AEW Referee Says Talks Are On for WrestleMania Weekend Plans
Summary: AEW referee Bryce Remsburg said conversations are underway about what AEW might do during WrestleMania 43 weekend in April 2027, Fightful reported on Nov. 6. No AEW event has been announced for that weekend.
The quick version
- AEW referee Bryce Remsburg said conversations are underway about what AEW might do while WWE is in Saudi Arabia in April, per Fightful on Nov. 6.
- WrestleCon owner Michael Bochicchio separately pitched an AEW Forbidden Door weekend for that date. That is a pitch, not a plan.
- AEW has not announced any event for the weekend. Tony Khan said in May the idea was "potentially viable."
AEW referee Bryce Remsburg said conversations are underway about what AEW might do while WWE holds WrestleMania 43 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in April 2027, according to Fightful on Friday, Nov. 6. AEW has not announced an event for that weekend.
What was said
Fightful says Tony Khan has been asked "many times" whether AEW will run something domestically that weekend. Remsburg's remark was summarized by Fightful and not given in full quotes, so we are not quoting him. We have not seen his exact words.
WrestleCon and Highspots owner Michael Bochicchio made a separate pitch on a Highspots Sign-it-Live session with Mick Foley, per Fightful's transcription. He said: "He does this pay-per-view called Forbidden Door where he brings in other groups. I think we should make a global weekend out of that pay-per-view." Foley answered: "I know the money might be good but, man, it's just leaving a very wide space for someone to fill that void." Bochicchio said it should not be held in Saudi Arabia and that he would "let Tony decide where he wants to hold it."
What Khan has said
After AEW Double or Nothing on May 24, Khan was asked whether AEW could fill a gap when no big domestic WWE event takes place in April. F4W Online quotes his answer: "I think it is potentially viable. And 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."
What is not known
- No date, city or name for an AEW show that weekend. Forbidden Door is AEW's show with NJPW and other groups, and no one with AEW has said it will move.
- WWE has not announced WrestleMania 43 dates. We cover the unconfirmed expectation in our dates rumor story.
- AEW has not responded to Bochicchio's pitch that we have seen.
Source: Fightful's Nov. 6 report on the Highspots Sign-it-Live session, with F4W Online for Khan's May comments. Nothing in this story is a rumor. Remsburg's remark is a paraphrase from Fightful, not a direct quote from us.
Sources
- Fightful (Andrew Thompson), "WrestleCon Owner Proposes Idea Of Tony Khan Doing AEW Forbidden Door Weekend While WWE WrestleMania 43 Is In Saudi Arabia", Nov. 6, 2026, with a transcription of Highspots Sign-it-Live. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling-news/wrestlecon-owner-proposes-idea-of-tony-khan-doing-aew-forbidden-door-weekend-while-wwe-wrestlemania-43-is-in-saudi-arabia
- Highspots Sign-it-Live session with Mick Foley, the original session, as transcribed by Fightful. We did not hear it ourselves. No link, we only saw Fightful's transcript.
- F4W Online (Bryan Rose), "Tony Khan: idea of big AEW event during WWE WrestleMania 43 weekend 'potenitally viable'", May 24, 2026. https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/tony-khan-idea-of-big-aew-event-during-wwe-wrestlemania-43-weekend-potenitally-viable
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: checked AEW's channels coverage for an announcement and found none.
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