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First two wrestlers qualify for Unified title match at AEW All Out

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two of the three wrestlers in the Unified Title match at All Out have been decided.

The first to advance on Saturday’s Collision was Konosuke Takeshita, who defeated Anthony Bowens to earn his spot. Later in the show, champion Kazuchika Okada retained his title by defeating Michael Oku. They will now meet at All Out next Saturday, where Okada’s Unified title will once again be on the line.

This Wednesday’s September to Remember edition of AEW Dynamite will see the third participant determined in a match between The Beast Mortos and CMLL’s Mascara Dorada. 

Okada and Takeshita are both members of the Don Callis Family, but have shown animosity towards one another in recent weeks. After Okada won his match on Collision, Takeshita came out and the two had a staredown, with Takeshita pointing at the title.

Updated AEW All Out card | Toronto, Canada | Saturday, September 20

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against Kyle Fletcher
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Konosuke Takeshita and TBD in a three-way
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) defend against three TBD teams in a ladder match
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
  • Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in a coffin match
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Thekla, Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander in a four-way
  • Tables ‘n’ Tacks match: MJF vs. Mark Briscoe
  • Eddie Kingston vs. Big Bill

Championship ladder match added to AEW All Out

Posted on by Josh Nason

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The AEW World Tag Team titles will be on the line in a four-way ladder match at next Saturday’s AEW All Out.

Announced on Saturday’s Collision, reigning titleholders Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) will defend against three other teams determined by qualifying matches taking place this Wednesday at the September to Remember combo edition of Dynamite/Collision.

Those qualifiers are:

  • Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Gunn Club (Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn)
  • Luchasaurus & Kip Sabian vs. JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight)
  • Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin) vs. Josh Alexander & Hechicero

Of that group, only the Bucks, Luchasaurus and Gunn have held the titles before. King and Bandido will be looking for the third defense of the titles they first won at August’s Forbidden Door.

Updated AEW All Out card | Toronto, Canada | Saturday, September 20

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against Kyle Fletcher
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Konosuke Takeshita and TBD in a three-way
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) defend against three TBD teams in a ladder match
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
  • Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in a coffin match
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Thekla, Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander in a four-way
  • Tables ‘n’ Tacks match: MJF vs. Mark Briscoe

Fight Game: AJ Lee’s return is a home run

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss the latest happenings in the world of wrestling.

We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before getting to our headline topic about AJ Lee’s return to WWE.

We also talked about the following:

  • WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia
  • Brock Lesnar’s return being overshadowed
  • Some odd happenings on AEW Dynamite
  • Early preview of All Out vs. Wrestlepalooza
  • A new segment called “Ask LaRocca”

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Unified title three-way added to AEW All Out, tournament revealed

Posted on by Josh Nason

The AEW Unified title will be on the line at this month’s All Out in Toronto with champion Kazuchika Okada needing to first defend his title in order to advance to the pay-per-view.

Announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite, there will be a six-man tournament over three matches that begins on Saturday’s Collision:

  • Kazuchika Okada defends against Michael Oku
  • Konosuke Takeshita vs. Anthony Bowens

The tournament then continues at next Wednesday’s September to Remember in London, Ontario, Canada, with the remaining match:

  • Mascara Dorada vs. The Beast Mortos

The winners of those three matches will compete for the Unified title in Toronto next Sunday.

Okada won the new title (a combo of the International and Continental championships) at July’s All In with his win over Kenny Omega. Takeshita is a former International Champion and a fellow Don Callis Family member while the other competitors have yet to win AEW singles gold.

Dorada is of CMLL fame while Oku will be making his AEW TV debut. The London, England, native wrestled in an August 2024 Dynamite dark match and was also part of the Forbidden Door pre-show last month.

Updated AEW All Out card | Toronto, Canada | Saturday, September 20

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against Kyle Fletcher
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • AEW Unified Championship three-way: competitors TBA
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
  • Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in a coffin match
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Thekla, Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander in a four-way
  • MJF vs. Mark Briscoe (stipulation to be determined)

New World title match with stipulation added to AEW All Out

Posted on by Josh Nason

The AEW World title will be defended at this month’s AEW All Out in Toronto, Canada, as Hangman Page will put the title on the line against reigning TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher.

Days after knocking Kenny Omega out of action, Fletcher issued the challenge on last Saturday’s Collision. Page answered it after a win over Josh Alexander that opened Wednesday’s Dynamite.

As the two went face-to-face, Page agreed but with one stipulation: Fletcher has to be alone with no help from the Don Callis Family. Fletcher agreed and gave his word.

It will be a rematch from their only singles meeting: this past April in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament semifinals that Page won. It will be Fletcher’s first AEW World title shot and Page’s third title defense since winning the title at July’s All In.

