AEW All In Review – August 27, 2023
ROH World Tag Team Titles Match
Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (c) vs. AEW World Champion MJF & Adam Cole (Pre Show)
MJF & Adam Cole set up to strike their pose in the ring but they were jumped from behind to start things out then MJF was isolated then he wants to go for a Kangaroo Kick but he was cut off.
MJF hits a drop toehold on Mark Davis then he inadvertently headbutted Kyle Fletcher in the groin. MJF and Cole battle back. Cole held the ropes open for an MJF move while Aussie Open was at ringside but Aussie Open pulls Cole out of the ring to break it up.
Aussie Open went back to isolating MJF until he avoids their double clothesline attempt and they hit one another.
MJF hits Kangaroo Kick on Aussie Open before MJF shook the ropes then he points to his corner and then tags in Cole & they hit a double clothesline on Fletcher to get the win.
Winners & New ROH World Tag Team Champions: AEW World Champion MJF & Adam Cole (7:45) (NEW CHAMPIONS!!!!!)
Rate: 7
FTW Title FTW Rules Match
Jack Perry (c) vs. Hook (Pre Show)
Hook went toward the stage and they brawled on the ramp to start then Jack Perry got Hook on the hood of the car and then hits Rolling Thunder off the top of it.
Perry looks into the camera and said Real glass, go cry me a river then Hook suplexes Perry through the front windshield of the car. Perry took Hook back to ringside and hits a Draping DDT off the barricade.
The match moved to the ring & Perry teases Van Terminator and then drops off the ropes to taunt the crowd then Perry suplexes Hook and then superkicked him when he stood up. Hook avoided a move and then hits back 2 back bridging suplexes for a couple of two counts.
There was a trash can in the ring. Hook avoids a low blow and then executed a suplex into the corner and covers Perry for a two count before Perry came back with a Tiger Driver for a near fall.
Perry places the trash can over hook and then went for a top rope move that Hook avoided. Hook slams the trash can over Perry’s head. Hook clubbed Perry’s head a few times then locks in Redrum for the submission win.
Winner By Submission & New FTW Champion: Hook (8:20) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 6
Real AEW World Title Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Samoa Joe
CM Punk applied an early side headlock as Samoa Joe tried to break it with a suplex but Punk held on. Joe rolls to the floor and was able to break the hold. Joe chops Punk and sat him on a chair but Punk returns to the ring before Joe could do whatever he had in mind.
Punk stood on the ropes and headbutts Joe as he smirked as he thought he was letting Punk crash and burn. Punk waits for Joe to turn around and then hits a hurricanrana from the ropes then Joe rolls to the floor. Punk tried to dive onto him but this time Joe did sidestep him and let him crash & burn on the floor.
Punk battled back and went for a hurricanrana from the apron but Joe caught him and swung his head through the side of the broadcast table. Joe flips off Punk while he was down.
Punk got Joe down and then cup his ear then hits a leg drop then he covers Joe but he kicks out at one. Punk acted horrified. Joe rallied and did the Hogan point while firming up.
Punk went for a high knee in the corner but Joe caught him and powerbombed him for a two count. Joe immediately locks Punk in an STF.
Punk eventually countered into a pin for a two count then Punk threw a high roundhouse kick that drops Joe.
Punk hits a spinning toe hold in a tribute to Terry Funk. Joe caught Punk in a cradle for a two count. Punk went for a knee strike in the corner but Joe caught him with an enzuigiri. Joe placed Punk on the top rope and set up for a Muscle Buster but Punk fought back.
Joe chop Punk & he fell to the apron before Joe pulls Punk back to the ropes but Punk bites the forehead of Joe then Punk hits Pepsi Plunge to score the win.
Winner & Still Real AEW World Champion: CM Punk (14:00) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
Trios Match
The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Hangman Page) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White & Juice Robinson) & Konosuke Takeshita
Kenny Omega performed an early flip dive from the ring onto Juice Robinson & Jay White on the floor for then back in the ring White avoided a top rope dive by Omega as he sold rib pain. Omega was isolated by Bullet Club Gold & Konosuke Takeshita.
