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DAZN TO CARRY NEXT SEVERAL AEW PPVS WORLDWIDE

By Mike Johnson on 2024-05-23 16:59:00

AEW issued the following:

DAZN To Bring All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Pay-Per-View Events to Fans Worldwide  

-- DAZN will carry AEW’s Upcoming “Double or Nothing” and  “Forbidden Door” PPV Events -- 

May 23, 2024 – DAZN and All Elite Wrestling today announced a partnership that will bring  AEW’s next two Pay-Per-View events – AEW: Double or Nothing and AEW x NJPW: Forbidden  Door – to wrestling fans worldwide* via the DAZN Platform.  

Beginning this weekend, fans will be able to purchase AEW PPV events direct on the DAZN  Platform. This Sunday, May 26, AEW will bring AEW: Double or Nothing back to Las Vegas  for its fifth iteration. Emanating live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, AEW: Double or  Nothing promises to be an action-packed evening of professional wrestling. The card for this  Sunday’s event includes the following matches: 

• AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Christian Cage 

• AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Mercedes Moné 

• Anarchy in the Arena: Young Bucks, Kazuchika Okada, & Jack Perry vs. Bryan  Danielson, Darby Allin, & FTR 

• AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. Serena Deeb  

• AEW TNT Championship: Adam Copeland (c) vs. Malakai Black  

• AEW International Championship: Roderick Strong (c) vs. Will Ospreay • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Konosuke  Takeshita 

• FTW Championship: “The Learning Tree” Chris Jericho (c) vs. HOOK vs Katsuyori  Shibata 

• Orange Cassidy vs. Trent Beretta 

• “Switchblade” Jay White and The Gunns vs. Death Triangle 

*Card subject to change  

"We are pleased to be partnering with AEW to bring their exhilarating Pay-Per-View events to  audiences across the globe," said Pete Oliver, CEO of Growth Markets at DAZN. "By  providing fans with access to these blockbuster events, we aim to elevate the sports viewing  experience and enable wrestling fans to experience every moment of the action, from thrilling  matches to surprise appearances." 

On June 30, DAZN will host AEW and NJPW’s (New Japan Pro Wrestling) joint pay-per-view  special AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door live from UBS Arena on Long Island, NY. Additional  information regarding that event will be announced in the coming weeks.

For more information on how to catch AEW: Double or Nothing and AEW x NJPW: Forbidden  Door PPV events on DAZN, visit dazn.com. 

**Territories excluded from this deal are Australia, Afghanistan, India, Japan, Nepal, Bhutan,  Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Maldives.***

About DAZN: 

DAZN is the home of European football, women’s football, boxing and MMA, and the NFL  (excl. USA). DAZN is building the ultimate sports entertainment platform, based on premium  sports rights, world-leading tech, and multi-platform distribution. DAZN believes that fans from  across the globe should be able to watch, read, bet, play, share, socialise, buy tickets and  merchandise, all in one place, with one account, one wallet and on one app. For more information  on DAZN, our products, people, and performance, visit dazngroup.com. 

About AEW 

Founded by CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan in 2019, AEW is a red-hot professional  wrestling promotion featuring a world-class roster that is injecting new spirit, freshness and  energy into the industry. “AEW: Dynamite” airs every Wednesday from 8-10 p.m. ET on TBS,  “AEW: Rampage” airs every Friday from 10-11 p.m. ET on TNT, and “AEW: Collision” airs  every Saturday from 8-10 p.m. ET on TNT. AEW’s multi-platform content also includes “AEW  Unrestricted,” a weekly podcast series. For more info, check out Twitter.com/AEW;  Instagram.com/AEW; YouTube.com/AEW; Facebook.com/AEW 

 

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