By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW All In Texas
Aired live July 12, 2025, on pay-per-view
Arlington, Texas, at Globe Life Field
AEW All In Texas pre-show results: Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, Ross Von Erich, and Marshall Von Erich beat Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, and Shawn Dean in an eight-man tag match in 7:15, Big Boom AJ, Hologram, Kyle O’Reilly, and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Lance Archer, Hechicero, Trent Beretta, and Rocky Romero in an eight-man tag match in 12:45, and “FTR” Dak Harwood and Cash Wheeler defeated “The Outrunners” Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd in 16:10…
A video package opened the show, and then pyro shot off on the stage. The broadcast team of Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Nigel McGuinness, checked in while Bush’s “Machinehead” played…
Ring announcer Justin Roberts delivered the introductions for the AEW Trios Title match while the wrestlers were making their entrances…
1. “The Opps” Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Gabe Kidd, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli for the AEW Trios Titles. All six men fought to start the match. Castagnoli and Yuta set up for a Doomsday Device on Hobbs, who caught Yuta in midair and turned it into a powerslam. Hobbs had Yuta beat, but Castagnoli broke up the pin.
A short time later, Hobbs broke up another double team spot with Yuta and Castagnoli. Kidd took out Hobbs, and they both tumbled to the floor. Shibata ran over and hit Yuta with a knee strike, and then Joe pulled Yuta off the ropes and hit a Muscle Buster for the three count…
“The Opps” Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata defeated Gabe Kidd, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli in 14:10 to retain the AEW Trios Titles.
After the match, the heels attacked The Opps. Castagnoli and Kidd put Shibata down with a piledriver while Castagnoli hit Joe with a Neutralizer. Yuta worked over Hobbs with chair shots at ringside. Yuta wrapped a chair around the neck of Joe, and then Castagnoli stomped the chair. EMTs entered the ring, and then Joe was stretchered to the back…
Powell’s POV: A good main card opening match. I suppose they could be writing out Joe, but I suspect the post-match attack was done to make it seem questionable that The Opps trios will be around to help Hangman Page later in the show. On a side note, the building looks great on television. The vast majority of the seats shown on camera thus far are filled, with the exception of what looks like a club or a suite level and a section at the very top level of the stadium. The stage looks good, and the crowd seems to be mic’d pretty well for a stadium show. WrestleTix listed the attendance as 25,671 around the start of the pre-show.
A video package set up the men’s Casino Gauntlet match. Mark Briscoe made his entrance. MJF was accompanied by MVP during his entrance…
2. The Men’s Casino Gauntlet match for a shot at the AEW World Championship. Mark Briscoe and MJF were the first two entrants. MVP joined the broadcast team. MJF made three quick pin attempts for two counts. MJF wrenched Briscoe’s arm to send him to the mat, and then went to the middle rope and played to the crowd for heat. MJF got cocky, which led to Briscoe firing up and working him over. Schiavone said they don’t know when others will enter. A countdown clock immediately appeared.
The third entrant was Ricochet around 2:00. Once in the ring, Ricochet shook hands with MJF, and they both put the boots to Briscoe, who was down in a corner of the ring.
The fourth entrant was ROH World Champion Bandido around 3:30. MJF and Ricochet shook hands again, but MJF thumbed Ricochet in the eye and exited the ring. Bandido worked over Ricochet. MJF returned and rolled up Bandido for a two count. Briscoe sent Ricochet over the top rope and eventually hit him with a Cactus Jack elbow, and then a Blockbuster off the apron.
The fifth entrant was Konosuke Takeshita around 6:00. Takeshita hit Ricochet with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Bandido and Takeshita faced off while the broadcast team gushed over the ROH World Championship match they had the night before at ROH Supercard of Honor. Bandido hit Takeshita with a Poison Rana. MJF hit Bandido from behind. MJF followed up with a powerbomb on his knee and covered Bandido for two. MJF made a play for Bandido’s mask, which led to the obvious next entrant.
The sixth entrant was Mistico, around 9:00. Mistico hit a springboard into the ropes and a back elbow on MJF, who rolled to the floor. Mistico followed up by clearing Takeshita and then Bandido to ringside. Mistico up up top and turned into Sin Cara momentarily by dropping off the ropes, and then climbed back up and dove onto multiple opponents on the floor. Back in the ring, Mistico put MJF in La Mystica, but Briscoe stopped MJF from tapping out. Briscoe also put MJF in a Fujiwara Armbar, but
The seventh entrant was Josh Alexander, who slammed Bandido on the apron and then knocked him to the floor. Takeshita performed a dive onto a group of opponents.
The eighth entrant was Anthony Bowens, who was not accompanied by Billie Gunn. Bowens had a flurry of offense on a variety of opponents. Takeshita and Alexander approached Bowens, who told them to “suck my f—ing dick” and was then blasted with elbow strikes by both men.
The ninth entrant was Roderick Strong around 16:00. Strong hit MJF with a knee strike at ringside and then entered the ring and hit multiple opponents with backbreakers.
The tenth entrant was Brody King, who received a pop followed by barks from the crowd. Bandido joined King in fighting Takeshita and Alexander. A “this is awesome” chant started and was drowned out quickly by more barks. King caught MJF in a sleeper, but MJF gouged his eyes to break free. King came back and had MJF pinned, but Ricochet broke it up.
The 11th entrant was Juice Robinson around 21:00. The crowd popped big. Ricochet was unhappy. A clean-shaven Robinson entered the ring and worked over Ricochet with punches. When Ricochet covered up, Robinson bopped him on his bald head. There was a brief “welcome back” chant. Bishop Kaun showed up at ringside and pulled Ricochet to safety, and then Toa Liona attacked Robinson in the ring. Ricochet hit Robinson with a shooting star press for a near fall.
Ricochet and his Gates of Agony duo fought ot keep others out of the ring. GOA set up for their finisher on Robinson, but they were distracted by Austin and Colten Gunn walking onto the stage. The Gunns took out GOA on their way to the ring. The Guns entered the ring and hit Ricochet with a 3:10 To Yuma. Robinson rolled Ricochet into a pin, but MJF broke it up. GOA and the Gunns fought to the back.
The 12th entrant was Kota Ibushi around 24:40. Ibushi entered the ring and hit a series of kicks on various opponents regardless of whether they were babyface or heel. Ibushi hit a standing moonsault on Caster for a two count.
The 13th entrant was The Beast Mortos around 26:40. Excalibur noted that Mortos worked at Arena Mexico less than 24 hours earlier. Mortos had his moment to shine by working over various wrestlers. Strong entered the ring and opened his arms for a hug, but Mortos headbutted him. Mistico executed a top rope huracanrana on Mortos and then covered him for two. Ricochet set up Mistico for Vertigo, but Bandido superkicked Ricochet and then hit him with a GTS. Bandido went for the 21 Plex, but Takeshita got behind him and performed a double German suplex.
