Report: AEW has ‘well-advanced’ plans to run Australia stadium show in 2025

In a surprise development reported Wednesday, AEW is looking at running a stadium event in Australia in 2025.

According to The Sporting News out of Australia, the plans for the company’s debut in the country are “well advanced” and that “AEW powerbrokers have been scouting venues along Australia’s east coast.”

The report states that three venues could be in play — Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium and Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium — with live entertainment company TEG backing the show.

AEW’s programming airs on ESPN in the country.

The news comes as AEW prepares to hold its second-ever international stadium show at London’s Wembley Stadium with All In a week from this Sunday. It also comes amid rumors they have been evaluating running a stadium show in Arlington, Texas, where the Texas Rangers of MLB play.

While AEW has never run Australia before, WWE certainly has including this past February’s Elimination Chamber in a Perth stadium which drew an announced 52,590. That was preceded by Super ShowDown at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in October 2018 that drew an announced 70,309.