All Elite Wrestling two-part television special
The 2024 Grand Slam was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the fourth annual Grand Slam event and took place on September 25, 2024, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City, encompassing the broadcasts of "Wednesday Night Dynamite" and "Saturday Night Collision". "Dynamite" aired live on TBS while "Collision" aired on tape delay on September 28 on TNT.
Thirteen matches were contested at the event, five of which aired live on "Dynamite" with the other eight taped for "Collision". In the main event of the "Dynamite" broadcast, Jon Moxley defeated Darby Allin to become the number one contender for the AEW World Championship at WrestleDream. In the main event of "Collision", Kazuchika Okada defeated Sammy Guevara in a Championship Eliminator match, barring Guevara from challenging Okada for the AEW Continental Championship for as long as Okada is champion. The "Dynamite" episode was also notable for the retirement of the FTW Championship and the AEW debut of MVP.
This year's event changed the format for Grand Slam as for the prior three events, the second part had aired as a special episode of "Friday Night Rampage". It would subsequently be the final Grand Slam to air as a two-part television special and held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in late September as the following year's event will be produced in February as a one-night standalone special in Australia called Grand Slam Australia.
Production.
Background.
Grand Slam is an annual professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2021. From its inception, the event was held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the New York City borough of Queens in late September and originally aired as a two-part television special that encompassed the broadcasts of "Wednesday Night Dynamite" and "Friday Night Rampage". On June 30, 2024, AEW announced that the fourth Grand Slam would be held on September 25. Unlike prior years, however, the 2024 event was announced to air as "Dynamite" on TBS and AEW's Saturday night program, "Collision", which premiered in June 2023 on TNT. "Collision" was taped the same night as "Dynamite" and aired on tape delay on September 28.
Storylines.
Grand Slam featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, "Dynamite", "Rampage", and "Collision".
Event.
Dynamite.
At the beginning of the "Dynamite" broadcast it was the opening match with Nigel McGuiness taking on Bryan Danielson. McGuiness ordered Danielson out and request the title be stripped if he didn't show up. Danielson then came out for the match. In the end, Danielson transitioned from a series of strikes into his signature LeBell Lock, forcing McGuinness to tap out.
Up next, was Hook taking on Roderick Strong for the FTW Championship in a FTW Rules match. In the end, Hook dodged the End of Heartache by Strong, Hook then quickly applied the Red Rum, making Strong tap out. After the match, Strong and his fellow Undisputed Kingdom members Matt Taven and Mike Bennett shook Hook's hand. Hook was then interviewed by Tony Schiavone and announced the retirement of the FTW title and gave it to his father Taz.
After that, the AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) put their titles on the line against Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay. In the end, After a chaotic sequence, The Bucks hit the BTE Trigger on Fletcher, following an illegal belt shot, to retain their titles.
In the penultimate match of the "Dynamite" broadcast, Mariah May put her AEW Women's Championship on the line against Yuka Sakazaki. In the end, May hit a high-angle Regal Knee followed by the Storm Zero for the pin retaining her championship in the process.
In the main event of the "Dynamite" broadcast, Jon Moxley faced Darby Allin with the winner facing Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship at WrestleDream. In the end, Moxley hit Allin with a Death Rider from the middle rope, securing the win and his spot as the number one contender.
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