WWE continues to expand its premium live event schedule overseas, adding events in Australia and Germany while additional shows are rumored for other countries. AEW, meanwhile is building out its pay-per-view slate while stopping short of promising monthly big cards.
That’s the state of pro wrestling PPVs (and we’re including WWE PLEs under that umbrella too for ease of discussion) as we approach the end of 2023. Monthly WWE events have been status quo for some time, though the company will end this year with only 11 PLEs instead of 12.
AEW added several new shows this year it has already confirmed will remain on the schedule going forward, including All In London and WrestleDream. There’s no reason for now to think that Worlds End, which will debut Dec. 30, will be a one-off.
That means for fans of both WWE and AEW, there could be 20 or more PPVs to watch in 2024. It’s a big commitment in terms of time and money (an AEW streaming deal would help in that regard), but wrestling has always asked a lot of its supporters.
Here’s a look at what we think the WWE/AEW PPV schedule could look like for next year, going month by month.
January 2024
- WWE: Royal Rumble (confirmed, Jan. 27)
- AEW: None (projected)
No big changes to start the year. Royal Rumble is not only an annual tradition, a strong argument can be made that it’s the second-biggest wrestling PPV in North America in terms of overall fan interest (sorry, SummerSlam).
AEW could certainly add a new event here if it wanted to, but the Dec. 30 date for World End is darn near January, so the assumption here is that it will wait and allow that show to breathe — though considering All In and All Out were on consecutive weeks in 2023, that’s no guarantee.
February 2024
- WWE: Elimination Chamber (confirmed, Feb. 24)
- AEW: New event (projected)
The rumored WWE show headed to Australia turned out to be Elimination Chamber, an event the company didn’t have an issue with staging outside the U.S this past February. It should be massively successful based on WWE’s success with international events this year.
There haven’t been any real rumors about a new February AEW show, but if Tony Khan wants to keep pushing its expansion, it would be a bit surprising if there was nothing between Worlds End and Revolution. This feels like a logical spot on the calendar to add.
March 2024
- WWE: None
- AEW: Revolution (expected)
In 2023, WWE went from Elimination Chamber in mid-February to WrestleMania in early April with no PLE in-between, and it worked out fine. There’s no reason to change anything unless it decides to slide the spring Saudi show up a month. But the Road to WrestleMania sells itself at this point.
AEW hasn’t confirmed a date or venue yet for Revolution, but it is one of the cornerstones of the company’s PPV schedule every year.
April 2024
- WWE: WrestleMania (confirmed, April 6-7)
- AEW: New event (projected)
The Showcase of the Immortals will once again be a two-night affair that will swallow up all of the pro wrestling scene in North America in Philadelphia for that week. Nothing should change about that.
If AEW wanted another logical spot to add a PPV for 2024, two weeks or so after WrestleMania feels right. Just a thought: With some suggesting the Arthur Ashe Stadium show be converted to a PPV, late April might work out for it unless AEW is wedded to the idea of having it occur near the U.S. Open — though its schedule is already packed at that time of year and made Grand Slam feel like a bit of an afterthought in 2023.
May 2024
- WWE: Backlash (rumored for Paris), Night of Champions (expected)
- AEW: Double or Nothing (expected)
WWE held two PLEs in May this year, and neither were in continental North America. Could it run that idea back in 2024? Quite possibly, since the Paris rumors are focused on Backlash, and there needs to be a spring Saudi show at some point.
Double or Nothing in Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend is an annual tradition for AEW. It hasn’t confirmed a date or venue for the 2024 edition but there’s no reason to think it will change.
June 2024
- WWE: None
- AEW: Forbidden Door (expected)
With two PLEs in May, that leaves the slate clear for WWE. The caveat is that the company’s summer schedule was light in 2023, so if it wanted to return to 12 events in 2024 and decides to trim from the fall, this would be a logical place to add one.
AEW hasn’t confirmed the return of Forbidden Door, but the crossover show with NJPW has proven a critical and financial success, and only an unexpected downturn in the working relationship between the two promotions would figure to be a reason to expect it won’t be back for year three.
July 2024
- WWE: Money in the Bank (expected)
- AEW: None
Money in the Bank is perhaps the most highly anticipated themed PLE left other than Royal Rumble, and it should be back next year. The question is where: The 2023 show was held in London, so it wouldn’t be shocking if WWE takes it to an international market again.
We’re working under the overall assumption that AEW is going to do 10 PPVs in 2024, leaving this as the other off-month besides January. But if it goes even closer to monthly events, this would be a spot for a new show.
August 2024
- WWE: SummerSlam (expected), Bash in Berlin (confirmed, Aug. 31)
- AEW: All In (confirmed, Aug. 25)
Look for SummerSlam to once again be a stadium show held in a large baseball or football venue in the U.S. Bash in Berlin is headed to Germany and will be an arena event, but one that should easily sell out every seat.
AEW got many more fans to turn out for All In London this year than its doubters ever dreamed. Can it do the same for the encore? That’s going to be one of the more fascinating pro wrestling questions for 2024.
September 2024
- WWE: Payback or other PLE (expected)
- AEW: All Out (expected)
September is the most flexible month on the WWE schedule, as it’s used four different event names over the past four years. But there’s always been a show in that month, which shouldn’t change next year.
Observers were a bit incredulous when AEW pushed forward with All Out the week after All In, but the event turned out great from an in-ring perspective and is a mainstay of the company’s PPV slate. It would benefit from being pushed a week or two into September, but AEW seems to like it being on Labor Day weekend, which would put it right after All In again.
October 2024
- WWE: Fastlane (projected)
- AEW: WrestleDream (confirmed, though date TBA)
Though it was something of a surprise when announced, Fastlane was a show that turned out to be a pleasant addition to the WWE schedule. The company leaned hard into the racing/speed theme since it was in Indianapolis, so maybe this event gets a name change in 2024 if it originates from a different city.
WrestleDream was a new addition for 2023 in AEW, and didn’t sell particularly well in terms of live attendance. It will be interesting to see if Tony Khan keeps it a tribute to Antonio Inoki and if it moves around at all on the calendar.
November 2024
- WWE: Crown Jewel (expected), Survivor Series (expected)
- AEW: Full Gear (expected)
WWE has settled into a nice groove for November, holding Crown Jewel early in the month and Survivor Series over Thanksgiving weekend. No reason to think that will change for 2024.
Full Gear is one of AEW’s signature events, and is always held in early or mid-November.
December 2024
- WWE: None
- AEW: Worlds End (projected)
With two PLEs the month before, WWE can afford to keep December clear and give its talent some time off around the holidays before ramping back up for January and the 2025 Royal Rumble.
All of the recent new AEW PPVs have stuck around, so Worlds End is likely hear to stay as well. If 2024 goes the way we think it will for the company, it would end the year at 10 PPVs, the most it’s put on to date but still stopping a little short of a monthly cadence.