AEW All In Winners & Losers: A Historic Night! MJF Vs. Adam Cole! CM Punk Vs. Samoa Joe! Stadium Stampede In Wembley!

Jul 29, 2023

On one of the biggest nights in pro wrestling history, AEW put on an unforgettable All In from London's Wembley Stadium.

Five years ago, All In helped propel careers and the birth of All Elite Wrestling. Today, AEW had the biggest night in their four-year history. In front of 81,035 paying (and screaming) fans, AEW executed a monumental show that featured incredible matches, surprise wins, and loads of pageantry. The show was book ended by the company's strongest story, the MJF and Adam Cole saga.

Here are your winners and losers from AEW's historic All In Pay-Per-View from Wembley Stadium.

In one of the gutsiest booking decisions of 2023, AEW slated their main event participants to wrestle in the opening Zero Hour match. MJF and Adam Cole would challenge Aussie Open for the Ring of Honor Tag Team Titles. This choice came with a huge risk; if Cole or Friedman were to get injured in the tag match, the marquee main event would be ruined. Thankfully, that did not happen.

This was our first taste of the Wembley crowd, and they were electric for Better Than You Bay Bay. However, Aussie Open dominated the match early. They had the heat on MJF for several minutes before he was finally able to make a hot tag. After a few see-saw exchanges from both teams, MJF set up for the Kangaroo kick, a move that has been teased for weeks.

On this night, we finally got to see it. And it was glorious. Wembley Stadium erupted! Shortly thereafter, Adam Cole and MJF hit their tandem finisher, the double clothesline. 1-2-3! The two men who'd be competing for the AEW World Championship at the end of the night opened the card by taking home tag team gold.

Jack Perry was driven up the ramp in a limousine. Hook didn't wait for Perry to come to the ring. Hook charged but found himself eating a suplex on the roof of the car, followed by an RVD-style Rolling Thunder.

The artist formerly known as Jungle Boy then pounded the windshield and spoke into the camera. "That's real glass. Go cry me a river." This was a pointed shot at CM Punk, who reportedly had a problem with Perry using real glass in a Collision segment. This pointed jab at Punk would come back to bite Perry in the ass later in the night. Jack hoisted Hook up for a fisherman's suplex directly onto the glass, which lacerated Perry's arm and Hook's shoulder blade.

RELATED: CM Punk Gets Into "Physical Confrontation" With Jungle Boy Jack PerryBefore his backstage drama, Perry would have to finish his match with Hook. A moonsault attempt was dodged by the cold-hearted handsome devil. It wasn't long before the FTW Champion found himself in Hook's Redrum finisher. With nowhere to go, Jack Perry tapped out. Hook regained the FTW Championship, an integral title of his family's lineage.

The fans were adamantly against the "Real" World Champion, CM Punk, in this opening match, but they were hot as hell! So too, was Samoa Joe. We saw a lot of Joe's greatest hits throughout the match; brutal chops, insiguri kicks, senton bombs, Olé kicks, and just general aggression.

Despite being in control for most of the match, Punk would find ways to stay in. The occasional counter or surprise strike kept the "Real" World Champion in the fight.

Punk's character seemed to be going through an identity crisis as the match progressed. He couldn't resist leaning into the nuclear heat, throwing homages to the much-maligned Hulk Hogan. Later, he paid tribute to Terry Funk with a spinning toe hold. However, this did him no favors in getting over with the crowd. This raucous crowd wanted to see Punk fall.

It was Samoa Joe who found himself staring up and out of Wembley Stadium as the referee counted to three, though. CM Punk's rarely-used Pepsi Plunge was enough to keep the big man down in this dramatic opener.

The Golden Elite got a massive ovation from the London crowd as they faced Jay White, Juice Robinson, and Konosuke Takeshita in a trios match that is riddled with history across multiple promotions.

The bout took a while to find its footing, but once it did, it was your expected pulse-pounding affair. The interactions between Kenny Omega and Takeshita, in particular, were something to marvel at. Kota Ibushi is still far from the form that fans are accustomed to, but he was miles better in this match than he was at the Blood and Guts show.

In a thrilling finish, tornado-style chaos had fans on the edge of their seats. Omega hit two nasty-looking V-Triggers on the Bullet Club Gold members. However, Takeshita used that as an opportunity to roll up Kenny for the surprising pinfall. Fans can only hope that this finish is setting up a singles match between Omega and Takeshita at All Out.

The third match of the trilogy between FTR and The Young Bucks was tremendous. Not only was this match for the AEW Tag Team Titles, it was for the honor of being called "the best tag team in the world."

