AEW Grand Slam (2021)
The 2021 Grand Slam was the inaugural Grand Slam professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was held on September 22, 2021, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York. The two-part event was broadcast on TNT as special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage—Dynamite aired live while Rampage aired on tape delay on September 24. A total of 14 matches were contested. Five aired live on Dynamite while six aired on Rampage, which was expanded to two hours for the Grand Slam special. Three dark matches also occurred before the live event, which were shown on AEW's YouTube show, Elevation, on September 27.
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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | September 22, 2021 (aired September 22 and 24, 2021) | ||
| City | Flushing, Queens, New York | ||
| Venue | Arthur Ashe Stadium | ||
| Attendance | 20,177 | ||
| Tagline(s) | For the First Time Ever | ||
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Grand Slam was AEW's New York City debut and marked the first AEW event to be held in its entirety within a stadium. Until All In London in August 2023, it was AEW's most attended event with 20,177 fans in attendance. The event was highly praised by fans and critics with particular praise towards the Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson match, which received a 5 star rating from wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer. The Rampage broadcast was also notable for CM Punk's first wrestling match on cable television since facing Billy Gunn on the January 20, 2014, episode of WWE Raw.