AEW All In 2023 Results 8/27: MJF Vs. Adam Cole For AEW World Championship
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AEW presents All In 2023 from Wembley Stadium in London, England. Nine matches are scheduled for the main card, including MJF defending the AEW World Championship against Adam Cole in the main event. MJF and Cole will also be in action on the All In 2023 pre-show, challenging Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
Announced All In 2023 card
* MJF (c) vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship
* CM Punk (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the "Real World Championship"
* Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Toni Storm vs. Saraya vs. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. for the AEW Women's World Championship
* Chris Jericho vs. Will Ospreay
* FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the AEW World Championship
* House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) (c) vs. Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) for the AEW World Trios Championship
* Darby Allin and Sting vs. Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage in a Coffin match
* Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Santana, and Ortiz vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta), Orange Cassidy, Eddie Kingston, and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Stadium Stampede match
* The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and "Hangman" Adam Page) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White and Juice Robinson) and Konosuke Takeshita
* Pre-show: Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) (c) vs. MJF and Adam Cole for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
* Pre-show: Jack Perry (c) vs. HOOK for the FTW Championship
Zero Hour Pre-Show
- The Zero Hour pre-show got underway with Renee Paquette and Kip Sabian. Paquette and Sabian previewed House of Black vs. The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn for the AEW Trios World Championship match.
- RJ City refused to interview a couple of fans from the USA.
- Paquette and Sabian previewed MJF vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship.
Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) (c) vs. MJF and Adam Cole for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
Aussie Open attacked MJF and Cole before the match got started. After the bell rang, Aussie Open took charge and restricted MJF from tagging in Cole. MJF eventually tagged in Cole. Fletcher and David regained control moments later. MJF landed a Kangaroo Kick on Aussie Open. MJF and Cole delivered a double clothesline on Fletcher to win the gold.
Winners and NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions: MJF and Adam Cole via pinfall
- Paquette, Sabian, Paul Wight, and Anthony Ogogo discussed MJF and Cole winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
- Mercedes Mone was shown sitting in the crowd.
- The AEW Women's World Championship match was previewed. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. was interviewed backstage.
Jack Perry (c) vs. HOOK in an FTW Rules match for the FTW Championship
Perry and HOOK brawled on the stage. Perry delivered a suplex to HOOK on top of his limousine. HOOK sent Perry into the windshield. Perry refused to perform a Coast-to-Coast after the action headed to the ring. Perry and HOOK went back and forth in a physical battle. HOOK eventually forced Perry to tap out with his Redrum submission finisher.
Winner and NEW FTW Champion: HOOK via submission
- CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe for the "Real World Championship" was previewed.
- Paquette previewed every match on the All In 2023 card. Wight, Sabian, and Ogogo briefly discussed some of today's bouts.
'Real World Championship' Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the "Real World Championship"
Joe backed Punk into the corner after locking up. Punk responded by backing Joe into the corner. Punk applied a headlock on Joe. The action then briefly spilled to the floor.
Joe delivered several chops to Punk back inside the ring. Punk sent Joe out of the ring. Joe moved out of the way as Punk leaped over the ropes. Joe smashed Punk into the announce table. Punk was busted open.
Joe continued to punish Punk in the ring. Punk wriggled out of a Muscle Buster and sent Joe down with a kick. Punk began to build some momentum. Joe stopped him in his tracks moments later.
Joe locked Punk in a crossface on the mat. Punk reversed the hold into a cover. Punk sent Joe down with a kick. Joe took control once again. Punk bit Joe on the top turnbuckle. Punk landed a Pepsi Plunge from the top to win.
Winner and STILL "Real World Champion": CM Punk via pinfall
Trios Match
The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and "Hangman" Adam Page) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White and Juice Robinson) and Konosuke Takeshita w/ The Gunns and Don Callis
Robinson and Page began the match. Page sent Robinson down with a shoulder tackle. Page then connected with a big boot. Omega tagged in. Omega and Page briefly worked together. Ibushi tagged in. Robinson backed off. Robinson tagged in White.
White got in Ibushi's face. White sent Ibushi down with a shoulder tackle. Ibushi immediately got up. White struck Ibushi in the jaw several times. Ibushi knocked White down with one hit. Ibushi tagged in Omega. Ibushi and Omega worked together.
Omega sent Takeshita and Robinson to the floor. Omega dived over the ropes and took out Takeshita and White. White took control as Omega returned to the ring. Bullet Club Gold and Takeshita traded tags. Ibushi entered and fought with Takeshita.
Takeshita took Omega down in the center of the ring. Takeshita tagged in White. Robinson was tagged in next. Robinson attempted a cover on Omega. "The Cleaner" was prevented from tagging in his teammates by Robinson and The Gunns. Omega eventually tagged in Page.