Kota Ibushi ran in to help Omega and then traded elbow strikes with Takeshita. Omega & Takeshita had an elbow exchange that Takeshita got the better of before Takeshita hits a leaping clothesline that put Omega down.
Bullet Club Gold & Takeshita continued to isolate Omega and targets his knee then Juice Robinson suplexes Omega so that his legs hit the bottom rope and then covers him for a two count.
Omega got up and traded punches with Robinson but he rakes his eyes and ends up dropping him with an elbow strike. Omega finally made it to his corner but The Gunns pulls Ibushi & Hangman Page off the apron.
Page took the hot tag moments later and cleaned house on Bullet Club Gold then Page puts White down with a fallaway slam and then kips up and dove onto Robinson on the floor.
Page returns to the ring and clotheslines White to the floor. Page hits a suicide dive on Robinson then returns to the ring and executed another suicide dive on White.
Ibushi tags in and puts White down before executing a standing moonsault for a two count. Omega checked in and hits snap dragon suplexes then Takeshita puts Omega down with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.
Page tags in and then he & Omega took turns performing moonsaults on Robinson. Page went to the ropes and performed a fallaway slam press on Takeshita for a near fall then Golden Lovers set up for a move on Takeshita but he stuffs it.
Ibushi went for a Kamigoye on Takeshita but shot up and blasted Ibushi with a jumping knee. Cool spot. Page returns and hits Takeshita with a lariat from behind Omega tags in and drills White with V Trigger.
Omega ran the ropes and took out Robinson with a V Trigger then follows up with another on White before Takeshita rolls up Omega to get the win.
Winners: Bullet Club Gold & Konosuke Takeshita (20:30)
Rate: 7
AEW World Tag Team Titles Match
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
Cash Wheeler & Nick Jackson both hits hurricanrana on Matt Jackson & Dax Harwood and threw punches at them then they look at one another and then stood up and traded punches while Matt & Harwood stood up and joined in.
Young Bucks dropkicks FTR and then clotheslined them over the top rope to the floor. Nick performed a corkscrew dive over the top rope onto FTR then Wheeler was isolated by Young Bucks.
Matt drapes Wheeler over the middle rope and then Nick tags in and hits a dive onto him before Matt hits a elbow from the ropes on Wheeler then stood up and crotch chops Harwood.
Wheeler was on the verge of tagging out when Matt shot past him and superkicks Harwood off the apron. Wheeler eventually caught Nick coming off the ropes with a forearm then Harwood took the hot tag and suplexes Young Bucks and then suplexes one on top of the other.
Matt came back with 3 northern lights suplexes. Harwood caught him in an inside cradle for a two count. Matt performed another northern lights suplex into a bridge for a two count. Harwood came right back with a bridging German suplex for a two count of his own.
Harwood put Matt in a Sharpshooter. Wheeler took Nick down on the apron and applied the same hold on him. Nick ended up powering out, which sent Wheeler crashing to ringside. Nick performed a facebuster on Harwood and then moonsaulted onto Wheeler on the floor.
Matt superplexes Harwood then Nick went for a top rope splash but Harwood put his knees up. Wheeler tried to top rope splash Nick but he put his feet up before FTR follows up with a spike piledriver on Nick and then Wheeler covers him for a near fall.
Harwood accidentally knocks Wheeler off the apron then Nick caught Harwood in a backslide for a two count. Young Bucks took turns superkicking Harwood and then hit him with a double superkick. Young Bucks put Harwood down with a spike piledriver then Nick covers Harwood for a near fall.
Young Bucks went for a BTE Trigger on Harwood but he ducks it causing Young Bucks to slam their knees together. Wheeler returns to take out Nick. Wheeler tags in and then FTR hits Matt with BTE Trigger and kissed his cheeks before Young Bucks hits Shatter Machine on Matt then Wheeler covers him for a near fall.
Harwood superkicks Matt. Nick headscissors Harwood and they both tumbled over the top rope to the floor. Wheeler went for a 450 splash on Matt but he moves out of the way. Matt superkicks Wheeler and covers him for a near fall.
