AEW reveals broadcast plans for Grand Slam Australia

After speculation that it may be airing on Max as a live special, the broadcast plans for AEW Grand Slam Australia were apparently revealed on Wednesday’s Dynamite but with a conflict.

Following Toni Storm’s win in a Casino gauntlet match to earn a shot against rival and AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May at the event, the match graphic displayed a start time of 8 PM Eastern on TNT and Max on Saturday, February 15th.

Since the event is taking place in Brisbane at 5:30 PM AEST that day, that would be 2:30 AM Eastern time, meaning the show will air on tape delay in place of that week’s Collision.

However, the NBA will be hosting All-Star Weekend activities live on TNT that night during that time. It is possible it airs at 8 PM on Max and after the NBA content on TNT, but that is unclear.

It will be the promotion’s debut in the country, taking place at the indoor Brisbane Entertainment Centre instead of Suncorp Stadium as originally planned. While a reason wasn’t given for the move, ticket sales are assumed to be the primary driver.

The Storm vs. May match is the first announced for the event.