By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW issued the following press release on Sunday regarding the All In pay-per-view event.
August 27, 2023 – All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced tonight that “AEW: All In London” shattered multiple records across the professional wrestling industry. The sold-out event, which was broadcast worldwide, saw 81,035 fans from more than 70 countries converge on Wembley Stadium in London, marking the largest crowd in history to ever attend a pro wrestling event in Europe.
In addition, “AEW: All In London” became AEW’s highest grossing event ever and one of the largest pro wrestling gates of all time, generating more than $10 million.
“‘AEW: All In London’ marked a monumental achievement, and showed the world that AEW is not only here to stay, but also a formidable force worldwide,” said Tony Khan, CEO, GM and Head of Creative of AEW. “This success wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible roster and talented staff, as well as our colleagues at WBD, who passionately believe in the AEW brand as much as I do, and our amazing partners at Wembley Stadium, Live Nation UK and ITV who worked tirelessly to make this dream a reality.
“Most importantly, we thank AEW’s incredibly loyal fans, many of whom travelled to London from around the world to be part of the event, and have been with us from the beginning. We celebrate this long-awaited moment with all of you and look forward to our return to Wembley Stadium in 2024, where we will once again make history.”
As announced during tonight’s event, “AEW: All In London” will return to Wembley Stadium on Sunday, August 25, 2024. Fans can register for additional information on the event by clicking here.
Powell’s POV: The Wembley experiment paid off in a big way for AEW. The 81,035 number was listed as the paid attendance during the pay-per-view broadcast. Of course, it will be very interesting to see how All In performs next year.
I have just realised that they have a wrestler called Darby All In.
Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000, and they had seats on the floor, but they “sold out” at 81,035?
Ignoring the usual idiots who HAVE to say something negative about AEW, this is great not only for AEW, but also for wrestling in general. COngrats to Tony and everyone in the company.