The story was that both of the teams knew each other so well and had studied the other meticulously. So when the four men would attempt some of their patented maneuvers, they were often countered or blocked by the other team. This resulted in what may be perceived as a less fluid match, but it felt grounded and very much like a real fight.

The teams constantly tried to one-up each other and take subtle digs. The Young Bucks hit multiple Shatter Machines (FTR's finisher), while Dax and Cash hit a few BTE Triggers (The Bucks' finisher). Near fall after near fall had the crowd on their feet and applauding every twist and turn.

In yet another surprise finish, FTR countered The Meltzer Driver, catching Nick Jackson in midair to hit a Shatter Machine for the victory. Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler retained their AEW Tag Titles. After the bell, they extended their hands to The Young Bucks as a sign of respect, but The Bucks walked out, shaking their heads.

This was chaos in an instant. Multiple long-term stories were being told simultaneously, Eddie Kingston and Claudio's bitter blood feud, Moxley and Orange Cassidy's continued rivalry, The Best Friends trying to get payback on Yuta for betraying them, Santana and Ortiz's return to the ring, and Kingston and Moxley's broken friendship.

All these stories were played out in unbelievable brutality. Table spots, ladder spots, and chair spots were obvious and expected. But there were some other, gnarly moments that were not for the faint of heart. At one point, Penta shoved a stack of skewers into Jon Moxley's head.

In a brilliant finish, Orange Cassidy hit three Orange Punches on the massive Claudio, but the Swiss star wouldn't stay down. The International Champion then wrapped his fist in duct tape and covered his hand with broken glass. Before he could hit a fourth and piercing Orange Punch, Mox got in on the mix. He was quickly thwarted by his former best friend Eddie Kingston.

Kingston hit his spinning back fists on both Claudio and Jon Moxley. Then, he speared Jon through a barbed wire-covered piece of plywood. This allowed Cassidy to hit Castagnoli with the glass-flavored Orange Punch for the victory.

Most fans thought Saraya would never wrestle again. After a series of neck injuries, it appeared that her storied career was over. Yet, here she was, in front of 81,000 fans in her home country. She strode to the ring with her family in tow to the tune of "We Will Rock You" by Queen.

In the match, she told a simple but amazing story with her Outcasts teammate, Toni Storm. They fought over pinfall attempts and maneuvers. When Storm accidentally hit Saraya's mother at ringside, all hell broke loose. The Outcasts were on the outs with each other for the remainder of the match.

Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida also looked great in the match. Baker had Shida set up for the lockjaw, but the champion refused to open her mouth for Baker. She clenched her jaw tight as Britt struggled to get the mandible claw locked in.

Meanwhile, Saraya used the spray paint to blast Toni Storm in the face, setting her up for Saraya's cradle-DDT. 1-2-3. Saraya is your new AEW Women's Champion. The four-way match for the women's match was very well-executed, although it certainly could have been given more time.

The build to this match was once incredibly palpable and personal. However, in the last week, it took a sharp left turn. AR Fox was replaced with Christian, and with that move, a considerable amount of heat and stakes were removed from the fight. It now longer felt like a match worthy of the Coffin stipulation. It felt like a match to build to next week's TNT Title Match between Darby Allin and Luchasaurus.

The work within the match was good, no doubt. How could it not be with the players involved? But after Stadium Stampede, the crowd was all popped out by ultra-violence. Wembley Stadium was fairly quiet for large portions of the match.

Despite the wrestler's best effort, the match never found the right gear, which is a damn shame. In the end, Swerve Strickland ate a Scorpion Death Drop on top of the coffin, followed by Allin hitting him with a Coffin Drop. Strickland slumped into the coffin, and the lid was shut.

Will Ospreay and Chris Jericho put on a banger. In what may have been Jericho's best match of the year, he emptied the tank to keep up with the much younger, more agile Ospreay.

The aggression and urgency were very believable in this match. The bumps were gnarly. Drama oozed out of each move and counter. We saw Jericho pull off maneuvers we haven't seen in years, like a snap-hurricanrana that looked like peak WCW Jericho.

Ospreay attempted several Storm Breakers, but he couldn't hit it. Later, Chris hit Will with a low blow and followed it up with a Judas Effect. The London crowd went silent as they thought the end was imminent for their hometown star, but Will kicked out! Ospreay got up, fought back, and finally hit Jericho with a Storm Breaker. 1-2- Jericho kicked out!