Page built some momentum. Page attempted a pin on White after landing a clothesline from the top. Ibushi tagged himself in. Ibushi sent White down. Takeshita broke up Ibushi's cover. Omega and Ibushi dived to the floor.
Omega, Ibushi, and Page fought White together inside the ring. White kicked out of Ibushi's bridged cover. White tagged in Takeshita moments later. Omega and Takeshita went back and forth. Omega took out White and Robinson. Takeshita attempted a pin after landing a Blue Thunder Bomb.
Omega went for the pin after connecting with a poisonrana on Takeshita. Page and Omega worked over Takeshita. Page knocked down The Gunns on the apron. Page dived to the floor to wipe them out.
Takeshita landed a jumping knee on Ibushi. Page connected with a Buckshot Lariat on Takeshita. Omega landed a big knee on White and Robinson. Takeshita then caught Omega with a roll-up to pick up the win for his team.
Winners: Bullet Club Gold (Jay White and Juice Robinson) and Konosuke Takeshita via pinfall
AEW World Tag Team Championship Bout
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the AEW World Championship
Harwood and Nick reached a stalemate in the early moments of the match. Harwood tagged in Wheeler. Matt was tagged in moments later. FTR briefly took control.
Both teams went back and forth. The Young Bucks sent Harwood and Wheeler out of the ring. Nick dived over the ropes and wiped out FTR. The Young Bucks took control and traded tags as the action returned to the ring.
Wheeler fought back and attempted to tag in Harwood. The Bucks briefly regained control. Wheeler took out both Matt and Nick. Matt superkicked Harwood before Wheeler could make the tag.
Wheeler eventually tagged in Harwood. Harwood and Matt went back and forth. Both men traded pinfall attempts. Nick entered and fought with Harwood. Harwood locked Matt in a Sharpshooter. Wheeler applied a Sharpshooter to Nick on the apron. Nick was able to quickly escape and help Matt.
Nick delivered a superplex to Harwood from the top. Matt and Wheeler's follow-ups were then blocked. Harwood attempted a pin after FTR connected with a spiked piledriver on Nick.
The Young Bucks connected with superkicks on Harwood. Harwood kicked out of a cover after being driven into the canvas. Nick wiped out Wheeler on the floor. Matt attempted a cover on Harwood in the center of the ring.
Harwood dodged a BTE Trigger. Wheeler took out Nick on the floor. Harwood and Wheeler attempted a pin after delivering an FTR trigger and Shatter Machine. Nick sent Harwood to the floor. Wheeler missed a springboard 450. Wheeler kicked out of a pinfall attempt moments later.
The Young Bucks went for a cover after connecting with a BTE Trigger on Harwood. The Bucks connected with a Shatter Machine on Harwood. Wheeler kicked out of a BTE Trigger. FTR then retained the gold after delivering a Shatter Machine to Nick.
Winners and STILL AEW World Tag Team Champions: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) via pinfall
Stadium Stampede
Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Santana, and Ortiz vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta), Orange Cassidy, Eddie Kingston, and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Stadium Stampede match
The brawl began on the aisleway to the ring. Kingston and Castagnoli went back and forth around the floor area of the stadium. Kingston and Castagnoli's fight spilled to the back.
Miedo took out Santana and Ortiz in the ring. Moxley sent Miedo down. Moxley pulled out some skewers from his bag. Miedo planted the skewers inside Moxley's head. Miedo attempted a cover.
Kingston and Castagnoli were shown brawling in the upper levels of Wembley Stadium. Miedo was driven into a steel chair. The referee immediately called for help. Miedo was escorted to the back.
Cassidy gently kicked Moxley in the middle of the ring. Moxley pulled out a fork and struck Cassidy with it. Yuta and Taylor were shown brawling in the parking lot. Yuta and Taylor appeared in the upper levels moments later.
Kingston took out a member of security in a bar area. Santana and Ortiz sent Beretta into a ladder in the corner of the ring. Moxley sent Beretta into a barbed wire board. Moxley then drove Beretta into the steel steps.
A white van appeared on the stage. Moxley kissed Sue, who was driving the vehicle. Miedo returned to the match in red gear as Penta Oscuro. Miedo sent Santana through a table from a ladder.
Taylor planted Yuta into the canvas back inside the ring. Castagnoli swung Cassidy. Beretta and Ortiz went through a table at ringside. Cassidy attempted a pin after catching Castagnoli with three Orange Punches.
