Update on future of AEW Tailgate brawl pre-shows

By Ian Carey
Published: 24 Sep 2025, 12:14

The second-ever AEW Tailgate Brawl is scheduled for Saturday, October 18.

A Warner Bros. Discovery press release on Wednesday revealed the schedule for AEW programming on MAX for October. The listing includes a special Tailgate Brawl show at 7 p.m. Eastern that night, one hour before AEW WrestleDream. The first Tailgate Brawl took place on Saturday ahead of AEW All Out in Toronto.

“October 18: AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl: WrestleDream, 7 p.m. WrestleDream PPV 2025, 8 p.m.”

Other notes from the press release include a three-hour block of programming on the Wednesday before WrestleDream, with an episode of Collision beginning at 10 p.m. after the conclusion of Dynamite. A “Countdown to WrestleDream” show will air that night at 11 p.m.

Additionally, 2021 editions of Dynamite and Rampage are scheduled to air on October 24, with the description reading, “Kenny Omega’s AEW Championship reign is in full gear, but Hangman Adam Page has an ace up his sleeve.”

The full listing of AEW content coming to MAX in October is below.

All Elite Wrestling on HBO Max in October:

October 1: AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m. AEW Dynamite: 6-year Dynamite Anniversary!, 8 p.m.
October 4: AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
October 7: AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday, 8 p.m.
October 10: AEW Dynasty 2025, 8 p.m.
October 11: AEW Collision: Homecoming, 8 p.m.
October 15: AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m. AEW Collision, 10 p.m. AEW Countdown to WrestleDream 2025, 11 p.m.
October 18: AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl: WrestleDream, 7 p.m. WrestleDream PPV 2025, 8 p.m.
October 22: AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
October 24: AEW Dynamite (2021) & Rampage (2021) – Kenny Omega’s AEW Championship reign is in full gear, but Hangman Adam Page has an ace up his sleeve.
October 25: AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
October 29: AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.