First tease of 2026 AEW Australia event hits social media
While AEW’s 2026 return to Australia was known before their first show ended, the first tease of that event hit social media on Thursday night.
On X, TEGSport shared highlights of this year’s Grand Slam Australia debut in Brisbane with a prompt to sign up for the waitlist, asking fans “…are you ready for Round 2? Something big is coming VERY soon.” The word “big” was also used in a graphic seen above with the tagline “Something big is coming to Australia”.
It’s unknown which city and venue AEW will run in the country next after debuting this past February at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. At the time, it was AEW’s third-largest gate in company history at more than $1.3 million with an estimated 11,000-12,000 in attendance.
If AEW returns to an indoor arena that is not in Brisbane, the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, and the Perth Arena appear to be potential candidates based on capacity. The country has six indoor venues with capacity over 11,000.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.