Young Bucks hits Wheeler with a BTE Trigger then Nick covers Wheeler and had the pin but Harwood rushes in to break it up. Harwood stood up and walks into Shatter Machine from Young Bucks then follows up with a BTE Trigger on Wheeler for a 2 count.
Young Bucks set up for a Meltzer Driver on Wheeler. Harwood returns and caught Nick as he was leaping while Wheeler slips away from Matt before FTR connects with Shatter Machine on Nick to get the win.
Winners & Still AEW World Tag Team Champions: FTR (21:45) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 10 (Recommend)
After the match FTR offers handshakes to Young Bucks but they blew them off and exits the ring.
10 Man Tag Team Stadium Stampede Match
Best Friends (International Champion Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor), Pentagon Jr & Eddie Kingston vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) & Proud N Powerful (Santana & Ortiz)
Eddie Kingston ran down the ramp and was met by Claudio Castagnoli as the wrestlers all brawled in various locations then Jon Moxley used a branding iron as a weapon in a tribute to Terry Funk.
In the ring Proud N Powerful set up for Street Sweeper then they cut to a different camera shot that missed Pentagon Jr breaking it up with a chair shot.
They cut to a split screen shot with one camera focused on the ring while another followed a backstage brawl involving Best Friends & Proud N Powerful. In the ring Moxley pulls out skewers from a bat of weapons. Pentagon ends up getting the skewers and pounded them into Moxley’s scalp.
Pentagon set a couple of chairs back to back in the ring. Santana flips him off and fought with him. They went back to a split screen to show Kingston & Castagnoli brawling through an upper level in the stadium. In the ring Santana powerbombs Pentagon onto the top of the 2 chairs.
Santana follows up with a piledriver on a chair as we see the trainer and referees checked on Pentagon and then helps him away from the ringside area. In the ring a board wrap in barbwire and a kendo stick were introduced. Kingston jabs the head of Wheeler Yuta with an umbrella. Chuck Taylor also used an umbrella as a weapon on Castagnoli.
Kingston side slams Yuta on top of a bar. Kingston attacked a security guard and left him lying. In the ring Trent Beretta took a bump on a ladder that was propped over the middle rope in a corner of the ring. Proud N Powerful tossed Beretta onto a ladder that was leaning in a corner of the ring.
Beretta fought back, but Moxley ended up dumping him on top of a door board that was wrapped in barbwire. Ortiz hit a top rope splash on Beretta and covered him for a two count. Moxley piledrove Beretta on top of the ring steps. Ortiz jabbed a bloody Cassidy with a fork.
Sue’s minivan pulls into the stadium next to the entrance area & Moxley approached the driver’s side and planted a kiss on Sue then she ends up handing her son Beretta a sheet of cookies which he used as a weapon.
Music played and then Pentagon returns dressed in red gear and a red mask. Pentagon & Santana fought on a ladder that collapsed so Alex Abrahantes held it in place and then Pentagon hits a Code Red from the ladder and put Santana through 2 tables.
In the ring Best Friends performed their hug spot and included a weary Yuta before other wrestlers quickly arrived. Castagnoli performed a Swing on Cassidy as Beretta superplexed Ortiz from the ropes through a table at ringside.
Once Castagnoli was done with the Swing he sets up for a move that Orange Cassidy avoided. Cassidy hits Castagnoli with a few Orange Punches and covers him for a near fall then Cassidy wraps his hand and then dips it into a container of glass.
Moxley cut him off and dumped the glass in the middle of the ring. Cassidy hits a DDT that put Moxley on the glass. Castagnoli executed popup uppercut on Cassidy. Kingston returns with a chair wrap in barbwire and used it to batter Castagnoli with once he was in the ring. Moxley stops Kingston from slamming it over the head of Castagnoli.
Kingston & Moxley bickered. Kingston hit spinning backfists on Moxley & Castagnoli then Kingston shoved Moxley through a door board wrap in barbwire that was set up in the corner. Cassidy hits Castagnoli with Orange Punch to score the win.
Winners: Best Friends, Pentagon Jr & Eddie Kingston (21:30)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
After the match Kingston & Moxley were still down in the corner after going through the table. Kingston was seated in front of Moxley held up his middle finger in Moxley’s face while Moxley made a fist.