Strong hit Takeshita with a knee strike and a Tiger Driver, but Alexander broke up the pin. Alexander tried to pin Strong, but Briscoe hit him with Froggy Bow to break it up. King hit a Gonzo Bomb on Bowens. Robinson hit King with the Left Hand of God. Mortos put Robinson down with a pop-up Samoan Drop. Ibushi dropped Mortos with a lariat and then hit him. Strong performed End of Heartache on Ibhishi. MJF broke up a pin attempt and then used an Alabama Slam and a jackknife pin to get a near fall on Strong.
The 14th entrant was Max Caster around 33:15. Caster did some mic work on his way to the ring and did his “best wrestler alive” chant while standing over Bowens, who was down at ringside. Bowens got up and prevented Caster from entering the ring. Strong hit Briscoe with a gutbuster. Briscoe came right back with a lariat and a Jay Driller. MJF threw Briscoe out of the ring and then stole the pin on Strong.
MJF won the men’s Casino Gauntlet in 34:55 to earn a future shot at the AEW World Championship.
After the match, MJF showed off his contract that said he had a “guaranteed future world title shot.” MJF hugged MVP, and then jawed into a floor camera about how it was only a matter of time before he gets the title back…
Powell’s POV: A mixed bag. I’m not a fan of the random outside interference that is permitted because there are no disqualifications, though AEW is hardly alone in taking that approach. I’m also not big on the randomness of the time between entrances, which is another thing they’re not alone in, but they went with some long gaps at some points. If nothing else, the broadcast team acknowledged that the entry times were random. That said, the live crowd had fun with all of the entrances and the action. I think the match would have been more enjoyable had they trimmed eight to ten minutes.
Stokely Hathaway stood backstage and recalled saying FTR is finished with The Outrunners and would watch the AEW Tag Team Title match up close. Hathaway announced that FTR would be guest commentators during the AEW Tag Team Title match…
Adam Cole made his entrance and placed the TNT Championship belt on the apron. Cole did his full entrance routine before taking the mic. Cole was emotional as he spoke about how some health issues were keeping him out of the match and would have prevented him from defending the title in the near future. He said he didn’t want to talk about retirement, but he wanted to talk to what he called the best damn fans in the world.
Cole got choked up. The crowd applauded him again. Cole said the fans supported him all over the world and in multiple promotions. Cole said it meant the world to him. He said that in his highest moments and in his most recent lowest moments, the fans supported him, and he will always love them for that. Cole said he didn’t want to take up more time because they had the best damn wrestling pay-per-view they have ever seen.
Cole thanked the fans for making AEW what it is and for making it so special. Cole thanked the fans for changing his life and said he would love them always. Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly entered the ring and hugged an emotional Cole while a “Thank you, Adam” chant broke out. Cole led the fans in an “Adam Cole, Baby” while smiling. Cole grabbed the title belt and then placed it on the AEW logo before leaving the ring. Excalibur said he hoped this was not goodbye and was merely a see you later.
Powell’s POV: A touching moment. It was tough to see Cole so emotional, as it seems to suggest that he doesn’t know what the future holds. Here’s wishing him the very best regardless of whatever comes next.
Cole, Strong, and O’Reilly went to the stage. Arkady Aura handled the introductions for the TNT Title match. Daniel Garcia’s entrance music played. Strong and O’Reilly headed to the back. Garcia hugged Cole and spoke with him. Matt Menard joined Garcia. Sammy Guevara came out wearing a cowboy hat and had a Texas flag, but the crowd was pretty flat. Dustin Rhodes came out next and hugged Guevara once he was in the ring. Kyle Fletcher made his entrance alone…
3. Kyle Fletcher vs. Daniel Garcia (w/Matt Menard) vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the vacant TNT Championship. Menard sat in on commentary and agreed with Excalibur that Fletcher was the favorite to win. Guevara performed an early Spanish Fly off the apron on Garcia. There was a double Figure Four spot, and then Rhodes and Guevara turned them over. Fletcher and Garcia fought while locked in the holds.
Later, Rhodes hit a Destroyer and CrossRhodes on Fletcher. Rhodes went for the pin, but Fletcher kicked out at the last moment. Dustin put Fletcher in position for Shattered Dreams and then played to the quiet crowd. Garcia stepped in front of Rhodes and spoke to him. When the crowd booed, Garcia smiled and then delivered the kick himself. Dustin was going to follow up with a kick, but Guevara cut him off and threw a kick of his own. Dustin finally capped it off by flipping double birds at Fletcher and then hitting Shattered Dreams.
Guevara went for a superkick on Garcia, who moved, and the kick hit Dustin instead. Garcia put Guevara in the Dragon Slayer. Guevara eventually escaped and hit a Codebreaker and then a GTH. Guevara covered Garcia, but Dustin broke up the pin. Garcia looked upset with Dustin while the broadcast team said it was every man for himself. Dustin told Guevara that this might be his only shot.
Moments later, Fletcher pulled Garcia to ringside and powerbombed him on the apron. Guevara went after Fletcher and was also dumped on the apron. Fletcher entered the ring and hit Dustin with a pair of Helluva-style kicks. Fletcher set up for the brainbuster, but he released the hold. Guevara jumped from the top rope and hit Fletcher with a cutter. Garcia performed a move on Fletcher, and then Rhodes rolled up Fletcher for a two count. Garcia put Rhodes in a Dragon Tamer. Dustin countered with an inside cradle and got the three count.
Dustin Rhodes defeated Daniel Garcia, Kyle Fletcher, and Sammy Guevara in 15:45 to win the TNT Championship.
Dustin got emotional as he sat in the corner, and referee Aubrey Edwards held the title belt in front of him. Excalibur said Dustin could call himself a champion in AEW for the first time in his career. The broadcast team, including Menard, was shown giving Dustin a standing ovation. Dustin continued to show emotion while seated in the corner and then accepted the title belt. Dustin stood up. Wyatt Rhodes and Wayne Rhodes entered the ring and celebrated with Dustin, and then Ross Von Erich and Marshall Von Erich joined in. Guevara and Rhodes shook hands and hugged…
Powell’s POV: The match played to a fairly flat crowd for three-quarters of the match. It’s understandable given that this was an impromptu match and the fans had just sat through the emotional segment with Adam Cole. Capping it off with a feel-good win for Dustin was the right call. You had to know Fletcher wasn’t going to win when Exclaibur and Menard agreed that he was the favorite. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised nor complain if Fletcher eventually beats Rhodes to win the title.
A video package set up the AEW Tag Team Title match, and then entrances for the match took place. There was an Assassin’s Creed-themed bit with a dozen guys on the stage. Some of them performed karate moves in front of Will Ospreay, who turned and bowed to the others before heading to the ring.
