Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd, "The Problem" Marina Shafir). Jon Moxley starts throwing things around and smacking a wooden pallet with a metal bar over two losses in a row. Moxley says he is in a great deal of pain and that he cannot tell the difference anymore. Shafir says to Moxley "Eyes up, lock in. The only way out...is through."
Ricochet beats Ace Austin in a Clockwork Carnage qualifier.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette interviews The Don Callis Family (Don Callis Family, "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Jet" Kevin Knight). Fletcher says he and Knight are both incredible talents individually, but Don Callis has laid out his vision and it is working spectacularly, and now that they are gelling as a team, they can win the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Knight says that they make an impact every time they step into the ring as he agrees with Fletcher. Callis says Fletcher and Knight may not have been a team for a long time, but with him, they have the advantage against The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). All of a sudden, Fletcher and Knight are superkicked from off-screen by The Young Bucks, then Matt apologizes for their tardiness before stating that they will be on time for WrestleDream.
"The Prodigy" Nick Wayne heads to the ring for his victory celebration. It consists of Nick Wayne saying "Nick Wayne beat Chris Jericho" before pyrotechnics go off on the stage. When the pyrotechinics go off the third time, however, Chris Jericho shows up, much to Nick Wayne's chagrin, and Nick Wayne says that the fans need a mental reminder as to how important and essential his win against Jericho is. We then see a video package of Nick Wayne beating Chris Jericho at Grand Slam France, then Jericho says that he has a few friends in the editing bay and that he made a video out of what Nick Wayne conveninently left out: the low blow that he hit before hitting Wayne's World. Nick Wayne says that Jericho is stupid, not clever, to need an excuse as to why he lost, but Jericho says it is reality and that he showed it for two reasons: he used a low blow to beat him, but they are now tied with one win each, and that they will have the rubber match at WrestleDream. Nick Wayne sees this as Jericho wanting to lose to him again and accepts the challenge, on the condition that Jericho come back to the ring and apologize to him for everything he did to him if he loses. Jericho accepts the condition, as he still has some lessons that Nick Wayne needs to learn. They shake hands, but Nick Wayne mentions that Jericho only mentioned one reason, and Jericho says he showed him the low blow so he could kick him in the groin, which Jericho decides to do before telling Nick Wayne that he will see him at WrestleDream.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Samoa Joe and Tommaso Ciampa. He says that he has left Andrade el Idolo unconscious twice and that he will do it again at WrestleDream. Samoa Joe says he gave a preview of the future and that just like tonight, everyone in Clockwork Carnage will be choked out. He hopes to find out who will be the last to qualify for Clockwork Carnage, then says that everyone else in the match are all active targets.
Hyan and Dani Luna beat Persephone and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. after Dani Luna knocks Britt Baker into Persephone after Persephone nearly inadvertently hits Britt Baker with one of her titles. After the match, Persephone beats Dani Luna up before also attacking Hyan, then Queen Aminata shows up with a leather belt in her hands and chases Persephone and Britt out of the ring. It is then announced that there will be a four-way match between Dani Luna, Hyan, Queen Aminata and Persephone for the TBS Championship at WrestleDream.
We see a vignette with a conductor and a metronome as someone runs the ropes in a ring.
Darby Allin retains the TNT Championship against Hechicero in a Clockwork Carnage qualifier. After the match, The Don Callis Family (Okada, Archer, Romero) runs into the ring and attacks Darby, but Will Ospreay and "Speedball" Mike Bailey suddenly show up and clear the ring. Okada is about to get the upper hand on Ospreay when Adam Copeland runs in and confronts Okada, which leads to Copeland hitting the Impaler on Okada after a brief staredown. Ricochet suddenly appears and takes out Copeland, and Speedball fends off Ricochet only to miss the somersault knees, allowing Ricochet to hit the Spirit Gun. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita shows up and hits the Blue Thunder Bomb on Ricochet, then Samoa Joe shows up and brawls with Takeshita. Joe lays out Takeshita, but Ospreay gets back in the ring and hits the Hidden Blade on Samoa Joe. Okada goes for a piledriver on Ospreay, and Copeland goes for a Spear on Okada only to inadvertently hit Ospreay. Darby Allin dropkicks Okada, then hits a Coffin Drop on everyone else on the outside. The show ends with everyone brawling as security and officials triy to restore order.
In memoriam: "PAC" Benjamin Satterley, 1986 - 2026. Excalibur eulogizes PAC at the announce desk, while Tony Schiavone is in the ring to thank the fans for their support tonight. We then see backstage footage from after All Out. We hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir). Jon Moxley says that Will Ospreay was the better man in their match and that Ospreay took everything he had, and says that when you realize you cannot win them all, all you can do is give your best every time. He says that there is nothing like being in the ring for the fan and that every day is a gift, and that Ospreay has earned nothing but more hard work. He says that there are two kinds of eulogies: what a guy did and what a guy was. He knows what kind of eulogy he wants and that nobody sees what Ospreay has like he can and what they have been gifted. Moxley says knows what kind of eulogy he wants and that nobody sees what Ospreay has like he can and what they have been gifted. He states that pro wrestling can be what they make it, as they have what it takes to really be great and do something with their gift. Everyone else follows Moxley, and PAC is the last to walk out of shot. PAC is then honored with a ten-bell salute as the AEW locker room is on the stage. The Death Riders' theme then plays, and a red light is focused on an empty metal folding chair as the camera focuses on Jon Moxley, who heads to the ring for the first match.
Jon Moxley retains the AEW Continental Championship against Orange Cassidy in an emotional opening match that sees Moxley hit a PAC-style lariat before both men try to lock in the Brutalizer in tribute. After the match, a tearful Bryan Danielson shows up, and he and Moxley hug it out in the middle of the ring.
"Hangman" Adam Page reminisces about his memories of PAC.
The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page) beat The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Jet" Kevin Knight, Trent Beretta, Rocky "Azucar" Romero) in an eight-man tag match. The match is Kenny's first since losing the AEW World Championship to Will Ospreay at All In.
We get more tributes to PAC from Cash Wheeler and "Switchblade" Jay White.
Renee Paquette thanks the fans for being here tonight, then shares a statement from PAC's family, who is devasted by the loss of their son and amazed by the support from the fans. They thank AEW and PAC's fans for their support throughout the years as they eulogize their son.
Swerve Strickland, Prince Nana and The New Level (Kofi and "Awesome" Austin Creed) had to the ring. Swerve and The New Level lay the AEW World Trios Championships on the mat, with a memorial towel draped on top of them.
Ricochet reminisces about his memories of PAC.
Will Ospreay beats Ricochet with a Black Arrow from the top rope. Ospreay and Ricochet hug after the match.
Will Ospreay talks about his memories of learning about, meeting and eventually wrestling PAC.
"The Problem" Marina Shafir, Hyan and Thunder Rosa beat Persephone, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Mercedes Moné in a trios match by submission after Shafir counters the Lockjaw by getting to her feet, judo throwing Britt Baker and locking in the Brutalizer.
Swerve Strickland and Darby Allin pay tribute to PAC.
Jon Moxley guests on commentary for the next match.