Finals Of The Women’s Title Tournament
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Saraya vs. Britt Baker vs. Toni Storm
The Outcasts works together but then bickered when they both wanted to pin Britt Baker before Hikaru Shida slams the heads of Saraya & Toni Storm together. Storm took Baker to ringside where Saraya’s mother Saraya Knight puts her in a Full Nelson.
Storm tried to hit Baker but she moves causing Saraya Knight to take the punch from Storm. Saraya confronts Storm once they were back in the ring together. Storm tried to calm her down but Saraya grabs her back the back of the head and hit her.
Saraya & Storm traded strikes before Ruby Soho ran out and tried to talk Storm out of going after Saraya. Storm tried to walk past her but Soho grabs her hand. Storm turns and nails Ruby Soho & she left the ring and storms toward the back.
Baker had a bit of a flurry that included superkicking Storm & she fell on top of Saraya and got a two count. Saraya fired up and puts Storm in PTO before Baker hits Storm with a Stomp then hits Saraya with a punch and then covers Storm for a near fall.
Shida returned and slams Baker on top of Saraya. Shida went up top and hits Meteora on Saraya then goes for the cover but she kicks out at two.
Shida plays to the crowd and then hits Katana on Saraya and had her beat but Baker broke it up and went for Lockjaw but Shida blocks it.
Saraya returned to the ring with a can of spray paint and used it on Storm. Saraya put Storm down with Night Cap to score the victory.
Winner & New Women’s Champion: Saraya (8:50) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Coffin Match
Swerve Strickland & Christian Cage vs. Darby Allin & Sting
Darby Allin opens the coffin early in the match & Swerve’s House was among the things spray painted under the lid. Allin pulls out a couple of thumbtack jackets. Sting hits Prince Nana & Swerve Strickland with a cricket bat. Allin hands Sting the other jacket and he put it on.
Sting & Allin took turns performing corner splashes while wearing the thumbtack jackets before Christian Cage used take to pin Allin’s hands behind his back then Sting ends up freeing Allin’s arms.
Cage got Allin in position for a Conchairto but Allin avoids it. Strickland pops up Allin & he lands face first on the top turnbuckle. Allin came right back with a Stunner on the ring apron.
Strickland was leaning over a table & Sting dove from the apron onto Strickland but the table didn’t break. Sting went back to the apron and ends up putting Swerve through the table.
Allin seats Cage on a chair on the floor and punches him a few times. Allin went to the top rope and then dropkicks Cage out of the chair. Allin & Sting leans the coffin against the side of the ring. They put Cage inside of it and tried to close the lid but Cage blocks it.
TNT Champion Luchasaurus shows up and saves Cage and then lawn darts Allin against the casket. Nick Wayne shows up and went after Luchasaurus with a skateboard but Luchasaurus no sold and ended up chokeslaming Wayne onto the skateboard then Luchasaurus put Wayne over his shoulders and took him to the back.
The coffin was positioned to be flat on the floor. Sting puts Strickland on top of the coffin. Allin went for a Coffin Drop from the top rope but Strickland moves and Allin crashed onto the coffin then in the ring, Sting hits Cage & Strickland with corner splashes.
Sting puts Cage in Scorpion Death Lock then Strickland slams a chair over the back of Sting & he no sold it and released the hold on Cage. Sting went after Strickland but Cage caught Sting with a low blow.
Swerve hits Swerve Stomp on Sting. Cage & Nana shoves the coffin inside the ring. Cage ran Allin into the ringside barricade. Strickland puts Sting and his baseball bat inside the coffin. Strickland kicks the lid shut but Sting’s bat blocked it from closing.
Sting excited the coffin but Strickland slams him on top of it as Cage was choking Allin at ringside. Swerve went up top and attempted a 450 splash on Sting but moves causing Strickland to land on the coffin.
Allin started to get the better of Cage on the floor as Sting hits Scorpion Death Drop on Strickland on top of the coffin. Sting put Strickland in the coffin but Strickland’s hands stuck out to stop it from closing.
