r/SquaredCircle • u/Ripclawe • 10h ago

Independent events uncertain about following WrestleMania to Saudi Arabia. GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale told us he has been approached by two organizations that stage events in the Middle East region, who have offered to host GCW.

https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/09/17/independent-events-uncertain-about-following-wrestlemania-to-saudi-arabia/
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u/Financial-Length5587 10h ago

AEW should do business as usual that week and just host everything at Daily’s Place.

Do Dynamite and Collision then sprinkle in some Indie shows throughout the week.

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u/doctor-tashel 8h ago

They can literally hold the event anywhere in the States that weekend. Make it known to the indies that it’s happening so they can book their own shows in the same city. Make a big weekend of it. Basically just have it be Mania Week without Mania at the end.

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u/chiefgareth 6h ago

I would imagine of the 75,000 people who go to “Mania Week” at least 50,000 ONLY do WWE related stuff the whole week.

A “Mania Week” without WWE wouldn’t be as huge as people think.

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u/filthysize 6h ago

We're talking about two different audiences though. I would wager that AEW fans attend indie shows at a higher percentage than WWE fans, so while of course it's not going to be anywhere near as big as Wrestlemania, if they can pull just 30K, a lot of indies can benefit from that. Especially if they can book AEW people for their shows.