Former WWE ring announcer Jojo Offerman (and Bray Wyatt’s widow) came out and performed Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody” on the stage before Swerve Strickland made his entrance with Prince Nana.
Powell’s POV: Jojo looked and sounded great. It was nice to see her again. Swerve used that song as his entrance theme in MLW and elsewhere earlier in his career.
The Young Bucks came out dressed in Revolutionary War-style outfits. Pyro shot off on the stage behind them. The Bucks “sailed” on a boat as part of their entrance while Justin Roberts delivered an over-the-top introduction speech for the Founding Fathers. The boat lowered opposite the hard camera and then the Bucks walked to the ring while Ospreay pointed at his imaginary wrist watch (and he doesn’t even have to watch NXT Great American Bash and Saturday Night’s Main Event tonight!)…
4. Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) vs. “The Young Bucks” Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson. The Bucks lose their Executive Vice President titles if they lose, but if they win, Swerve and Ospreay can’t challenge for the AEW World Championship for one year. Taz joined Excalibur and Schiavone on commentary.
Ospreay performed a Sky Twister Press off the back of Swerve onto one of the Bucks for an early two count. The Bucks took over offensively while the broadcast team spoke about the brothers being at their best. Ospreay was isolated by the Bucks, who picked up multiple near falls.
Swerve eventually tagged in and got the better of the Bucks for a bit. Swerve and Ospreay both went up top and performed stereo Sky Twister Presses with Swerve hitting Mathew in the ring, while Ospreay landed on Nicholas on the floor. Swerve got a two count.
The Bucks came back with some of their signature spots, including the spot where Nicholas stomped Ospreay while he was draped over the top rope, which sent Ospreay into Matthew’s powerbomb for a near fall. Nicholas got up, ran up the ropes, and hit his own Sky Twister Swerve.
Ospreay fired up, but the Bucks cut off his comeback and knocked Swerve off the apron. Nicholas went for a Buckshot Lariat, but Ospreay stuffed it. The Bucks threw superkicks, and there was a ridiculously fast flurry of moves from both teams that concluded with the Bucks hitting Destroyers on both opponents, only for Swerve to hit a House Call while Ospreay hit a Hidden Blade. The crowd stood up and popped big for the hot sequence.
Ospreay and Swerve hit some double-team moves for good near falls. Swerve set up for a House Call, but Nicholas pulled him to the floor and ran him into the ring steps. Nicholas superkicked Nana, which drew loud boos from the crowd. Matthew rolled up Ospreay after he was kicked by Nicholas, which led to a near fall. Matthew spoke to referee Rick Knox while throwing a low-blow kick at Ospreay.
The Bucks hit the TK Driver on Swerve on the floor. Back in the ring, Matthew hit Ospreay with his own Hidden Blade move. Matthew hoisted up Ospreay, and the Bucks hit More Bang For Your Buck, which led to Matthew getting a near fall. Matthew expressed frustration over not getting the pin.
The Bucks set up for an EVP Trigger on Ospreay. He avoided the move initially, but they ended up connecting and had him beat, but Swerve returned to break up the pin. Swerve fired up and threw punches at both Bucks. Nicholas threw a superkick at him, but Swerve caught his leg and swung in into Matthew and then got a near fall. Ospreay went for a hidden Blade on one of the Bucks, but he ducked, and Ospreay accidentally hit Swerve.
The Bucks hit Ospreay with an EVP Trigger, and then Nicholas covered him for a great near fall. The Bucks hit the TK Driver on Ospreay for another near fall. The Bucks positioned Ospreay so that he was on his knees and had his arms draped over the middle rope, and then took turns superkicking his face. Swerve stood in front of his partner and ate superkicks. Swerve got back to his feet and ate more superkicks. Swerve fired up and was blasted with a double superkick.
The Bucks went for an EVP Trigger, but Swerve stuffed it. Ospreay took out Nicholas with a Hidden Blade. Ospreay held up Matthew while Swerve hit him with a double stomp into a tombstone piledriver for a near fall. Moments later, Swerve and Ospreay simultaneously hit a House Call and a Hidden Blade on Matthew, and then Swerve pinned him…
Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland defeated “The Young Bucks” Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson in 25:50 to force the Bucks to relinquish their EVP titles.
Ospreay and Swerve hugged and eventually shook hands…
Powell’s POV: The match was a little slow to start, but it was a blast once they found their groove and kicked it into high gear. I wasn’t a fan of AEW incorporating the EVP titles into their storyline universe to begin with, so I’m happy they finally ditched them. Plus, it’s also a nice move to deliver a lot of feel-good finishes on the company’s biggest annual event.
An ad aired from the company’s daily fantasy sports partner…
A video package set up the women’s Casino Gauntlet match. Arkady Aura handled the introductions while Kris Statlander made her entrance, followed by Megan Bayne, who was accompanied by Penelope Ford, who may also be an entrant in the match at some point…
5. The Women’s Casino Gauntlet match for a shot at the AEW Women’s Championship. The first entrants were Kris Statlander and Megan Bayne. Statlander hit an F5 on Bayne and then kipped up as the time counted down and Bayne rolled out of the ring.
The third entrant was Willow Nightingale, who got a big pop. Willow entered the ring and traded forearms with Statlander. Taz spoke about how they are close friends (huh?), and then Excalibur said they were until the TBS Title came between them. Bane returned to the ring, and then she and Statlander teamed up to execute a double chokeslam on Willow.
The fourth entrant was Tay Melo, who was accompanied by Anna Jay, who could also be in the match. There was a clunky spot with Melo taking Bayne down and putting her in a submission hold. Ford entered the ring and kicked Melo to break the hold. Ford went up top and kicked Jay away.
Harley Cameron popped up on the apron wearing a pink face mask and pushed Ford off the top rope to break up a planned Doomsday Device. Ford got up and went face-to-face with Cameron. Ford knocked Jay down, but then Jay and Cameron chased Ford to the back.
The fifth entrant was Thekla, who performed a dive off the top rope onto a couple of opponents on the floor.
The sixth entrant was Julia Hart, who was accompanied by Skye Blue. They ran to the ring. Hart went up top and performed a moonsault onto Statlander and Bayne, who were just standing in the ring waiting to be jumped on. Hart performed a version of Old School on Bayne. Blue ran in and kicked Bayne, and then Hart applied an octopus hold on Bayne. Melo broke up the octopus and performed a Gotch-style piledriver on Hart for a near fall. Thekla did her spider walk.
The seventh entrant was Queen Aminata, who put Thekla down with a neckbreaker. Aminata followed up with a running knee strike and covered Thekla, but Willow used a senton to break it up. Blue entered the ring and helped Hart again, which led to Hart superplexing Willow while Thekla performed the same move on Aminata. Hart and Thekla both hung from the ropes and looked at one another.
