AEW All Out 2023

AEW All Out 2023 is a pro-wrestling PPV event from All Elite Wrestling, which took place on September 3, 2023, at United Center in Chicago, IL.

International Championship match between Orange Cassidy and Jon Moxley headlined the event. Bryan Danielson faced Ricky Starks in a strap match. AEW World Champion MJF was in action in a tag team match with Adam Cole.

MATCH CARD

• Pre-show: Over Budget Charity Battle Royale
  • Winner – Hangman Adam Page
• Pre-show: Athena, Mercedes Martinez & Diamante vs Hikaru Shida, Willow Nightingale, & Skye Blue
  • Winner – Hikaru Shida, Willow Nightingale & Skye Blue
• Pre-show: The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn (c) (w/ Dennis Rodman) vs Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, & Satnam Singh (w/ Sonjay Dutt & Karen Jarrett) – AEW Trios Championship Match
  • Winner- The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn
• MJF & Adam Cole vs Dark Order(Alex Reynolds & John Silver) – ROH Tag Team Championship
  • Winner – MJF & Adam Cole
• Samoa Joe(c) vs Shane Taylor – ROH TV World Championship
  • Winner – Samoe Joe
• Luchasaurus(c) vs Darby Allin – AEW TNT Championship
  • Winner – Luchasaurus
• Miro vs Powerhouse Hobbs
  • Winner – Miro
• Kris Statlander(c) vs Ruby Soho – AEW TBS Women’s Championship
  • Winner – Kris Statlander
• Bryan Danielson vs Ricky Starks – Strap Match
  • Winner – Bryan Danielson
• Eddie Kingston & Katsuyari Shibata vs Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli
  • Winner – Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli
• Kenny Omega vs Konosuke Takeshita
  • Winner – Konosuke Takeshita
• Bullet Club Gold(Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) vs FTR(Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) & The Young Bucks(Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
  • Winner – Bullet Club Gold
• Orange Cassidy(c) vs Jon Moxley – AEW International Championship
  • Winner – Jon Moxley(title change)

NOTES & STORYLINES

This is the fifth event under All Out event series and the third event in the series to air from Chicago, IL. However, this was the first time it took place at United Center. The previous events in 2019 and 2022 aired from Now Arena.

The event was officially announced during AEW Double or Nothing 2023 PPV on May 28, 2023. Around 9,500 tickets were sold for the event. AEW President Tony Khan told media in the post-show scrum that the event did more than 100,000 PPV buys.

A Battle Royal was announced for the pre-show where the winner would get to donate $50,000 to a charity of his choice. “Hangman” Adam Page won the Battle Royal and donated the prize money to Chicago Public Education Fund.

Luchasaurus(c) vs Darby Allin – AEW TNT Championship

Darby Allin won the Royal Rampage Battle Royal on July 21, 2023 episode of AEW Rampage. It was then announced that Allin would get a shot at AEW TNT Championship at All Out 2023. While Christian Cage was Luchasaurus’ manager/tag team partner, he was acting as if the title belonged to him only. Luchasaurus attacked Darby on Rampage August 11 episode after his match against Brian Cage. Darby attacked Luchasaurus and Christian Cage on August 12 Collision, and challenged Christian for a match that took place the following week where Darby came out on the winning side. Christian replaced AR Fox in Coffin match at AEW All In PPV against Darby and Sting. Darby and Sting defeated Christian and Swerve Strickland at All In.

Miro vs Powerhouse Hobbs

Powerhouse Hobbs called out Miro on August 12 Collision episode. As Miro came out, Aaron Solow & Nick Comoroto attacked him. Miro fought them off, but Hobbs caught him with a spinebuster on the floor. Miro cut a promo against Hobbs the following week to announce a match between them at All Out.

Kris Statlander(c) vs Ruby Soho – AEW TBS Women’s Championship

Ruby Soho called out Kris Statlander on August 23 Dynamite episode. On August 25 Rampage, Statlander stopped Soho from interfering in a tag team match featuring Soho’s stablemates from the Outcasts. On August 26 Collision, Soho challenged Statlander for TBS Title match at All Out, which she accepted later.

