All Elite Wrestling will be taking over the San Diego Comic Con on Thursday.
The following press release was sent out today:
AEW To Take Over San Diego Comic-Con This Thursday
AEW Stars To Participate in Panel, Signings, and Exclusive Adult Swim Joint Activation
July 24, 2024 – The stars of All Elite Wrestling are teaming with Warner Bros. Discovery to take over San Diego Comic-Con this Thursday for multiple signings and events, including a highly-anticipated, first-ever joint event with Adult Swim. The schedule includes the following:
Panel: “AEW’s Rise Inside the Ring & Beyond”
After record-setting attendance inside Wembley Stadium and the biggest year ever, AEW continues to revolutionize the wrestling industry. In celebration of AEW’s 5-year anniversary, AEW’s biggest stars will take fans inside the ropes for an all-access look at the company’s evolution from a renegade upstart, to one of the most-watched weekly programs across the world.
AEW Stars: Swerve Strickland, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D, Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy, Toni Storm, Will Ospreay (talent subject to change).
Time: This Thursday, July 25; 3:30 – 4:30pm PST
Location: Room 6BCF
Fan Access: Available for fans with badge access at the convention.
Signing: DC Custom Comics / Signing
Through a partnership with DC Comics, six custom origin story comics of top AEW stars will be released for an initial launch at SDCC. The AEW artwork will run as a series of ads in DC print comics for 8 weeks, with in-show AEW promotion driving the collaboration. In celebration of this release, AEW stars will appear at the DC Booth for meet-and-greets.
AEW Stars: Swerve Strickland, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D, Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy, Toni Storm, Will Ospreay (talent subject to change).
Time: This Thursday, July 25; 5:00 – 6:00pm PST
Location: DC Booth – #4545
Fan Access: Available for fans on a first-come, first-served basis with badge access at the convention
Event: Adult Swim + AEW “Battle For The Booty”
In a unique crossover between wrestling and adult animation fans, AEW & Adult Swim are teaming up on the ultimate tag-team tournament, as AEW wrestlers will face off against iconic Adult Swim characters in a Battle Royale match.
AEW Stars: Johnny TV, Orange Cassidy, Taya Valkyrie, Willow Nightingale (talent subject to change).
Adult Swim Stars: Fang from Primal, Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Mr. Frog from Smiling Friends, Rachel from YOLO and other surprise guests!
Time: This Thursday, July 25; 7:30 – 8:30pm PST
Location: Adult Swim Green
Fan Access: Free to attend for fans on a first-come, first-serve basis.
