AEW Unified Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland

The pre-match video package airs to tell the story of events leading up to our next match, which once again features a title on-the-line. Up next, AEW Unified Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada defends his title against Swerve Strickland.

Jim Ross joins Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni and Bryan Danielson on the call for special guest commentary for this featured bout. Swerve Strickland’s catch-ass theme hits first, and out comes the former AEW World Champion accompanied by Prince Nana.

They settle in the ring and the music dies down. The lights fade down and we hear the coin drop. On that note, out comes “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada, accompanied by Don Callis. The bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running.

We see Swerve go right on the attack at the start, but the champ fights back to get the upper hand. Swerve turns it back around for a suplex while the crowd chants “f–k Don Callis” for good measure, followed by “Whose house? Swerve’s house” as the action spills to the outside.

Running knee on the apron sends the champ to the floor, and a “Swerve’s House in the middle of the street” is cut off by a big dive from Strickland onto Okada. He brings Okada back in the ring as the chant resumes. Neck-breaker by Strickland, not once but twice to keep the Rainmaker on the mat for a moment.

He sends Okada to the corner before landing a springboard uppercut. He brings Okada to his feet, but the champ catches him with a catapult sending Strickland through the ropes and to the outside. Swerve is back on his feet but takes a baseball slide from Okada, who quickly breaks the ref’s count to stay on the attack.

The challenger fights back, sending him into the ring steps. A couple more shots and Swerve sends him onto the apron at the count of eight, before breaking said count just to set up for a piledriver onto the steps, but that gets countered with a DDT by the champ, sending him headfirst into the steps and down to the floor.

This gives Okada even more of an opening now, as he brings Strickland back in the ring. Hammer throw to the corner, and the impact forces Swerve to the mat. Strickland slowly gets to his feet as the two men trade strikes, rolling Flatliner by Swerve goes into a suplex taking Okada to the canvas.

He brings the champ to the corner, but Okada fights back until Strickland sends him down for an avalanche back suplex and the cover…but Okada manages to kick out. Okada escapes to the outside as Swerve follows him, only to be caught with a tombstone piledriver onto the floor.

He brings the challenger back into the ring for a scoop slam before going up top for an elbow drop. He flips the fans off before setting up for a Rainmaker lariat, but Swerve dodges it, only to be taken down with other lariats. Rainmaker gets countered with a House Call taking the champ down to the mat.

Strickland switches the grip in his favor. He lands a lariat of his own twice over, and a third to grow on as the fans show their appreciation. He sets up for another House Call but takes a dropkick instead, with Okada landing a second one, only for Strickland to get up for a powerbomb on the champ.

Strickland is up top, landing a Swerve Stomp for the cover, but a pause allows Okada to kick out just in the nick of time. Okada goes to the apron as Swerve heads to the corner, the two going at it on the turnbuckle before Okada traps Strickland by his leg.

Swerve manages to get back to a good position but this gives Okada an opening for a knee-breaker onto the top turnbuckle. Swerve is in a world of hurt here as he lands on the apron before rolling back in the ring. Swerve is back up but Okada dodges a House Call and a Big Pressure, before Strickland lands a House Call.

Another House Call from the corner gets evaded, and Okada hits the Rainmaker for the win to retain the AEW Unified Championship. Once the match ends, Okada attacks Swerve, targeting his injured knee, which the commentators stress. Wardlow ends up making a surprise return to further brutalize everyone.

Swerve, unable to move, is forced to watch on. Wardlow hugs Don Callis, confirming he has joined The Don Callis Family. The rest of the group comes out to celebrate with him. Out last is “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita, who seems hesitant to welcome Wardlow into the family.

Winner and STILL AEW Unified Champion: Kazuchika Okada

The Young Bucks def. The Outrunners

We kicked off the action with the AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament, as the Youngest Men Alive, The Outrunners’ Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd, made their way to the ring with plenty of support from the raucous crowd. Their opponents, the Young Bucks, Matt and Nick Jackson, were already in the ring. Unfortunately, the former EVPs were not afforded a televised entrance or proper name graphics. Sorry, guys!

