Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Kofi and "Awesome" Austin Creed) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) in a trios match. After the match, "Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) show up, and Hangman congratulate Swerve and The New Level on becoming Trios Champions, saying that the titles feel important in their hands and that he is glad they are here. He then says that Swerve has no idea who he is really dealing with, then wants to know what Swerve is. Creed says he is teaming with the greatest team in professional wrestling and making sure the Trios titles are the most prestigious in professional wrestling. Creed says Swerve is a changed man, and Kofi says that Swerve has been "nothing but cool." Brody King says it has only been three weeks, and Hangman says Swerve will show his true colors given enough time. Swerve says that Hangman has been abandoned by other trios before and that he will abandon Brodido, too, as Hangman showed his true colors in Chicago and he is no better than him. Brody King says that at All Out, both teams will represent the trios division as it was meant to be, and they will see if three weeks was long enough to keep the titles. Bandido says the Trios titles are the most wanted and that they belong to Hangman and Brodido.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Will Ospreay and Francesco Akira. Ospreay says not many men would throw themselves into the line of fire against The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir), and while he and Speedball have history, Speedball made the save for Francesco Akira, and would like for him to join his version of United Empire. Speedball says that Ospreay is the kind of man he would stand next to, then says he will team up with him tonight, joining Ospreay's United Empire in the process. Ospreay has to stop Akira from saying something not fit for international broadcast again.
Backstage, we hear from "The Toxic Spider" Thekla, who says that inside everyone, there are two bitches: a dumb bitch who is full of love, happiness, kindness and dancing, and a true bitch who is violent. Thekla then says she will have a good time tonight, because "Thekla is for the children," then says she will be "all nice" until Saturday, when she becomes "all toxic."
Jon Moxley beats Dezmond Xavier by submission with a modified rear choke in an AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Darby Allin and Steven Borden, who are soon met by Adam Copeland. Copeland says that Christian Cage is sitting this one out so things do not get volatile, then says that he things greatly of both men and thinks Borden has potential. Copeland says that while Borden has the potential to be massive, he is one-half of the World Tag Team Champions that he wants to challenge and that he is reaching for legends now, and also reminds Darby that he is going to be climbing two mountains if that happens. Darby says he has a lot he wants to say to Copeland, then accepts his challenge. Copeland tells Darby to be careful what he wishes for.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) head to the ring. They are soon joined by FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway as well as the team of Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. Stokely says they are only here so that they do not get fined by Tony Khan, then tells Copeland to "Wrap this shit up; we got things to do." Matt Jackson compares FTR to The Dudley Boyz, and Nick says they had multiple chances to be the tag team champions, then admits this may be their last chance. He says that if it is, The Young Bucks will fight like hell to be the first four-time tag team champions. Christian says that this will be their last opportunity and that he and Copeland will stay one-time tag team champions because they are generational, then says he looks forward to meeting The Young Bucks' mother like he did FTR's mothers. Copeland takes the microphone away from Christian, saying he has issues, then says that the other two teams are disregarding the legends standing before them and that they have been in so many TLC matches that they can do nothing to him and Christian. Matt says that everything Copeland said would be true if it were 1999, and the last time Copeland leapt off something high, he crippled himself for almost a year. This soon starts a brawl between all three teams when Harwood tries to lighten the mood. Security had to show up and get involved before things get worse, but they all get laid out. Christian and Copeland is the last team standing, and one security guard gets the Con-Chair-To.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Willow Nightingale. Willow says her left hand is doing better, then says that she and Mercedes Moné are 2-2 and she wants to settle the score, even if that means getting through "The Toxic Spider" Thekla. She tells Thekla that she beat her last time, but now, she has been a world champion, which makes her more dangerous this time around. Willow tells Thekla that she will see her Saturday.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
Tommaso Ciampa beats Jake Doyle. After the match, Ciampa says this is as much for Don Callis as much as it is for "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada. Callis backs off before Ciampa tells Okada that they do not have to wait until All Out to do this. Okada shows up in a suit and tells Ciampa that while he asked for him, he has bad news for him: he will not get him tonight, then says they will both get what they want at All Out, and he will prove that Ciampa is not on his level. Ciampa says that if Okada thinks he is scared of him, he has another thing coming, as he will get a version of "The Psycho Killer" that nobody has ever seen before, and he will expose Okada and take the International title.
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. guests on commentary for the next match.
Persephone retains the TBS Championship against Hyan after using the bottom rope for leverage as the referee makes the count from outside of the ring, being unable to see what is going on in the process.
Jon Moxley guests on commentary for the next match.
Will Ospreay and "Speedball" Mike Bailey beat The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Gabe Kidd). After the match, Ospreay says that he is grateful for the fans, and says that because of them, AEW is here today, and he is honored to be its World Champion. He then says that for as long as AEW has been alive, so has Jon Moxley. Ospreay thanks Moxley for his guidance, for being "the ace," and for breaking him, and for that, he is the man he is today. He says that the one thing that will stick with him out of all the things he learned for Moxley is that the AEW World Championship is what it is all about, and this time, Moxley is the challenge while he is the champion. Moxley gets in the ring and asks Ospreay if he feels like a champion standing across the ring from him. Gabe Kidd tries to attack Ospreay from behind, but Ospreay sees it coming. Kidd nearly strikes Moxley, and Ospreay takes Kidd down before saying he does.
