Rolling coverage of the inaugural AEW UK pay-per-view.
Thank you and goodnight
AEW ends with Cole and MJF hugging it out and the announcement that All In will return on August 25th.
Thanks to everyone who followed tonight’s coverage.
Cole and MJF implode?
MJF tries to reconcile with Cole, and demands Cole strikes him. They hug it out after Cole refuses.
It’s time for the main event
Cole gets to do the Bay Bay that was denied in the pre-show. MJF comes to the ring on a throne in his devil mask.
No time limit is stated in the introductions, there must be a winner this time. Both men put on a Better Than You Bay Bay T-Shirt to show solidarity. Chain wrestling and a stalemate start things off. trikes get progressively harder.
Cole uses the ref to get an advantage. A Superkick gets Cole a near-fall. Cole rips the jersey off MJF to show he means business. MJF hits a dive to the outside. Multiple pin attempts follow. Cole spikes MJF but the champ gets his foot on the ropes.
Cole hits MJF with a brainbuster on the steps. Cole looks concerned after what he did. MJF dives into the ring at the very last second to break up the count. MJF clears the announce table and tries to hit a Tombstone but was conflicted. Without any hesitation Cole hit the Tombstone. A Canadian Destroyer and Superkick causes a double down.
A Double Clothesline results in a double pin and a draw. Cole demands 5 more minutes, which is accepted this time by MJF, but not 5 minutes but sudden death.
The referee goes down and both men realise this. Both men try to convince the referee that the chair was used. Cole kicks out of the Heatseeker. Cole hit a Panama Sunrise on the outside but still got a 2 count. Cole accidentally hit a Panama Sunrise on the referee. MJF brings out the diamond ring, but takes it off. Roderick Strong hit a low blow on MJF, with Cole following up with a Panama Sunrise and the Boom but no referee. The referee is revived and it gets a 2.
Strong demanded Cole use the Triple B. Cole took off the shirt grabbed the title but also was conflicted and refused. Cole was rolled up by MJF to get the win. ****1/2
The House of Black vs. The Acclaimed and Bad Ass Billy Gunn
House of Black bring a lantern to the ring to pay their respects to Bray Wyatt. The Acclaimed rap about the royal family and Harry Potter. The match will be contested under No Holds Barred.
Julia Hart is the victim of a triple team. Bowens is then hit with a 3 on 1 attack, followed by Gunn being at a disadvantage. A series of big moves follows, still yet to utilise the No DQ stipulation. Bowens is targeted again, but is broken up by Caster. Gunn hit multiple Fame Assers but Hart pulled the referee out. The Acclaimed pinned Brody King to win the match and the titles. The House of Black presented the titles afterwards. **
Nigel McGuinness does the honours
81,035 fans is the announced attendance by AEW.
Chris Jericho vs. Will Ospreay
Jericho sings himself to the ring and the crowd love it!
Ospreay gets just as big of a reaction. The bell rings and Ospreay hits the Sky Twister from the ring to the floor.
Jericho hit a German suplex onto Ospreay onto the apron. Back in the ring and Ospreay hit a Corkscrew Kick and Standing Shooting Star. Jericho hit a Codebreaker for a near-fall. Osprey hit the Os Cutter for a near-fall of his own.
Ospreay tried to hit the Stormbreaker but Jericho excellently countered it into the Walls. Sammy Guevara hit Ospreay with the bat as Don Callis distracted the referee. The match broke down into a strike exchange with Jericho hitting a low blow that the referee did not see. Jericho hit a Judas Effect but Ospreay kicked out. Ospreay hit the Stormbreaker but Jericho kicked out. A Hidden Blade and another Stormbreaker won the match for Ospreay. ****1/2
Tag Team Coffin Match
Joker Sting and Darby Allin come out to Seek and Destroy by Metallica. Thumbtack jackets are utilised and Sting does multiple dives off the ring through a table.
Christian Cage is nearly placed in a coffin but is saved by Luchasaurus. Nick Wayne attacks Luchasaurus with a skateboard, but is sent through it.
Darby Allin went for Coffin Drop onto Cage onto a coffin but Cage moved. Sting is placed in the coffin but the bat stops it being closed. Swerve attempts a 450 onto the coffin but also misses. Sting hits a Scorpion Death Drop onto the coffin on Swerve. Allin hits a Coffin Drop to win the match. ***1/2
Hikaru Shida vs. Saraya vs. Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker
Saraya comes out to We Will Rock You and Storm comes out to God Save The Queen.
Each of The Outcasts pair off but the alliance broke down quick when both tried to get the pin. Toni Storm accidentally punches Saraya’s mum. Storm and Saraya implode. Ruby Soho tries to keep the peace but also gets struck by Storm so goes to the back.
Saraya would hit the Nightcap to win the championship. **1/2
Stadium Stampede Time
Eddie Kingston sprints down the ramp to start the match. Weapons are used early on. Groups break off into their separate groups and the camera goes to split-screen.
Moxley brings out the skewers, but end up embedded in his own skull. Penta requires medical assistance. Moxley strikes Orange Cassidy with a fork. The fights continue all over the stadium. The action is quite difficult to follow.
Moxley brings in the barbed wire board, which Beretta goes through. More punishment for Beretta being driven on the steps and Cassidy struck with a fork again.
A van driven by Sue with weapons comes in. Penta comes back and drives Santana through multiple tables. 5 things happen at once so it’s even harder to follow. There’s a swing, a suplex and a DDT all happening. Broken glass is used by Cassidy and Eddie Kingston comes back with a barbed wires steel chair.
