AEW Announces Paris Debut With Grand Slam: France in October

All Elite Wrestling is heading overseas again, this time to a brand-new market. The company announced on Monday that AEW Grand Slam: France will take place at Adidas Arena in Paris on Tuesday, October 6, marking the first AEW live event ever held in France.

The Paris date will follow the format AEW has used for its other international ‘Grand Slam’ specials, with tapings of both Dynamite and Collision happening at the same arena on the same night. That means fans in attendance will get a double dose of AEW’s flagship programming, and the promotion says the show will spotlight top stars from across its roster, though a card has not yet been revealed.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 28 at 10 a.m. CEST through AEWTix.com and LiveNation.fr. Fans hoping for a shot at presale access can sign up as an AEW Insider through the company’s website ahead of the general on-sale. AEW says more details about the France event, presumably including matches and appearances, will be revealed in the weeks ahead.

This latest expansion continues a pattern Tony Khan has leaned into heavily over the past couple of years — taking AEW’s biggest weekly shows on the road to new international markets rather than just running periodic one-off tours. AEW has already ventured to the UK, Canada, and other countries for similar Grand Slam-branded specials, using the taped double-header format to maximize the trip while still delivering original Dynamite and Collision content to weekly audiences back home.

France represents a genuinely new frontier for the company, and Paris gives AEW a marquee European city to plant its flag in as it continues chasing global visibility outside its core US cable deal. It’s also a notable data point for how AEW views its growth strategy: rather than simply chasing bigger buildings domestically, the promotion continues to bet that expanding its footprint abroad pays long-term dividends in fan engagement, media rights value, and brand awareness.

Whether AEW brings a champion defense, a marquee angle, or simply treats this as a showcase set of episodes remains to be seen. But history suggests these international Grand Slam events tend to draw enthusiastic, vocal crowds eager to see wrestlers they don’t often get to see live, which usually makes for a distinct atmosphere on television.

Expect additional match announcements, and possibly appearances tied to the French market, as October 6 approaches. For now, AEW has staked its claim as the first American wrestling promotion of its kind to run a show in France, and Paris will get to see what all the buzz is about firsthand.