The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd) and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson beat The Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, Jake Doyle, Mark Davis, Wardlow) in a ten-man tag match. The match is Danielson's first since losing the AEW World Championship to Jon Moxley and his first since retiring from full-time competition. The match is also Wardlow's first match since Big Business in 2024. After the match, The Death Riders and Danielson hug each other in the ring before we see a video tribute to PAC, followed by one last look at PAC's empty metal folding chair with The Death Riders and Bryan Danielson standing behind it to end the show.
Backstage, we hear from The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona). Ricochet says Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Kofi and "Awesome" Austin Creed) make up what is wrong with AEW, stating that they were suddenly thrown together into a trio. He says he saw the future and brotherhood in Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona and that they will become the World Trios Champions. Bishop Kaun says Swerve and The New Level are "not a real trio," and Toa Liona says they will be doing them a favor when The Demand puts them down. We then hear from Swerve Strickland, The New Level and Prince Nana. Prince Nana reminds Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona that he was the one who bring him into AEW, and says that Swerve and The New Level will take The Demand out. Creed says that they have revenge in mind tonight and will be leaving as champions tonight, then gets up to speed with what happened between Swerve and team of Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun. Kofi says that they will move on to All Out, then gets up to speed with Swerve's history with Bandido and "Hangman" Adam Page. Creed then asks if Swerve had any friends before The New Level showed up, and Swerve is awkwardly silent before his music hits.
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.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat The Don Callis Family ("The Machine" Brian Cage and Jake Doyle) after sending Cage into Doyle during an EVP-Trigger attempt on Cage before hitting the EVP-Trigger on Doyle.
We hear from Willow Nightingale, who says that she and Mercedes Moné did everything they could to win at All In. Willow then says she is not making excuses and is getting back up and continuing to fight, as some people want her to mean it when she says it. Willow says she will get the AEW Women's World Championship back, then says she has heard what Mercedes and "The Toxic Spider" Thekla have had to say and wonders what they will have to say to her face.
"Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Brodido) beat Braddah Kaimi, LBJ and Vin Parker in a trios match.
Backstage, we hear from The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin). "Switchblade" Jay White says that they are gold-less after All, then mentions the debut of The New Level. Juice tells "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and "The Jet" Kevin Knight to be ready, as he and Ace Austin are so close that Austin knows what deodorant he is wearing (which is none). Austin says tonight will be as embarassing for Fletcher and Knight as All In was.
In backstage footage from after Dynamite, The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) want to fight The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) one more time at All Out with the women's tag titles on the line in a Chicago Street Fight.
"The Prodigy" Nick Wayne beats Komander. After the match, Chris Jericho sneaks into the ring, raises Nick Wayne's hand, then hits Nick Wayne with the Judas Effect.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita and The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong). Roderick Strong leaves as Kyle O'Reilly says that none of them are done until they all have a backpack full of gold. Takeshita questions his status in The Conglomeration before saying that he will not give up, either.
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. guests on commentary for the next match.
Persephone retains the TBS Championship against VertVixen. After the match, Persephone continues to attack VertVixen. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. is about to put the Lockjaw on VertVixen when Maya World show up and brings Thunder Rosa with her to the ring. Britt and Persephone retreat.
We see a video package for Andrade el Idolo vs. Gabe Kidd later tonight.
The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat The Swirl ("Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian and "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) in their AEW debut match.
We hear from "Jungle" Jack Perry, who says that he failed to win the Casino Gauntlet Match at All In, then says he will become the AEW World Champion even though he does not know when or how. He says the fans will be happy when it happens, and that he will not stop until that becomes a reality. He says that until then, his goal remains the same: beat the best to become the best.
Backstage, we hear from The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona). Ricochet says that All In was a disaster for them after they were upstaged by Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Kofi and "Awesome" Austin Creed). Bishop Kaun says that The New Level is at "a new level behind Swerve," and Toa Liona says that the rookies need to pay their dues, and says Swerve and The New Level got lucky.
Andrade el Idolo retains the AEW National Championship against Gabe Kidd. After the match, Andrade says that with the Casino Gauntlet contract, it is only a matter of time before he is AEW World Champion. He then says he wants to wait for the right time and focus on becoming the greatest AEW National Champion of all time. Andrade says that he will defend the National Championship every week, then asks those who think that he cannot do this "How you know?"
Backstage, we hear from Tommaso Ciampa, who says that he cannot think about his AEW debut every time the plane touches down in Texas and how he has created moments since then, and that there were none bigger than being at Wembley Stadium. He says that he hears "the AEW sickos" and says that it is time that "the Psycho Killer" becomes "the Psycho King" by winning a new title.
Athena beats Isla Dawn in a Ring of Honor Women's World Championship Proving Ground Match.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and "The Jet" Kevin Knight) beat The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Ace Austin).
Will Ospreay heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Ospreay says that a year has gone by since he got surgery and doubt set in on whether or not he could get back and win the big one, as well as his start in the United Kingdom and Scotland where he wrestled weekends and went to work the rest of the week just to get to this point. He says that he loved being in the foxhole with the same people who followed the same dream and learning from the legend of British legends, as well as paying tributes to the ones who are not here anymore. Ospreay says that he did it all to see if he really is the best, and when one talks about the best, it is hard to see past Kenny Omega, and while he knows Omega is not here tonight, nobody respects Omega more than he does. Ospreay says that while there is no better wrestler this decade than Kenny Omega, respect went out the window the moment Omega mentioned his son needing a new hero after he loses to him, as he has some promises to keep for family and friends. He says that Omega will "get the billy goat for sure" as well as the fight of his life, and warns him not to "fuck with a man looking after a boy." Ospreay says there is a debt that needs to be paid, and that "it is time to bring it home." He says Omega will show his boy that heroes are just ordinary people who can do extraordinary things, and that this Sunday, he will take it all.
Jon Moxley beats Claudio Castagnoli to advance to the finals of the AEW Continental Challenge Cup.
Adam Copeland and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat The Don Callis Family (Rocky "Azucar" Romero, "The Machine" Brian Cage, Jake Doyle) in a trios match despite Copeland nearly getting inadvertently Superkicked by The Young Bucks during the match. After the match, Christian Cage shows up and says he does not associate with people who are beneath him, and that as far as tag teams go, The Young Bucks are beneath him despite how influential they have become. Christian says that he and Copeland are the kind of legends that matches and pay-per-views are named after, and that The Young Bucks will learn the difference between "influence" and "legendary." Nick Jackson asks Christian if anyone has ever named a wrestling company after him, then addresses accidentally Superkicking Christian in the face and how it will stop being an accident if Christian keeps up. This leads to a confrontation in which Nick gets kicked in the groin by Christian and Matt Jackson gets Speared by Copeland.
Willow Nightingale's entrance theme hits, then it is revealed that Willow has been attacked backstage by Mercedes Moné, who says that tonight is Willow's last Dynamite as Women's World Champion.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Don Callis and Mark Davis. Callis says he is back from Croatia and feeling refreshed, and that whoever wins between Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship will have a surprise. He says that Mark Davis has drawn a number, and if Davis' number is called, he will settle the score with Andrade el Idolo and get closer to the AEW World Championship "with a little London luck."
