinforcing its position as a marquee occasion for the company.
Significance of AEW All In in Wrestling’s Landscape
Tony Khan referred to the show as the “king of kings” among AEW’s marquee events, underlining its importance to the promotion and its fans. This success reflects AEW’s upward trajectory and sets high expectations for future events, positioning the company as a premier wrestling organization with growing fan support across North America and beyond.
AEW All in Texas, most importantly, is the best show we’ve ever done for the quality of the wrestling and the fans excitement about where we are right now. It’s the best place we’ve ever been. So, it’s very exciting. It’s the biggest crowd we’ve ever had here in North America. It was one of the biggest gates and biggest crowds in the history of AEW and the biggest we’ve ever had outside of London’s Wembley Stadium. AEW All In continues to be our marquee event in a company that has many great marquee events. This is like the king of kings, and I’m very, very excited about what we’ve accomplished. It was fantastic.
—Tony Khan, AEW President and CEO
So, our Amazon sales were through the roof, and I expect the cable and satellite will be. So, AEW All In, in terms of a live event, a pay-per-view, it was a big success story, but also just the best wrestling show we could have put on.
—Tony Khan, AEW President and CEO
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