With the Bucks clearly off their games, the Outrunners got off to a hot start, but it was the former AEW World Tag Team Champions, Matt and Nick, who took control on the outside. Matt even went as far as to hijack the legendary Tony Schiavone’s headset to let the world know that the “superstars” were here and should be afforded the proper respect.

Even without their typical executive luxuries, the Bucks obviously still know how to get it done and had Truth Magnum in dire straits. Finally, Magnum was able to find just enough daylight to make the tag to a fired up Turbo Floyd. The fresh Floyd completely changed the momentum of the match and with Total Recall seemingly coming, the Bucks battled back with a set of superkicks only for Floyd to shake off the damage with a desperation double clothesline.

“You son of a bitch!” echoed throughout the ballroom soon after as Floyd and Magnum hit The Double Bicep Elbow for a near fall.

Later, a near collision between Matt Jackson and referee Rick Knox gave Jackson the chance to hit an undetected low blow on Truth Magnum, but a shoving match between Jackson and Knox nearly saw the Outrunners pull the upset. Turbo and Truth hit Total Recall on Matt, which seemed to spell the end for the Bucks, but Nick saved his brother just in time.

The Bucks were able to separate The Outrunners and delivered a TK Driver to Truth Magnum for the win and advanced to the semifinals of the AEW Tag Team Eliminator Tournament, much to the chagrin of the Chicago crowd.

The AEW Unified Champion, The Rainmaker Kazuchika Okada then hit the ring to celebrate for an Elite celebration. However, that quickly turned into a further beatdown of The Outrunners.

WHOSE HOUSE?

Former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland appeared on the stage with Prince Nana and, with The Elite distracted, Floyd and Magnum dispatched of the Bucks, leaving Okada alone to get ping-ponged between The Outrunners and Swerve. Strickland decided that wasn’t enough and hit a massive stomp to the outside on all three members of The Elite, as he, Floyd, and Magnum stood tall.

Will Ospreay Provides Injury Update, Declares War on the Death Riders

Will Ospreay made his way to the ring for an in-ring interview with Tony Schiavone, just eleven days removed from a vicious attack by the Death Riders at AEW All In: Texas.

Ospreay opened by revealing that his appearance hadn’t been cleared in advance; even Tony Khan didn’t know. “I flew myself over. 3 p.m., knocked on his door. Jumped out of his seat, super excited as always, couldn’t believe I was walking,” Ospreay explained. “I said, can I have five minutes just to come talk to everybody, just to give everyone an update, let everyone know what’s going on.”

The update was deeply personal. Ospreay admitted that he’s been wrestling through a neck injury for nearly ten months. “Usually with our medical staff, they’re on it straight away. As soon as they hear ‘neck injury,’ they want to stop it. They want to ensure our safety. The difference is… I haven’t spoken to anyone. I’ve been keeping this to myself. That’s on me,” he said.

He continued, “I should have been telling the medical staff. I should tell referees. I should tell the wrestlers. But I just … I really wanted to get us over the finish line.” Ospreay reminded fans that he made promises: to Swerve Strickland, to Hangman Page, and to everyone watching. “I will play a part in retrieving that World Championship,” he said. “And although that sacrifice was great, I’m proud to say, we got that belt back, boys.”

Ospreay then shared the full extent of the damage from the Death Riders’ ambush. “I was rushed to the emergency room. I was put on an MRI. In my C2 and my C6, I have two herniated discs that have gone into my spinal cord.” Though the news was serious, there was a glimmer of hope. “Every doctor I’ve spoken to said it is treatable. So with the right treatment… I should be back for Forbidden Door.”

Before wrapping up, Ospreay had messages for the men who stood beside him and for those who betrayed him. “Swerve, love you brother. Thank you so much for what you’ve done. Hangman Page, it was an honor fighting by your side and I’m proud to call you my World Champion.” But to the Death Riders, his message was sharp and unforgiving: “The moment I’m feeling healthy? Where I’m from, it’s an eye for an eye. So you better believe I’m coming for each and every one of you little dickheads.”