Andrade El Idolo's music hits at first, then stops. MJF's entrance theme then plays, and MJF makes his way to the ramp. MJF says it great to be here in "beautiful sunny Ireland," then realized he is in Scotland before calling everybody alcoholics, which actually gets cheered. MJF then says he has paid some people off to "warm Andrade el Idolo up" and that while Andrade is not here, he is. He says that what Andrade does is not special and that he can do the same thing, even though finding a hot chick in Scotland is impossible. He finds a hot chick in the crowd, then Andrade appears MJF and says "How you know?" Andrade then clobbers MJF with the microphone when MJF turns around, and that leads to a brief brawl in the ring that MJF barely escapes from.
Backstage, we hear from Chris Jericho, who says that this is the biggest weekend in AEW with the highest of stakes, and while he knows how important his biggest matches have been, he knows how important All In is, and that he is entering the Men's Casino Gauntlet. Jericho then says that he will be part of a six-man tag match later tonight.
Nigel McGuinness beats Kyle O'Reilly by submission with London Dungeon to advance to the finals of the AEW Continental Challenge Cup.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Don Callis and "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher. Callis says there is always competition among alpha athletes, but at the end of the day, he expects the family to run the play. Fletcher says that he trusts Don Callis with all of his heart and that he is willing to run the play at All In, but wants to know if "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada will do the same. Okada shows up and says family is the most important thing and that Fletcher can trust him, but Fletcher asks what he should trust Okada to do when Okada was nowhere to be seen when he was attacked last week. Okada says Fletcher thinks only of himself, and reiterates the importance of family.
Persephone and The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) beat Maya World and The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) in a trios match after Persephone hits Maya World with a top rope splash while The Divine Dominion and The Brawling Birds brawl their way to the back.
Swerve Strickland beats "Jungle" Jack Perry after blocking a casadora and pulling Jack Perry up by the hair for Big Pressure.
We see Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay preparing for their match at All In.
United Empire (Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, Henare) beats The Don Callis Family ("The Machine" Brian Cage, Rocky "Azucar" Romero, Lance Archer) in a trios match.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada. Okada says that nothing is more important than family, unlike "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, who left the family because he was selfish, and hopes that "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher does not make the same mistake. Okada says it is important that the International Championship stay in the family, and while he will be happy for Fletcher if he retains, but if he wins, he hopes Fletcher is happy for him and will raise his hand in the ring.
Tony Schiavone introduces "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher to the ring. Fletcher says everyone is in the midst of the greatest International Championship reign of all time and that he sees no reason for it to end any time soon, especially at Wembley Stadium. He mentions "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada's statement that family means everything, as he agrees due to his owing Don Callis so much, and while he is willing to go along with Callis' plan, Okada needs to know his role in this. He says that if Okada is as honest about family as he says he is, he will have no problem with him retaining. Fletcher then mention his and Okada's collective hate for "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, calling him the most selfish and narcissistic person he has ever met. Takeshita shows up and heads to the ring, and both he and Fletcher soon brawl. Takeshita soon gets the upper hand and hits the running knee before following it up with the Raging Fire. Takeshita then holds the International Championship up in front of a downed Fletcher.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette has a sit-down interview with Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay. Ospreay and Omega talk about their first meeting; Ospreay considered it an honor, but he was out of his depth as he looked to make an impression, while Omega knew Ospreay as an oft-mentioned Internet darling, and while he was not blown away, he saw his potential. They also talked about their first meeting in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Omega notes that Ospreay was a completely different athlete at that point and filled his shoes in his absence, but Ospreay's name does not bring fans and money like his name does. Ospreay talks about how New Japan was during the COVID-19 public health emergency and what he had to go through while Omega had "an easy day on the job," and tells Omega not to mention numbers after what he had to go through. After Omega tells Ospreay that they both went through the same thing, Omega then talks about his experiences with Don Callis and how Ospreay had to get Don Callis to host their match in AEW. Ospreay says that Omega embarrassed him, but Omega says he did not have to use Callis in their Tokyo Dome match unlike how Ospreay had to use Callis at Forbidden Door. Ospreay says that the victory was an embarrassment, as everyone said the win was "all down Callis." Omega forgives Ospreay for that and does not hold it against him due to Ospreay's confession, saying it is music to his ears and making it feel like he beat him twice. Omega says that everything changed for him after his bout with diverticulitis, but it made him a better wrestler as he had to use his mind more than his body and he is smarter for it. He then asks Ospreay if he can say the same after coming back from breaking three discs in his neck and challenging him at the best he has ever been, saying Ospreay has quite the confidence in him. Ospreay mentions how every time he asked Omega not to give up on himself, Omega would hide at home for four weeks, and when he said he gave up, it cut his ego. He also feels that Omega does not really see him as his equal. Omega wants to know if Ospreay wants him at his best or at a weakened state, Ospreay says he wants Omega at his best in front of his family, fans and friends at Wembley Stadium, and that he cannot crumble under pressure and he must do it on his own. Ospreay says it has been a ten year chase and that when he beats Omega, he will do it with pride and honor when it matters the most. Omega says it was at 2023, but Ospreay failed, and that Ospreay will fail in his own home country. Security has to step in when Omega briefly mentions Ospreay's mother, and says that while Ospreay has a lot riding on Wembley and that Ospreay brings magic out of him, and that while his mother would be proud of him even if he loses, his son will want a new hero afterwards.Security has to step in when Omega briefly mentions Ospreay's mother, and says that while Ospreay has a lot riding on Wembley and that Ospreay brings magic out of him, and that while his mother would be proud of him even if he loses, his son will want a new hero afterwards.
Maya World retains the TBS Championship in a four-way match against Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida and Persephone after reversing Staturday Night Fever with a victory roll.
We hear from The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor), who look forward to punching The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) in the face after having seen the fear in their eyes in their last few confrontations and taking the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championships as they take their heads off.
Jon Moxley beats "Switchblade" Jay White by submission with a sleeper hold immediately after Switchblade kicks out of the Death Rider to advance in the AEW Continental Challenge Cup. After the match, The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) show up and attack Switchblade, but Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly quickly run in to make the save. All of a sudden, Gabe Kidd suddenly returns to assist The Dogs. Roderick Strong shows up and fights Gabe Kidd, but The Dogs, now at full strength again, overpower him. Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) and "Hangman" Adam Page show up, and The Dogs leave as they enter the ring. Hangman compliments David Finlay's boots before calling Finlay a dumbass, then The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) and The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) show up. Hangman says that he and Brodido are not missing Wembley Stadium, and if there is anyone wants a shot at the Trios titles, then they have to meet them at the Wembley arch at dusk, as the champions will be waiting.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Maya World, who says that she is not done yet after beating three of the best in AEW. Willow Nightingale shows up and congratulates Maya, then says she is a woman of her word and that Maya World gets the first shot at the AEW Women's World Championship on Collision. Willow says she has business with Mercedes Moné, but Maya says she could be the one facing Mercedes.
