AEW All In Is A Great Move, But I Think You Need To Bring In New Faces For These Big Shows, Says Jim Ross

Wembley Stadium’s AEW All In is discussed by Jim Ross.

AEW revealed that their United Kingdom debut will take place at Wembley Stadium on the April 5 episode of AEW Dynamite; the firm will stage the All In event at the renowned location, which seats around 90,000 spectators, on August 27.

The AEW announcer discussed the news on his podcast Grilling JR with Conrad Thompson. JR agreed that it was “a great move,” calling it “big-time stuff,” while Thompson called it “big-time stuff.” He also commended Tony Khan for having the guts to spend money promoting the program.

“Yes, it is. I really admire Tony Khan for being brave enough to be willing to invest serious money in promoting this massive venue. I hope the tickets go well. I like how they’re doing the ticket sales, people are registering, and they’re trying to make it fair for everybody to get a ticket. I don’t think that’ll be a problem. I don’t have any idea what to predict, how many people are gonna be there, I don’t know what the capacity’s gonna be for wrestling. But it’s a great move. It moves our brand from Jacksonville, where the headquarters was, and still is, to London. We’re growing,”

Jim Ross on Grilling JR

JR went on to say that he believes Khan will book a fantastic card. He gave a preview of the event, saying that in the “old days,” firms that booked supershows would bring in fresh performers to make them as unique as possible.

“I think [Tony] will put together a hell of card. I think, now this is me with my old-school booking hat on, you gotta bring in some new people, like the old days. You’d bring Dusty in, he’d work with so-and-so, Superstar Graham, they’d have a bloodbath. That’s how that worked. You gotta bring some new faces in to these big cards, I think, and we’ll see how it works out. I hope I get booked. I’m excited, I’m ready to roll. That territory’s been really good to me, from World of Sport, ITV. I’ve got a lot of friends there,” 

Jim Ross on Grilling JR

In addition to wanting to see AEW put on an exceptional card, Ross voiced his opinion that the organization will profit from the event. He said he wonders how many new stars will be a part of it since he thinks it’s crucial to bring in new talent for such a big spectacle. Ross said that his favorite country is the United Kingdom.

“I think it’s gonna be great for the company. I hope we make money on it. I think we will, and it’ll give these talents a chance to see going from Daily’s Place to Wembley Stadium. That’s a hell of a journey. So I’m pulling for everybody to have their best preparation, the card to be outstanding. When you gotta book one card and you got this list of names, you gotta wonder how many names are gonna be added to that list that weren’t previously there. I think that’s important, that you can have some new [talent], even if it’s a one-off. So be it. I’m excited about this. It’s my favorite territory outside of the United States,”

Jim Ross on Grilling JR

Ross underlined his excitement for the event and his belief that it would be beneficial for AEW and wrestling in general once more. A rising tide rises all ships, according to the phrase, and the WWE Hall of Famer thinks that All In at Wembley Stadium will do the same for AEW. He predicted that the show will be exceptional and amazing.

“I’m excited about it. I think it’s great, great for us. It’s great for the wrestling business. You said a very wise thing. ‘High tides raise all ships.’ So I remember back in the day, when McMahon was carving out WrestleMania as this amazing event, the business in Mid South, because of the heightened awareness of pro wrestling, and that was the wrestling that they had available to consume on a live basis, was absolutely unbelievable. So I think if a high tide raises all ships, and we’re one of those ships, our tide’s gonna be raised, and we’re gonna be ready for the increase in how deep the water is. Let’s go, let’s get it on. Let’s put our roster out there to have a spectacular show, where people are not just going, ‘Well, this is another night of TV.’ It ain’t another night of TV. It’s not. It’s special, and it’s only going to happen the first time once, so don’t screw it up,” 

Jim Ross on Grilling JR

According to Dax Harwood, a match between The Elite and CM Punk and FTR’s team might sell 50,000 tickets for the Wembley show.

Will Ospreay has said that he would like to participate in the AEW All In event at Wembley Stadium.

h/t to Fightful for the transcript, the original can be found here : Jim Ross: AEW All In Is A Great Move, I Think You Need To Bring New Faces In For These Big Shows

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