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AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Mexico 2025 Global Start Times: EST, PST, BST and more

Posted on by Jake Skudder

AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Mexico 2025 is set to air live on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) from Arena México in Mexico City, marking AEW’s first-ever show in Mexico in partnership with CMLL. Fans worldwide can tune in via TBS and Max in the U.S., and Fox Sports Mexico, ensuring no region misses a moment. Whether you’re in North America, Europe, Asia, or Australia, here are the precise local start times so you can catch every slam of AEW Dynamite live.

AEW Dynamite Start Time

Eastern Time (ET) – 8:00 PM EDT

The show kicks off at 8:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−04:00) during summer daylight saving time. This is the reference time for AEW’s U.S. broadcast window.

Pacific Time (PT) – 5:00 PM PDT

On the U.S. West Coast, AEW Grand Slam Mexico begins at 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), which is seven hours behind UTC (UTC−07:00) during daylight saving time. This earlier start allows fans in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle to catch the action in early evening.

British Summer Time (BST) – 1:00 AM (June 19) BST

Viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland should set their alarms for 1:00 AM BST on Thursday, June 19, which is one hour ahead of UTC (UTC+01:00) during British Summer Time. Although late, UK fans won’t want to miss the historic AEW debut south of the border.

Central European Summer Time (CEST) – 2:00 AM (June 19) CEST

Across mainland Europe, from Paris to Berlin, Grand Slam Mexico airs at 2:00 AM CEST on June 19, two hours ahead of UTC (UTC+02:00) during Central European Summer Time. This maintains the usual six-hour difference from U.S. Eastern Time.

India Standard Time (IST) – 5:30 AM (June 19) IST

Wrestling fans in India can watch the event at 5:30 AM IST, which is five and a half hours ahead of UTC (UTC+05:30) as India does not observe daylight saving time. This half-hour offset ensures a precise conversion from the 8:00 PM ET start.

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – 10:00 AM (June 19) AEST

In Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, AEW Grand Slam Mexico airs at 10:00 AM AEST on June 19, ten hours ahead of UTC (UTC+10:00) during Australian Eastern Standard Time. Australian viewers can enjoy the matinee showing with coffee in hand.

Other Key Time Zones

  • Japan Standard Time (JST): 9:00 AM JST (UTC+09:00) on June 19, ideal for fans in Tokyo and Osaka.
  • Central Time (CT): 7:00 PM CDT (UTC−05:00) in cities like Chicago and Dallas.
  • Mountain Time (MT): 6:00 PM MDT (UTC−06:00) in Denver and Phoenix.
  • Anywhere on Earth (AoE): 4:00 PM AoE (UTC−12:00), capturing the absolute latest region still on Wednesday, June 18.
RegionTime Zone Abbrev.Local Date & TimeUTC Offset
U.S. East CoastEDTJune 18, 8:00 PMUTC−04:00
U.S. CentralCDTJune 18, 7:00 PMUTC−05:00
U.S. MountainMDTJune 18, 6:00 PMUTC−06:00
U.S. West CoastPDTJune 18, 5:00 PMUTC−07:00
United Kingdom & IrelandBSTJune 19, 1:00 AMUTC+01:00
Central EuropeCESTJune 19, 2:00 AMUTC+02:00
IndiaISTJune 19, 5:30 AMUTC+05:30
JapanJSTJune 19, 9:00 AMUTC+09:00
Australia (East)AESTJune 19, 10:00 AMUTC+10:00
Anywhere on Earth (last zone)AoEJune 18, 4:00 PMUTC−12:00

WOL: Father’s Day & honoring the dads that both loved/hated wrestling

Posted on by Josh Nason

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On a Father’s Day edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Josh Nason talks about the unique connection between fathers, sons and daughters when it comes to pro wrestling.

Josh kicks things off with memories of his own dad reluctantly taking him to WWF events including the first time Hulk Hogan appeared in Portland, Maine, in the Hulkamania era. He then turns it over the listeners who responded on social media and to the inbox with their own memories of their dads and wrestling.

Josh then looks at the unavoidable intersection of wrestling and today’s politics with CM Punk spotted at a No Kings protest in Chicago Sunday on the same week Triple H and Stephanie McMahon meeting with Robert F. Kennedy and several wrestlers appearing at a Donald Trump/U.S. Army event this past week.

Josh also hits some of the news of the weekend and the week ahead.

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Kazuchika Okada vs. Mark Briscoe added to AEW Grand Slam Mexico

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Mark Briscoe wants Okada.

In a promo that was put up on AEW social media, Mark Briscoe talked about the events of AEW Summer Blockbuster which saw Kazuchika Okada viciously attack Kenny Omega. He said he considered Omega a friend and even teamed with him recently, saying he had his back. He said he thought Okada was better than that and in the name of fairness, he was challenging him right then and there for a match at Grand Slam Mexico. He promised to cause Okada pain.

Soon after, Tony Khan made the match for Arena Mexico official:

Okada and Omega had their All In contract signing on Wednesday at AEW Summer Blockbuster. At first everything appeared to be fine between the two future opponents, but when Don Callis arrived it was revealed everything was a setup. The distraction by Callis allowed Okada to attack, targeting his stomach area where he recently had diverticulitis surgery. As Omega was being stretchered out, Okada hit an elbow off the top rope onto the stretcher, causing further injury to Omega.