The eighth entrant was Mina Shirakawa. She celebrated shortly after entering the ring and was hit from behind by Statlander and Bayne. Shirakawa came back and put them down with a double DDT. Blue went after Shirakawa, who put her in a Figure Four.
The ninth entrant was ROH Women’s Champion Athena, who received a big ovation from the crowd. Athena had a run of offense and took shots at pretty much every other opponent. Athena put Aminata down with a tombstone piledriver and had her pinned, but Willow broke it up. Athena jumped from the ropes and hit a Codebreaker on Willow.
The tenth entrant was Thunder Rosa, who ran to the ring and clotheslined Athena, who beat her the night before at Supercard of Honor.
The 11th entrant was Syuri, who had obnoxious, screeching entrance noise. Shirakawa smiled and nodded on the floor. Syuri got the better of multiple opponents.
The 12th entrant was Alex Winsdor, who went right at Syuri. Excalibur said Windsor and Syuri had their share of battles over the years, and Syuri always got the better of Windsor. Syuri bulldogged Windsor, who came right back with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Winsor and Syuri traded elbow strikes. Syuri eventually executed a German suplex, but Windsor popped right up and hit Syuri with the same move. Syuri dropped Windsor with a knee strike and covered her, but a bunch of women returned to the ring and broke up the pin. Hart and Thekla applied spider-like moves over the ropes while Aminata used her legs to pull Statlander’s face into her ass.
Statlander and Bayne fought again. Statlander powerbombed Bayne off the apron and onto a group of wrestlers on the floor. Rosa and Shirakawa fought in the ring for a bit. Shriakawa jumped from the top rope and hit a sling blade clothesline on the way down. Rosa came right back with some kicks. Shirakawa put Rosa down, and once she stood up, Shirakawa dropped her with a spinning back fist. Shirakawa set up for a Figure Four, but Athena hit her with the O-Face and pinned her…
Athena won the women’s Casino Gauntlet in 27:00 to earn a future shot at the AEW Women’s Championship.
Athena held up her contract after the match and played to the crowd…
Powell’s POV: The match had its moments. It was weird that the entrants just stopped even though there was a long stretch of time before the final entrant and the end of the match. It’s great that Athena won, but one can only hope that she’s going to be a real player in the AEW women’s division, and this won’t result in one title match before she heads back to ROH purgatory.
A video package set up the AEW Tag Team Title match. FTR and Stokely Hathaway came out to sit in on commentary. Justin Roberts was shown standing in the ring while he introduced The Hurt Syndicate. Westside Gunn and Smoke DZA sang their Hurt Syndicate’s entrance theme. Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey were out next to a modest reaction. The Patriarchy’s entrance followed…
6. Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin (w/MVP, MJF) vs. Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey vs. Nick Wayne and Christian Cage (w/Mother Wayne, Kip Sabian) in a three-way for the AEW Tag Team Titles. Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, and Stokely Hathaway were on commentary. Some fans sang “We Hurt People” as Lashley and Benjamin dominated the early offense. Harwood said it bothers him that Knight and Bailey steal FTR’s high flying moves. Funny.
Benjamin popped up Knight at ringside, and dropped him on the ring steps. Lashley played to the crowd as there were more “We Hurt People” chants. Back in the ring, Benjamin turned Bailey inside out with a clothesline and then put Christian in an ankle lock. Sabian climbed on the apron. Benjamin released the ankle lock and sent Sabian to the floor with a knee strike.
Later, Benjamin worked over Knight in the ring until Cage tagged himself in. Wayne put Knight down with a cutter and then took out Bailey. Cage splashed Knight and had him beat, but MVP and MJF hopped onto the apron to distract the referee.
Lashley tagged himself in and worked over Cage and Knight. Lashley slammed Wayne to the mat, but then ran into a Christian kick. Moments later, Bailey put Wayne on his shoulders while standing on the apron. Knight dropkicked Wayne for a Doomsday Device style bump onto other wrestlers on the floor.
Lashley shoved Christian into the laps of Harwood and Wheeler. They stood up and told him to get back in the ring, but Lashley shoved them both down. Harwood and Wheeler climbed on the apron as Christian set up Lashley for a Killswitch. Lashley shoved Christian into Harwood and Wheeler to knock them off the apron, and then he speared and pinned Christian.
Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin defeated Christian Cage and Nick Wayne, and “JetSpeed” Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey in a three-way in 18:40 to retain the AEW Tag Team Titles.
After the Hurt Syndicate left the ring, Harwood and Wheeler entered and looked upset with Christian. Wayne and Sabian stood in front of Christian. When Christian called for his crew to leave, Wayne grabbed him and put him down with a Killswitch. Mother Wayne laughed. Nick held Christian, and then Mother Wayne slapped him. Wheeler handed Nick a chair for a Conchairto, but Nick froze once he heard entrance music.
Adam Copeland came out with his board covered in nails that he calls Spike. Copeland took out Sabian and Nick at ringside and then got in the ring and speared the FTR duo. Copeland. Nick returned with a chair, but Copeland used his weapon to bat it away. Copeland speared Sabian. Copeland stood tall in the ring while the heels were down on the floor. “Don’t make me do it again,” Harwood told Copeland from the front row. Wheeler said they would finish the job.
Copeland looked down at Christian and then tossed his weapon aside. Copeland helped Christian to his feet and said, “Go find yourself.” Copeland exited the ring while Christian watched from the ring. Christian picked up Spike…
Powell’s POV: The match was nothing special, and it felt like fatigue may have sat in for the live crowd from the long show. The storyline injury that Lashley suffered on Dynamite was a non-factor. But the fans popped huge for the return of Copeland. I’m looking forward to an eventual Copeland and Christian vs. FTR match, and I’m curious to see where Nick Wayne goes from here.
An ad aired for AEW Forbidden Door London, which will be held on Sunday, August 24…
A video package set up the AEW Women’s Championship match. Cheerleaders danced on the stage, and then a man drove a classic car onto the stage with Mercedes Mone seated in the back. Mone wore a robe with the names of the 24 women she beat since she arrived in AEW.
A black and white Toni Storm video aired. Storm walked slowly into a spotlight while using a cane as Luther stood behind her. Storm ditched the cane and threw her hat toward Luther. Storm removed her jacket once the stage let up with her images on it, and then she headed to the ring…
7. “Timeless” Toni Storm (w/Luther) vs. TBS Champion Mercedes Mone for the AEW Women’s Championship. Justin Roberts delivered in-ring introductions for the title match and said it was the first match of the triple main event. Mone was booed. Storm was a huge fan favorite. Aubrey Edwards was the referee.
