By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW Worlds End
Chicago, Illinois, at NOW Arena
Aired live December 27, 2025, on pay-per-view
AEW Worlds End pre-show results: Julia Hart and Skye Blue beat Maya World and Hyan in 6:10, Eddie Kingston beat Zack Gibson in 5:40, Bandido and Mascara Dorada beat Mark Davis and Rocky Romero in 7:30, and Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, Jack Perry, and Luchasaurus beat Josh Alexander, Ricochet, Toa Liona, and Bishop Kaun in 9:00 in an eight-man tag…
Pyro shot off on the stage. Excalibur welcomed viewers to the show and was joined on commentary by Bryan Danielson and Tony Schiavone. Excalibur said they were opening with the
A video package set up the opening match. Ring announcer Arkady Aura delivered the introductions. Konosuke Takeshita made his entrance, which was followed by the entrance of Kazuchika Okada…
1. Blue League winner Konosuke Takeshita vs. Gold League runner-up Kazuchika Okada in a Continental Classic semifinal match. Don Callis sat in on commentary. Fans chanted “holy shit” once the bell rang. Okada offered Takeshita a handshake, but Takeshita slapped his hand away to cheers.
Takeshita performed a flip dive onto Okada on the floor, which drew loud cheers from the fans. Takeshita stopped and took a look at the Continental Title belt that was on the broadcast table before returning to the ring. Okada took offensive control and flipped off the camera and then stuck his middle finger in the face of Takeshita as he was getting to his feet.
Takeshita and Okada traded elbow strikes. Takeshita got the better of it, as Okada sold acting woozy and dropping to the mat momentarily. Okada got up and fired back, which sent Takeshita to his knees. Okada went for a tombstone, but Takeshita reversed into one of his own and then followed with a German suplex.
Okada came right back and set up for a Rainmaker, but Takeshita countered with a Blue Thunder Bomb. A “this is awesome” chant broke out. Okada went for a short-arm clothesline, but Takeshita no-sold it. Okada eventually put him down with another clothesline.
Okada dodged a knee strike and then put Takeshita down with a German suplex. Okada held on to Takeshita and went for his finisher, but Takeshita rolled him into a pin for a two count. Okada threw a pair of dropkicks. Takeshita came back with a Poison Rana and a knee strike for a great near fall.
Okada pulled a screwdriver out of a turnbuckle pad. Takeshita hit him from behind with double knees. Okada went for a short-arm screwdriver strike right in front of the referee. Takeshita appeared to duck Okada’s first attempt to hit him with the screwdriver, but the referee turned his head and looked at the turnbuckle pad for no good reason while Okada hit Takeshita on the second attempt. Okada stuffed the screwdriver in his tights and then pinned Takeshita…
Kazuchika Okada defeated Konosuke Takeshita in 17:25 to advance to the Continental Classic final.
Powell’s POV: They are probably telling a story with the screwdriver, as Excalibur or Schiavone immediately mentioned that Callis knows a thing or two about using the a screwdriver as a weapon. Even so, that was a dreadful finish to a match that the company had built up for a long time. Worse yet, it occurred during a Continental Classic match. I’m sure some will argue this is good heat for Okada and Callis, but this is the type of lousy finish that fans blame the company for. It didn’t help that it appeared to be poorly executed, as it’s hard to imagine that referee Paul Turner was supposed to watch Okada fail to hit Takeshita with the screwdriver once and then turn away for no good reason when Okada hit Takeshita with the weapon on his second try. By the way, WrestleTix listed the venue as being set up for 9,054 and that 8,966 tickets had been distributed. Meanwhile, Tony Khan tweeted this afternoon that the show would be “a clean sellout.”