Moxley is driven through a barbed wire board and Cassidy hits The Orange Punch with broken glass to win the match. **
FTR vs. The Young Bucks
The Young Bucks honouring Freddie Mercury with their entrance. FTR the favourites here. FTR also have armbands honouring those no longer with us.
Crowd have come alive for this one. A hockey fight breaks out and it’s back to level. Cash Wheeler gets hit with a Superkick and a senton. Wheeler continues to be isolated. Matt Jackson hits a Superkick on Dax Harwood to prevent the tag.
Harwood is tagged in and gains some momentum before getting hit with multiple Northern Lights Suplexes, which are countered into German Suplexes.
Dax locks in a Sharpshooter on Matt Jackson in a Bret Hart homage, with Cash also locking in a Sharpshooter to Nick Jackson. More counters followed with FTR getting a near-fall from a Spike Piledriver. Dax is hit with multiple Superkicks and the Spike Piledriver, but kicks out. FTR hit the BTE Trigger and the Shatter Machine but Nick Jackson kicks out. Cash misses a 450 and Matt Jackson tries to capitalise but only gets a 2 count. Dax is hit with a Shatter Machine and Cash hit with a BTE Trigger but still a 2 count. FTR hit another Shatter Machine to retain the championships. ****
Jay White, Juice Robinson and Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and “Hangman” Adam Page
Page and Robinson start the match off. Omega shortly tagged in to the delight of the crowd, with Omega chants ringing out. Ibushi tagged in to face off against White. A strike exchange takes place.
Omega tagged in and wipes out White and Takeshita on the outside. Omega is ten the one isolated by Bullet Club following a missed dive from the top rope. All competitors in the ring and it breaks down until Takeshita and Omega are in the ring alone.
Omega continues to be worked over. Omega tries to get a tag but Page and Ibushi are ripped off the apron by The Gunns. Page gets tagged in and clean house. Page dives to the outside multiple times.
Omega and Ibushi each hit Moonsaults to the outside. White is now at the 3 on 1 disadvantage. Back to Omega and Takeshita with Omega also hitting suplexes onto White and Robinson. Page attempts a Buckshot but The Gunns distract, so Page hits a Moonsault on them.
Takeshita gets the surprise roll-up on Omega for the win, much to the delight of Don Callis at ringside. ***
Drama already at Wembley?
Sean Ross Sapp reports that an altercation took place shortly before the opening match.
Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk kicks off the main card
The crowd is favouring Joe over Punk in this one. Joe takes control early with chops, but Punk is one move ahead by knowing Joe’s moves.
Punk gets caught and thrown through the front part of the commentary table. Punk is busted open. Joe attempts the Muscle Buster but is countered. Punk its the Pepsi Plunge to win the match. **1/2
Here we go! It’s Wembley, you know what that means.
And New!
Two matches and two title changes as HOOK becomes FTW Champion once again.
Jack Perry vs. HOOK
The second match is about to take place as HOOK challenges for the FTW Championship, contested under no disqualification rules. HOOK meets Perry on the ramp and we are underway.
Both men fight on top of the limo used for Perry’s entrance, with Perry suplexing HOOK onto it. Perry hits a Rolling Thunder onto HOOK onto the limo. HOOK drives Perry through the windshield.
The match comes to the ringside area and a trashcan comes into play. Perry teases the coast-to-coast but backs out.
HOOK strikes Perry with the trashcan and locks in the REDRUM to get the victory. **
Jim Ross is here
Good old JR is at the desk for the next match.
Mercedes Mone is in the crowd
The camera has panned over to a massive cheer as Mercedes Mone has been spotted in the audience.
And New!
MJF and Adam Cole are your new Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions.
Aussie Open (c) vs. MJF and Adam Cole
The first match of the night sees ROH Tag Team Champions defend the title against MJF and Adam Cole.
MJF and Cole got a great reaction as expected. Aussie Open interrupt the Bay Bay cheer to receive massive boos from the crowd.
MJF is the one being worked over and has been cut off from tagging Cole on multiple occasions. MJF gets the tag to Cole!
The Double Clothesline is teased along with a dive, which are unsuccessful. However, The Kangaroo Kick finally connects!
MJF and Cole hit the Double Clothesline to win the match and the titles. ***
Zero-Hour officially begins
Kip Sabian and Renee Paquette in the studio.
It’s Grado!
Paul Wight and Anthony Ogogo walk out first, shortly followed by Grado. The Scottish star takes down Jarrett as Wight and Ogogo clear the ring. Grado knocks out Jarrett with the guitar for retribution.
Jarrett hijacks the show
Jarrett berates the crowd and calls them names we can’t type here. Jarrett then says the USA paved the way for this event to take place and that American fans are better.
Jarrett then discusses the American promoters being the ones who paved the way, then interrupted by Paul Wight!
Tony Schiavone is in the ring
Tony Schiavone is about to thank the fans but is interrupted by Jeff Jarrett.
Video Packages
With just over an hour to go, AEW are broadcasting multiple video packages.
Contract Signing Between Miro and Powerhouse Hobbs
Miro and Powerhouse Hobbs sign the contract to make their match at All Out official. A brawl ensues with Miro dumping Hobbs out of the ring. Security have also been taken out by The Redeemer.
Miro says that All Out is redemption is coming for Hobbs.
Welcome
Good afternoon from the UK. Alex from FOW here to give live updates for AEW All In. Zero hour is scheduled to start at 5pm with the main card due to start at 6pm. Let me know what you think of the show on Twitter/X @FOW_Official.
Tickets please!
If you are conveniently in the area and can make it to Wembley Stadium in the next 30 minutes or so tickets are still available here.