Jon Cruz, now known as Jonathan Cruz, shows up as MJF's personal translator to show Andrade just what exactly MJF thinks of Andrade el Idolo. He states that Andrade will never beat him, win the Casino Gauntlet Match, will not be AEW World Champion, and is also not "a real Latino man." He also says that he is more of a man than Andrade and that while he would challenge Andrade, he will not do it because Andrade is a coward. As Cruz leaves, Andrade shows up, a match is immediately made, and Andrade hits a big boot and the DM to win. Andrade then takes the microphone and addresses MJF in Spanish before calling him out. MJF's entrance theme hits, then MJF shows up on the video screen in his heated swimming pool. MJF says he decided to opt out of flying to Baltimore, Maryland and is happy to have done so, then says that the next time they meet, Andrade will be looking up at the lights in Wembley Stadium after messing with "The One True Champion." MJF picks Jonathan Cruz back up, hits him with The DM a second time, then says "How you know?"
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mercedes Moné and Willow Nightingale, who are in separate rooms. Mercedes says she did not beat Willow badly enough because she is still smiling, but Willow says Mercedes will not take her smile or her title. Mercedes says she will end Willow, and Willow says she is smiling because she has the fans. She says the fans hate Mercedes because she tries so hard to be perfect while the fans know her for just being Willow, and that the fans have also seen her win the AEW World Championship and have connected with her along the way. Mercedes says that Willow was constantly in her way and smiling at her, then calls her a bully that everyone loves before telling her she has eleven days left to smile before she takes her smile and her title. Willow leaves her room, as does Mercedes, and both women soon brawl backstage before taking it to the entrance ramp. Officials and security rush out to restore order, and the brawl makes its way into the ring before Willow and Mercedes are pulled apart. Willow and Mercedes soon break free and go at it again, but security and officials move back into place. Mercedes teases getting out of the ring before charging at Willow again, and that leads to her being forced out of the ring and kept out before she is forced to the back.
Backstage, we hear from Prince Nana and Swerve Strickland. Swerve and Nana address "Hangman" Adam Page's challenge for the World Trios Championships at All In, with Swerve saying "Did you say anyone? Don't say it if you don't mean it."
Nigel McGuinness beats Hechicero by submission to advance in the AEW Continental Challenge Cup.
We see a video package for Darby Allin vs. "The Jet" Kevin Knight in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for the TNT Championship at All In.
Tony Schiavone introduces "The Jet" Kevin Knight to the ring. Knight yanks the microphone away from Schiavone and tells him to get out of the ring as he is uncomfortable with asking too many question, then says he has plenty of answers, especially for Darby Allin, who he says still thinks he is a young boy. Knight says that he is "a grown ass man" and the best TNT Champion of all time before calling Darby out, and Knight demands that Darby's music be cut and that Darby show that he has no weapons on him. Darby opens his jacket and shows no weapons. Knight says that Baltimore, Maryland is unworthy of seeing him fight tonight before telling Darby to get in the ring. Darby refuses, then all of a sudden, the pyro on the stage goes off, blinding Darby so that Knight can blast him with the TNT Championship. Knight then grabs a chair from underneath the ring, hangs Darby upside-down in the corner, wraps the chair around Darby's head, then goes for the coast-to-coast drop kick off the top rope and hits it on the chair. Darby is fitted with a neck brace and put on a stretcher, and Steven Borden, Sting's son and a close friend of Darby, also shows up to check on Darby.
Backstage, as Darby Allin is placed in an ambulance, "The Jet" Kevin Knight shows up and tells Steven Borden to stay in his lane and not to go "where the big boys play." Darby has to hold Borden despite his weakened state, and as Darby is wheeled out, Knight says "He wasn't ready for it, anyway."
Before the match, Will Ospreay has a verbal confrontation with Kenny Omega as Omega heads to the ring and has to be held back by security.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beat The Don Callis Family (El Clon, Mark Davis, Jake Doyle) in a trios match. After the match, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta attack The Elite, and Romero and Beretta pull out a table from underneath the ring. All of a sudden, Adam Copeland shows up and fights the three of them before Christian Cage slowly heads to the ring. Copeland and Christian help clean house, but Christian inadvertently gets superkicked by The Young Bucks. Adam Copeland has a shoving match with The Young Bucks, allowing The Don Callis Family to go back on the attack. Omega is alone in the ring as the brawl makes its way backstage, then Will Ospreay shows up. Omega uses his Executive Vice President powers and sics security on Ospreay and tells him to get out like "the little English bitch that [he is]." Ospreay says "I'm gonna kick the shit out of you" and attacks Omega, but Omega hits a restrained Ospreay with the V-Trigger and tosses security out of the ring before giving him one last look at the AEW World Championship and putting him through the table from earlier with a One Winged Angel. At this point, Omega has snapped.
Will Ospreay heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Ospreay talks about his debut in Arena Mexico from last year when his grandfather passed away and how he will leave every single bit of himself in the ring for the fans, then says he is here to set an example. He mentions Kenny Omega not being in the building in Mexico and watching at home, and tells him that he will pull the trigger before stating that Omega is backstage and calling Omega out. Don Callis shows up instead. Callis talks about he turned Omega into the AEW World Champion and had a reign unmatched in AEW history until Omega decided he could do it without him. He talks about how he betrayed Omega and did more to him than diverticulitis ever could and how he brought Ospreay to AEW to face Omega before stating that Ospreay owes everything to him. Callis tells Ospreay that the road to All In will not be paved with gold, but with his own blood. Rocky "Azucar" Romero, Trent Beretta, Jake Doyle and Mark Davis flood out from the crowd into the ring and gang up on Ospreay. All of a sudden, Kenny Omega shows up with a pipe and overpowers the foursome before rearing back with the pipe at Ospreay and stopping short of striking. Omega says he felt that, and says that he has a way with words when he talks from the heart. He says he feels everything Ospreay says, but Ospreay wears his heart on his sleeve. Omega tells Ospreay that he warned him about Don Callis, Jon Moxley and MJF, and that this has made him a fool and will cause him to lose everything. Omega says that this is not the man he wants to fight at Wembley Stadium, then helps him up and tells him that he cannot help him like this again, as from here on out, it is just the two of them. Ospreay says he appreciates the help, but he did not ask for it, and he will not need it. He thanks Omega and leaves.
MJF beats "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne and "Speedball" Mike Bailey to enter the #2 spot in the Casino Gauntlet Match at All In by submission after tossing Speedball out of the ring following an Ultima Weapon to Nick Wayne and making Nick Wayne submit to Salt of the Earth. After the match, MJF says he told everyone what was going to happen and that "the champ always wins." He says he has never lost a day in his life, which is why he is walking into Wembley Stadium and leaving with the Casino Gauntlet Contract. When MJF says there is nothing anybody can do to stop him, Andrade el Idolo's theme hits, then MJF laughs, proving it was part of a joke. MJF says Andrade is not showing up because he beat him up last week. MJF also says that Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay are afraid of him, and that sooner or later, they will learn the hard way that he is "The One True Champion."
We see The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) at The Brawling Birds' (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) bar. They belittle The Brawling Birds and states that they have never beaten The Divine Dominion, and that they have a taste of the hell that awaits them, and that The Brawling Birds' greatest moment will be their greatest massacre. The Divine Dominion then raise a toast to The Brawling Birds before dropping it to the floor and stating they had a good run.