Cassidy wrapped tape around his hand and stuck it in a tub full of broken glass. Moxley stopped Cassidy in his tracks. The glass was spilled onto the canvas. Moxley was driven into the glass. Castagnoli took out Cassidy.
Kingston headed down to the ring with a steel chair. Kingston sent Moxley through a wooden board in the corner of the ring. Cassidy then landed an Orange Punch — with his hand covered in glass — on Castagnoli to win the match for his team.
Winners: Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta), Orange Cassidy, Eddie Kingston, and Penta El Zero Miedo via pinfall
AEW Women's World Title Four-Way Clash
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Toni Storm vs. Saraya vs. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. for the AEW Women's World Championship
Saraya and Storm immediately worked together. Storm and Saraya disagreed after attempting to pin Baker at the same time. Shida took out both Saraya and Storm.
Saraya's mother held Baker against the barricade from her front-row seat. Storm accidentally struck Saraya's mother. Saraya slammed Baker into the barricade and Shida into the steel steps. Saraya and Storm brawled in the center of the ring.
Ruby Soho came down to the ring. Storm knocked her down. Baker delivered a neckbreaker to Shida. Baker connected with a superkick to Storm. The referee began to count for a pin after Storm fell on Saraya. Baker stomped Storm into the canvas while Saraya had her locked in a submission.
Shida took control of the match. The champion slammed Baker onto Saraya. Shida attempted a cover after landing a Meteora on Saraya from the top.
Baker locked Shida in a submission hold. Saraya sprayed paint into Storm's eyes. Saraya then planted Storm into the mat to win the gold.
Winner and NEW AEW Women's World Champion: Saraya via pinfall
Coffin Match
Darby Allin and Sting vs. Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage w/ Prince Nana in a Coffin match
Sting and Cage almost came to blows in the early moments of the match. Sting and Allin worked together and took out Strickland. Sting used a bat on Strickland.
Cage and Strickland eventually took control. Cage taped Allin's hands together. Cage sent Allin into the corner of the ring. Allin managed to take Cage down without the use of his hands. Sting untied Allin's hands moments later.
Allin opened up the coffin at ringside. Sting slammed Strickland on the coffin after Cage closed it at the last second. Cage used a steel chair on Allin in the middle of the ring. Cage set Allin up for a Conchairto. Allin managed to move out of the way.
Sting leaped from the apron and sent Strickland through a table. Allin dropkicked Cage out of a chair at ringside. Allin and Sting attempted to close the coffin lid with Cage inside. Luchasaurus came down to the ring and attacked Allin and Sting. Nick Wayne hit Luchasaurus with a skateboard. Luchasaurus responded by slamming Wayne down onto the skateboard.
Sting slammed Cage into the coffin. Sting placed Strickland on top of the coffin. Strickland dodged Allin's Coffin Drop from the top. Sting fought Cage and Strickland in the ring. Sting locked Cage in a Scorpion Death Lock. Strickland struck Sting with a steel chair.
Cage delivered a low blow to Sting with the bat. Strickland followed up with a double stomp from the turnbuckles. Cage and Nana sent the coffin into the ring. Cage sent Allin into the barricade at ringside. Strickland put Sting in the coffin. Strickland closed the door, but Sting moved his bat to keep it open.
Strickland placed Sting on top of the coffin. There was nobody home for Strickland's 450 attempt from the top. Sting delivered a Scorpion Death Drop to Strickland on top of the coffin. Strickland used his hands to prevent Sting from closing the coffin door after he was placed inside. Allin landed a Coffin Drop to allow him and Sting to win.
Winners: Sting and Darby Allin
Ospreay vs. Jericho
Will Ospreay w/ Don Callis vs. Chris Jericho w/ Sammy Guevara
Jericho and Ospreay locked up. Ospreay and Jericho traded slaps. Ospreay sent Jericho out of the ring with a dropkick. Ospreay leaped from the top turnbuckle and wiped out Jericho on the floor.
Jericho and Ospreay exchanged forearms. Jericho landed a dropkick on Ospreay while he was on the apron. Jericho sent Ospreay to the floor with a baseball slide.
Jericho dropped Ospreay on his neck on the apron. Jericho took control as the action returned to the ring. Ospreay stopped Jericho in his tracks with a kick after hand springing off the ropes.
Jericho regained control moments later and landed a hurricanrana from the top. Ospreay fought back and countered Jericho's lionsault attempt. Ospreay connected with a shooting star press while Jericho was draped over the top rope.
Jericho went for a cover after landing two Codebreakers. Ospreay then attempted a pin after connecting with an Oscutter. Jericho countered Ospreay and locked in the Walls of Jericho. Guevara struck Ospreay while the referee was occupied with Callis. Ospreay managed to escape the hold.