Sting slams the lid on the back of Strickland. Allin hits a Coffin Drop onto the lid while Strickland was sticking out of it. Allin got up and closes the lid to get the win.
Winners: Darby Allin & Sting (16:00)
Rate: 7
Will Ospreay vs. Chris Jericho
Will Ospreay drapes Chris Jericho over the top rope and then hits a shooting star press on top of him. Jericho caught Ospreay going for a springboard move and hits him with a Codebreaker. Jericho follows up with another Codebreaker and covers Ospreay for a near fall.
Ospreay rallied with an OsCutter for a near fall of his own. Ospreay went for a Storm Breaker but Jericho executed a hurricanrana as a counter. Jericho puts Ospreay in Walls Of Jericho. Ospreay powers his way toward the ropes.
Don Callis climbs on the apron and argued with Aubrey Edwards so Sammy Guevara used the distraction to hit Ospreay with Jericho’s baseball bat then the referee checks on Ospreay and indicated that he was able to continue.
Ospreay came back with a standing Spanish Fly for a near fall. Jericho caught Ospreay charging at him and hits a Codebreaker then Jericho hits OsCutter before he took his time making the cover and Ospreay kicks out immediately.
Ospreay hit Jericho with a series of strikes and set him up for a move, but Jericho slipped away and kicked Ospreay below the belt while the referee was shielded. Jericho put Ospreay down with a Judas Effect and then covered him for a good near fall. The fans popped big for Ospreay kicking out.
Ospreay hits Jericho with Judas Effect/Hidden Blade combo then follows up with a Storm Breaker for a near fall. Jericho got to his knees and flips off Ospreay then Ospreay hits Hidden Blade then Ospreay follows up with Storm Breaker to put Jericho away.
Winner: Will Ospreay (14:55)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
After the match Ospreay celebrated his win with fans along the barricade. Guevara helped up Jericho but he blew him off and left the ring. Jericho showed frustration over losing the match as he heads toward the back leaving Guevara behind.
Trios Titles Open House Match
House Of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) (c) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn
Billy Gunn teased a suicide dive but Julia Hart stood on the apron. Hart enters the ring jawed at Gunn & he gave her a crotch chop. Gunn & The Acclaimed hit her with Scissor Me Timbers then House Of Black quickly regained offensive control.
House Of Black dominated the offense for a stretch as they hit a 3 way kick and cannonball splash move on Anthony Bowens but they couldn’t put him away then Brody King pulls out his chain.
Malakai Black held Bowens in place with his foot. King tried to hit Bowens but he ended up taking out Black accidentally. Gunn hits Buddy Matthews with a Fameasser and had him beat but the referee gets pull out of the ring. Black drops Gunn with a kick for a near fall.
Bowens hits The Arrival on King then Caster follows up with Mic Drop then goes for the cover but King kicks out. Gunn hits Fameasser on King. Bowens hits The Arrival and then Caster hits Mic Drop to get the win.
Winners & New Trios Champions: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn (10:50) (NEW CHAMPIONS!!!!!)
Rate: 6
After the match House of Black held onto the Trios Titles and then presented them to The Acclaimed & Gunn & after House Of Black left Bowens took the mic and recall saying they were going to take Gunn to the top and said it’s happened. Bowens encouraged the fans to hold the biggest scissors party ever.
AEW World Title Match
MJF (c) vs. Adam Cole
MJF & Adam Cole went face 2 face and spoke to one another then back off and went to ringside then they both came back with their tag team t shirts and put them on before locking up.
After a couple of early exchanges Cole set up for a superkick causing MJF to drop to his butt so Cole did his pose. MJF offered him a handshake out of sportsmanship and encouraged the fans to chant sportsmanship. Cole went for the handshake only to have MJF poke him in the eye.
MJF smiles and hams it up while Cole was seated in the corner. MJF helps Cole to his feet but Cole slaps MJF and then went on the offensive. MJF had Cole in the corner and charged toward him but Cole pulls the referee in front of him. MJF asks Cole what he was doing. Cole pulls MJF into a turnbuckle pad.