A Hidden Blade and second Storm Breaker finally put Chris Jericho away for the three count. Ospreay celebrated in his home country, while Jericho walked back up the aisle disappointed by another big singles loss.

The psychology of this match felt off. Perhaps it was because The House of Black paid a beautiful tribute to Bray Wyatt in their ring entrance, only to then be buried and picked on by The Acclaimed in their rap. Mind you, The Acclaimed are supposed to be babyfaces in this match.

Later, Billy Gunn gave the "suck it" gesture to Julia Hart and loudly shouted "suck that d***!" It's over the line for a heel to say that to a woman in 2023, let alone a babyface. The Acclaimed then hit the Scissor-Me Timbers on Hart.

On top of these bad looks, the match was announced as "No Holds Barred." However, they didn't announce that it was a Tornado Tag match. But there were never any tags. No man was ever officially legal. It was all pretty confusing.

The work in the match was fine, but not any more spectacular than what you'd see on your weekly episode of Dynamite or Collision. The Acclaimed won after hitting multiple finishers on Brody King. They got a massive pop and celebrated with a huge scissors party. When it's all said and done, this one seems like it'll be pretty forgettable.

In the most anticipated match of the night, MJF and Adam Cole delivered in spades. Their World Title match was riddled with twists, turns, and brilliant subtext. The two stars attempted some mind games early on, but that only worked for so long. Things got physical pretty quickly. Then, things got intense.

Throughout the match, MJF was fighting himself not to take shortcuts. More than that, MJF avoided moves that he thought might seriously hurt Adam Cole. When given the opportunity to hit a tombstone piledriver on Adam Cole, he opted not to. Unfortunately for him, his tag team partner was willing to make that move. MJF ate that, as well as a brain buster on the steel steps.

After more breathless see-saw action, MJF and Adam Cole hit a double clothesline on each other. They both fell flat on their backs with their arms draped over each other. The referee counted to three as both men's shoulders were on the mat. The match would end in a draw... sike.

Adam Cole asked for another five minutes. Friedman exclaimed that they were gonna go until there was a winner. A referee bump gave both men the opportunity to cheat, but instead, they tried to outgrift each other a la Eddie Guerrero. Meanwhile, the third wheel, Roderick Strong, came out and hit MJF with a low blow, allowing Cole to hit both of his finishers, but Friedman wouldn't stay down.

Finally, Adam Cole told Strong to go back up the ramp. He didn't want his help anymore. But while Cole was distracted, MJF executed a tight small package for the pinfall victory.

After the bell, Adam Cole appeared to be inconsolable. MJF pleaded with his tag partner to keep his chin up, desperate to hang on to the one friend he has in the world. When it seemed like that wasn't going to happen, Friedman told Cole to "get it over with." He turned his back to Adam and opened himself up for a belt shot to the back of the head, much like Cole did several weeks ago on Collision.

But like they did on Collison, there was no belt shot. The two men embraced, and Wembley Stadium became unglued. The Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions are still friends... for now. The brilliant main event ended an important chapter in the MJF and Adam Cole saga and perhaps started a new chapter in the history of All Elite Wrestling.

MJF & Adam Cole def. Aussie Open via pinfall to win the ROH Tag Team Championship.

Mercedes Moné was shown in the audience. Rene Paquette acknowledged her attendance.

Hook def. Jack Perry via submission to win the FTW Championship.

CM Punk def. Samoa Joe via pinfall to retain the "Real" World Championship.

Konoske Takeshita, Jay White, & Juice Robinson def. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, & Hangman Page via pinfall.

FTR def. The Young Bucks via pinfall to retain the AEW Tag Team Championship.

Best Friends, Eddie Kingston, and Penta El Cero Miedo def. The BCC, Santana & Ortiz via pinfall in a Stadium Stampede Match.

Saraya def. Toni Storm, Britt Baker, and Hikaru Shida to win the AEW Women's Championship.

Sting & Darby Allin def. Swerve Strickland & Christian Cage in a Coffin Match.

Will Ospreay def. Chris Jericho via pinfall.

Nigel McGuinness announced the paid attendance for All In at 81,035, a new worldwide record for a pro wrestling event.

The Acclaimed Def. The House of Black via pinfall to win the AEW Trios Titles.

MJF def. Adam Cole via pinfall to retain the AEW World Championship.

MJF and Adam Cole embraced after the match and received a massive ovation.

Nicholas is a writer, filmmaker and podcaster. He has a deep passion for all forms of storytelling, especially when that storytelling ends in a 5 Star Match!