AEW All In Has Huge First Day Of Ticket Sales With Over 35,000 Sold

AEW All in from London, England has already become AEW’s biggest event in history after one day of presales.

Presale tickets for AEW’s Wembley Stadium debut went on sale Tuesday morning as AEW charts its bold venture across the pond. Though selling out Wembley will be a tall task, it’s very likely that by the end of the week—if not by the end of the day—AEW will have sold its most tickets for one single event than ever in history.

Presale indicators were promising, with as many as 60,000 fans registered for presale codes as of Friday. As of this writing, tickets have now cleared 35,000. A since-deleted screenshot of Wembley Stadium on Ticketmaster suggested seats would be available throughout the entire building as the promotion seeks a full-capacity sellout.

AEW All In Ticket Sale Predictions

WWE sold 79,127 tickets for SummerSlam in its first and last Wembley Stadium appearance in 1992, and that seems to be the benchmark AEW will be gunning for in a hotly contested national wrestling war. After a strong start by AEW, WWE has taken firm control of the wrestling wars with sellout crowds and steady ratings as the product continues to ride a post-WrestleMania high. The WWE Draft also proved to be a winner for WWE, with Friday’s SmackDown drawing 2.473 million viewers (up 14% from last week) while AEW Rampage drew just 298,000 viewers—down 20%—in an early timeslot.

Many of AEW’s more staunch supporters tempered their expectations for the massive undertaking as pre-excuses were released to Twitter timelines quicker than presale tickets. Some felt 40,000 to 50,000 tickets sold would be a success as that would already represent AEW’s biggest show of all time. But Tony Khan, an overly competitive billionaire who owns multiple sports franchises, did not book one of the biggest stadiums in the world to sell it halfway out.

This isn’t half-in.

The spirit of AEW All In—an idea lifted from Cody Rhodes—is to disrupt the pro wrestling business with a record-breaking non-WWE event, the way the original All In sold over 10,000 tickets as one of the biggest non-WWE pay-per-views in history.

Mercedes Mone, Will Ospreay Rumored For AEW All In

AEW All In is set to be an all-hands-on-deck show, for better or for worse. AEW recently brought back Jeff Hardy, a volatile asset who is just as likely to end up in the Hall of Fame as he is on Dark Side of the Ring. AEW is also set to bring back the uber-polarizing CM Punk as AEW will reportedly roll out a third television show—rumored to be called AEW Collision on Saturday nights beginning June 17—to accommodate its biggest lightning rod.

Pending free agent Will Ospreay is a strong bet to headline AEW All in in his home country, let alone compete. But as Ospreay’s body is admittedly breaking down due to a highly physical style that only becomes more death-defying in his biggest matches. Competing in front of one of the biggest wrestling crowds in history in his home country would be just that.

Additional surprises are expected come June 17, and whether it’s Mercedes Mone, Kota Ibushi or all of the above, more big names being signed to AEW will only help the promotion’s cause in filling up Wembley.

New faces in AEW are always a welcomed sight, but Tony Khan and co. have struggled with follow-up. Stars like Keith Lee, Saraya, Ruby Soho, Malakai Black and many others have found tough sledding after their memorable debuts.

Tony Khan’s leadership also remains under fire with CM Punk set to be welcomed back to an AEW locker room amid a September meltdown that still has not been publicly addressed or settled. With Khan helpless to stop a now-infamous CM Punk tirade-turned-brawl following AEW All Out, how can he expect to manage strong personalities like Mone and Ibushi, who are not afraid to speak out when they are are unhappy?

Still, AEW All In is off to a strong start even without these elusive free agents. And while 90,000 tickets sold would be nice, if not improbable, the march to 79,127 suddenly seems within reach.