A video package set up the second semifinal match. Kyle Fletcher made the first entrance. Renee Paquette spoke at ringside. Jon Moxley entered through the crowd…
2. Gold League winner Kyle Fletcher vs. Blue League runner-up Jon Moxley in a Continental Classic semifinal match. Don Callis did not sit in on commentary despite Fletcher being a member of his family. Fletcher had Moxley’s leg trapped between the ring steps and the apron when he kicked the steps. Moxley bled from the mouth a bit. Excalibur speculated that he suffered a broken tooth. Moxley hit Fletcher with a cutter out of nowhere.
A short time later, Fletcher hit a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Excalibur spoke about how Moxley would go into the finals on one leg if he could get past Fletcher. A short time later, Fletcher performed a brainbuster on the ring apron that sent both men to the floor. Fletcher returned to the ring, and then Moxley broke the count at the last moment.
Fletcher put Moxley down with a Last Ride style powerbomb for a near fall. Fletcher put Moxley’s bad leg in a single-leg crab. Moxley teased tapping out, which Excalibur said we’ve seen more from him in the last couple of months than at any point during his career. Fletcher wrenched back on the crab to the extent that his back was on the mat. Moxley hooked his arm around Fletcher’s head and applied the Bulldog Choke.
Fletcher escaped the choke and applied an ankle lock. Moxley flailed his arms and eventually reached the ropes to break the hold. Some fans chanted for Moxley. Excalibur said he didn’t think he would ever hear AEW fans chant Moxley’s name again. Fletcher set up Moxley on the top turnbuckle and went to the ropes, but Moxley bit him. Moxley got behind Fletcher on the ropes and put him in a chokehold, but he had to release it because they were on the ropes.
Moxley put Fletcher in a sleeper and then held it while suplexing Fletcher from the ropes. Fletcher landed on his head from the sleeper suplex. “Oh my God,” Danielson said after watching the replay. Moxley hit Fletcher with a Stomp and went for the pin, but Fletcher hooked him into a pin for a near fall. Fletcher hit a half-and-half suplex and covered Moxley for just a one count. Fletcher hit Moxley with a running kick in the corner and followed up with a brainbuster, but Moxley kicked out at two.
A short time later, Fletcher searched the turnbuckle pad for the screwdriver that Okada used earlier, but he couldn’t find it. Moxley used an inside cradle to get a two count. Moxley applied a sleeper. Fletcher backed onto Moxley, and got a two count that forced Moxley to release the hold. Moxley put Fletcher down with a Paradigm Shift for a near fall. Moxley followed up with a Death Rider for another near fall. Moxley put Fletcher in a sleeper. Fletcher got to his knees, and the referee eventually called for the bell.
Jon Moxley defeated Kyle Fletcher in 22:35 to advance to the Continental Classic final.
Fletcher came to and argued with the referee, who told him that he was out when he called for the bell. Excalibur said that Okada threw the screwdriver underneath the ring earlier. He assumed that Fletcher planted the screwdriver earlier in the day. Fletcher clipped the back of Moxley’s knee and then made his exit. Moxley got to his feet and fired up a bit, but he sold the bad knee as he climbed over the barricade to head to the back. A graphic showed Okada vs. Moxley as the Continental Classic final…
Powell’s POV: A hell of a match. The sleeper suplex from the ropes looked bad, but Fletcher seemed fine. Here’s hoping it stays that way once the adrenaline wears off. Moxley is following up his recent babyface promos by showing the heart of a babyface. It seemed to work on some fans during that match, and I think he can win over the majority of the remaining fans during his match with Okada.
A video package set up the AEW Tag Team Title match. Entrances for the match took place…
3. “FTR” Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler (w/Stokely Hathaway) vs. Austin Gunn and Juice Robinson in a Chicago Street Fight for the AEW Tag Team Titles. Nigel McGuinness replaced Bryan Danielson on commentary. The teams fought in and around the ring. Hathaway set up a table on the floor. Harwood set up Robinson for a piledriver, but Robinson stuffed it and then catapulted Harwood into the ring post.
