Location- Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Venue- Now Arena
Commentary- Bryan Danielson, Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, & Excalibur
Sisters Of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue) VS Hyan & Maya World
Winners- Sisters Of Sin
Rating- 5/10
Eddie Kingston VS Zack Gibson (With James Drake)
Winner- Eddie Kingston
Rating- 5/10
Mascara Dorada & Bandido VS Don Callis Family (Mark Davis & Rocky Romero
Winners- Mascara Dorada & Bandido
Rating- 7/10
JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) & Jurassic Express (Jack Perry & Luchasaurus) VS Josh Alexander & The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, & Toa Liona)
Winners- JetSpeed & Jurassic Express
Rating- 5/10
Kazuchika Okada (AEW Continental Champion & AEW Unified Champion) VS Konosuke Takeshita- Continental Classic Semifinal
Winner- Kazuchika Okada
Rating- 8/10
Jon Moxley VS Kyle Fletcher- Continental Classic Semifinal
Winner- Jon Moxley
Rating- 8/10
FTR VS Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn)- Chicago Street Fight- AEW World Tag Team Championships
Winners- FTR
Rating- 3/10
The Babes Of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale)(Champions) VS Mercedes Mone & Athena- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships
Winners- The Babes Of Wrath
Rating- 6/10
Darby Allin VS Gabe Kidd
Winner- Darby Allin
Rating- 7/10
Toni Storm, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Mark Briscoe VS Death Riders- Mixed Nuts Mayhem
Winners- Toni Storm, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, & Mark Briscoe
Rating-7/10
Kris Statlander (Champion) VS Jamie Hayter- AEW Women’s World Champion
Winner- Kris Statlander
Rating- 6/10
Jon Moxley VS Kazuchika Okada (Champion)- Continental Classic Final
Winner & New AEW Continental Champion- Jon Moxley
Rating- 6/10
MJF VS Swerve Strickland VS Hangman Adam Page VS Samoa Joe (Champion)- Four-Way Match- AEW World Championship
Winner & New AEW World Champion- MJF
Rating- 7/10
Overall Thoughts- Okada and Takeshita opened the show with a bang. An excellent hard hitting match between both men, followed by another good match with Moxley and Fletcher. The Chicago Street Fight was the worst match of the night for me. The “HOLY SHIT!” moments fell flat. Too many misfires, and overall, the entire match just felt like a clunky mess.
I had a lot fun with Mixed Nuts Mayhem. Just a completely wild and bonkers match, where the comedy actually worked without feeling too forced. They did a wonderful job of playing out the battle between the mean and nasty Death Riders going up against a bunch of unhinged nutcases (mainly Toni Storm and Mark Briscoe), and Toni Storm is genuinely hilarious.
MJF winning the world title was the right move. The guy is a legit total package all around. Putting the title back on Hangman so soon wouldn’t have made any sense. Swerve needs more time to work his way back into things, so when he eventually wins, it’ll really mean something. Samoa Joe? He was a good veteran heel champion. Joe brings credibility as a main event guy, the tough and mean ass-kicker, who can still get the job done inside the ring.
I’m not a fan of tournaments in wrestling, but World’s End was a solid show. I never believed Statlander was in any real danger of losing, but the match with Hayter still worked as a tough and competitive contest, where both women beat the snot of out each other.
Show Highlights-
-Ortiz returns, saves Kingston from post match beatdown from Gibson and Drake
-Jon Moxley wins Continental Classic, cuts fiery post-match promo
-Mercedes Mone’s downward spiral continues
-MJF wins the world title
Overall Rating- 7/10
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