# Grand Slam (2023)

The 2023 Grand Slam was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the third annual Grand Slam event and took place on September 20, 2023, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City, encompassing the broadcasts of Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Rampage aired on tape delay on September 22 on TNT and was expanded to two hours for the Grand Slam special. This would be the final Grand Slam in which the second part aired as Rampage as in 2024, the second part instead aired as Saturday Night Collision.
A total of 12 matches were held across the two episodes, with five broadcast live on Dynamite and seven taped for Rampage. In the main event of the Dynamite broadcast, MJF defeated Samoa Joe to retain the AEW World Championship. In the main event of the Rampage broadcast, The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and "Hangman" Adam Page) defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona) to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.

## Production
### Background

Grand Slam is an annual television special produced every September by the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2021. The event is held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the New York City borough of Queens and airs as a two-part special, encompassing the broadcasts of Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. On the June 28, 2023, episode of Dynamite, it was announced that the third annual Grand Slam would be held on September 20, with Dynamite airing live that night on TBS and Rampage airing on tape delay on September 22 on TNT with Rampage expanded to two hours for the Grand Slam special.

### Storylines

Grand Slam featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision.
On the August 30 episode of Dynamite, it was revealed that there would be a tournament in which the winner would receive an AEW World Championship match against MJF at Dynamite: Grand Slam. The tournament was won by Samoa Joe.
On the September 6 episode of Dynamite, it was announced that on the next episode, a four-way match between Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., Hikaru Shida, Nyla Rose, and Toni Storm would take place to determine Saraya's challenger for the AEW Women's World Championship at Dynamite: Grand Slam. The match was won by Storm.

## Results
### Night 1

Dynamite (aired live September 20) :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Eddie Kingston (Strong) defeated Claudio Castagnoli (ROH) (with Wheeler Yuta) by pinfall | Winner Takes All match for the ROH World Championship and Strong Openweight Championship | 15:15 |
| 2 | Chris Jericho defeated Sammy Guevara by pinfall | Singles match | 16:10 |
| 3 | Rey Fenix (with Alex Abrahantes) defeated Jon Moxley (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW International Championship | 11:35 |
| 4 | Saraya (c) (with Ruby Soho) defeated Toni Storm by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship | 8:30 |
| 5 | MJF (c) defeated Samoa Joe by technical submission | Singles match for the AEW World Championship | 18:40 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### Night 2

Rampage (taped September 20, aired September 22) :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Sting and Darby Allin (with Nick Wayne) defeated Christian Cage and Luchasaurus by pinfall | Tag team match | 7:42 |
| 2 | Hook, Kris Statlander, and Orange Cassidy defeated Angelo Parker, Anna Jay, and Matt Menard (with Jake Hager) by pinfall | Six-person mixed tag team match | 9:24 |
| 3 | The Righteous (Dutch and Vincent) defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta), The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett), and The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) by pinfall | Four-way tag team match for a ROH World Tag Team Championship match at WrestleDream | 9:28 |
| 4 | Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) (c) defeated The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno, and John Silver) by pinfall | Six-man tag team match for the AEW World Trios Championship | 10:38 |
| 5 | Julia Hart (with Brody King) defeated Skye Blue by submission | Singles match | 8:14 |
| 6 | Mike Santana defeated Boulder by pinfall | Singles match | 2:24 |
| 7 | The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and "Hangman" Adam Page) defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona) (c) (with Prince Nana) by pinfall | Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | 11:56 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### Grand Slam World Championship Eliminator Tournament

| Quarterfinals Dynamite (September 6, 2023) Rampage (September 8, 2023) | Quarterfinals Dynamite (September 6, 2023) Rampage (September 8, 2023) | Quarterfinals Dynamite (September 6, 2023) Rampage (September 8, 2023) | Semifinals Collision (September 9, 2023) | Semifinals Collision (September 9, 2023) | Semifinals Collision (September 9, 2023) | Final Dynamite (September 13, 2023) | Final Dynamite (September 13, 2023) | Final Dynamite (September 13, 2023) |
| Darby Allin | Darby Allin | Sub | | | | | | |
| Nick Wayne | Nick Wayne | 14:55 | | | | | | |
| Nick Wayne | Nick Wayne | 14:55 | Darby Allin | Darby Allin | 14:45 | | | |
| | | | Roderick Strong | Roderick Strong | Pin | | | |
| Trent Beretta | Trent Beretta | 11:00 | Roderick Strong | Roderick Strong | Pin | | | |
| Roderick Strong | Roderick Strong | Pin | | | | | | |
| Roderick Strong | Roderick Strong | Pin | | | | Roderick Strong | Roderick Strong | 11:00 |
| | | | | | | Samoa Joe | Samoa Joe | Sub |
| Penta El Zero Miedo | Penta El Zero Miedo | Pin | | | | | | | Samoa Joe | Samoa Joe | Sub |
| Jay Lethal | Jay Lethal | 12:07 | | | | | | |
| Jay Lethal | Jay Lethal | 12:07 | Penta El Zero Miedo | Penta El Zero Miedo | 15:00 | | | |
| | | | Samoa Joe | Samoa Joe | Sub | | | |
| Samoa Joe | Samoa Joe | Pin | Samoa Joe | Samoa Joe | Sub | | | |
| Jeff Hardy | Jeff Hardy | 8:31 | | | | | | |