Storm dropkicked Mone, who ducked to ringside. Storm teased a dive, and then stopped and mocked Mone’s dance moves. Luther pointed at Mone before striking a crane kick pose. Mone went back to the apron where Storm hit her with a hip attack. Storm climbed on Luther’s shoulders and then grabbed Mone by the hair and ran her across the apron before tossing her to the floor.
Storm picked up Mone to dump her back inside the ring, but Mone caught her with a kick and then knocked her off the apron with another, but Luther caught her. Mone performed a knee strike that knocked Luther to the mat. Mone picked up Luther’s glasses and broke them.
Storm shoved Mone against the broadcast table. Storm brought Mone to the ropes where they fought for position. Mone won the battle and hit a sunset bomb. Mone dropkicked a seated Storm. Mone followed up with a sunset bomb into the corner. Mone slid under the legs of Storm and then powerbombed her on the floor. The fans booed loudly.
Mone dominated the next few minutes of offense. Mone performed the Three Amigos and was booed. Mone went for a top rope frog splash, but Storm put her knees up. Storm hooked Mone in an inside cradle for a two count. Storm executed three German suplexes. Storm hit a Hip Attack and followed up with Storm Zero, but Mone kicked, er, threw her arm up. The crowd didn’t really buy into this as the potential finish. Storm applied a chicken wing. Mone bit her way free.
A short time later, Mone had a series of pin attempts. Mone showed concern when her last attempt didn’t get the three count. Storm came up with a bloody nose. Mone kissed Storm, who stuffed Mone’s finisher and then hit a double underhook into a powerbomb for a nice near fall. Storm performed a wild neckbreaker for another near fall.
Mone came back with a Backstabber and then hooked Storm in a Statement Maker. Storm escaped and applied her own version of the hold. Mone rolled over and got her foot on the rope. Storm hit her with three Storm Zeros and covered Mone for a near fall. The fans bought into the possibility that time. Storm showed disappointment over not getting the win. Storm dragged Mone to a corner of the ring and placed her against the bottom turnbuckle pad.
Storm went for a hip attack, but Mone stood up and hooked Storm into a small package for a near fall. Mone caught Storm in the Statement Maker. Storm reached for the ropes, but Mone hooked her into a pin for a two count. Mone hit a Backstabber, but Storm got to her feet and hit a hip attack in the corner. Storm went to the middle rope and pulled Mone up with her while “this is awesome” chants broke out. Mone knocked Storm off the ropes, but Storm crotched her and then kissed her before returning to the ropes. Storm hit Storm Zero from the ropes and got the three count.
Toni Storm defeated Mercedes Mone in 24:10 to retain the AEW Women’s Championship.
Luther entered the ring and joined the referee in raising Storm’s arms. Storm headed to the back with Luther while Mone was helped to her feet by trainers…
Powell’s POV: A strong match with a crowd-pleasing finish. It felt like it could go either way, but I’m all for Storm going over. There was a time when I felt Storm didn’t need the championship. And while she really doesn’t need the belt, she has made the championship what it is today.
A video package set up the AEW Unified Championship match.
Jim Ross was introduced and received a great reaction as he stood behind the broadcast desk and was introduced by Justin Roberts. Ross waved and pumped his fist. Excalibur noted that Ross “successfully navigated through a cancer diagnosis.”
Kazuchika Okada made his entrance with Don Callis, and pyro shot off on the stage. Callis joined the broadcast team and said Okada is the real ace of the company. He also welcomed back Ross. Kenny Omega made his entrance with hooded men singing on the stage. Jason Charles Miller stood in front of them and sang Omega’s entrance theme. The AEW Unified Championship belt was on a podium at ringside…
8. AEW International Champion Kenny Omega (w/Kota Ibushi) vs. AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada (w/Don Callis) for the new AEW Unified Championship. Callis sat in on commentary with Excalibur, Taz, and Ross. Bryce Remsburg was the referee. The fans popped when the bell rang to start the match. Many fans stood and applauded on the main floor before the wrestlers even locked up. An “AEW” chant broke out. The broadcast team noted that Omega was 2-1-1 in matches with Okada.
Early in the match, Callis stood up and threw punches at Omega while Okada distracted the referee. Okada went to ringside and slammed Omega’s head on the broadcast tables, and then pulled him onto the Spanish broadcast table where he hit a DDT. The referee and Ibushi checked on Omega, who eventually returned to the ring. Okada taunted Omega with light kicks. Omega got upset. Okada hit him with an elbow strike. Omega fired himself up and then chopped Okada. Omega ran the ropes and was cut off with a knee to the gut. Okada made the cover for a two count.
Omega rallied and hit a flip dive onto Okada on the floor. Callis ran away from Omega, but he returned to the broadcast table after Omega was back in the ring. Omega hit Okada with a missile dropkick to the back and got a two count. A short time later, Omega fought Okada on the ropes and superplexed him for a two count. Okada went for a Rainmaker, but Omega slipped away and then held the ropes when Okada went for a dropkick. Omega rolled Okada into a pin, but Okada reversed it for a two count. Omega hit a dragon suplex. Omega fired up, but he ran into a dropkick from Okada that left both men down.
Okada hit a top rope elbow. Moments later, Okada hoisted up Omega and then dropped his abdomen over his shoulder. Okada hit a top rope elbow. Okada looked to the crowd and was booed. Okada teased the Rainmaker pose and instead flipped off the hard camera. Okada teased the Rainmaker. When Omega flinched, Okada hit him with a knee to the gut. Okada picked up Omega and put him down with a short-arm clothesline. Okada played to the crowd for more heat.
Okada wound up for another clothesline, but Omega kicked him. Okada set up for a punch, but he ate a knee strike. Omega powerbombed Okada and then drilled him with a V-Trigger for a near fall. Omega hit Okada with a V-Trigger to the back of the head for another near fall. Omega sat Okada on the top rope facing the crowd, and then went up behind him. After a long setup, Omega performed a Full Nelson toss. Omega rolled an arm over Okada, who kicked out.
Omega ran the ropes and drilled Okada with a V-Trigger. Omega set up for his finisher, but Okada countered with a leaping tombstone. Okada drilled Omega with a Rainmaker for a near fall. Omega ducked a clothesline and then hoisted up Okada on his shoulders in electric chair position. After a near stumble, Omega dropped Okada into a nice suplex.
Rocky Romero came out and stood on the apron while barking at the referee. Ibushi pulled Romero down and ran him into the barricade. Callis climbed on the apron and was grabbed by Omega. Okada grabbed Omega from behind and went for a Rainmaker, but Omega hit him with a knee strike and the One Winged Angel. Omega had the pin, but Callis pulled the referee out of the ring.
Referee Aubrey Edwards ran out to replace the first referee while Omega hit Okada with a V-Trigger. Omega went for his finisher again, but Okada slipped away and blasted him with a Rainmaker for a near fall. Ibushi pounded on the mat. Both men stood up and traded strikes. Okada hit Omega in the gut. Okada dropkicked Omega. Okada set up for his finisher, but caught him in an inside cradle for a near fall. Okada slammed Omega and then drilled him with a Rainmaker before getting the three count.
