Wrestling Ratings- AEW World’s End (2025)

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

Wrestling Ratings- AEW WrestleDream (2025)

 

Location- St. Louis, Missouri

Venue- Chaifetz Arena

Commentators- Excalibur, Nigel  McGuinness, Tony Schiavone

Eight Man Tag Team Match- Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta, & Pac) VS Roderick Strong, Kyle O’ Reilly, Orange Cassidy, & Tomohiro Ishii

Winners- Death Riders

Rating-5/10

Eddie Kingston & Hook VS The Frat House (Cole Karter & Griff Garrison)

Winners- Eddie Kingston & Hook

Rating- 5/10

Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale VS Top Gods (Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford)

Winners- Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale

Rating- 6/10

FTR VS JetSpeed

Winners- FTR

Rating- 7/10

Jamie Hayter VS Thekla 

Winner- Jamie Hayter

Rating- 7/10

$500K Tag Team Match- Jurassic Express VS The Young Bucks 

Winners- Jurassic Express

Rating- 7/10

Tornado Trios Match- Winner Becomes Number One Contender For AEW World Trios Championships- The Hurt Syndicate VS The Demand

Winners- The Hurt Syndicate

Rating- 7/10

AEW TNT Championship- Kyle Fletcher (Champion) VS Mark Briscoe

Winner- Kyle Fletcher 

Rating- 7/10

AEW Women’s World Championship- Kris Statlander (Champion) VS Toni Storm

Winner- Kris Statlander

Rating- 7/10

Winner Takes All Open Challenge For The AEW TBS Championship & The Interim ROH Women’s World TV Championship- Mercedes Mone (TBS Champion) VS Mina Shirakawa (Interim ROH Women’s TV Champ)

Winner- Mercedes Mone

Rating- 6/10

AEW World Tag Team Championships- Brodido VS Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita 

Winners- Brodido 

Rating- 8/10

AEW World Championship- Hangman Adam Page (Champion) VS Samoa Joe

Winner- Adam Page

Rating- 6/10

I Quit Match- Darby Allin VS Jon Moxley

Winner- Darby Allin

Rating- 8/10

Overall Thoughts- 

Starting off with FTR VS JetSpeed, I wasn’t a big fan of the spot, where Dax was seemingly waiting for Mike Bailey to come off of the top rope, after Dax hit the Shatter Machine with Cash on Kevin Knight, but this was still a good match. Some great fast-paced, hard-hitting action throughout the match, complete with a few good close pinfall counts. 

FTR VS JetSpeed overlapping from the Tailgate Brawl to open the show? Well, I guess you could say it’s an attempt at doing something different for a hot start, and the fans were into it. I guess it’s possible they were going for some WCW nostalgia. I do remember how WCW would set off pyro on the stage during a match that was already in progress, to kick off the transition to the top of the new hour during the show. Anyways, FTR will probably have their hands full with JetSpeed, or other tag teams until Cope decides it’s time to push the revenge button. 

Mercedes winning another title? Mone’s seemingly endless quest to collect every championship she sets her sights on works for easy “how many belts does this woman need?” heel heat. She’s an egomaniac, and Mercedes thinks she’s untouchable.

I’m not entirely sure where all of this going, though. Mone is officially the longest reigning TBS Champion now, and Kris Statlander is next on her hit list. I’m hoping the endgame for Mercedes’ belt collector gimmick concludes with her slowly losing each title. Mercedes’ character needs to be humbled, and it’ll be a logical conclusion to her heel run somewhere down line, when she loses all of her precious titles.

Darby Allin and Jon Moxley’s match deserved the main event spot. As expected, it was a violent and bloody battle between two nutcases, uncomfortable to watch at times, and Sting showing up as the equalizer to even the odds against The Death Riders was a nice surprise. The fish tank spot was kind of silly, but I still enjoyed the match. 

I can’t think of one match that truly blew me away, but overall, WrestleDream was a solid PPV. No truly bad matches on the entire card, with everything ranging from solid to decent, complete with a main event that lived up to the hype. Kyle Fletcher picked up a necessary win over Mark Briscoe after losing to Hangman at All Out. AEW’s strong tag team division was on full display here, and Samoa Joe turned heel! Really looking forward to how things unfold with The Opps as a heel group, and Joe is far more entertaining in the villain role.

Show Highlights

-Kenny Omega saves Jurassic Express from The Don Callis Family’s (Lance Archer, Mark Davis, & Josh Alexander) post-match beat down, Young Bucks refuse to help

-Tony Schiavone interviews Charlie Thesz at ringside

-Hangman Adam Page hits three consecutive Buckshot Lariats to defeat Samoa Joe

-Samoa Joe and The Opps turn heel with a post-match beat down on Adam Page

-Mercedes Mone challenges Kris Statlander to a winner takes all match at Full Gear 

-Sting returns to help Darby Allin

-Darby Allin defeats Jon Moxley

Overall Rating- 7/10