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AEW announces six-show Chicago residency

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW is spending a couple of weeks in Chicago this summer.

The promotion announced today that it will have a six-show residency at Chicago’s Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom starting on July 16 and running through July 31. During the residency, AEW will present three episodes of Dynamite and three episodes of Collision:

  • Wednesday, July 16: Dynamite
  • Thursday, July 17: Collision taping
  • Wednesday, July 23: Dynamite
  • Saturday, July 26: Collision
  • Wednesday: July 30: Dynamite
  • Thursday: July 31: Special live Collision episode

Tickets are going on sale next Monday (May 19) at 10 a.m. Central time.

Tony Khan told the Chicago Sun Times that he believes Chicago is one of the best wrestling cities in the world and a perfect place to try a residency like this.

“I would never try this in a city where we didn’t have the most support; that’s why Chicago is a perfect place to try this,” Khan said. “It’ll be the first residency we’ve done in 2025, and I think it’s going to be something that we can really bring to Chicago.”

AEW also held a multi-show residency in Arlington, Texas in 2024 and will have a seven-show residency in Philadelphia this August-September.

The Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom has a listed capacity of roughly 5,000 before production configuration is factored in. The Chicago residency announcement was made in advance of the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois hosting the Beach Break editions of Dynamite and Collision this Wednesday.

AEW returning to Chicago for Forbidden Door go-home show

Posted on by Josh Nason

While this year’s AEW Forbidden Door pay-per-view won’t emanate from Chicago like last year, the go-home shows will.

AEW announced Wednesday that the Wednesday, June 21st Dynamite will be held at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena with that Friday’s Rampage to be taped there afterward.

AEW’s Dynamite schedule through Wednesday, July 12th is now complete.

April:

  • Wednesday, April 19: Dynamite/Rampage at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Wednesday, April 26: Dynamite/Rampage at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

May:

  • Wednesday, May 3: Dynamite/Rampage at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore MD
  • Wednesday, May 10: Dynamite/Rampage at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI
  • Friday, May 12: House Rules show at Corbin Arena in Corbin, KY
  • Saturday, May 13: House Rules show at Salem Civic Center in Salem, VA
  • Wednesday, May 17: Dynamite/Rampage at Moody Center in Austin, TX
  • Wednesday, May 24: Dynamite/Rampage at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV
  • Sunday, May 28: Double or Nothing at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV
  • Wednesday, May 31: Dynamite/Rampage at Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

June:

  • Wednesday, June 7: Dynamite/Rampage at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, CO
  • Wednesday, June 14: Dynamite/Rampage at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
  • Wednesday, June 21: Dynamite/Rampage at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL
  • Sunday, June 25: Forbidden Door at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Wednesday, June 28: Dynamite/Rampage at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

July:

  • Wednesday, July 5: Dynamite/Rampage at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Saturday, July 8: “Televised event” at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Wednesday, July 12: Dynamite at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Saturday, July 15: House show at The Saddledome as part of the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

August:

  • Sunday, August 27: AEW All In at Wembley Stadium in London, England

AEW returning to Chicago for February episode of Dynamite

Posted on by Joseph Currier

At Wednesday night’s episode of Dynamite in Chicago, AEW announced when it will be returning to the city.

AEW will be back at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. In addition to the show being a live Dynamite episode, there will also be tapings for Rampage that night.

AEW wrote: “As just announced to the live crowd in Chicago by @AEW GM @TonyKhan & The Best in the World @CMPunk, #AEW returns to @WintrustArena February 2nd for #AEWDynamite / #AEWRampage! Tickets make great holiday gifts and go on sale THIS SAT (11/27) at 10 am CT – AEWTIX.com”

The Wintrust Arena was also the host of AEW’s Revolution pay-per-view in February 2020.

Here’s the updated list of announced AEW show locations:

  • Wednesday, December 1: Dynamite/Rampage (Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia)
  • Wednesday, December 8: Dynamite/Rampage (UBS Arena in Long Island, New York)
  • Wednesday, December 15: Dynamite/Rampage (Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas)
  • Wednesday, December 22: Dynamite/Rampage (Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina)
  • Wednesday, December 29: Dynamite/Rampage (Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida)
  • Wednesday, January 5: Dynamite/Rampage (Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey)
  • Saturday, January 8: Battle of the Belts TNT special event (Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina)
  • Wednesday, January 12: Dynamite/Rampage (PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina)
  • Wednesday, February 2: Dynamite/Rampage (Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois)
  • Wednesday, April 13: Dynamite/Rampage (UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana)