When AEW first descended upon Australia for “Grand Slam: Australia” last yr, it was an amazing success, drawing certainly one of AEW’s highest Saturday rankings of the yr, largely due to a lead-in by NBA All-Star Weekend. Despite that, questions loomed over how “Grand Slam: Australia” would do one yr later; while the show was now airing in its normal time, in contrast to its late start in 2025, it not only did not have the All-Star Weekend lead-in, but in actual fact needed to go against among the competitions, in addition to the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
And yet, even with the stiff competition, “Grand Slam: Australia” was a rankings success for the second yr in a row. Wrestlenomics and Programming Insider report that the show drew 561K total viewers and 0.10 within the coveted 18-49 demographic. Each numbers were well up from the previous week’s “AEW Collision” episode, with total viewers rising 45% from 388K, while 18-49 was up 43% with 0.07. The news was even higher against the 4 week average, with total viewership up 66% from 337K, while the 18-49 demo rose 100% from 0.05.
In comparison with the primary edition of “Grand Slam: Australia,” the 2026 show matched up higher in some categories than others. In total viewership, 2026 proved to be higher than 2025, which drew 502K total viewers. Nevertheless, most of those 2025 viewers were younger, with the 18-49 variety of 0.21 comfortably defeating 2026’s 0.10.
“Grand Slam: Australia 2026” was headlined by probably the most talked about AEW World Championship matches in recent memory, as MJF put the belt on the road against rising star Brody King. Ultimately, despite support from Bandido and the Australian crowd, King was unable to wrest the title away from MJF, who defeated King with a Heatseeker.