AEW Tries to Cover Up Grand Slam: Australia’s Status After PPV Controversy

AEW’s Grand Slam: Australia is just days away, but the controversy surrounding the event just took another turn.

After weeks of denial that the show was ever planned as a pay-per-view, evidence has surfaced proving otherwise—straight from AEW’s own social media accounts.

A now-edited post from AEW’s official X (Twitter) account originally hyped up Grand Slam: Australia as a pay-per-view event. The original text read:

“We are just 7 Days out from #AEWGrandslam Australia on PPV at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre! Don’t miss out AEW’s first show in Australia! Immediately following after NBA All Star Saturday Night COAST TO COAST!”

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Not long after, the post was quietly edited to remove any mention of Grand Slam: Australia being a pay-per-view. The updated version still promotes the event but now presents it as just another episode of Collision. The quick change all but confirms what fans had suspected—AEW initially planned to run the event as a PPV but had to backtrack after struggling to fill seats.

This revelation only adds fuel to the backlash AEW has faced since shifting Grand Slam: Australia from Suncorp Stadium to the much smaller Brisbane Entertainment Centre. While Tony Khan continues to push it as “the biggest Collision of all time,” fans who bought tickets under the impression it was a major pay-per-view aren’t letting the situation slide.

The controversy has been playing out on social media, with fans dissecting AEW’s branding inconsistencies. One Twitter user, Alyssa (@butwhyalyssa), previously pointed out how AEW’s Grand Slam branding for other events always included “Dynamite” or “Rampage” in the title, making this event’s marketing stand out as intentionally vague. Now, with proof that AEW initially promoted it as a PPV, those frustrations are only growing.

So the question remains—was this an honest case of poor ticket sales forcing AEW to pivot, or were fans misled? Would you have bought tickets if you knew it was just an episode of Collision? Sound off in the comments.