Backstage, Mick Foley interviews The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin). Jay White says the stars aligned perfectly for him at Forbidden Door, then says The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) and The Death Riders' (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir) days are numbered after getting the best of them. He says he and David Finlay go one-on-one more time, then hopes that Jon Moxley makes it through tonight so he can beat him to become Continental Champion.
"Switchblade" Jay White beats David Finlay to advance in the Continental Challenge Cup despite taking a hard landing on his neck from a German suplex.
Tony Schiavone introduces "Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) to the ring. After Brodido celebrate being champions again, Hangman asks for permission to speak Spanish before Prince Nana and Swerve Strickland suddenly show up. Prince Nana tells Tony Schiavone his breath stinks before telling him to get out of the ring, then declares that he and Swerve will be asking the questions going forward. Swerve thinks Hangman and Brodido have become friends through "trauma bonding" after having beef with all of them, mentioning his history with them all before asking Hangman what his legacy will be now. Hangman says he has been watching Swerve for the past year and states that Swerve should not be one to talk about results after his heinous actions this year that he has nothing to show for. Suddenly, The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) and The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) show up, and Ricochet says they are on trios business while questioning why Prince Nana and Swerve are in the ring in the first place, given his history with Swerve. He also says that Brodido and Hangman stole the Trios titles from them, as Toa Liona's shoulders were not on the mat, and that the titles should still be theirs. Ricochet then demands that The Demand get a championship rematch. He then tells Swerve to get out of the ring as he has nine guys out here who all hate him and even more people who hate him in the back, and as Swerve leaves, he says that Brody King does all the barking while Ricochet is the bitch. Hangman says Swerve has a point, and dares The Demand to get in the ring and take the Trios titles back. Ricochet teases doing that at first, but says that The Demand and The Lethal Twist will do it on their time.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette interviews Willow Nightingale. All of a sudden, Willow is attacked from out of nowhere with the Women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament championship by Mercedes Moné.
"The Jet" Kevin Knight retains the TNT Championship against Chris Jericho after kicking Jericho low following Jericho nearly hitting referee Aubrey Edwards with the Judas Effect. During the match, Don Callis hits Jericho with a screwdriver.
Backstage, we hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir). Claudio says the Continental Challenge Cup is unpredictable and that whoever he faces, he will beat them, as The Death Riders are competing against themselves. Moxley says a number of crazy things can happen in the tournament, especially when he and "Jungle" Jack Perry roll the dice in Las Vegas tonight. He wants to know if Perry is ready like he is, and says that fortune shows a habit of doing just as she pleases.
Kris Statlander beats Viva Van. After the match, Mick Foley interviews Statlander, and we find out that Noelle Foley is in the front row. Statlander learns she will be in a four-way match for the TBS Championship next week against Maya World, Hikaru Shida and Persephone. Statlander says she feels great and ready to fight, and proud that Maya World is TBS Champion. As for Persephone and Shida, she will make them bend over backwards and shove their heads up their asses for everything they have done to her. Statlander says she was made for the TBS Champonship and has even fought wars for it, then Persephone shows up for the next match along with Shida. Before they can attack Statlander, Thunder Rosa shows up, as does Maya World. Statlander and Mick Foley head to the back as Shida and Persephone are on the outside.
Thunder Rosa and Maya World beat Persephone and Hikaru Shida after Shida inadvertently hits Persephone with a jumping knee after Maya World dodges. After the match, Kris Statlander celebrates with Maya World and Thunder Rosa.
We hear from Darby Allin, who has no regrets about his World Championship run. He says that Kevin Knight is burning the candle at both ends like he did as World Champion, but he did not win the right way. Darby then says he is willing to go far at Wembley Stadium, and that there is no amount of training to ready Knight for their match. He says that if Knight can beat him, then maybe he will live up to the potential that he saw in him all those years ago.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Don Callis and "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher. After stating that "Speedball" Mike Bailey brought out the best in him, he is still champion, and he hopes to defend the title a fourth time in a fourth country before All In. Don Callis says that there is a former champion who has yet to get a rematch. Fletcher finds out that at All In, he will defend against "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada as well as another former International Champion in a three-way match. Fletcher is livid, but Okada says the title will stay in the family. Fletcher angrily leaves.
Jon Moxley beats "Jungle" Jack Perry by submission with a sleeper hold in a first-time-ever match to advance in the AEW Continental Challenge Cup.
Claudio Castagnoli beats Ace Austin to advance in the Continental Challenge Cup.
The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) beat Viva Van and VertVixen. After the match, The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) show up, but instead of arriving from backstage, they come out of the crowd and attack The Brawling Birds from behind. The Divine Dominion soon slam Alex Windsor on the timekeeper's table, which amazingly does not break.
We hear from Darby Allin, who says that everybody, including "The Jet" Kevin Knight, has forgotten what he is capable of, and that he will face Knight for the TNT Championship in a falls count anywhere match at All In.
Orange Cassidy beats Matt Sydal to advance in the Continental Challenge Cup after avoiding a top rope Shooting Star Press and hitting the Beach Break.
Backstage, Jon Moxley congratulates Claudio Castagnoli for advancing in the Continental Challenge Cup. Moxley then says he is naked and stripped bare without the Continental Championship and that he is fair game for prey like "Jungle" Jack Perry. He says he has respect for Perry, but he is on the wrong team tonight, and he has a hair up his ass for The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn). Moxley then says it is a bad night for Perry's new friends.
The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) beat Steven Fuerte and Aaron Solo. After the match, Dezmond Xavier says that The Rascalz won at Mile High Madness the last time they were in Colorado, and that nobody knows more about being a mile high than them. Wentz says that they have proven that they belong in AEW, and he and Dez agree that they have proven themselves in tag and trios action. Myron Reed says they can also handle their own in singles action, and that he is in action tonight against "Speedball" Mike Bailey. Myron says he is ready, and asks Speedball to head to the ring and "get that smoke."
"Speedball" Mike Bailey beats Myron Reed.
We hear from The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay). David Finlay runs his shillelagh against metal grating before Clark Connors brags about their recent victories against The Bang Bang Gang before declaring that Finlay will beat "Switchblade" Jay White in the Continental Challenge Cup. Finlay says that Switchblade does not even have what it takes to challenge him and that he will put him on the shelf again as he advances in the Cup, then says it does not matter who he faces afterwards. The Dogs then put the entire tag team division on notice.
Hikaru Shida and Persephone beat Hyan and Maya World.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Jet" Kevin Knight. Knight says he became the best TNT Champion when he stopped listening to what "the little people" think, and says that Darby Allin was the first casualty of all that. He says that Darby would not have won on Wednesday without Chris Jericho, who he challenges to a TNT Championship match next week so he can correct that loss.
We see footage of "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita in the G1 Climax tournament.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia) beat "Jungle" Jack Perry and The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) in an eight-man tag match after "The Problem" Marina Shafir distracts referee Rick Knox, allowing The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) to show up and crotch Austin Gunn on the ring post on the outside, allowing Wheeler Yuta to hit the Busaiku Knee on Colton Gunn for the win. After the match, Perry and Juice Robinson take out Wheeler Yuta in response.