As he finished his speech, Shane “Swerve” Strickland came out to embrace his friend and comrade, raising Ospreay’s hand to a massive ovation from the Chicago crowd. The war may have paused for now, but it’s far from over.

Swerve Strickland def. Hechicero by Disqualification

In a highly technical and hard-hitting bout on AEW Dynamite, Swerve Strickland squared off with the Don Callis Family’s submission specialist Hechicero. Don Callis joined the commentary desk, proclaiming Hechicero to be “better than El Santo… better than Bandido,” and warning that Swerve “can’t out-wrestle a killer.”

The early goings were a clinic in Lucha mat grappling. Swerve worked a top wristlock, but Hechicero quickly countered with double overhooks and tied Strickland in knots, manipulating his jaw and searching for a triangle choke. Swerve rolled out and attempted an abdominal stretch, but Hechicero reached the ropes to break the hold. Callis noted, “There’s no submission move you can put on Hechicero that he hasn’t seen countered 10 times before”.

After absorbing shoulder blocks and chops in the corner, Strickland hit a vertical suplex to shift momentum. A roundhouse kick followed, and Swerve went up top and connected with a 450 splash, but Hechicero kicked out at two.

Hechicero battled back, using a sleeper hold and transitioning into a cross armbar, forcing Swerve to roll him into a pin for a two-count. Strickland rebounded with a rolling thunder reverse STO and looked poised to take control when disaster struck. Just as Strickland readied for the killshot, Lance Archer hit the ring, attacking him without provocation. Referee Rick Knox had no choice but to throw the match out.

The Don Callis Family wasn’t finished. Archer and Hechicero continued the assault until Bandido and Brody King charged in to even the odds. But Kazuchika Okada appeared from behind, looking to take out Strickland with a steel chair. Swerve, however, was ready. He wriggled out of Okada trying to hit a Tombstone on the chair after he smacked Swerve across the back, then attempted to take out Okada with the chair himself, only for Okada to narrowly escape, stunned but not broken.

Okada Gets a Win, Calls out Swerve

AEW’s newly crowned Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada wasted no time making his presence felt on Dynamite following his victory over Kenny Omega at All In: Texas. Flanked by Don Callis and carrying both the AEW International and Continental Championships, the Rainmaker made his entrance for a rare singles bout against Rafael Quintero.

Okada struck with immediate authority. A boot to the midsection followed by a series of elbows left Quintero staggering. The Unified Champion kept the pressure on, landing a precise and powerful elbow strike before unleashing his signature picture-perfect dropkick — a move Excalibur called “the best in the business.”

Moments later, Okada measured his opponent, pulled him in, and delivered the Rainmaker clothesline with devastating force. It was academic from there.

After the bell, Don Callis grabbed a microphone to introduce the next chapter in Okada’s reign. The champion took center stage and cut straight to the point:

“Swerve! You screwed my friends, the Young Bucks,” Okada said.

The crowd buzzed as Okada referenced the events of All In, where Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay defeated Matt and Nick Jackson, costing them their EVP status and securing the right to challenge for the AEW World Championship within the next year.

Okada didn’t need to say Swerve’s name twice.

Swerve Strickland made his entrance, sharp in a black sequin-studded suit and oozing confidence as he stepped into the ring with the Rainmaker. The two stood nose-to-nose as the crowd erupted.

“I did do that,” Swerve declared. “What you gonna do about it, bitch?”

Before things could erupt, Don Callis stepped between the two, urging Okada to hold back — at least for now.

The Young Bucks vs. Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland

The video package airs for the next match of the evening, which is one of the big ones, and one that looks to be up for a potential match of the night on-paper. With that said, we see the story of the road to The Young Bucks vs. Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland.

With a win, The Young Bucks guarantee that Swerve nor Ospreay will be able to challenge for the AEW World Championship for a year. With a loss, The Young Bucks will no longer be the AEW EVPs. With the stakes set, it’s time to get the one officially off-and-running, but first, the elaborate ring entrances.