Robinson got Harwood on the ringside table. Robinson went up top, but Wheeler cut him off by crotching him on the top turnbuckle. Wheeler stood on the middle rope and then executed a suplex. FTR worked over Gunn with a trashcan. A short time later, Wheeler shoved Gunn into the ringsteps.
Wheeler grabbed one of the title belts and returned to the ring. Robinson tossed Wheeler back to the floor. Harwood picked up the title belt and hit Robinson with it. Wheeler picked up a kendo stick and swung it at Gunn, who blocked it with a trashcan lid. Gunn strapped the lid to his back and then ran and backed into Wheeler. Gunn tried to do it again, but Wheeler moved and tossed him over the broadcast table.
FTR targeted the left knee of Robinson, who was bleeding from the belt shot. Wheeler held Robinson down while Harwood slammed a chair on the bad knee several times. FTR continued their assault on Robinson’s knee. Harwood hooked him into a submission hold. Wheeler held the title belt in front of Robinson’s face and encouraged him to reach for the ropes. Once he got close, Wheeler pulled Harwood to help drag Robinson away from the ropes.
Gunn showed up with a fire extinguisher at ringside. Wheeler dove toward Gunn, who moved, causing Wheeler to crash through a table on the floor. In the ring, Robinson grabbed the fire extinguisher and sprayed Harwood with it. Moments later, Robinson had Harwood beat, but Hathaway took out the referee. Robinson slammed a chair over Harwood’s back several times. Wheeler returned and was also hit with several chair shots.
Robinson wound up to hit Harwood with the chair, but Hathaway grabbed the chair while standing on the apron. Robinson shoved Hathaway with the intention of putting him through a table on the floor, but Hathaway overshot the table and landed next to the broadcast table. Ouch.
FTR hit Robinson with a Shatter Machine and had him pinned, but Gunn returned to break it up. Wheeler wound up to hit Gunn with a trashcan, but Gunn kicked him in the balls. Harwood piledrove Gunn onto the trashcan and covered him for a near fall. FTR hit a spike piledriver and then a second one on the title belt, which led to Harwood pinning Gunn…
“FTR” Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler defeated Austin Gunn and Juice Robinson in 17:00 in a Chicago Street Fight to retain the AEW Tag Team Titles.
Powell’s POV: A wild brawl that made good use of the street fight stipulation. Hopefully Hathaway is okay. He wasn’t shown with FTR afterward.
Excalibur set up a video package on Sports Illustrated’s year-end awards that went to AEW wrestlers…
A video package set up the AEW Women’s Tag Team Title match, and then entrances for the match took place…
4. Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron vs. Mercedes Mone and Athena for the AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles. The challengers isolated Cameron. She eventually put Athena down with a DDT and then made a hot tag to Willow, who worked over Mone. Athena tagged in. Athena powered up Willow and stumbled while performing a clunky move on her that led to a two count.
A short time later, Cameron performed a crossbody block onto both challengers and then hit them with a double crucifix and got a two count while pinning both challengers. Mone caught Willow in a submission hold. Willow eventually powered out of it and hit a Death Valley Driver. Willow put down Mone and Athena before going up top, but Athena cut her off and then held up Mone, who then superplexed Willow. Athena drove her partner onto Willow, and Cameron returned to break it up.
In the end, Cameron took out Athena with a neckbreaker. Mone hit the Statement Maker on Cameron. Mone avoided Willow’s Doctor Bomb and set up for her own finisher, but Willow rolled her into a pin and got the three count.
Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron defeated Mercedes Mone and Athena in 13:10 to retain the AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles.
After the match, a dejected Mone sat on the apron while Athena glared at her. Willow and Cameron went to ringside and posed with front row fans who brought signs for them…
Powell’s POV: The match was nothing special, but it was still a good win for the champions to beat two of the company’s top singles wrestlers. Mone’s slump continues.
