Orlando is getting another All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view this fall, with WrestleDream scheduled to land at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday, Oct. 17. The traveling event will bring AEW’s championship drama and full-scale wrestling spectacle back to a city that has become one of the promotion’s regular Florida stops.
The Jacksonville-based promotion announced the Orlando date as part of its growing Florida footprint, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The show will also have a distinctly local hook: Kenny Omega, AEW’s current world champion, lives in Orlando.
Premium seating is scheduled to go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, followed by AEW presales from Thursday through Sunday. Tickets for the general public are set to become available next Monday, giving wrestling fans several chances to secure seats before the card starts taking shape.
Orlando Already Has AEW Pay-Per-View History
WrestleDream will not be AEW’s first major pay-per-view inside Addition Financial Arena. The promotion held Worlds End there on Dec. 28, 2024, with the event airing live from Orlando, according to AEW’s official preview.
AEW has also maintained a broader Central Florida connection through AEW Dark, which streamed from Universal Orlando between 2021 and 2023. With WrestleDream now returning to the area, the promotion is leaning into a market that has already shown it can support wrestling’s particular blend of athletic competition, soap opera and very expensive folding chairs.
WrestleDream Began As An Antonio Inoki Tribute
AEW launched WrestleDream in 2023 as a tribute to Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, a connection the company emphasized during the inaugural event in Seattle. AEW’s event coverage described the show as an occasion honoring Inoki and his legacy as one of wrestling’s great dreamers.
The Orlando announcement adds another chapter to Florida’s long professional-wrestling history, which includes the Eddie Graham Sports Complex and landmark matches such as Ric Flair versus Barry Windham in 1986. For AEW, the October date offers a chance to combine that local history with one of its signature modern events—and give Orlando fans another night built around entrances, rivalries and the occasional dramatic leap from a suspiciously sturdy turnbuckle.