Backstage, "Speedball" Mike Bailey says he is grateful for his World Trios title win at Grand Slam Mexico, but he is not AEW International Champion. He says that he is still locked in after tonight's match, and that he will compete for the #2 spot in the Casino Gauntlet Match. Suddenly, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne shows up and says that Speedball will fumble his next championship quest like all the others, then proclaims that he will beat Bandido at ROH Against All Odds to become the youngest Ring of Honor World Champion. He then declares that he will be in the match for the #2 spot in the Casino Gauntlet Match next Wednesday.
AEW acknowledges the passing of Dory Funk Jr. In memory of Dory Funk Jr., 1941 - 2026.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin) and Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, "The Captain" Shawn Dean, "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo, Trish Adora, Christyana XO). Shane Taylor asks to acquire The Hurt Business' services for their new business venture, and pays The Hurt Business in advance. MVP says that Shane Taylor has their undivided attention and that they will be in touch.
Backstage, we hear from "Jungle" Jack Perry and The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn). Perry says that his mother told him to stay away from gangs, but The Bang Bang Gang seems alright. Perry then states that it is him and Jon Moxley one-on-one next Wednesday with no one else in the way, and tells Moxley to enjoy tonight's victory, as it only takes one upset for Moxley to no longer be Continental Champion. Juice Robinson says that if it were not for The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay), they would have won tonight, and that David Finlay has no chance against "Switchblade" Jay White without help from David Finlay.
Eddie Kingston beats Jake Doyle by submission with the Stretch Plumb to advance in the Continental Challenge Cup.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia) beat Adam Copeland, Christian Cage and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in an eight-man tag match after Copeland inadvertently knocks Matt Jackson off the ring apron and Moxley grabs the tights on the schoolkid pin.
We are introduced to the Spanish announce team of Alvaro Riojas, Carlos Cabrera and Ariel Levy.
Andrade el Idolo beats Komander and Tommaso Ciampa in a three-way match to enter at #1 in the Casino Gauntlet Match at All In. After the match, Andrade says he is the proud holder of the AEW National Championship, but he wants more, and he is going to win the Casino Gauntlet Match at All In and become AEW World Champion. He says that he wants to win this for himself, but for all of Mexico, and asks those who think he cannot do it "How you know?" All of a sudden, MJF appears for the first time since Beach Break, and he comes out from behind and hits Andrade from behind with his custom AEW World Championship belt before taking the Dynamite Diamond Ring back from him and knocking Andrade out with it. MJF attacks Andrade further on the entrance ramp before tossing him to the side, then demands Andrade be removed from the arena before declaring himself an American hero and the best professional wrestler in the world. He then says that he is the champion, saying that he had Kenny Omega dead to rights before "that talentless hack" Will Ospreay got involved, and now Kenny Omega gets to walk around with a toy belt and head into a main event that was his. MJF then says that he always gets what he wants, and mentions a match to decide the #2 entry for the Casino Gauntlet Match, which he says he will win before dogwalking Andrade, winning the contract and doing what he did last time. He then says that his custom championship is the only title that should be recognized and that the only champion who she should be recognized is himself, and that he will prove that he is "the one true champion."
Willow Nightingale and The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) beat Mercedes Moné and The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) in a trios match.
"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher retains the AEW International Championship against "Speedball" Mike Bailey with the avalanche brainbuster into the turnbuckle. After the match, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up and heads to the ring for the next match.
Mistico, "Lionheart" Chris Jericho and Darby Allin beat The Don Callis Family ("The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, Hechicero, "The Jet" Kevin Knight) in a trios match.
Mexican National Women's Champion Thunder Rosa is seen watching from the crowd for the next match.
Persephone beats Kris Statlander. During the match, Persephone takes the Mexican National Women's Championship away from Thunder Rosa at the front row and pulls Thunder Rosa over the barricade into the ringside area in the process, and blasts her in the face with the championship. Statlander leaps at Persephone from the ring apron, and takes out both Persephone and the referee in the process. Statlander hits Staturday Night Fever, but the referee is still down, and Hikaru Shida comes out of the crowd and smacks Statlander with the Mexican National Women's Championship. Persephone hits Statlander with a frog splash off the top rope, and the referee comes to and counts the pinfall attempt, giving Persephone the win. After the match, Hyan and Maya World show up and help Statlander up as Persephone declares that Arena Mexico is her arena.
"Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido are played to the ring by a mariachi band and accompanied by mini wrestlers before the next match.
"Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) beat The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) to become the AEW World Trios Champions!
Will Ospreay beats Mark Davis in a Mexico City Street Fight. (As per pre-match stipulation, no outside interference was allowed during the match.)
We see backstage footage from Redemption where The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir) watch as Kenny Omega hits the One Winged Angel on Will Ospreay to end the show. He says that Omega is not Ospreay's friend and that he needs to take the AEW World Championship from Omega. He also says that Ospreay is "truly on death ground."
Backstage, Renee Paquette tries to interview Will Ospreay when The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir) show up. Moxley approaches Ospreay, and when Garcia says something to Ospreay, Ospreay pops him with an elbow. Moxley has to hold PAC back, then asks Ospreay if he is sure he wants to do that. Ospreay tells Moxley that he does not pull the trigger for him, then hands the Death Riders patch back to Moxley and says he is out. Moxley then tells Ospreay that he has it all figured out, and allows Ospreay to pass through while helping Garcia up. "Hangman" Adam Page then suddenly shows up, having noticed what has just happened, and says that while he will not stick his nose in his business, he does ask Ospreay to ask him if he needs anybody. Ospreay says that United Empire is not happy with him and that The Death Riders will be breathing down his neck, and that he cannot trust Kenny Omega, and while he appreciates the help, he has to do this on his own. Hangman stops Ospreay, and tells him that he is the best he has ever been in the ring with, and wants to know if Ospreay believes he is the best. He tells Ospreay that he has this, and Ospreay thanks Hangman.
Andrade el Idolo retains the AEW National Championship against "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne and "Jungle" Jack Perry. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Andrade el Idolo. Andrade says he feels "tranquilo," because he screwed MJF and Don Callis, then says he will fight anyone and be the best National Champion ever.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor). The Brawling Birds agree that The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) talk too much and have been avoiding them for far too long. Jamie Hayter then challenges Athena, Billie Starkz and Diamanté to a tag team match on Collision before Alex Windsor tells The Divine Dominion to be ready to brawl.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Don Callis Family. "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher says that he retained his title at Redemption without anyone's help and that his title will stay in the family. Don Callis says they may have taken some losses, but Mark Davis is angrier than he has ever been and he looks forward to what happens. "The Jet" Kevin Knight admits he lost, but he faces the best, and it will not be the last time he main events a pay-per-view. After Knight notes that he will take time to focus on the little things including the fact he is champion, he notes that Fletcher and "Speedball" Mike Bailey are tied up. After Fletcher tells Knight to focus on keeping his own title, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up and says the International Championship will stay in the family, then leaves.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"Speedball" Mike Bailey and Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) beat The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Machine" Brian Cage, Jake Doyle) in a trios match after hitting the Ultima Weapon on Jake Doyle's back and getting the stack-up pin on a Sunset Flip.