Here is the updated lineup for Grand Slam Mexico:

AEW Grand Slam Mexico card | Wednesday, June 18

  • CMLL World Women’s Champion Zeuxis defends against Mercedes Mone
  • MJF vs. Mistico
  • Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) and Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay and The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata)
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Mark Briscoe
  • Adam Cole, Daniel Garcia, Brody King, Templario, Bandido & Atlantis Jr. vs. Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & Hechicero
  • Ricochet vs. Hologram vs. Lio Rush vs. Mascara Dorada

‘Four million pesos four-way’ added to AEW Grand Slam Mexico

Posted on by Josh Nason

Three AEW competitors and one CMLL talent will battle for four million pesos on this Wednesday’s AEW Grand Slam Mexico from Arena Mexico.

Ricochet, Hologram, Lio Rush and Mascara Dorada will go at it for the U.S. equivalent of $211,674.15, announced by the promotion on Friday.

It continues a recent trend of multi-man matches with storyline dollars on the line.

Ricochet will be making his Arena Mexico debut in the match — his first since a stretcher match win over Mark Briscoe at May’s Double or Nothing. While Dorada will have home field advantage, Rush and Hologram have previously competed in the famed venue before.

AEW Grand Slam Mexico card | Wednesday, June 18

  • CMLL World Women’s Champion Zeuxis defends against Mercedes Mone
  • MJF vs. Mistico
  • Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) and Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay and The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata)
  • Adam Cole, Daniel Garcia, Brody King, Templario, Bandido & Atlantis Jr. vs. Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & Hechicero
  • Ricochet vs. Hologram vs. Lio Rush vs. Mascara Dorada

Fight Game: What should main event AEW All In?

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show by giving out our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before hitting the major AEW and WWE topics of the week.

Here are some of the things we talked about:

  • A very heat heavy AEW Summer Blockbuster and how having too major many angles may have lessened the importance of each angle
  • AEW Grand Slam Mexico preview
  • What should be the main event for AEW All In?
  • Gunther beating Jey Uso to become WWE World Heavyweight Champion once again
  • WWE King and Queen of the Ring brackets
  • Jasper Troy’s match with Oba Femi on NXT TV

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Mercedes Mone challenging for CMLL title at AEW Grand Slam Mexico

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Mercedes Mone will challenge for the CMLL World Women’s Championship at AEW Grand Slam Mexico.

Mone issued a challenge to CMLL Women’s Champion Zeuxis in a social media post during Wednesday’s AEW Summer Blockbuster, then the challenge was followed up with a backstage angle where Zeuxis accepted and laid Mone out with a forearm strike:

AEW’s Tony Khan confirmed the match with a social media post, and the match was also announced on Summer Blockbuster:

Another new match was also confirmed for Grand Slam Mexico stemming from several angles shot throughout Wednesday’s Summer Blockbuster.

A 10-man tag with Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Matthew Jackson, and Nicholas Jackson vs. Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay, Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata is set for next week’s two-and-a-half-hour telecast.

A 12-man tag has also been added to the lineup, with FTR teaming with The Don Callis Family against Adam Cole, Brody King, Atlantis Jr., Bandido, Daniel Garcia, and Templario.

Already announced, MJF will go one-on-one with Mistico on next week’s Grand Slam special.

The announced card for AEW Grand Slam Mexico:

AEW Grand Slam Mexico, Wednesday, June 18 —

  • CMLL World Women’s Champion Zeuxis defends against Mercedes Mone
  • MJF vs. Mistico
  • Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson vs. Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay, Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata
  • Adam Cole, Daniel Garcia, Brody King, Templario, Bandido & Atlantis Jr. vs. Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander & Hechicero

MJF offers to potentially take on Mistico at AEW Grand Slam Mexico

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

Less than a year after making his CMLL debut, former AEW World Champion MJF is threatening to make a return to Arena Mexico against one of its biggest stars in Mistico.

During Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, MJF took aim at Mistico, saying he coudn’t be the best wrestler in the world as he is. He then said the CMLL star is a “big fish in a small stinky pond” and that if Mistico picks up a win at next Wednesday’s Summer Blockbuster and also impresses him, they will do battle at this month’s Grand Slam Mexico.

It would be their first-ever match.

As of this writing, Mistico’s opponent for next Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, has yet to be announced.

AEW will make their first trip to Arena Mexico on Wednesday, June 18th — the centerpiece of a big week for both AEW & ROH talent in CMLL with several events planned.

MJF’s CMLL Debut & Mistico in AEW

MJF debuted in both Arena Mexico and CMLL on August 2, 2024, at Viernes Espectacular when he successfully defended the AEW American/International title against Templario. He also defeated CMLL’s Hechicero at last June’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.

Mistico made his AEW debut in October 2023 and has appeared nine times for the company, mainly in tag team matches. He also has wrestled twice for the Tony Khan-owned Ring of Honor.

AEW Grand Slam Mexico announced for Arena Mexico in conjunction with CMLL

Posted on by Ian Carey

AEW has announced its first-ever show in Mexico, and it will take place at one of wrestling’s most iconic venues.

In conjunction with CMLL, AEW Grand Slam: Mexico will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Arena Mexico in Mexico City. Tickets go on sale April 26.

Former AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa spoke to Fox Sports Mexico — AEW’s Mexican broadcast partner — about the event.

“It’s about time, that’s what the fans were asking — they’d been wondering for years when AEW would come here, and there’s no better moment than 2025, the first AEW Grand Slam in Mexico. We already had one in Australia, and now it’s Mexico’s turn,” a translation of her comments reads.

“There’s so much Mexican representation in All Elite Wrestling that it was our turn, and what better place than the cathedral of lucha libre?”

“I hope that all of us Mexicans who have been grinding get the opportunity, and that we’re all enjoying ourselves and part of this major event to celebrate lucha libre,” she added.

AEW announced its partnership with Fox Sports Mexico in October. The network was previously WWE’s Mexican broadcast partner before WWE moved its international media rights to Netflix earlier this year.