Updated AEW All Out card | Toronto, Canada | Saturday, September 20

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against Kyle Fletcher
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
  • Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in a coffin match
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Thekla, Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander in a four-way
  • MJF vs. Mark Briscoe (stipulation to be determined)

September 8, 2025 Observer Newsletter: HBO Max to offer AEW PPVs, WWE Clash in Paris review

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Dave Meltzer has returned with the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter to kick off your weekend.

Dave leads off with this week’s news that HBO Max will begin to offer AEW pay-per-views starting this month with All Out. He also writes about the decision to move the PPV to earlier in the day to avoid WWE Wrestlepalooza — a topic that came up this week on Wrestling Observer Radio.

Dave also recaps last Sunday’s WWE Clash in Paris which was part of a big financially successful weekend for WWE in the city.

There’s that, the latest news around the wrestling world, a few scoops, and TV recaps from the last week.

So let’s get to it because reading is your friend.

Top star reportedly not planned for AEW All Out

Posted on by Josh Nason

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite angle that saw former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega taken out on a stretcher following an attack from Kyle Fletcher was done to write him off for quite some time which includes this month’s All Out.

Fightful Select reported that news Thursday, adding that has been the plan “for quite a while” with the main reason being planned time off that includes a trip to Japan for the Tokyo Game Show. The outlet noted the break is not injury-related as any pain Omega experiences now is to be expected.

If accurate, it would mark the second straight All Out Omega will have missed after being out nearly the entirety of 2024 recovering from various injuries and surgeries including for diverticulitis.

Omega returned to action in January against Gabe Kidd at NJPW Wrestle Dynasty and has competed 12 times this year overall. Since May, he has wrestled just once a month, primarily in tag team matches or multi-man bouts.

Current AEW All Out card | Toronto, Canada | Saturday, September 20

  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)

Title match part of new additions to AEW All Out lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

Two new matches were added to this month’s AEW All Out from Toronto, Canada, that will see the former AEW World Tag Team Champions in action in addition to the TBS Champion.

Announced near the end of Wednesday’s Dynamite, it was revealed that TBS Champion Mercedes Mone will defend her title against former AEW Women’s World Champion Riho.

That follows Riho’s surprise return earlier in the evening after more than a year out of action. She came out as Mone had Alex Windsor in the Statement Maker after their match had wrapped, breaking it up and then dropkicking the champion out of the ring.

It will be their first-ever encounter.

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After a challenge was issued earlier in the show by Ricochet and the Gates of Agony, The Hurt Syndicate of Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and MVP later accepted.

Ricochet, Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun contributed to The Hurt Syndicate’s Tag Team title loss at last month’s All In, attacking the champions and fighting to the back. They never came back out, leaving Brodido to defeat FTR to win the titles in a three-way title match.

Last Wednesday, the former champions got revenge, costing Ricochet and the Gates of Agony in their attempt to win the AEW World Trios titles against The Opps.

The show will now start at 3 PM Eastern.

Updated AEW All Out card | Toronto, Canada | Saturday, September 20

  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)

WOL: Terra Calaway on Jeff Cannonball book, AEW moves All Out start time, more!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including all the news on AEW moving the start time for All Out, AEW PPVs now available on MAX, Smackdown and Collision ratings, and more, plus Terra Calaway joins us to talk her awesome book about Jeff Cannonball, who is currently battling ALS. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW moves up All Out start time, no longer head-to-head with WWE Wrestlepalooza

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW is moving up the start time of All Out 2025, with the pay-per-view no longer set to go directly head-to-head with WWE Wrestlepalooza.

First reported by Fightful today, All Out’s main card will now begin at 3 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, September 20. This means at least most of the show will have already happened by the time WWE’s PLE begins at 7 p.m. Eastern. The original start time for All Out was slated to be 8 p.m.

“Sources that Fightful Select spoke to in AEW said that the afternoon PPV success of Forbidden Door helped contribute to the decision, which had been discussed for weeks,” the report said.

All Out is being held at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto with Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR the first match confirmed for the PPV.

Wrestlepalooza is a newly added event to the WWE PLE calendar. It will kick off a new era for WWE with this being the first PLE to air on ESPN’s new streaming service. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar is expected to be the main event, with the return of AJ Lee also anticipated. Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY for the vacant Women’s World Championship is the first match officially confirmed.

All Out will also mark a new beginning for AEW with it being the first AEW PPV available on HBO Max. Other providers will still carry the event, but the marketing and promotion of the show will center around HBO Max.

“HBO Max will stream AEW PPV events without ads, with all marketing and promotions of the events primarily centered on HBO Max,” it was announced. “Preorders for AEW All Out will launch Sept. 5, with U.S.-based HBO Max subscribers able to purchase the PPV for the exclusive price of $39.99. Purchase and access to PPV content may vary by subscription provider.”

