All Elite Wrestling’s All Out pay-per-view event will mark AEW’s final live show before its weekly live show begins on TNT on Oct. 2. The show, a spiritual successor to the All In event from the previous year, will once again take place at the Sears Centre just outside of Chicago and sold out in mere minutes once tickets went on sale.
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The event’s card is headlined by Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page, where the winner will be crowned the inaugural AEW World Champion. Other notable matches include Kenny Omega vs. Pac, Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears and The Lucha Brothers vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match.
Check out All Out‘s full card below!
AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho vs. Adam Page
AEW will crown its first champion at All Out in a battle between one of its young rising stars in Adam Page and one of its biggest names in Chris Jericho. The two combatants both qualified for the match by winning back at Double or Nothing, with Page winning the 22-man Casino Battle Royale and Jericho beating Kenny Omega in the main event.ย
At Fight for the Fallen Jericho managed to nail Page with a sneak attack while dressed as one of the Dark Order’s “Creepers,” busting him open with repeated strikes, a Codebreakerย and his new Judas Effect finisher. Page got a bit of revenge by attacking Jericho during a promo later in the show, but the two were eventually separated by a group of wrestlers, producers and referees.ย
If he wins, Jericho will officially be a seven-time world champion.ย
Kenny Omega vs. Pac
Kenny Omega was originally supposed to face Jon Moxleyย at All Out as the culmination of their months-long feud. However due to a MRSAย infection in his elbowย Moxleyย had to pull out of the match just eight days before the show, forcing AEWย to make a quick substitution. The company officials found one in Pac.ย
The former WWEย Cruiserweight Champion was supposed to make his AEWย debut back at Double or Nothing against Adam Page, but reported “creative differences” caused him to back out of the show. While he stated in-character that he was never coming to AEW, Pacย remained on the company’s official roster page and was confirmed to still be a member of the roster by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks in various interviews.
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AAA World Tag Team Championships: Lucha Brothers vs. Young Bucks (Ladder Match)
The rivalry between The Young Bucks, Reyย Fenix and Pentagon Jr. goes back to the beginning of the year, when Matt and Nick Jackson casually refereed to the two luchadores as the “second best” tag team in the world when they offered for the duo to join All Elite Wrestling. The pair responded by attacking the Bucks at a Double or Nothingย fan rally, leading to a surprise match for the AAAย World Tag Team Championships at the Reyย de Reyes event in March where the Bucks won the titles minutes after the Luchaย Bros. had acquired them.ย
The Bucks then beat the Luchaย Bros. at Double or Nothing, but the feud was far from over. The luchadoresย won back the tag titles at a AAAย event in June, followed by The Bucks teaming with Kenny Omega to beat the brothers and Laredo Kid in a six-man tag match at Fyterย Fest. After beating SCUย at Fight for the Fallen, Pentagon and Fenixย grabbed a ladder and challenged the Bucks to a ladder match at the Sears Centre.ย
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Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
After making his AEW debut at Double or Nothing, Shawn Spears made a shocking heel turn at Fyter Fest in June when he nailed Cody Rhodes with an unprotected chair shot right to the head. Rhodes needed 10 staples in the back of his head as a result of the injury, and a feud between the former long-time friends officially began.ย
Spears later enlisted the help of Tully Blanchard, who will operate as his manager for the match. Because of the special rules in their match contract, Rhodes will only be allowed to bring out one person for Saturday night’s match.
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The Best Friends vs. The Dark Order
AEW president Tony Khan announced in an interview with Steve Austin that AEWย would be hosting a tournament to crown the first AEWย World Tag Team Champions once their live weekly show on TNTย begins.
Since then teams have been battling for a first-round bye in the bracket, with The Best Friends beating SCUย and Private Party at Fyterย Fest and The Dark Order beating Luchasaurusย & Jungle Boy and Angelicoย & Jack Evans at Fight for the Fallen. Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor will now take on Stuย Grayson and Evil Unoย at All Out, with the winner earning the bye.ย
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Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Allin, Janela and Havoc failed to win a six-man tag match at Fight for the Fallen, and as a result all three men have yet to win a match at an AEW event. The three broke out into a brawl after Fight for the Fallen, leading to a triple threat match getting booked.
Riho vs. Hikaru Shida
Riho and Hikaru Shidaย were on the winning side of a six-woman tag match back at Double or Nothing. And based on the latest reports, their singles match at All Out will have major implications for the AEW Women’s World Championship.ย
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter recently reported that the winner of the Riho/Shidaย match will take on the winner of the 21-woman Casino Battle Royaleย at the TNTย premiere for the inaugural AEWย Women’s World Championship. AEWย has yet to confirm that stipulation.
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Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored
Thanks to a few premonitions on the latest Being The Elite, Christopher Daniels, Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian all came to the conclusion that they should take on Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy and Markoย Stunt in a six-man tag match at All Out.ย
While Stunt is easily the smallest member of the male roster at 5-foot-2, Luchasaurusย will make up the size differences at a whopping 6-foot-5, 233 pounds.ย
The Buy-In Preshow
AEWย has announced two matches for the All Out free kickoffย show.ย
The first will be a tag team bout between Angelicoย & Jack Evans and Private Party. The latter team has already been added to the AEWย World Tag Team Championship tournament, and they’ll face The Young Bucks in the first round on Oct. 9. Meanwhile Evans and Angelicoย have yet to win a match under the AEWย banner.ย
The second bout will feature the return of the 21-man Casino Battle Royale, only this time the match will feature 21 women. The rules are the same as last time with a new group of women entering the match at timed intervals, and the winner will be added to the AEWย Women’s World Championship match at the TNTย premiere.ย
Participants in the match include Britt Baker, Nylaย Rose, Allie, Brandi Rhodes, Ivelisse, Jazz, Big Swole, Sadie Gibbs and Teal Piper (daughter of “Rowdy” Roddyย Piper).ย