We see footage of Renee Paquette interviewing Adam Copeland, Christian Cage and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) from earlier today. Nick says that The Young Bucks are already planning to travel with their families to All In so they can see this match. Both teams recognize each others' influence, and agree that they never thought they would face each other. Christian Cage says they did not come back to do a "greatest hits" tour and that he and Copeland plan to be the best tag team of two generations. Matt says The Young Bucks are still working on their legacy while Copeland and Christian have had two careers. Matt says they lost the tag team titles two years ago and have been clawing back to the top since, Copeland says they have been told for seventeen years that they would never do this again. After Matt says they will win the tag team titles for a fourth time, Christian Cage wants to know if The Young Bucks will be able to lift themselves up to the next level before saying he and Copeland will win. Copeland says that he and Christian are doubted despite everything they have done for the industry, and Matt says that they are still doubted for how they wrestle, even though they have done this for a long time.
Maya World retains the TBS Championship against Persephone after Hikaru Shida shows up and tosses Persephone a shinai only for Kris Statlander to show up and prevent Persephone from using it.
Backstage, we hear from Mark Davis, who says that he suffered a massive embarrassment from losing the AEW National Championship, then says that he wants a one-on-one rematch with Will Ospreay at Grand Slam Mexico.
Chompy the Shark shows up for the blurb for Discovery's Shark Week.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Willow Nightingale in the ring. After a massive amount of streamers flood the ring and the fans chant for Willow, Willow is choked up from the support and says that she is living her dream before thanking the fans for being there even when there were a lot of doubters. She mentions winning the TBS title and becoming an inaugural Women's World Tag Team Champion earlier this year, then thanks her mother for getting her out of a funk when she got hurt, which led to her getting back and becoming Women's World Champion. Willow says "If life has been kicking you around, don't give up. Keep fighting, keep pushing through, because sometimes...sometimes, the comeback is even better than the dream." All of a sudden, Mercedes Moné shows up with a contract in her hands and says she is here for business, and tells her to sign the contract for their match at All In. Willow lays the contract on Mercedes' chest to sign it, which starts a verbal confrontation. After Renee says it is official and leaves, Willow asks Mercedes what her problem is before chalking it up to her holding the Women's World Championship. Mercedes says that one thing she hates most about Willow is not her smile or the fact that the fans love and adore him, it is that every milestone Willow has is written all over her story. She asks if Willow knows how that feels as the fans chant "shut the fuck up," before proclaiming that she will end Willow's fairy tale at All In, as she would be nothing without her and the fans only cheer for her because she stood across the ring for her. Mercedes then wants Willow to admit that she made her, then says she will take her smile along with her title. Willow and Mercedes argue, then The Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) show up, making this a three-on-one brawl. After Mercedes hits Willow with a chop block, The Divine Dominion hit a choke slam, then The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) show up and force Mercedes and The Divine Dominion to retreat.
Jon Moxley retains the AEW Continental Championship against Komander by submission with a sleeper hold. Before the match, it is announced that Collision will air tomorrow night on a special night at 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central.
Backstage, Mick Foley interviews The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin). Ace Austin says that they have big problems, and Colten Gunn says that they were screwed by The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) and The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia), and "Switchblade" Jay White is not even here. Juice Robinson challenges The Death Riders and The Dogs to a four-on-four tag team match on Collision.
The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) beat The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) to become the AEW World Trios Champions after The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) attack The Conglomeration behind the referee's back. After the match, The Demand and The Lethal Twist attack The Conglomeration, then Brody King shows up only to be overwhelmed. All of a sudden, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up with a barbed wire chair and clears the ring. Jay Lethal tries to take the chair only to cut himself, and Jay Lethal soon gets laid out with a Buckshot Lariat.
We hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir). Wheeler Yuta says it is them against the world every night, and now The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin) wants to blame them for their failures. PAC says they will see The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin) on Collision. Garcia says that PAC was right, especially about Will Ospreay, and that Ospreay has always been running away from the grind, especially when he tried to leave them. He says there is a hard way in and a harder way out. Moxley says that all of the morality police are out and that they meet people where they are at, then says the Continental Championship exemplifies what the sport is all about. He says he will walk into the unknown and into the fire with the Continental Cup, and if this is where his title reign ends, so be it.
Tony Schiavone introduces Kenny Omega to the ring. Omega is soon interrupted by Will Ospreay, and Omega is more than happy to see him, as he showed Ospreay how he felt at Redemption by hitting him with a One Winged Angel hoping he would get it, but now he has to get to the "tell" part. Omega says he cares about Ospreay and cares the world for him and wants the world for him, and mentions the promise they made to do their best and become champions. He says he put their friendship before the title every time, as it brought him joy to see him succeed. He then says that Ospreay repaid him by telling him that he gave up on himself, and says Ospreay has no idea how deep that cut before calling the AEW World Championship a declaration that he never gave up. Omega says that Ospreay was, is and never will be one to talk down to him, and while he tried to warn him about The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir), Ospreay thought he knew better and head to learn the hard lesson himself, and asks Ospreay how it feels now. Ospreay says he came back too early from his neck injury, because all he thought about was revenge, and when he finally had it, it slipped through his fingers, and he lost his confidence. He apologizes for letting the crowd down, and that he had no friends to turn to, including Omega. He says that the guy who took away his old life and the guy he had so much hatred for gave him a new life and an opportunity, and saw Jon Moxley as the guy who would take him where he always wanted to be. Ospreay admits he liked being a Death Rider, as it made him feel like his old self again and he felt like he had killers with him. He says that while he understands The Death Riders' protectiveness, he does not share their philosophy or Jon Moxley's tactics, and when they tried to do to Omega what they did to him, he could not let that happen to Omega. Omega says he did not forget, and that when he felt the chair around his neck and felt that he would have to accept his fate, he heard the crowd and felt the energy, and knew that Ospreay would save him. He says that when he finally saw Ospreay, he saw him with the AEW World Championship and the bag at his feet, and concluded that Ospreay wanted to suffocate him with the bag before accusing Ospreay of setting a trap. When Ospreay tries to defend himself, Omega slaps him. Omega continues to slap him as he asks Ospreay what he is to him now, saying that when Ospreay is put in the pressure burner, he always crumbles. Ospreay finally punches back and nearly hits Omega with a Hidden Blade, then says that as much as he respecst Omega, he will kick the shit out of him the moment he puts his hands on him. He says that he has filled in whenever Omega was not here, and that he has earned his way to the World title and spent his neck to get it, and calls Omega a mountain he has wanted to climb for ten years. He compares their match to the tie-breaking penalty kicks in a football game, then says that he can pull the trigger and that he wants Omega at his best so there are no excuses, and when he does finally pull the trigger, Omega will see it coming.
