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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 1, 2023 | ||
| City | Seattle, Washington | ||
| Venue | Climate Pledge Arena | ||
| Attendance | 7,108[1] | ||
| Buy rate | 110,000[2] | ||
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The 2023 WrestleDream was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the inaugural WrestleDream and took place on October 1, 2023, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, marking AEW's first PPV to be held in the state of Washington. The event was a tribute show in honor of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) founder Antonio Inoki; it took place on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Fourteen matches were contested at the event, including four on the "Zero Hour" pre-show. In the main event, Christian Cage defeated Darby Allin by 2–1 in a two out of three falls match to retain the AEW TNT Championship. In other prominent matches, Bryan Danielson defeated Zack Sabre Jr. and Swerve Strickland defeated "Hangman" Adam Page. The event was also notable for the AEW debut of Adam Copeland (formerly known as Edge in WWE).
- ^ "AEW Wrestle Dream live gate was $533,717". Wrestlenomics. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Early estimate on AEW Full Gear PPV buys". f4wonline.com. November 24, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2024.