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AEW Sets First Paris Grand Slam for Oct. 6, 2026

The company says the Adidas Arena show will serve as a commercial test that will determine whether AEW returns to France based on attendance, live revenue and TV viewership.

Overview

  • AEW announced it will stage AEW Grand Slam: France on Oct. 6, 2026, at Paris’s Adidas Arena with tapings of Dynamite and Collision and broadcast plans on TBS and HBO Max.
  • Tickets are scheduled to go on sale Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at 10 a.m. CEST with early-access presales for AEW Insiders and sales through AEWTix.com and LiveNation.fr.
  • Adidas Arena opened in 2024 and holds roughly 8,000 spectators, which is smaller than AEW’s Grand Slam average of about 12,000 and makes attendance a key measure of local demand.
  • Tony Khan said many French fans have traveled to London for AEW shows and that Paris is a logical next step, a view echoed by star Will Ospreay who praised French crowds’ passion.
  • AEW will judge future dates in France on the Paris event’s attendance, live-event revenue and viewership, and strong results could prompt a wider European push and fewer fans needing to travel abroad for shows.