Ospreay went for another cover after connecting with a Spanish Fly. Jericho replied with a Codebreaker and an Oscutter. Ospreay and Jericho exchanged blows in the center of the ring. Jericho used his leg to low-blow Ospreay without the referee seeing.
Ospreay attempted a pin after landing a powerbomb. Ospreay then delivered a Stormbreaker, but it wasn't enough to put Jericho away. Ospreay scored the win after hitting a second Stormbreaker.
Winner: Will Ospreay via pinfall
- Nigel McGuinness got into the ring after the Jericho-Ospreay match. He announced that there were 81,035 fans in attendance. It was pointed out that All In 2023 had become a new worldwide attendance record for a pro wrestling event.
AEW World Trios Championship Match
House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) (c) w/ Julia Hart vs. Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) in a House Rules match for the AEW World Trios Championship
The Acclaimed and Gunn opted for a No Holds Barred match. The bout immediately broke down. Matthews leaped over the top rope and wiped out both Caster and Bowens. King dived to the floor. Hart stopped Gunn in his tracks. Gunn and The Acclaimed took out Hart.
House of Black took control of the match. Mercedes Mone was shown watching the bout in the audience. King crashed into the barricade after Gunn moved out of the way. Gunn used a steel chair on King. Gunn sent Black and Matthews down in the ring.
Gunn attempted a pin after slamming Black into the canvas. Bowens struck Matthews several times. House of Black then managed to regain control. King pulled out a steel chain and inadvertently struck Black. The Acclaimed and Gunn took advantage. Hart pulled the referee out of the ring when Gunn attempted a cover.
Gunn kicked out of Black's The End moments later. The Acclaimed and Gunn were initially unable to finish off King. They then hit a combination of moves to become the new champions.
Winners and NEW AEW World Trios Champions: The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) and Billy Gunn via pinfall
Main Event
MJF (c) vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship
MJF and Cole exited the ring before the match got underway. They both grabbed their "Better Than You, BayBay" shirts and put them on. Both wrestlers reached a stalemate in the opening moments of the title clash.
MJF got the fans to chant for sportsmanship. The champion then shook Cole's hand and poked him in the eye. Cole replied by slapping him in the face. Cole drove MJF into the mat and attempted a cover. Cole dragged the referee into MJF's path. Cole then sent MJF into the middle turnbuckle.
MJF eventually responded and pulled Cole down by the hair. Cole went for a cover and landed a superkick on the champion. Cole ripped off MJF's "Better Than You, Bay Bay" shirt. Cole went after MJF's eyes. MJF fired back with a combination of moves.
MJF dived through the ropes and wiped out Cole on the floor. MJF and Cole traded pinfall attempts as the action returned to the ring. MJF went for a cover after slamming Cole down with a powerbomb.
Cole caught MJF with a superkick. Cole attempted a pin after driving MJF into the mat. The challenger sent MJF into the steel steps at ringside. Cole then suplexed MJF onto the corner of the steel steps. MJF broke the referee's count at the last second.
MJF dismantled the commentary table. MJF couldn't bring himself to deliver a Tombstone to Cole on the announce desk. Cole spiked MJF with a Tombstone on the commentary table instead. MJF kicked out of a cover back inside the ring.
MJF and Cole collided in the center of the ring. The referee counted a double pin and called it a draw. Cole asked for five more minutes. MJF denied the request. The champion said they were going to wrestle until a winner emerged.
Both wrestlers traded pin attempts. The referee got knocked down inadvertently. MJF and Cole attempted to trick the referee with a steel chair. MJF attempted a roll-up. Cole got his shoulder up after MJF planted him into the mat.
Cole connected with a Panama Sunrise on the floor. Cole inadvertently delivered a Panama Sunrise to the referee back inside the ring. MJF pulled out his 'Dynamite' Diamond Ring. After some deliberation, the champion put the ring back inside his trunks.
Roderick Strong appeared and delivered a low blow to MJF. Cole connected with a Panama Sunrise and a kick to the back of the head. MJF got his shoulder up at the last second. Strong encouraged Cole to finish off MJF with the title belt. Cole ended up throwing it out of the ring. MJF then retained the gold with an inside cradle.
Winner and STILL AEW World Champion: MJF via pinfall
- After the match, Cole threw the ROH World Tag Team Championship out of the ring. MJF called Cole a "fake piece of s**t" for using him. MJF threw the AEW World Championship at Cole. The champion told Cole to hit him with it. Both men hugged after Cole put the belt down.
- It was revealed that AEW will be returning to Wembley Stadium next August for All In 2024.
- That's all for AEW All In 2023!