Kazuchika Okada defeated Kenny Omega in 30:32 to become the AEW Unified Champion.
The broadcast team recapped highlights. Callis was all smiles as he led Okada up the ramp…
Powell’s POV: A nice addition to the Okada vs. Omega series. It wasn’t the best of the bunch, nor should anyone have expected it to be at this stage of their careers. I’m surprised the finish wasn’t based more around a blow to Omega’s gut. The finish felt like it came out of nowhere despite the length of the match. I guess the idea is that Omega would have won had it not been for Callis pulling the referee of the ring, so they will likely run this back at some point.
A video package set up the main event. A man played guitar while a woman whistled on the stage, as a Hangman Page video was on the big screen. Page made his entrance to his standard theme song and received a great reaction from the live crowd.
An old Ford pickup truck was shown. The driver revved the engine and then drove the vehicle onto the main floor. Claudio Castagnoli emerged from the driver’s seat. Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir hopped out and headed to the ring, leaving Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Gabe Kidd with the truck. Justin Roberts delivered in-ring introductions for the title match…
9. Jon Moxley (w/Marina Shafir) vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match for the AEW World Championship. Excalibur, Taz, and Ross were on commentary. Paul Turner was the referee. Moxley used a fork as a weapon early on. Page avoided a fork shot and then pulled another one out of his boot. Moxley tackled Page, who hooked his legs around Moxley before jabbing him in the head repeatedly, which led to Moxley bleeding and the live crowd going crazy.
Page grabbed some barbed wire from a corner of the ring. Moxley took Page down and tried to fishhook him with it, but Page broke free. Moxley wrapped the barbed wire around Page’s head while he had him against the middle rope moments later. Moxley yelled that he’s the “champion of the f—ing world” to the crowd. Shafir bit Page’s head. Moxley went to ringisde and returned with a chair wrapped in barbed wire, which he jabbed Page’s abdomen with. Moxley slammed a bloody Page onto the barbed wire chair.
Moxley wedged the barbed wire chair in a corner of the ring. Page charged Moxley, who moved, and Page stopped short of hitting the chair. Page grabbed the chair and swung it at Moxley, who ducked and then kicked the chair at Page’s head. Moxley dumped Page to ringside. Moxley and Shafir pulled a table out from underneath the ring and set it up on the floor.
Back in the ring, Moxley put Page down with a cutter. Moxley had Shafir grab him a bucket from underneath the ring that was filled with broken bottle glass, which Moxley poured in a corner of the ring. Moxley tried to piledrive Page onto the glass, but Page stuffed it. Page tried to backdrop Moxley, who rolled him up and then stood up, grabbed Page’s legs, and dragged him over the glass twice. Page had some cuts on his back. Moxley performed a piledriver onto the glass.
Moxley put Page down with another piledriver. Moxley had Shafir slide a couple of chairs inside the ring. Moxley set up the chairs next to one another near a corner of the ring. Moxley brought Page to the corner and then went to the middle rope, and Page joined him. Moxley went for a powerbomb, but Page fought out of it and headbutted Moxley three times. Page set up for a superplex, but Moxley grabbed some barbed wire and raked Page’s back.
Page fell from the ropes and was draped over the chairs. Page turned the chairs around so they were back-to-back. Page grabbed Moxley from the ropes and powerbombed him on top of the two chairs. Ouch. Page wrapped some barbed wire around his arm and then drilled Moxley with a couple of elbow strikes.
Wheeler Yuta entered the ring and slammed a chair over Page’s back. Page no-sold it and then drilled Yuta with his barbed wire-covered arm to knock him out of the ring. Page performed Angel’s Wings on top of a chair that was lying flat on the mat. Page went to the apron and set up for his finisher, but Shafir climbed on his back. Page hoisted her up and jumped from the apron before hitting a Death Valley Driver through the table on the floor. Page returned to the ring and hit a Deadeye on top of the glass.
Claudio Castagnoli ran in and hit Page repeatedly before kicking him out of the ring. Yuta threw kicks at Page, whose friends were apparently very slow and/or unorganized. The heels set up a table on the floor.
Finally, Will Ospreay ran out and fought Castagnoli and Yuta. Gabe Kidd showed up and put Ospreay in a guillotine, then released the hold and hit a piledriver on the floor. Castagnoli wrapped a chair around Ospreay’s neck and then stomped it. EMTs arrived with a stretcher for Ospreay.
Moxley set up Page on the apron and then suplexed him through two barbed wire tables on the floor. Moxley put Page in a Bulldog Choke. Moxley released the hold and played to the crowd. The referee counted, but Page got up at nine. Moxley performed a Death Rider onto a chair that was set up in a corner of the ring. Moxley celebrated with his crew, who fist-bumped him from ringside, but Page beat the count again.
Moxley clotheslined Page back to the mat and then pointed to Castagnoli, who pulled out a plastic bag, which Yuta entered the ring with and gave to Moxley.
Footage aired of Darby Allin on top of Mount Everest. He said he was on top of the world and was coming to take everything from Moxley.
Bryan Danielson entered the ring wearing a blue mask. Danielson hit Yuta with a Busaiku knee. Danielson cleared the extras from the ring and then hit a suicide dive on Castagnoli and Kidd. Danielson threw kicks at Castagnoli.
Darby Allin rappelled from the roof of the stadium and landed gently on the ring apron. Moxley spotted Allin, and his jaw dropped. Page drilled Moxley with a clothesline. Allin went up top and hit Moxley’s extras with a Coffin Drop. Danielson tossed Yuta over the barricade. Page hit Moxley with a Buckshot Lariat. Allin and Danielson tossed Castagnoli and Kidd over the barricade.
Page hit a Deadeye off the apron and through a table on the floor. Moxley was about to be counted down, but Shafir picked him up and flipped off Page.
The Young Bucks entered the ring behind Page and hit him with a double superkick. The Bucks followed up with an EVP Trigger on Page. Moxley and Shafir pulled a bed of nails out from underneath the ring. Moxley set the bed of nails in the middle of the ring and then hit a weak Stomp onto it. Moxley followed up with a good-looking Paradigm Shift onto the bed of nails. Page beat the referee’s count.
Moxley had Shafir hand him the key that she’s been wearing around her neck. Shafir went to the timekeepers’ area and tried to grab the briefcase, but Stokely Hathaway handcuffed her.
Swerve Strickland showed up with a chain wrapped around his fist and took out the Young Bucks on the floor. Swerve and Page looked at one another. Swerve tossed the chain inside the ring. Page picked up the chain while Moxley returned and blasted Moxley with it. Page wrapped the chain around Moxley’s neck and then tossed him over the top rope and tried to hang him with it, but Moxley pulled Page over the ropes with him. Moxley returned to the ring. Page drilled him with a Buckshot Lariat that sent Moxley onto the bed of nails.
