Redline Championships is taking competitive cheerleading to a Major League stage.
The event producer has announced the launch of Grand Slam Nationals, scheduled for Jan. 16-17, 2027, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The two-day competition will bring All Star cheerleading, school cheerleading and dance inside the home of the Texas Rangers.
The inaugural event represents one of the most ambitious venue announcements from an independent cheerleading event producer. Rather than holding the competition inside a traditional convention center or arena, Redline Championships will transform a Major League Baseball stadium into a championship setting for thousands of athletes, coaches and spectators.
“Grand Slam Nationals represents everything Redline Championships stands for—creating memorable experiences, delivering exceptional production and celebrating every athlete who steps onto the performance floor,” said Jeb Harris, founder of Redline Championships.
Globe Life Field opened in 2020 and sits at the center of Arlington’s growing sports and entertainment district. The stadium features a retractable roof, climate-controlled seating areas and expansive digital video boards that will give Redline Championships the ability to build an event around more than the competition floor.
The venue is also located near AT&T Stadium, Texas Live! and several hotels, restaurants and entertainment options. That surrounding infrastructure gives teams the opportunity to build a full destination weekend around the competition.
A Different Kind of Competition Venue
Redline Championships has built its reputation around high-energy events, strong production and an experience designed to keep athletes at the center of the competition.
Grand Slam Nationals will extend that approach into a venue typically reserved for professional sports and major entertainment events.
Athletes will compete beneath the stadium’s large-scale video displays, while spectators will be able to watch from permanent stadium seating rather than temporary bleachers commonly used at convention-center competitions.
The retractable roof and climate-controlled environment also remove much of the weather uncertainty that would normally come with a stadium event in January.
The move gives Redline Championships room to create something larger than a standard two-day competition. Globe Life Field provides the space and production infrastructure needed to support multiple competition areas, warm-up spaces, athlete staging, awards ceremonies, vendors and spectator experiences.
Final layouts and production details have not yet been announced.
A Midseason Destination Event
The January date places Grand Slam Nationals near the middle of the competitive cheerleading season.
For many All Star programs, January is when teams begin increasing difficulty, refining routines and preparing for the final stretch of the season. School teams are also entering an important portion of their championship calendar.
That timing could position Grand Slam Nationals as both a major destination event and an important competitive test.
The event will include All Star cheerleading, school cheerleading and dance, allowing Redline Championships to bring several areas of the industry together inside one venue.
The size of Globe Life Field could also give Redline Championships room to welcome a significant number of programs without losing the production value expected from a national championship.
Raising the Ceiling for Independent Events
The announcement comes as event producers continue looking for ways to distinguish their competitions in a crowded marketplace.
For many programs, the decision to attend an event is no longer based only on bids, awards or location. Coaches and families are also evaluating the venue, production, travel experience and overall value of the weekend.
Professional stadiums offer something that is difficult to recreate inside a traditional competition hall. Athletes walk into a venue built for the highest levels of sports, see themselves on massive video boards and perform in front of stadium seating filled with teammates, coaches and families.
That experience can become part of a team’s season long after the final awards are presented.
For Redline Championships, Grand Slam Nationals is an opportunity to create a signature event that stands apart on both its calendar and the broader national schedule.
It is also another sign of how independent event producers are investing in larger venues, stronger production and experiences that present cheerleaders and dancers as the athletes they are.
The Road to Arlington
Planning is already underway for the January 2027 event. Additional information about registration, divisions, scheduling, hotels and event operations is expected to be released as Grand Slam Nationals approaches.
The first year will provide the clearest indication of how programs respond to a stadium-based national championship and how Redline Championships uses the scale of Globe Life Field.
The venue is already built for major moments. In January, Redline Championships will place competitive cheerleading and dance at the center of it.
Cheer Daily will continue to follow Grand Slam Nationals as registration details, hotel information and the complete event schedule are announced.