First, we see a special Assassin’s Creed: Shadows entrance signaling the arrival of Will Ospreay to a huge pop from the crowd. Ospreay enters the ring with the crowd still riled up. From there, we get Jojo Offerman singing the Chaka Khan classic song, “Ain’t Nobody” before Swerve Strickland makes his elaborate entrance next.

The crowd is thrilled for Strickland as he heads down the ramp toward the ring. Rounding out the participants are The Young Bucks, decked in their Founding Fathers gear as they come to the stage in what appears to be a ship comes sailing in, with Justin Roberts giving a special introduction for the EVPs.

The ship continues to make its way down toward the ring as the introduction goes on. We get a shot of Ospreay in the ring pointing to his wrist as if telling the EVPs they’re already running short on the time they have for the match due to the insanely long ring entrance.

Finally, all the special bells and whistles are in the rear view mirror and we get the bell sounding to officially get this one off-and-running. The crowd is amped up for this one. Kicking things off for their respective teams will be Ospreay and Matthew Jackson. They circle and lock up.

Ospreay sent to the ropes as Nicholas tags himself in, allowing for a double-team even after Strickland comes in. Swerve and Ospreay talk strategy real quick before Will slides back in, and Matthew tags back in to continue the attack. Strickland runs in but is taken down by the Bucks as well.

This forces their opponents to take another breather on the outside. Ospreay comes back in, taking Nicholas off the apron before laying into Matthew. Swerve comes in, and they cut Nicholas off before double-teaming into a Sky-Twister Press by Ospreay for a two count.

We see a tag made to Strickland now, who takes Matthew to the mat before tagging Ospreay back in for another double-team on Matthew. Nicholas comes in for the assist, and they get Will to the corner only for Ospreay to fight back, but Matthew cuts off an Os-Cutter attempt.

From there, The Young Bucks take him to the apron for a 450 splash that sends him out to the floor. A TK Driver gets cut off by Strickland, only for Swerve to take a double superkick by the Bucks for his troubles. Ospreay rolls back in the ring, but Matthew takes the fight back to him sending Will to the corner.

After a tag to Nicholas, we see a referee distraction that gets Swerve to lose his cool. Ospreay eventually starts to fight back but gets sent to the ropes by Matthew, and a tag to Nicholas allows for a close two count before Ospreay kicks out. Tag back to Matthew as the damage continues to be done for another two count.

Ospreay fights out of the corner now, but Strickland gets cut off by Nicholas, who takes a chop from Ospreay, before Matthew comes in to get back after him. Will manages to escape, taking the Bucks down as Strickland gets the hot tag to lay into both of the Bucks. Swerve pays for hitting The Griddy as the Bucks go back after him.

Instead, he catches Nicholas with a powerslam before taking Matthew down for a two count. Ospreay ends up coming in, and the pair take the Bucks to the outside before diving onto the EVPs to send them to the floor with a thud. Swerve brings Matthew back in the ring, taking him down to the mat. They both climb the turnbuckle.

With both on the ropes in the corner, it is Ospreay keeping Nicholas down on the outside while Strickland takes Matthew down for a close two count. The Bucks are able to regain control when they send Strickland away before setting up Ospreay for a double stomp into a powerbomb.

Swerve is fended off once more as Matthew gets a near-fall. Matthew mocks Ospreay with some boots to the head, and this riles up Ospreay to trading blows with Matthew, until Nicholas cuts him off, bringing control back to the Bucks for a tag. Nicholas decides to give a nod to his old friend as he goes for a Buckshot Lariat on Ospreay.

Ospreay avoids the Buckshot Lariat from one-half of the Bucks and then chaos ensues. It all ends with a double Destroyer from the Bucks into a House Call and Hidden Blade by Strickland and Ospreay. The pair head toward two corners but are cut off by the EVPs. After 100 more false finishes, it is a House Call and Hidden Blade combo that ends things. The Bucks are no longer AEW EVPs.

Winners: Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland

AEW World Championship (Texas Death Match)
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Hangman Page

It’s main event time!

Following the conclusion of the AEW Unified Championship co-main event, the pre-match video package airs to set the stage for our third and final main event as part of the AEW All In: Texas triple-header. It will be Jon Moxley of The Death Riders taking on Hangman Page for the AEW Championship in a Texas Death Match.