A video package set up the Darby Allin vs. Gabe Kidd match. A black and white Allin video played, and it included a dead rabbit. The words “I’ll remember you as you were, not as what you’ll become,” appeared on the screen. Allin made his entrance with a skateboard. Gabe Kidd entered through the crowd…
5. Darby Allin vs. Gabe Kidd. Kidd entered the ring and went after Allin, who dropkicked him to start the match. Kidd dumped Allin over the top rope and a replay showed Allin’s head hitting the apron on his way to the floor. Allin fought back and slammed Kidd’s head into the barricade several times. Allin broke the count and went back to Kidd, who drove him over the barricade.
Kidd set up the ring steps over Allin and then catapulted him into a piece of the steps. Kidd played to the crowd for heat. Allin was bleeding from the forehead when Kidd tossed him back inside the ring and headbutted him. Kidd licked some of Allin’s blood off his hands. Kidd grabbed Allin, who was on the apron, and ran him into the ring post, causing Allin to tumble to the floor.
Kidd went to ringside and grabbed a chair. Kidd swung the chair at Allin, who moved, and the chair hit the ring post. Allin dropkicked the chair into the face of Allin, who came up bleeding. Allin seated Kid on a chair at ringside and then went up top and hit him with a missile dropkick.
A short time later, Allin hit a Code Red and then set up for a Coffin Drop, but Kidd rolled to the floor. Allin went up top again and performed a Coffin Drop onto Kidd, who was on the floor. Back inside the ring, Allin applied the Scorpion Death Lock. Kidd pushed up and tried to crawl to the ropes, but Allin pulled him back.
Allin released the Scorpion Death Lock. McGuinness said Allin was exhausted. Kidd grabbed Allin’s hands and headbutted him twice. Kidd followed up with a lariat and a piledriver for a near fall. Kidd bit Allin’s head and went for a sleeper, but Allin rolled on top of him and got the three count.
Darby Allin beat Gabe Kidd in 12:50.
Powell’s POV: I suspect this will be a polarizing match. The violence in this match was earned when you look at some of the things they’ve done to one another. The problem is that their feud has been so staggered due to Kidd’s infrequent appearances in AEW that it didn’t feel hot going in. It didn’t help that Allin was initially dismissive when he was asked about facing Kidd again. More than anything, I hope these guys were able to walk way without being concussed.
A video package set up the Mixed Nuts Mayhem match. The Death Riders team entered via the crowd, and then the babyfaces made their entrances via the stage…
6. Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Daniel Garcia vs. Toni Storm, Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, and Roderick Strong in a Mixed Nuts Mayhem match. Cassidy got the better of Garcia a couple of minutes into the match and mocked him by performing Garcia’s dance.
Later, Castagnoli performed a Giant Swing on Storm. Strong drilled Castagnoli with a knee strike after he released Storm. Shafir approached her husband Strong, which drew a pop from the crowd. Shafir kicked Srong in the head. Strong responded with a chop to her back. Garcia cleared Strong from the ring.
Cassidy hit Garcia with an Orange Punch. Storm put Garcia down with Storm Zero. Yuta grabbed Storm from behind. Cassidy hit Yuta with an Orange Punch. Storm hit Yuta with a hip attack. Briscoe performed a Jay Driller on Yuta before pinning him.
Toni Storm, Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, and Roderick Strong defeated Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Daniel Garcia in 12:45 in a Mixed Nuts Mayhem match.
AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron came out after the match to celebrate with the babyfaces. Storm danced with Cassidy. Mina Shirakawa and Luther came out and celebrated with Storm. Cassidy jumped into Storm’s arms, just as Shirakawa had. Excalibur asked if we were witnessing the birth of a throuple…
Powell’s POV: Good lord, I hope not. Anyway, this was a crowd-pleasing match. The stakes were low, but Storm, Cassidy, and Briscoe were really over, and the fans had fun with the brief husband-and-wife showdown.
