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AEW reschedules Winnipeg Dynamite event

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has rescheduled one of the stops on the promotion’s upcoming tour of Canada.

AEW Dynamite was supposed to take place from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Wednesday, April 10. It was announced today that the event has been rescheduled. Dynamite will now be in Winnipeg on Wednesday, May 1.

In addition to the live Dynamite, the event will include a taping for that week’s episode of Rampage.

Tickets that have already been purchased will be honored on the new date. Fans who are unable to attend have until March 5 to request a refund.

AEW wrote:

The AEW Dynamite & Rampage previously scheduled for April 10, 2024 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg has been rescheduled to May 1, 2024. Fans who have already purchased tickets will have their original tickets valid for admission to the event on May 1. Fans who cannot attend on the rescheduled date or who wish to seek a refund have until Tuesday, March 5 to request a refund from Ticketmaster or the original point of purchase. After March 5, all sales are final.

Chris Jericho, Don Callis, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, Christian Cage, Orange Cassidy, Toni Storm, Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Kris Statlander, Eddie Kingston, Swerve Strickland, Adam Copeland, Darby Allin, The Acclaimed, and Will Ospreay are advertised for the show.

AEW’s announcement included a glimpse at a new logo for Dynamite. Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men podcast notes that the color of the new logo is a variant for AEW’s Canada shows.

AEW has eight events scheduled to take place in Canada from March through July.

A new location for the April 10 Dynamite has not been announced yet.

AEW announces eight Canadian dates for 2024

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW has announced eight dates for their Canada Tour 2024. 

As revealed during Wednesday’s Dynamite, AEW will return north of the border next year for eight events including five combined Dynamite/Rampage tapings, as well as three Collision dates. 

The Canada Tour 2024 kicks off Saturday, March 16 with a Collision event at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. It continues in Ontario on Wednesday, March 20 with a Dynamite-Rampage show in Toronto, Ontario at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Wednesday, March 27 will see the tour hit Quebec City, Quebec at Centre Videotron for another Dynamite-Rampage taping, while Saturday, March 30 the company will be in London, Ontario at Budweiser Gardens for Collision. 

Wednesday, April 10, AEW will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba at Canada Life Centre for Dynamite & Rampage. The company then hits Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, May 8 for another Dynamite & Rampage taping at Rogers Place. Saturday, May 11 they will be in Vancouver, British Columbia for Collision at Rogers Arena. The Canada Tour 2024 will wrap on Wednesday, July 10 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta for Dynamite & Rampage. 

Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, December 15. 

The Canada Tour 2024 dates: 

  • AEW Collision, Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Ottawa
  • AEW Dynamite & Rampage, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 in Toronto
  • AEW Dynamite & Rampage, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 in Quebec City
  • AEW Collision, Saturday, March 30, 2024 in London
  • AEW Dynamite & Rampage, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Winnipeg
  • AEW Dynamite & Rampage, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in Edmonton
  • AEW Collision, Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Vancouver
  • AEW Dynamite & Rampage, Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in Calgary

Report: AEW to make Montreal debut in December

Posted on by Ian Carey

AEW is set to make its long-awaited debut in Montreal, Quebec, Canada later this year. 

Pat Laprade reported on Thursday that the promotion will run shows from The Bell Center on Tuesday, December 5, and Wednesday, December 6, 2023. 

Laprade wrote:

I spoke to multiple sources and AEW would make its long awaited Montreal debut on December 5 and December 6 at the Bell Center. Wednesday will be Dynamite and Rampage, and the Tuesday show should be Collision and ROH. AEW is currently doing a Canadian tour.

Laprade later added:

So for those wondering, I don’t have a confirmation that Collision will be taped on a Tuesday, only that there will be a show that night, but what else would be taped? AEW started pre-taping Collision (Hamilton was a Thursday) and WWE sometimes tapes 2 SmackDown the same day 

Montreal’s Bell Center has been home to many notable wrestling events since it opened in 1996. WWE Elimination Chamber on 2/18 from the venue was announced as the highest-grossing Elimination Chamber event in company history. It also broke records for merchandise sales. 

WWE wrote of the event:

In addition, 2023 Elimination Chamber broke the all-time event merchandise record and generated the highest-grossing Priority Pass fan experience packages for any non-”Big Five” premium live event through WWE’s partnership with On Location. Elimination Chamber sponsorship revenue was up nearly 300 percent versus 2022.

Other notable shows from the venue include WWE Breaking Point 2009, WWE No Way Out 2003, and, of course, WWE Survivor Series 1997. 

AEW has presented shows in Canadian cities such as Toronto (October 12 & 13, 2022, and June 24 & 25, 2023), Winnipeg (March 15, 2023) Hamilton (June 28 & 29, 2023), Edmonton (July 5, 2023) and will debut in Regina on 7/8, Saskatoon 7/12, and Calgary 7/15. 

AEW Collision to stream live on TSN+ in Canada

Posted on by Ian Carey

AEW has announced that Collision will be available to stream live in Canada.

On Friday, Renee Paquette and RJ City appeared on TSN and revealed that AEW’s new Saturday night show will air on the TSN+ app. However, as is the case with AEW Rampage, it will not air on any of TSN’s traditional television channels. 

While the announcement will be viewed as positive to some, many Canadian fans have expressed frustration at Rampage and now Collision not airing on traditional television in the country. 

Television ratings for AEW on TSN have been strong recently. Dynamite was the highest rated wrestling show in Canada this week in the key demographic (which is 25-54 in the country). The show garnered 136,700 total viewers this week with 92,400 in the key demographic. SmackDown, which did big ratings in the United States, brought in 129,500 total viewers and 62,400 in 25-54. Raw averaged 200,600 viewers and 91,000 in the key demographic.

While AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II in Toronto has just under 13,000 tickets distributed, sales for episodes of Collision in Canada have not been selling as well. The 6/24 episode from Toronto is at 1,812 tickets out, the 6/29 episode (which will not air live) in Hamilton is only at 700 tickets out. A show in Regina on 7/8 is at 1,346 and the finals of the Owen Hart Cup tournament in Calgary on 7/15 has 3,425 tickets out. 

Three matches official for AEW Dynamite’s Canada debut

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Three matches have been announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite debut show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

After issuing the challenge on last week’s episode, it was confirmed this week that Chris Jericho will defend the ROH World Championship against Bryan Danielson in Toronto on October 12. 

This will be the third meeting between the two in AEW, with each holding a victory over the other. Jericho defeated Danielson at All Out on September 4, while Danielson took the victory in their Grand Slam Tournament of Champions match on Dynamite on September 14

Also set for next week’s episode, Jungle Boy will face Luchasaurus. Christian Cage will be in Luchasaurus’ corner. 

The third match for next week’s Dynamite will feature Swerve Strickland facing Billy Gunn, stemming from a segment on this week’s show where Swerve interrupted a National Scissoring Day segment involving Gunn and The Acclaimed. 

Next week’s lineup: 

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, October 12 —

  • ROH World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
  • Jungle Boy vs. Luchasaurus (w/Christian Cage)
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Billy Gunn