Tag team grudge match official for AEW All Out

Posted on by Josh Nason

The first match is official for next month’s AEW All Out as Adam Copeland & Christian Cage will team up against FTR for the first time ever.

The match was made official during the opening segment of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite when FTR were demanding that referee Paul Turner reverse his decision from this past Sunday’s Forbidden Door when Brodido won the AEW World Tag Team titles in a three-way that saw FTR take the pin.

As they and Stokely Hathaway were getting physical with Turner, Copeland came out to make the save, followed by Cage through the crowd who snuck up behind FTR in the ring. The four men brawled and after they were separated, Copeland revealed that the two teams would meet in Toronto at the pay-per-view (seen below).

Canadian natives Copeland and Cage reunited at Forbidden Door for the first time since 2011, picking up a win over Killswitch and Kip Sabian. FTR initially put Copeland out of action earlier this year and his surprise return at July’s All In set his eventual reunion with Cage into motion.

AEW All In current card | Saturday, September 20 | Toronto, Canada

  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)

Update on September WWE PLE going head-to-head with AEW All Out

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Bryan Alvarez has an update on WWE’s plans to run a PLE head-to-head with AEW All Out.

Last week, Post Wrestling reported that WWE was looking to hold a PLE in Indianapolis on September 20, the same day AEW presents a pay-per-view from Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Yesterday, PWInsider reported that WWE’s PLE could end up airing on ESPN, in advance of all WWE PLEs moving to the network in 2026.

On Monday, our own Bryan Alvarez posted to his subscribers on X that he can confirm the working plan is for John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar to headline WWE’s show on September 20. He added that it will air on ESPN and it’s possible the rest of WWE’s PLEs this year could as well.

Alvarez wrote:

“I can confirm the working idea is the September WWE Brock vs. Cena PLE airing on ESPN, and perhaps all of the other PLEs this year as well.”

Report: WWE holding main roster PLE on same day as AEW All Out

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Another head-to-head battle between WWE and AEW could be on the horizon.

Post Wrestling reports that, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the company’s event schedule, WWE is slated to hold a main roster PLE on Saturday, September 20 — the same day as AEW All Out. The yet-to-be-announced WWE show will be held in Indianapolis. The AEW pay-per-view is taking place from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The start time of the WWE PLE is not known yet, while All Out has a listed start time of 6 p.m. Eastern for ticket holders — likely meaning 8 p.m. for the PPV main card.

AEW’s two most recent PPVs — All In and Double or Nothing — each faced competition from WWE NXT shows happening at the same time. There was also a WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event episode on the night of All In.

Tony Khan addressed WWE’s “consistent” counter-programming strategy at AEW’s post-Double or Nothing press conference in May, promising that things will go better for AEW than they did for Jim Crockett Promotions when that company was in competition with WWE decades ago.

The addition of another main roster PLE fills a gap on the WWE schedule. There had previously been no September PLE scheduled, with Clash in Paris happening on August 31 and then Crown Jewel Perth set for October 11.

AEW All Out going international for first time ever

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AEW will return to Canada this September for one of the promotion’s tentpole pay-per-views: All Out.

Revealed by the arena’s Facebook page on Tuesday, AEW All Out is set for Saturday, September 21st from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pre-sales will begin on May 28th with a public on-sale date of June 2nd.

The news was later reported by the Toronto Sun.

It will be AEW’s first pay-per-view in Toronto since June 2023’s Forbidden Door that drew nearly 15,000 with a then-AEW record gate of $1.2 million. They returned to the city’s Coca-Cola Coliseum in March 2024 for Dynamite and Rampage.

It’s assumed the promotion will formally announce the date and location this week, given Sunday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view.

It will the seventh All Out in AEW history and the first to go international. Five of the previous six took place in the Chicago area with only the 2020 pandemic year show airing from Jacksonville, Florida.

JNPO wrestling year in review series: Do you remember September?

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In the latest entry in the pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, we arrive in September and I guess a little earth, wind and fire if I can shoehorn that reference in.

Davie Portman of POST Wrestling and Poisonrana rejoins us for the third straight year to look at a fun 30-day stretch as we headed into fall.

Amongst our many topics discussed:

  • AEW All Out which saw an extremely violent cage match between Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page, and the Blackpool Combat Club turning on Bryan Danielson
  • The debut of the Mr. McMahon docuseries on Netflix and all the fallout from that including an outpouring of sympathy for Shane McMahon
  • Even more TNA/NXT crossover
  • Hundreds of other headlines and news from WWE, AEW, NJPW, TNA and the rest of the wrestling world

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Here’s the rest of the series thus far: