Vince McMahon Rejected WWE Event Idea In Arthur Ashe Stadium

AEW has created a reputation for themselves of pulling off big events in large venues. Their upcoming Wembley Stadium show for All In London is just one example of the company taking chances, and it looks like it will pay off for them. The company also took a big risk when they booked Arthur Ashe Stadium for their Grand Slam shows.

The first AEW Grand Slam show sold out in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The second one didn’t sell as well, but it was still an exciting event. It seems that Vince McMahon had that idea presented to him years ago, but he declined for a very good reason.

Wrestle Tix tweeted out a long recap of Vice President of Live Events and Touring for AEW Rafael Morffi’s time on Chris Jericho’s Talk is Jericho podcast. In a very interesting note, it seems that he tried to pitch the idea for WWE to run Arthur Ashe Stadium years ago, but Vince McMahon didn’t like the idea, so he rejected it.

Rafael, when working with WWE, told Vince McMahon his idea about running Arthur Ashe Stadium (before it had a roof). Vince was reluctant because of the open air aspect of it. Arthur Ashe Stadium was very early in AEW’s plans for a big show. He mentioned it was supposed to be around the pandemic date in early 2020.

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Rafael Morffi was with WWE for years before leaving the company in 2013. After that, he had a few other jobs before finally landing in AEW.

We will have to see where AEW goes next when it comes to their next big event. There is a method and plan behind everything, and Tony Khan has a team of people with a lot of experience in the space that he is obviously listening to as well.

What’s your take on AEW taking so many risks with big venues? Sound off in the comments!