This Saturday (that’s not a typo), All Elite Wrestling puts Chicago on attention for All Out.
Here is the card as of Thursday afternoon:
1P. Bang Bang Gang vs. The Dogs and Death Riders in an Eight-Man Tornado Tailgate Brawl*
2P. Jack Perry vs. Katsuyori Shibata in a singles match*
3. Cage and Cope (c) vs. FTR vs. Young Bucks in a TLC match for the AEW Men’s World Tag Team Championships
4. The Brawling Birds (c) vs. Divine Dominion in a Chicago Street Fight for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships
5. Swerve Strickland and The New Level (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page and Brodido for the AEW World Trios Championships
6. Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale to determine the #1 contender to face “The CEO” Mercedes Mone for the AEW Women’s World Championship at Wrestledream
7. Darby Allin and Steven Borden vs. Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher to determine the #1 contenders to the AEW Men’s World Tag Team Championships
8. Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the AEW International Championship
9. Andrade El Idolo (c) vs. PAC for the AEW National Championship
10. Persephone (c) vs. TBA for the AEW TBS Championship
11. Will Ospreay (c) vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW Men’s World Championship
*Matches 1P and 2P will be on the pre-show.
Tony Khan starts the call by voicing his excitement for this Saturday’s show and his gratitude for the consistent media presence both on calls such as this one, and live at the shows.
Divine Dominion had a dominant Women’s World Tag Team title reign that was ended at Wembley by the hometown Brawling Birds. They’ve continued the rivalry and this match could serve to only further the bad blood between the two teams.
Khan is excited for the potential that AEW can continue to have with the Paramount / Warner Brothers merger. As well, the first AEW PPV to be held on HBO Max was All Out 2025, marking one year at this weekend’s show.
Darby Allin and Steven Borden will face Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher for a #1 contender chance for the AEW Men’s World Tag Team Championships.
Borden first encountered Khan playing college football (Tight End) at Kentucky. Khan first met Sting when Steven Borden was trying out for the Jacksonville Jaguars. And the rest, they say, is history. Steven and his brother Garrett became a part of the story as Darby Allin and Sting were attacked. Borden’s excitement to train and wrestle was palpable and Allin took him under his wing as soon as he could.
Still very new to AEW, Steven Borden already has an aura around him. This will only expand and grow as he gains experience.
Khan praises Don Callis for his talent recruitment. Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight are two of the best young male wrestlers in the world. And they are both under Callis’ employ. Neither have been an AEW Men’s Tag Team Champion so the stakes are quite high for the DCF in this match.
Before he challenged Kenny Omega for the AEW Men’s World Championship in Wembley, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay walked to the ring and passed a number of friends and rivals throughout his career. The idea behind the walk-up and video combination worked perfectly for the situation, punctuating the magnitude and authenticity of the moment.
“The Psycho Killer” Tommaso Ciampa will take on AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada. On Wednesday’s Dynamite, Ciampa vowed that Okada would see a side of him nobody has ever seen before. Khan praises the both of them for bringing that extra gear. Ciampa wants to see the very best of “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada.
TBS Champion Persephone will take on an undetermined opponent as she has laid out an open challenge.
Mercedes Mone was originally scheduled to wrestle on the All Out card, but the injury she sustained against Willow Nightingale will keep her out until October. She had wanted to fight in Chicago this Saturday but the doctors would not clear her in time.
The New Level have been in AEW for about a month now and Khan cannot speak highly enough of Austin Creed and Kofi. They bring a very different dynamic to Swerve Strickland’s more serious attitude. But make no mistake about it, they have the locker room’s attention.
There will be a World’s End 2026, despite the last Saturday of 2026 being Boxing Day and the following Sunday having the Jaguars playing the primetime evening game in Dallas. The calendar is still undetermined but World’s End will go forward at a date TBA.
Andy Williams had interest in working at the AEW offices with a number of ideas. One idea Khan liked was setting up music shows he would play at with a wrestling component. The ideas unfortunately did not come to fruition, but Khan was excited for what those ideas might have looked like.
The Andy Williams tribute show (Collision) came together just as everyone at AEW had hoped for.
MJF was ranked the #1 wrestler of the year by PWI. Khan could not be more thrilled for MJF, and for what this ranking means for All Elite Wrestling as a whole.
AEW’s 2025 momentum has only been surpassed by the promotion’s consistency this year. All Out 2026 presents the latest iteration where Khan, the fans, and the wrestlers themselves are thoroughly enjoying All Elite Wrestling.
Khan ends the call with his excitement for Saturday and is reminded of All In 2018 in Chicago, which led to the birth of AEW.
