Tony Khan on AEW All Out location: ‘Toronto is one of the greatest wrestling cities’

  • Ian Carey
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Tony Khan says he’s happy to be bringing a major show back to one of the top pro wrestling cities in the world.

On Tuesday, it was revealed that All Out 2025 will take place at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on September 20. It will be AEW’s first event at the venue since Forbidden Door 2023 and the first show in the city since the Dynamite and Rampage tapings on March 20, 2024, held at the Coca-Cola Coliseum.

During an interview with the Toronto Sun, Khan called the venue a “mecca” of pro wrestling.

“Toronto is one of the greatest wrestling cities on the planet. It’s a very special place. When I was in college, I went on spring break to Toronto to watch wrestling and it’s some place I really love and it’s – to me, what we call in America a Mount Rushmore city – it’s one of the real crown jewel cities. It’s definitely, to me, one of my top four pro wrestling cities on the planet.”

Khan continued:

“I think there’s great wrestling fans all over Ontario. We’ve done great shows in London, Ottawa, Hamilton, and in particular, in Toronto. And in different venues. We’ve had great experience at the Coca-Cola Coliseum but certainly ScotiaBank Arena is a mecca for us and a mecca for pro wrestling and I’m so excited about bringing AEW All Out back to ScotiaBank Arena this year for All Out 2025 on September 20.”

Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena

The venue is home to the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and NBA’s Toronto Raptors. WWE presented Money in the Bank 2024 from the arena, and SmackDown aired from the building on February 28, 2025, the night before Elimination Chamber took place nearby at the Rogers Centre.

Other major wrestling events held at Scotiabank Arena include WWE SummerSlam 2004 and 2019, WCW Mayhem 1999, NXT TakeOver: Toronto (2016 and 2019), WWE Survivor Series 2016, NXT Heatwave 2024, and WWE Unforgiven 2006.

Khan’s full interview with the Toronto Sun is available below: