This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite was a big show for a few reasons. First, it was the Brodie Lee tribute edition of the weekly television show for the promotion.
The second reason is due to how many fans were in attendance for it. Obviously, when the COVID-19 pandemic first started, all wrestling promotions couldn’t have fans in attendance. AEW was one of the first to have some fans in attendance for their TV and pay-per-view events from Daily’s Place.
Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Wednesday’s Dynamite drew 1,080 fans. This was a sellout based on the current set up as there were 900 paid and 180 comps.
Meltzer pointed out how “it was the second-largest American pro wrestling crowd since the pandemic started and AEW’s largest since pre-COVID.”
Most tickets were sold in advance as AEW originally announced that AEW World Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega would defend the title against Rey Fenix on the show, but AEW decided to do a tribute edition for Lee, who passed away last weekend, instead.
AEW has only been allowing between 10-15% capacity for its shows.