Lexi Nair tried to speak with Mercedes Mone, but she stormed past her, entered her dressing room, and screamed while trashing it. Mone calmed down and then told Nair she was ready. Nair said 2025 hasn’t been good to Mone, who cut her off and listed some of the things she accomplished during the year. Nair brought up Mone being pinned by Willow Nightingale. Mone got mad and then looked into the camera and vowed to beat Willow’s “f—ing ass” on Wednesday’s Dynamite…
A video package set up the AEW Women’s Championship match, and then entrances for the match took place…
7. Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women’s Championship. Danielson was on commentary with Excalibur and Schiavone. Statlander got the better of Hayter early on. Hayter eventually cleared Statlander from the ring, only for Statlander to pull her to the floor, where she worked her over. Hayter pulled Statlander’s head on one of the broadcast tables and then jumped off it and hit her with a missile dropkick.
Later, Statlander performed a package piledriver that led to a two count. Statlander set up Hayter for a move on the ropes. Statlander hooked Hayter in a fisherman’s suplex position, but instead performed a sit-out slam. Statlander tried to hit Hayter with her own finisher, but Hayter ducked it and suplexed her. Hayter hit a shining wizard and got a near fall.
Both wrestlers fought in the middle of the ring. Statlander dropped Hayter with a Hayterade-style clothesline. Hayter came right back with Staturday Night Fever, and then both wrestlers stayed down. Both wrestlers got up and went for clotheslines, but Hayter got the better of it. Hayter hoisted up Statlander, who slipped out and her finisher for the win…
Kris Statlander defeated Jamie Hayter in 18:10 to retain the AEW Women’s Championship.
Powell’s POV: Most of the fans seemed to be cheering for big moves rather than pulling for a particular wrestler. That said, it was a physical match and a good win for Statlander, who needs to win over the fans with her work during title defenses because her promos are unlikely to do it.
The broadcast team recapped Kazuchika Okada beating Konosuke Takeshita earlier in the show… Footage aired from “earlier tonight” of Don Callis delivering a backstage promo while Okada stood by. Callis spoke about how Okada would become the first man to win back-to-back Continental Classic tournaments. He also said he played the long game and blamed Moxley for the scar on his forehead. Okada said Moxley has accomplished so much, but he’s never beaten him and never will. Okada said he is the greatest tournament wrestler of all time, then called Moxley a bitch…
Highlights aired of Jon Moxley beating Kyle Fletcher earlier… Moxley’s promo was shown from “earlier tonight.” He raved about the Continental Classic and spoke briefly about Okada…
Jon Moxley made his entrance through the crowd and walked past Renee Paquette, who checked in briefly. Kazuchka Okada’s entrance followed.
8. Kazuchika Okada vs. Jon Moxley in the Continental Classic tournament final. Justin Roberts delivered in-ring introductions. Okada offered a handshake. Moxley flipped him off. Excalibur told the story that Okada had more left in the tank than Moxley due to the way he used the screwdriver to win his match, and because of what Moxley went through in his match. Okada backed Moxley against the ropes and flipped him off.
Okada took offensive control and worked at a slow pace. He did the middle finger bit while standing over Moxley, who grabbed his finger and held it while standing up. Moxley put Okada down with a clothesline. Fans chanted in support of Moxley, who applied a Figure Four. Danielson noted that it was a risky move by Moxley because Okada could turn it over and do more damage to Moxley’s injured knee.
Okada came back and put Moxley down with a dragon screw leg whip. Okada put Moxley in a Cloverleaf until he reached the ropes to break it. Moxley came back with a Gotch-style piledriver. There was a clunky spot that led to the referee turning around to avoid being hit, and then Okada hit Moxley with a low blow. Okada hit Moxley with a Rainmaker and went for the pin, but Moxley kicked out. Okada acted stunned while the broadcast team put over Moxley kicking out of Okada’s finisher, but the live crowd didn’t really react to it.
