At Wembley Stadium on Aug. 27, AEW presented All in from Wembley Stadium. With over 81,035 fans, it broke the all-time pro wrestling attendance record. Like the first game-changing event that shared its name in 2018, this year exceeded expectations with great matches and moments that will live on forever.
AEW had so much fun that it announced its All In return to Wembley Stadium next year in 2024.
From beginning to end, All In didn’t let go of its momentum. Leading the charge was the AEW World Champion MJF.
Like the first All In, he opened the event, but this time, the 27-year-old also main evented, defending the AEW World Title against tag-team partner Adam Cole. What followed was an emotional roller coaster of a match during which fan were on the edge of their seat in the stadium and at home. In the end, friendship took priority over possessions.
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MJF and Cole opened Wembley on the pre-show and challenged Aussie Open for the ROH World Tag Team Titles. Wearing similar gear, the two beat the champions for ROH gold, the first taste at anything Ring of Honor for MJF but a familiar feeling for Cole. It played into their story when they would fight one another just four-plus hours later.
In the main event, while they were bloodthirsty for gold, they still cared about the other. While MJF still used heel tactics, he was tentative in hurting his one and only friend in wrestling. However, Cole was not afraid to turn on a friend to benefit himself — he's done that for years. He used his anger to hurt MJF, using the announce table, steel steps and ring aprons. The bout almost ended in a draw, but in one of many callbacks, Cole asked for more time, and MJF obliged. MJF landed a schoolboy on Cole to retain, shocking the latter. MJF tested their friendship, but instead of turning, Cole embraced him. For now, all is right in the world.
The two celebrated with fireworks and streamers, but it wasn’t just for that match. The celebrations were for the collaborative efforts of the AEW roster in a historic event.
Also on the card, FTR and The Young Bucks put on another classic in a trilogy for the AEW World Tag Team Titles, while Will Ospreay looked like a star in his home country against Chris Jericho. Speaking of hometown heroes, Saraya, who years ago was told she couldn't wrestle again, won the AEW Women's World Title in front of her family.
Old school and fallen friends were honored on the show. House of Black honored Bray Wyatt, the combination of Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, and friends honored the late Terry Funk with a hardcore match for the ages, Sting turned back the clock with Darby Allin, CM Punk and Samoa Joe continued their decades-old rivalry, and Bullet Cub and Elite members put on a clinic.
The Sporting News provided full results from the AEW All In card below.
AEW All In 2023 full card results
Main card
- MJF (c) def. Adam Cole to retain the AEW World Title
- Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and (Anthony Bowens) def. House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, and Brody King) (c) to win the AEW World Trios Titles
- Will Ospreay def. Chris Jericho
- Darby Allin and Sting def. Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage in a coffin match
- Saraya def. Hikaru Shida (c), Toni Storm, and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. to win the AEW Women's World Title
- Eddie Kingston, Orange Cassidy, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta), and Penta El Zero Miedo def. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), and Santana and Ortiz in a Stadium Stampede match
- FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) def. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) to retain the AEW World Tag Team Titles
- Bullet Club Gold (Juice Robinson and Jay White), and Konosuke Takeshita def. "Hangman" Adam Page, Kenny Omega, and Kota Ibushi
- CM Punk (c) def. Samoa Joe to retain the "Real World Title"
Pre-Show
- MJF and Adam Cole def. Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) (c) to win the ROH World Tag Team Titles
- HOOK def Jack Perry (c) to win the FTW Title
