AEW partnering with City of Arlington for six-show ‘Summer Series’

  • Ian Carey
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There will be six wrestling events under the AEW/ROH banner in Arlington, Texas this summer.

On Thursday, AEW announced a “historic partnership” with the city that will see five episodes of AEW Collision and the ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view take place at Arlington’s Esports Arena.

Esports Arena is a 100,000-square-foot venue that holds up to 2500 spectators for gaming events. Khan told The Dallas News that his company has “an exciting plan to utilize the esports stadium to make it a natural home to pro wrestling.”

“We’ve taken some venues historically that had never hosted wrestling before, and found dynamic ways to utilize them, and I know that we’re going to do that again here in Arlington,” Khan added.

“We are thrilled to partner with the City of Arlington for AEW’s first-ever events at Esports Stadium. This AEW summer series will add to the rich legacy of major professional wrestling events held in the great state of Texas and serve as the ultimate springboard for AEW: All In London on August 25 at Wembley Stadium,” Khan said in a statement.  “This partnership would not have been possible without the tireless support of Matt Wilson, Justin Grimsley, the Arlington Sports Commission and City of Arlington teams and of course, our incredibly passionate fanbase throughout Texas.”

AEW Summer Series schedule —

  • Saturday, July 20 – AEW: Collision
  • Friday, July 26 – ROH: Death Before Dishonor
  • Saturday, July 27 – AEW: Collision 
  • Thursday, August 1 – AEW: Collision (Taped to air Saturday, August 3)
  • Saturday, August 10 – AEW: Collision
  • Saturday, August 17 – AEW: Collision

Additional ROH tapings could be added at a later date as well.

“This is a partnership, and this is a deal where we felt like there was some great opportunity to showcase not only that building, but showcase Arlington,” Arlington Sports Commission executive director Matt Wilson told The Dallas News.

“I think the feeling of being able to be up close and personal in a smaller venue like this builds some excitement for the fans to be able to be in there. So, I’m very confident in our ability to sell [tickets for such a large number of shows] and sell them very well.”