Moxley hit Okada with a low blow to return the favor. Moxley smiled, showing off his broken tooth. A short time later, Okada dropkicked Moxley, who stood right up. Okada hit Moxley with a short-arm clothesline. Moxley kicked Okada and hit a Paradigm Shift for a near fall. Moxley hit short-arm clothesline of his own, followed by another Paradigm Shift. Moxley went for the pin, but Okada kicked out at one. Moxley performed a Stomp, and then a Death Rider before pinning him clean.
Jon Moxley defeated Kazuchika Okada in 20:10 to win the AEW Continental Classic tournament and the AEW Continental Championship.
After the match, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, Wheeler Yuta, and Daniel Garcia came out. Claudio was the first in the ring, and he hugged Moxley. Shafir did the same. The Death Riders applauded Moxley, who went to the middle rope and played to the fans. Castagnoli strapped the title belt around Moxley’s waist.
Tony Schiavone entered the ring to interview Moxley. Schiavone put over some of Moxley’s accomplishments. Moxley said to hell with all of that. He held up the title belt and said it belongs to everybody in the tournament. He said it belongs to the fans who support pro wrestling with their hard-earned money. He said they owe it to the fans to give them everything they have.
Moxley said he and his teammates are the hardest-working pro wrestlers in the world. He said he wasn’t just talking about the people in the ring with him. He put over the AEW wrestlers and said there’s no other organization in the world like AEW. He said they give 100 percent every time. Moxley wrapped up the promo and then kissed the AEW logo in the ring before exiting with the Death Riders.
Powell’s POV: A disappointing tournament finale. It had its moments, but it was slow-paced and they just didn’t create a lot of suspense, which is odd because I felt going in that either wrestler could win. Moxley continued his streak of cutting babyface promos. I hope the plan is for the Death Riders to turn on him, because the idea of the entire faction turning babyface isn’t very appealing.
A video package set up the main event. Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana made the initial entrance. Hangman Page was out next. MJF used the Codyvator as part of his entrance. Samoa Joe was out last, and he carried the AEW World Championship and his AEW Trios Championship belts over his shoulders…
9. Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) vs. Hangman Page vs. MJF in a four-way for the AEW World Championship. Justin Roberts delivered in-ring introductions for the title match. Samoa Joe performed an early suicide dive onto Swerve and MJF. Page performed a moonsault from the top rope and overshot everyone other than MJF, and it looked like Page’s face hit MJF’s shoulder.
Swerve and Page ended up alone in the ring and traded punches. They took turns countering big moves. Page rolled up Swerve for a two count. They both went for tombstone piledrivers, but neither man was able to execute the move. Swerve hit Page with his own Deadeye. Page came back with a clothesline and then hit a Buckshot Lariat. Page covered Swerve and got a two count before Joe returned and broke up the pin.
Later, Joe caught MJF in the Coquina Clutch. The referee raised MJF’s arm and let it drop twice. The referee lifted it a third time, but Swerve kicked Joe to break it up. MJF raked Swerve’s eyes moments later. Page returned to ring. Joe tried to clothesline both men, but they ducked it and then threw simultaneous kicks at Joe before throwing simultaneous kicks at one another, which resulted in all four men being down.
MJF jawed at Swerve, who walked into a forearm. MJF followed up with a Panama Sunrise and had the pin, but it was broken up. Page got a near fall on MJF and then went to the apron, but Joe knocked him down. Swerve put Joe down with a DDT. Swerve set up for a House Call, but Powerhouse Hobbs, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata were at ringside, and one of them pulled him out of the ring.
Joe got a two count on Page. Joe and The Opps member bickered with the ref. A couple of them approached Nana, but Swerve took them out with a Swerve Stomp. Page dropped Joe with an elbow strike. Page approached Hook for no good reason, and then Joe got up and caught Page in the Coquina Clutch. Swerve went up top and hit Joe with a Swerve Stomp. Referees came out and ejected Joe’s sidekicks.