In backstage footage from Forbidden Door, Renee Paquette interviews Will Ospreay and Alex Windsor. Ospreay talks about how he is excited to be at All In when Jon Moxley shows up. Moxley meets with Ospreay after Renee and Windsor leave, and Moxley tells Ospreay that if he wants to be "the real thing," he must live it. He says that AEW can be something great in the greatest sport in the world, and while the business is full of unsavory people, it is up to them to protect AEW and preserve the craft. He then gives Ospreay a Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marin Shafir) patch, saying that he has earned the right to ride with The Death Riders and that he is proud of him. Moxley leaves, then Kenny Omega shows up and says he is proud of Ospreay. Ospreay says that he knows that Omega is concerned about him, then tells Omega that he is not his father. MJF shows up, and Omega reminds MJF that he has him to deal with after Mark Briscoe if he survives. MJF tells Ospreay he will see him at Wembley Stadium, then leaves. Omega tells Ospreay they will always be friends and that what Ospreay has going on with The Death Riders does not affect their friendship, then tells Ospreay to take care of himself.
MJF retains the AEW World Championship against Mark Briscoe after countering a Jay Driller with a waterwheel slam followed by the Heatseeker. After the match, MJF hits Briscoe with the Dynamite Diamond Ring. MJF then forces medical staff out of the ring, but before Briscoe can get up so that MJF can hit him again, Kenny Omega shows up. MJF retreats. Omega reiterates to MJF that he will be knocking down his door and proposes that MJF has the energy to face him tonight. MJF says it is bad enough he had to come to California and wrestle Briscoe, and refuses to wrestle Omega again. He says that it is laughable that Omega wants another shot at his title after losing to him twice and having kicked out of the One Winged Angel, and says he will not face him at first before suddenly having a big idea. MJF says he will wrestle Omega for the title next week on one condition, and if he does not get an answer by next week, he will not get his shot. If MJF retains, Omega will never be able to become AEW World Championship ever again.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews MJF. MJF addresses Andrade el Idolo for putting his hands on him and says that payback is coming and it will hit like a ton of bricks, then lists off who he has beaten in AEW and says that Kenny Omega is 0-2 against him before proclaiming that he is the best in the world. He then says that Omega will not agree to his terms because he is "literally gutless." Will Ospreay shows up and tells MJF not to hurt himself "sucking [himself] off like that" before asking why MJF put up a stipulation. MJF says he is the champ and Ospreay is not, then tells Ospreay he will see him in Wembley Stadium.
Tony Schiavone interviews Andrade el Idolo on the stage. Andrade declares that he is done with The Don Callis Family and MJF and that he will become the AEW World Champion. He then asks "How you know?" before he is attacked from behind by Jake Doyle, Lance Archer and "The Machine" Brian Cage. Don Callis leads the charge as Kevin Knight also shows up, and Brian Cage hits Andrade with the Drill Claw. Callis then commands Andrade to be thrown out of the ring, as Knight has a match to win. Andrade is tossed out of the ring by Brian Cage.
We hear from Mercedes Moné, who boasts about becoming the first-ever two-time Women's Owen Hart winner and how she dominates everywhere she goes and proves that she, not dreams, wins championships. She then says that the AEW Women's World Championship is the last piece to what is already hers.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Jet" Kevin Knight retains the TNT Championship against Lio Rush. At the beginning of the match, Lio Rush shows up with a backpack containing a completely blackened Ring of Honor World Television Championship. It is announced that Collision will air tomorrow night at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central. After the match, Darby Allin shows up and wants a TNT Championship Match, and says that if Knight says no, what happened at Forbidden Door will keep happening. Callis takes the microphone from Knight and says Darby has been a great wrestler and champion, but he crossed the line from wrestler to criminal at Forbidden Door, and his family does not reward criminal behavior and that Darby will not get a match as long as he has something to say about it. Darby says that Knight has dug his grave as Callis says that Darby will not get a match and that Darby should be in a cell.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Tommaso Ciampa, who demands that Renee declare that he is better than Jericho. All of a sudden, Ciampa is whacked in the head with a garbage can by Jericho, who then tosses Ciampa into some chairs. When security gets involved out side of the arena in the loading bay, Ciampa jumps them and throws more things at Jericho while attacking security. He then tries to attack Jericho with a power drill before Jericho fights back. Security gets their hands on Ciampa, but Jericho dives on all of them from the back of a truck before even more security shows up and separates them.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Kenny Omega, who is conversing with The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Matt has faith in Omega to beat MJF, but Nick is a little apprehensive. Omega says he has not made a decision yet and that this decision is important, and asks what is left for him if he cannot challenge for the AEW World Championship and what is in it for MJF.
Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay beat The Lethal Twist ("Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian and "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson).
In backstage footage from after Forbidden Door, Lexy Nair interviews Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. Christian wants to know why "Switchblade" Jay White, and Copeland says that Jay White owed him a favor and that they are even. Christian mentions that he had and still has a problem with Jay White before Jay White's injury.
The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin) heads to the ring. Jay White says he was out of action for 459 days and that things have changed since then, then says that The Bang Bang Gang are back together again and wants to know "who let The Dogs (Clark Connors, Gabe Kidd, David Finlay) out." Jay White mentions his history with David Finlay, then says that nothing changes the fact that Finlay is "a nepo baby bitch boy." He says that the stench of Finlay's arrogance has lingered for far too long and that he is here to clear the air, then says Sunday was just the beginning.
We hear from Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, "The Captain" Shawn Dean, "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo, "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty) backstage. Shane Taylor says that they run Collision, and Carlie Bravo challenges The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Ace Austin) to a eight-man tag match at Collision.
Hikaru Shida beats Harley Cameron, Maika, Queen Aminata, Persephone and Kris Statlander in a Survival of the Fittest Match to win the vacant TBS Championship! Harley Cameron is eliminated by Persephone when Persephone takes advantage of Harley's showboating. Maika is eliminated by Hikaru Shida with a schoolkid pin after Shida uses referee Aubrey Edwards as a human shield. Statlander eliminates Persephone after Persephone counters Staturday Night Special with a roll-up only for Statlander to counter with a roll-up of her own. Statlander is eliminated by Shida by submission after Statlander gets to the ropes to escape an ankle lock only to be blasted in the face with the TBS Championship by an already-eliminated Persephone, which knocks Statlander out and allows Shida to win the match and become champion.
Kenny Omega heads to the ring when Will Ospreay stops him and asks Omega if he thinks this is a good idea, saying that he believes in Omega before asking Omega if he believes in himself. Omega says this is his Death Ground, and if he goes out, he goes out guns blazing. Omega then heads to the ring and talks about how he has been part of professional wrestling for more than half his life and giving the people everything that he has in the ring. He says he has won titles and set records that could never be broken again and has had a career that can be looked upon fondly, but there is a selfish part of him that knows that it is not enough and that there is a little bit more in the tank. Omega says that if everyone else can believe just one more time, then he knows he can be a champion everyone can be part of and stand on the greatest stage in Wembley Stadium and represent All Elite Wrestling against Will Ospreay. He says that the cost that MJF wants him to make is not too high, and mentions that MJF has anticipated the possibility that he is "the god of professional wrestling" that he has been known to be. Omega says that having one more chance to beat the brakes off MJF while he is still healthy puts a fire in him, and that he not only accepts MJF's challenge, he demands that MJF brings what is his. All of a sudden, Omega is attacked from behind by MJF, and Omega fights back until officials and security rush in to separate both men. MJF manages to get out of the ring as the show ends. (Some of the security guards are played by Dom Kubrick, Slade and McCallion of Delirium (both unmasked), and current United Wrestling Network World Champion Jordan Cruz.)