Inside Global Life Field, after a long prelude, the old cowboy theme music hits and we get a special entrance as Hangman Page makes his grand entrance to the ring to a big pop from the crowd. Out next is the reigning AEW World Champion, being driven out toward the crowd area in a big truck.

Jon Moxley rides along with his Death Riders crew, before walking toward ringside with Marina Shafir who holds the briefcase that presumably contains the AEW World Championship title belt. Justin Roberts handles the final formal pre-match ring introductions for the champion and challenger, and the bell sounds to get things going.

Things get started with a bang, as Hangman and Mox meet in the middle and begin a wild exchange of strikes back-and-forth, with neither giving way until Page sends the champ to the corner for a flurry of strikes. He backs off, telling Mox to get back up, but Shafir distracts him enough for Mox to fight back.

Mox sends the challenger to the corner as he jabs him with a fork. He runs at Page, who dodges out of the way and reveals a fork of his own. They run at each other now, and Hangman traps Mox in something of a triangle hold before jabbing him in the head with the fork. Ouch!

Just that quick we see that Mox is busted open already. Page breaks the hold only to go for some barbed wire, but the champ turns this around by using it on the Hangman instead. He forces Page to the ropes while wrapping the wire around the challenger’s head, mocking him for wanting Texas Death before backing off.

Shafir comes in and takes a bite out of Page to add insult to injury. Mox leaves the ring to grab a chair before coming back in. He uses the chair on Page before leaving the ring to grab a chair wrapped in barbed wire, Shafir urging the champ to go on as he gets back in the ring to do more damage on the challenger.

After some chair shots he goes to work with some strikes on a busted-open Hangman, before propping the barbed-wire chair up in the corner. The ref begins the count, but Page is up at five…and lands some right hands on Mox before sending him to the corner. Mox stops himself before sending Page to the corner, but Page is able to slow down enough to grab the chair.

While holding the chair, however, Mox kicks it right into his face, forcing another count up to five before Page is able to stop it by getting out of the ring. Mox and Shafir grab a table from under the ring, setting it up outside before Mox brings Page back in. He sets the Hangman up on the turnbuckle, but Page takes a bite out of the champ to stop things.

Mox ends up catching him with a cutter to the canvas. He calls to Marina for glass and Shafir obliges, revealing a bucket of glass to hand over to the champ. Mox takes some of this and digs into the face of Page, who fights out of a piledriver before Mox fights out of a Dead Eye.

Mox then drags Hangman across the pile of glass. The ref counts to four as Mox taunts Page some more before dropping the challenger to the canvas. The new count reaches seven before Hangman uses the ropes to get to his feet, but Mox drops him right back down, forcing a new count.

Shafir slides in a fresh pair of chairs before Page gets back up at eight this time. The crowd chants for Page as Mox sets the chairs up, before bringing the challenger over to that corner. He brings Hangman up to the middle rope, but Page fights back with a headbutt to break free.

Mox has a trick in hand, however, using a piece of barbed wire to dig into Page’s back and force him off. Page turns the chairs around as he gets to his feet, while Mox mocks the crowd, only to be hoisted off the turnbuckle as Page hits a powerbomb onto the top rounded edge of the chair. Jeez!

Mox crawls into the pile of glass as he gets to his feet, while Page wraps the wire around his arm to deliver a nasty discus forearm to the champ! He hits a few more shots before Yuta comes in with a chair to stop the Hangman…but he gets fought off, allowing Mox to go after him.

Page counters with Angel’s Wings, forcing the ref to start the count for both men until Page gets back to his feet for a Buckshot Lariat. Shafir tries to intervene, but Page heads to the apron to send her through the table with a Death Valley Driver. Page gets backs in the ring, countering the champ to land a Dead Eye.

The Dead Eye violently sends Mox onto the glass, but Yuta and Claudio come rushing in for the save. They bring Page out of the ring for more damage, but Will Ospreay comes out to even things up, until Gabe Kidd runs in to stop him. They target the neck of Ospreay.

