Tony Khan Explains Why AEW Booked Wembley Stadium Instead Of Craven Cottage For AEW All In

AEW is set to hold its biggest event ever on August 27 as the company heads to Wembley Stadium. Over 65,000 tickets have reportedly already been sold for the event, more than tripling the attendance record previously set at Authur Ashe Stadium for AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam 2021. 

When Tony Khan announced AEW would be headed to Wembley Stadium, many fans were surprised that Craven Cottage, the home Fulham FC, was not booked. Tony’s father Shad Khan owns Fulham FC with Tony being very involved. 

Speaking to TalkWRESTLING, Tony explained why Wembley was picked over Craven Cottage. 

“Those are two of my favorite places in the world. Craven Cottage is literally a home to me. I would love to do any big event in Craven Cottage. Wembley offered several things that we just couldn’t possibly do at the Cottage. In this case, the load in, logistically at Craven Cottage was going to be pretty much impossible. It would have been really hard to make it a big scale event there based on how challenging it would be load set, the ring, and all the elements for a big wrestling show into Craven Cottage. The Cottage was built in 1879. We’ve done a lot of renovation, to say the least, on the riverside in recent years, but Wembley offered us a less challenging load in, and also the ability to sell many times more tickets. We’ve already sold twice as many tickets as we could have sold at Craven Cottage. I really wish that would have come off, but Wembley is also one of my favorite places in the world. This is, to be honest, my first choice of where to do the show, at Wembley Stadium,” he said.

No matches have been announced for AEW All In. Wembley Stadium is celebrating its 100 year anniversary in 2023. 

Fans can keep up with the lineup for AEW All In by clicking here. 

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