AEW Might Go Head-To-Head With WrestleMania In 2027

With WrestleMania 43 heading to Saudi Arabia next April, Khan was asked about the possibility of AEW holding a big event during the same weekend, but in the US, during the Double or Nothing media scrum. It's an idea that's been suggested by quite a few fans on social media, and it's clearly something that's been on Khan's mind, too.

"I think it is potentially viable," Khan replied when asked about the potential of running an AEW show in the US during WrestleMania weekend (HT to F4W Online for the transcription). "It’s a very interesting thought. We’ll have to see what happens in the world landscape between now and then, but it’s a very interesting possibility."

It's nothing concrete yet, of course, but Khan could have simply avoided the question or given a far vaguer answer. He has effectively admitted that it's something he's considering, and it makes a lot of sense. It's no secret that a lot of wrestling fans don't like WWE's relationship with Saudi Arabia. Holding a WrestleMania there may be the final straw for some, and with so many fans checking out of WWE when it holds shows in Saudi Arabia, there will, at the very least, be a lot of people taking the weekend off during what has been WWE's biggest show of the year for more than four decades.

WrestleMania In Saudi Arabia Is A Big Opportunity For AEW

It will feel odd for a WrestleMania to be happening and for so many fans to be tuned out. It could also provide the biggest opportunity yet for AEW to gain ground on WWE. It often feels like the lead WWE has over AEW is an unassailable one. However, between WWE doing everything wrong and AEW back on the right track, it now feels like that gap might be starting to close.

If those trajectories continue in the same directions that they're currently headed into next year's WrestleMania season, then a huge, US-based AEW show running at the same time as WrestleMania could be a game-changer. Sure, there will be casual fans who don't know much about AEW who still tune in for WrestleMania, but a lot of those clued up on the business may choose to watch AEW, maybe for the first time.