AEW WrestleDream 2024 Date and Venue Announced

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AEW All In, the biggest pay-per-view event on All Elite Wrestling’s calendar, will air live from Wembley Stadium in London on August 25. Then, the company will gear up for All Out on September 7 and, as announced earlier today, WrestleDream on Saturday, October 12.

According to AEW’s X-account, WrestleDream will return to its October time slot, this time from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. This will mark AEW’s first trip to the city of Tacoma. Prior to WrestleDream, AEW will host “AEW Rampage” and a special “Title Tuesday”-themed episode of “AEW Dynamite” in Spokane, Washington.

Last year, the first WrestleDream event took place in nearby Seattle, with then-TNT Champion Christian Cage defeating Darby Allin in a two-out-of-three falls title match. Afterward, Cage, Nick Wayne, and Luchasaurus began attacking Allin and his tag team partner Sting. Luckily for Sting and Allin, a debuting Adam “Edge” Copeland fended them off to prevent further damage.

According to AEW President Tony Khan, the birth of WrestleDream was largely motivated by his desire to honor the legacy of late NJPW founder Antonio Inoki, who passed away in October 2022 at the age of 79. Going forward, Khan hopes to keep Inoki’s spirit alive by making WrestleDream an annual event.

In addition to commemorating the life and legacy of Antonio Inoki, WrestleDream 2024 will also serve as a homecoming for one, and possibly two, of AEW’s biggest stars in Bryan Danielson and AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland. While Danielson hails from the city of Aberdeen, Strickland is a Tacoma native. Before Danielson can turn his attention to WrestleDream, he must first avoid the possibility of retirement by defeating Strickland at AEW All In.