Kenny Omega vs Konosuke Takeshita

Don Callis recruited Konosuke Takeshita for his family stable. After Callis turned on Kenny Omega, he ordered Takeshita to attack Omega and The Elite at Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing. Takeshita teamed up with Blackpool Combat Club in the Blood & Guts match. He also attacked Omega after TripleMania XXXI event in Mexico. Don Callis also partnered with Bullet Club Gold team to attack Omega on August 16 Dynamite with Takeshita. Takeshita pinned Omega with a roll-up at All In in a tag team match. After the show, Don Callis asked AEW President Tony Khan to book Takeshita vs Omega at All Out.

Orange Cassidy(c) vs Jon Moxley – AEW International Championship

Cassidy & Best Friends were in a rivalry with Blackpool Combat Club and Lucha Bros. Cassidy defended his International title against Wheeler Yuta on August 16 Dynamite episode. Cassidy teamed up with Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero Meido & Best Friends at All In in a Stadium Stampede match against Jon Moxley’s Blackpool Combat Club, Santana & Ortiz. In the post-show press conference, Tony Khan announced that Cassidy would defend his title against Penta at Dynamite August 30 show. The winner of that match would later defend the title against Jon Moxley. Cassidy defended his title successfully to set up a match vs Moxley at All Out.

MJF & Adam Cole vs Dark Order(Alex Reynolds & John Silver) – ROH Tag Team Championship

MJF and Adam Cole won the ROH Tag Team Championship on the pre-show of All In 2023 event. A tag team battle royal was announced for Rampage to find the next title contender. Dark Order won that Battle Royal to get the title shot.

Eddie Kingston & Katsuyari Shibata vs Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli

Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli have been arch rivals for a long time. Katsuyari Shibata defeated Wheeler Yuta to win ROH Pure Championship. Kingston faced Castagnoli and Yuta in Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing, and Stadium Stampede at All In PPV. On August 30 episode of Dynamite, Kingston defeated Yuta in a singles match. Claudio came out to check on Yuta after the match but did not even see towards Claudio. AEW later announced this tag team match for All Out.

Samoa Joe(c) vs Shane Taylor – ROH TV World Championship

Shane Taylor won the ROH TV Championship Eliminator Tournament by beating Gravity in the final match. He was then announced to challenge the champion Samoa Joe at All Out.

Bryan Danielson vs Ricky Starks – Strap Match

Ricky Starks faced CM Punk in the main event of August 5 Collision episode where Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat was the special guest referee. Punk turned around Starks’ tactics of using rope as leverage on him to get the pinfall. Steamboat failed to catch this act from Punk. In anger, Starks attacked Steamboat with a belt. He was suspended for 28 days from AEW but continued to appear on the shows as he also had a manager’s license. Starks then challenged Steamboat for a strap match at All Out. On Collision September 2 episode, Steamboat brought out a contract for Starks to sign for the match at All Out. Starks signed the contract without reading it. “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson made his return and signed the contract for the match. Danielson vs Starks was then announced for All Out.

Bullet Club Gold(Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) vs FTR(Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) & The Young Bucks(Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)

Backstage at All In, The Young Bucks and FTR were having a discussion after their match. They were interrupted by The Bullet Club Gold who mocked both the teams. The argument led to a challenge being thrown for an 8-man tag team match at All Out.

The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn(c) vs Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, & Satnam Singh – AEW Trios Championship Match

Dennis Rodman made his inaugural AEW appearance on AEW Collision September 2 episode where Sonjay Dutt asked him to join his faction. When Rodman refused and hit Dutt with a punch. When his teammates tried to attack Rodman, The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn came to his aid. AEW then announced that The Acclaimed and Gunn would defend AEW Trios Championship against Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett & Satnam Singh with Rodman in their corner.