Page wrapped the chain around Moxley’s neck and then tossed him over the top rope and hung him with it. The referee checked on Moxley, who flailed his arms and eventually tapped out.
Hangman Page defeated Jon Moxley in a Texas Death Match in 35:55 to win the AEW World Championship.
Swerve Strickland was shown standing at ringside with his arms crossed. Swerve and Nana started to head up the ramp. Page grabbed the briefcase. Turner raised Page’s arm. Page unlocked the briefcase, but he struggled with it. Page looked to the crowd and then opened the lid, pulled out the title belt, and raised it above his head while Roberts introduced him as the new AEW World Champion. Pyro shot off on the stage. A “you deserve it” chant broke out. Excalibur wrapped up the show as Page continued to celebrate. “Goodnight, everybody,” Ross said as the show concluded seven hours and 56 minutes after the start of the pre-show, and five hours of 56 minutes from the start of the main card…
Powell’s POV: The big bloody war with some expected interference and some fun babyfaces coming to Page’s aid. Swerve helping Page was a must, and it was cool to see Bryan Danielson and Darby Allin return. This capped off the excellent pay-per-view with the big payoff to send fans home happy.
Overall, it was a marathon show that went ridiculously long even by AEW standards. That said, it was a hell of a show with the big three matches delivering. AEW’s All In stadium shows have gotten better every year. Jake Barnett and I will team up shortly for our same-night audio review of All In Texas for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons), who are already listening to John Moore’s review of the Great American Bash. They will also hear my audio review of Saturday Night’s Main Event later tonight, and then Jake and I will team up for a WWE Evolution audio review on Sunday night. Let us know what you thought of the show by voting for the best match and grading the overall show below.
“I think the match would have been more enjoyable had they trimmed eight to ten minutes.”
That would be a great name for a tell all book about AEW.
We hurt people is the officially the worst entrance theme now replacing Ziggler’s
Syuri’s entrance theme is awesome!
NXTs one hour pregame seems reasonable compared to this interminable lead in dark match extravaganza
I almost feel sorry for the idiots sitting in 90+F heat to watch a god damn 19 hour flip and brawl midget fest.
Yeah. They could be watching Jelly Roll and Logan Paul and nWo 2000…I mean the 2987th incarnation of the bloodline. Or a boring ass Monday Night Raw.
Or you could be watching big boom AJ and those 2 obese fat ass kids
Kind of like looking in a mirror for you
Or your mother
I almost feel sorry for the idiot that has nothing better to do on a Saturday other than bitch and whine about a show they are hate watching, when they could literally do anything they enjoy with their time.
You realize it was in an air-conditioned stadium, right?
I feel sorry for idiotic WWE marks
Complaining about 3 hour smackdown and then sitting through a 17 hour AEW marathon
Almost like one of those things is a company’s biggest event of the year, while the other is a weekly tv show and you are purposely missing the context of that. (I do think AEW ppv’s are too long, but you are comparing apples with oranges)
Nothing about AEW is big. They failed to fill half of a stadium today and are in the middle of a nearly 8 hour snoozefest that appeals to literally the smallest crowd in the history of nationally televised wrestling.
Signature event. lol. These AEW are all the same. They’re all too long but nobody calls them out on it. The lord and savior Tiny Khan might get upset at any criticism
We call them out on the length of these shows either in the written review or audio review or sometimes both every single time.
Whatever. I’m not wasting my time arguing. I would like to know though if Khan supplies the baby oil for all these verbal handjobs or do you supply your own?
So I simply point out that we do exactly what you said we should do, but now I’m an AEW kiss ass. Hilarious. Thanks for your support!
Yo Brian-dawg! Why you sounding like you been to those Diddy parties!?! (I’m joking, I just don’t know why your first resort was to pick baby oil being a positive thing)
Covering this shit with two people and not covering SNME live? Yeah, you guys clearly aren’t letting Tony Khan snort coke off your schlongs in return for positive reviews of his god awful company.
Woah, is that the way you consume your coke[-a cola]? Dang, that’s crazy!… I’m kidding. I’m kidding. You’re cool. I don’t think you drink your Diet coke with a straw up your nose. I’m sure you drink those cans and cups like everyone else does.
I get a goofy kick out of your comments. I understand that people gotta get their dopamine from typing on a keyboard somehow.
9 people watch AEW. It’s in its lowest rating period ever and they had to close off half the damn stadium to make it look like people are there.
There’s no fucking way it should get priority over SNME. It’s embarrassingly unprofessional and shows once again that the “wrestling media” are all in Tiny Con’s pocket. One thing is on fucking network TV and appeals to a significantly larger audience. The other is on the completely dead PPV model and will be watched by the same ridiculously small audience as always. Nobody with a brain would ignore the big show for the shit show.
I didn’t mention anything about AEW. I was talking about Coke [a Cola]. Maybe you’re a Pepsi person?
Maybe you’re an RC Cola OG! ^_~
RC Cola ain’t bad, not gonna complain.
Maybe a “professional” pro wrestling site should cover a live fucking network TV show instead of a never ending indie show shitfest on PPV with multiple people?
A retarded chimp could have done a better job of assigning people to cover what people are actually watching.
I’m talking about soda with you though. Why are you talking about subjective TV stuff? (Sorry for replying, I’ll stop. I just have fun seeing peeps dig deeper)
Please don’t leave and take your fanatical tribal bullshit with you. Anything but that!!!
You say “Nobody with a brain would ignore the big show for the shit show.” yet here you are commenting on AEW while “the big show” is airing while you are making your comments.
Do you have to try hard to be this much of a tool?
I’m watching the big show. The retarded fuckstains running this site are ignoring it because a coked out trust fund twat pays them to pretend his god awful company is a competitor.
Weird thing to say about the largest non-WWE show in US history.
Paul Bowser’s AWA put 40,000 in the seats in Boston in 1935. As usual Tony Khan said some bullshit and stupid people believed him.
It’s the largest what? It’s literally a half empty stadium for an ice cold company who has put up their worst stretch of live attendance and ratings ever.
Oh stfu you end. 30k in a 42k stadium. Thats a good turnout and it looked fantastic on camera. And it was an incredible show. Now go watch saturday night circus and the other fed rubbish that tried and failed to counter programme AIT. The fed cant put a show on like this … they just dont have the talent. Dont worry though, youve got trish getting dragged in for the patronising ev2 to lose with no story or build. Maybe a few more oldies will turn up. Even the talent know that crapfest was thrown in there just to counter Aew. What a whining end you are. Aew, where the best wrestle, are going nowhere. So cry abit more and get back to baldy and rtruth and oldberg and the rest of the garbage
They put 26k in a stadium that can hold over 50k for concerts and other events that use field seating.