Joe and Swerve battled on the ropes. Swerve got under Joe and then powerbombed him. Swerve went up top for a Swerve Stomp, but MJF stood up on the floor and got back on the apron to shove Swerve to the floor. Page took out MJF with a kick and then hit Joe with two Buckshot Lariats. Page went for a third, but MJF shoved Joe out of the way and kicked Page in the balls. MJF hit Joe with a Heat Seeker and then pinned him.
MJF defeated Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, and Hangman Page in a four-way at 20:35 to win the AEW World Championship.
MJF stood on the middle rope and held up the AEW World Championship belt while pyro shot off on the stage. MJF looked into the camera and boasted that he’s a two-time AEW World Champion and said his catchphrase.
Graphics listed Ricochet vs. Jack Perry for the AEW National Championship, Mercedes Mone vs. Willow Nightingale for the TBS Championship, and MJF’s first appearance since winning the AEW World Championship for Wednesday’s Dynamite.
MJF made it to the stage before the show concluded…
Powell’s POV: The main event was good. There was more suspense than the Moxley vs. Okada match, but I was once again surprised that they didn’t create more dramatic near falls. Then again, when the audience has been exposed to so many near falls in one night, it makes it tough on the wrestlers in the matches that go on later in the show. I’m all for the MJF title win. I was happy that Joe got an AEW World Championship reign, but the second one didn’t do much for me. Hopefully, the MJF win means he’ll be making regular television appearances.
Overall, another good, yet long AEW pay-per-view. The main card clocked in at four hours, which isn’t bad, but I think they’d be better off at 3.5 hours. Cutting back on the number of pre-show matches would be a nice compromise, as they take their toll on the live crowds and don’t serve much of a purpose beyond getting more people on the show. I will have a lot more to say about this show when Jake Barnett and I team up for our same-night audio review for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons). Let me know what you thought of AEW Worlds End by voting for the best match and grading the overall show.
Popped in to see what stupid shit AEW would do. See that Slokada and the Plumber won the first two matches in nearly 40 minutes of match time. Fucking hell, Tony Khan is actually trying to go out of business at this point.
Wahhh wahh wahhh what a whiny baby you are!
What time did this PPV start New York time, Jason. 8pm or 7pm?
7CT/8ET. I hope you didn’t expect an answer during the show. AEW pay-per-views provide about as much break time as a sweatshop gives its employees. Okay, fine, those poor workers may have it a little worse than those of us who sit on our asses and write about wrestling for five hours.
No I didn’t because you’re right, and it’s why I don’t buy the PPV’s even though they are available here in Australia on Main Event (the old long time PPV channel used by WWE here before we got our own channel in 2023, and then Netflix took over in 2025)
I really hope the death riders ALL turn face. They deserve a long babyface reign.
Have watched AEW from PPV before was a thing, yet this MJF bullshit has lost me. Little khan needs a booker that can book better than a 10 year old.
Hey now, I booked some amazing things for my action figures when I was ten.
Tell that to Little Khan, maybe you can write AEW’s scripts instead of reviews. Actually you rewite their scripts in your revies. lol
*reviews
The ultimate swerve starts tonight. Mix get turned on by his crew and they speak about their new leader…..mjf ends up the leader of the death rider which forces Daniel bryan, Adam page Darby allin and toni storm to all Team WITH JOHN MOXLEY to battle the heels
Like 99.9% of wrestling fans, I didn’t watch a second of this shit.
So…Moxley spends a year saying AEW is shit and wanting to burn it down only to end up winning a worthless tournament and cutting a babyface promo afterwards?
Someone needs to buy the TBS/TNT part of WB and put this shit out of business now.
Yawn.
Really lame that you would take the time to read a review and comment on something that you show such disdain for. Just ignore it if it isn’t for you rather than wishing it didn’t exist.
A dead rabbit, and the time honored AEW tradition of licking another wrestler’s blood?
Any good AEW does always gets overshadowed by garbage like this, or reckless moves and stunts. Ospreay was a great talent, but he’s put injured. Darby, Stokely and Fletcher all landed on their heads tonight. Unreal.