Cole returns the favor by gouging MJF’s eyes. MJF came back with 10 punches in the corner then shrugged his shoulders and it Cole’s head before MJF whips Cole into the corner aggressively. Cole rolls to the floor. MJF plays to the crowd and then hits a suicide dive then MJF rolls Cole back inside the ring and covers him for a two count.
MJF powerbombs Cole onto his knee and ends up getting a two count. MJF went to the ropes and jumps into a superkick. Cole follows up with Heatseeker and covers MJF but he puts his foot over the bottom rope to break the pin.
At ringside Cole ran MJF into the ring steps. Cole pulls MJF on top of the steps and then hits a brainbuster on the steps. MJF stay down. Cole returns to the ring. The referee counts to 9 while MJF was down on the floor. MJF shot up and dove into the ring to avoid being counted out.
Cole went to the ropes and set up for Panama Sunrise but MJF rolls to the floor. MJF pulls Cole onto the apron and then clears the broadcast table. MJF pulls Cole onto the broadcast table with him and said he had to do it.
MJF hoisted up Cole for an Tombstone Piledriver but he couldn’t follow through with it and let Cole go. MJF looks conflicted. Cole ends up hitting the same move that MJF couldn’t perform on him moments later. Cole brought MJF back inside the ring and covers him for a near fall.
MJF caught Cole with a thumb to the eye but then ran into a pump kick. MJF bounces off the ropes and hits Cole with an elbow strike. Cole followed up with a Destroyer but MJF ends up on his feet and caught Cole with a kick before falling to the mat.
Both men used the ropes to pull themselves up. They looked at each other and said double clothesline. The ran the ropes and Cole ducked MJF’s clothesline then MJF ducks Cole’s clothesline and they finally hit each other simultaneously with clotheslines as they fell on top of one another. The referee counts the pin for a draw.
Justin Roberts announced the decision. Cole got hot and ask for 5 more minutes. MJF told him no then said we’re going until we’ve got a fucking winner at Wembley. Cole rolls him up and they had some back &forth pin attempts.
There was a ref bump so MJF brought a chair inside the ring and they passed it back and forth. Cole finally drops down his back so MJF wraps the chair around his neck and laid down then the referee recovered and questioned Cole about it.
MJF hits Heatseeker on Cole for a near fall then they ends up on the apron where Cole performed a straightjacket German suplex. MJF ends up on the floor. Cole hits him with a Panama Sunrise from the apron. Cole threw MJF back inside the ring and covers him for a near fall.
Cole went for another Panama Sunrise but MJF pulls the referee in his path causing Cole to hits the move on the referee. Cole looks shocked and remorseful. MJF reached in his trunks and pulled out the Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF put the ring on his finger and looks to the crowd & MJF looks anguished and then he took the ring off and puts it back in his trunks.
Roderick Strong enters the ring wearing a neckbrace and kicks MJF in the balls. Cole went to the ropes and hits Panama Sunrise. Cole lowers his kneepad and hits The Boom. Cole covered MJF and got a visual pinfall while the referee was still down.
The referee crawls over and made a slow count allowing MJF to kick out & the referee stays down so Strong slips the AEW World Title in the ring.
Strong said he’s Cole that he’s his best friend. Strong told Cole to do it. Cole removes his t shirt. Cole thought about hitting MJF with the AEW World Title then tossed it to ringside instead. Strong storms away while Cole told him to get out of here. MJF hooks Cole in an inside cradle to get the win.
Winner & Still AEW World Champion: MJF (29:00) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
Rate: 10 (Recommend)
After the match MJF approached Cole in the corner and told him that he wins either way because the people still love him. MJF said he got lucky and it could have been either one of them. MJF continued to hold the back of his neck went to ringside and grabs the ROH World Tag Team Titles.
MJF brought the ROH World Tag Team Titles inside the ring and told Cole they still have them. Cole threw the ROH World Tag Team Titles to the floor. MJF said Cole was a piece of shit who was never his friend and only wanted the AEW World Title. MJF grabs the AEW World Title and threw it to Cole and told him to get it over with.
Strong stood on the apron and encouraged Cole to do it while MJF stood with his back to Cole and his arms out. Cole threw the AEW World Title down. MJF & Cole hug in the middle of the ring.