Hopefully this is the end of the deathriders crap.
Amen!
“Swerve helping Page was a must”
Yes, we should all help the people who have burned our house down on live TV.
They told their story (idiotically on Collision). If you still watched AEW shows, then I might take your opinions seriously. You don’t and I’ve called you on it before. You’re just an obsessive troll who has been saying the same shit for over six years now, most of it “borrowed” from Jim Cornette’s podcast. I feel bad for you. It’s not healthy or normal to spend this much time hating on anything.
NOBODY watches AEW. That’s the god damn point. It doesn’t matter what the explanation is because nobody gives a fuck.
Why the fuck would you have two people covering a 9 hour indie garbage shitshow and not have anyone cover the biggest wrestling show of the day live?
And then to just pretend it’s okay that illogical bullshit has a guy helping someone who literally committed a felony against him on TV seals the deal. Nobody but a very small handful of people give a rat’s ass about anything AEW does. Ignoring SNME live in favor of the never ending garbage matches on AEW is retarded.
Your on that YE level of delusion. Hopefully your hate is only wrestling based
Plenty watch Aew. The 3 all in shows have drawn 160k people. We have 13k already for the london show and 6k for the scotland show so far. All out is already at 9k. You really are a sad little crybaby. Aew is going nowhere and bell to bell nobody can touch them. Deal with it or just go away.
I work in the mental health field and there’s SOMETHING afoot here. ;/
Also, I love AEW all the way from Canada and I know lots of others that do too. So, not sure about this insistence that no-one’s watching.
Page wrapped the chain around Moxley’s neck and then tossed him over the top rope and hung him with it. The referee checked on Moxley, who flailed his arms and eventually tapped out.
…where the best “wrestle”
Page wrapped the chain around Moxley’s neck and then tossed him over the top rope and hung him with it. The referee checked on Moxley, who flailed his arms and eventually tapped out.
…where the best “wrestle”
I was there in person, at Chase Center, for Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley in a Texas Death Match. I’m pretty sure this was a good throwback to that. That was also the same show with that wonderful Bryan Danielson vs. MJF ironman match (and actually one of AEW’s shorter PPVs). I think Mox actually tapped out to that exact spot too! Do you not respect great attention to detail?
I call this a good attention to detail, especially since it sparked positive nostalgia and good “pro” wrestling. (Not judging you, did you want the place where the best “wrestle” to be them doing judo holds and Kata Gatames on each other?). I was there in person, come on! For me, it invoked a good long term memory. And I sometimes criticize AEW for not doing long terms storytelling, but this invoked a memory for me…
Don’t need any stabbings or hangings with a chain. I’m sure it was fun live. But that’s backyard crap to this viewer
That I do agree with ya. But in this case I liked the attention to detail with Moxley losing for the same reason twice. But yeah, especially with things like Abyss matches, or Sami Callihan (Mox’s homie) in MLW, where too much garbage is too much. Even Mr. CZW Swerve Strickland. He’s a great wrestler, but he don’t need to jab no hypodermic needles and triangle glass shards in him when he’s one of the best non-blood storytellers out there!
Where I did worry back then was “Yo! He better not do that to Swerve!” (I was there in-person at AEW Full Gear 2023 too, in Inglewood, for Swerve vs. Page! I’m black and chinese. And I was “This man, BETTER not do that spot to Swerve! That’s horrible optics, and yes I’d be offended. My ancestors will curse you!”)
It sucked both times. There’s no legitimate excuse for it. Moxley and Page are literally two of the 4 biggest ratings killers in the company and doing all this shit to appease the smallest part of an already tiny audience is terrible no matter how much continuity there is.
Yo! You saw both? You must have liked Revolution 2023 to keep watching. Only match I walked out for was Wardlow vs. Joe. Not because it was a bad match, but because it was going a bit long and I just wanted to step out to get some french fries.
That Danielson vs. MJF ironman match was worth coming back to too! That was a great PPV back in 2023 with a well attended house. Got my Danger Hot Dog afterwards too. I kinda wish AEW pace their current PPVs like Revolution 2023 too. But? I’m okay with this too. I don’t hold hate in my heart. More good wrestling. More good video games. More good television. More good anything, the better.
Bringing back a welcome Jim Ross to the booth just to have Don “Callus” also sit there was crueler than any death match.
Glad they saved Omega for a stadium show. Those are the only shows he should be wrestling now. Like Danielson, his matches should mean something and be heavily promoted, not given away on weekly TV.
Hopefully this will pacify some Mone detractors. Storm needed the win to humble the Mone character, and make the championship more valuable – the one that got away from Mone. I wonder if they continue with program now, or revisit it later.
No disrespect to the MJF fans, but I just don’t see it. Tried.
MJF is a 5’6″ Shane Douglas wannabe.
What’s your height? Are you a 7 foot full Shaquille O Neil. God bless you for your genetic full self. You must think you inherited the right to judge us around 6 foot plebes. Go to church. It’ll teach you how to get less pleasure out of “hate”
5’10” – just shy of 5’11”. Weighed 225 with 8% body fat as a college lacrosse player. Now I’m usually about 185 and drop to 175 when running ultramarathons.
In other words, I’m not some juiced up midget who can’t get attention with a promo unless I insult a dead person or throw in 75 cuss words in 4 minutes of mic time.
To “Thegreatestone” and “Brian” – this is wrestling. It’s just wrestling. I don’t understand the extreme anger and desire to come to a website, hide behind a keyboard, and attack things the way you both do. Constructive criticism is always fine, but what is the point of being complete aholes?
It’s a predetermined wrestling show.
You all need some help.
It’s not wrestling. That’s the problem. It’s indie garbage match nonsense, with a main even that had hanging someone by a chain and slamming someone on a bed of nails that was inexplicably under the ring.
It’s absolute garbage and the fact that they had two people transcribing 9 fucking hours of this bullshit while not covering the much bigger company’s prime time network show is inexcusable and shows that they no longer try to hide their bias against WWE.
It’s not complicated. Forget about AEW and watch what you actually enjoy.
I’ve always been a WWE guy. Never got into AEW. That said, All In sounded like a good show. If AEW wants to make some noise, now’s the time. WWE is awful right now. Just awful. Jelly Roll? Goldberg? No thanks.
Prince Nana handcuffed Marina Shaffir. Not Stokely Hathaway.
I really wish they’d cut down on those CZW style matches. It takes away a lot from the otherwise great in-ring stuff happening. It’s so ridiculous, the mixed in bloody violence that is obviously spot related and not conveying any sense that they’re actually trying to seriously hurt each other immediately befor or after. Sorry, but that is intelligence insulting bs.