Claudio lands a similar shot on Will that he did on Samoa Joe earlier tonight. The ref’s attention has been drawn to all this as he calls for medics to come out. We see a pair of barbed wire tables on the outside as Mox sets Page up on the apron with a choke before landing a suplex that sends both men through the tables.

The ref begins a count for both men now, Mox barely stirring and less can be said of Page as we get a shot of Ospreay being put on a stretcher…but the Hangman gets to his knees just as the count reaches nine. That last count forces both men up to their feet to save the match. Another shot of Ospreay on the stretcher.

Back in the ring, both men are ready to go at it even more regardless of how much blood they’ve lost. They fight to their feet as the crowd goes wild. Page gets a few more shots in before Mox bites him, setting up for a Gotch style piledriver and the bulldog choke. Page looks like he’s fading, and possibly even out cold.

Mox breaks the hold so the ref can start the count once more. We reach six and Page is only barely stirring, and at nine he leaps up just long enough to beat the count before landing in the corner. Mox has had enough and sets a chair up before landing a Death Rider DDT that sends Hangman onto the chair.

New count begins as the champ starts to celebrate early. We’re at nine, and just before ten Page uses the ropes to get back up. Mox quickly takes the Hangman back down before calling to Claudio, who pulls out a plastic bag to hand to Wheeler Yuta.

Yuta gets back in the ring, but just as Mox and Yuta look to use the bag on Page we get a video on the screen, as Darby Allin talks about being on top of the world and taking everything from Jon Moxley. Back in the ring, we see someone in a Blue Panther mask slide into the ring.

A “yes” chant and a Busaiku Knee on Yuta later, and he unmasks to reveal it’s Bryan Danielson. He takes Claudio and Yuta to the outside as we get a look at Darby Alin descending from the light structure above. Mox is distracted by this so long that he takes a Buckshot Lariat from the Hangman.

Darby hits a Coffin Drop on the Death Riders on the outside. Page hits another Buckshot on the champ as Darby and Bryan send the Death Riders through the crowd. Hangman grabs Mox, bringing him to the apron for a Dead Eye through another pair of tables on the outside.

We hear the ref start the count as Page slides into the ring and is back on his feet. We reach the count of nine before Shafir runs in to help Mox to his feet. The crowd is beside themselves as the Young Bucks slide into the ring for a double superkick and an EVP Trigger on their former best friend. Mox and Shafir grab something.

We finally see Mox and Shafir pull out a bed of nails to bring into the ring. Page tries to get to his feet, only for Mox to catch him with a curb stomp AND a Death Rider DDT sending the Hangman onto the nails. Page is down as the ref begins the count while Mox celebrates.

We see Page starting to move at nine, and barely rising to his feet to break the count, only to fall down after he’s been cleared. Both men are down but Mox is stirring enough to look for an end to the proceedings. He calls to Shafir for the key to the briefcase.

Mox vows to give Hangman a taste of the belt, but in a violent way, making it clear it’s a title he will never hold. Marina goes for the briefcase, but on her way back finds she’s been handcuffed to the timekeeper’s table. Prince Nana appears, revealing he is responsible for doing it.

Then as he does his little dance, we see Swerve Strickland come out to even things up by handing a chain to Page. Mox comes after him only to take a chained fist to the face. He brings the champ over to the ropes, looking to squeeze the life out of Mox.

He ends up getting pulled by the hair. Mox manages to break free of the chain, but takes a Buckshot Lariat that sends him back first onto the bed of nails. It’s not over there, howevver, as Hangman brings Mox over to the corner and chokes him out, hanging him over the ropes by the throat with the chain for a tap out win.

Hangman Page is the brand new AEW World Champion. He spends what seems like forever trying to unlock and open the briefcase containing the AEW World Championship, which has been locked away and not seen for ages now. He finally gets it and poses with it as the commentators mention the side plates still having Bryan Danielson’s name on them.

Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland Have a Heart-to-Heart

We next saw more exclusive footage from after Dynamite, as Hangman Adam Page approached Swerve Strickland’s locker room to address longstanding issues and seek closure ahead of AEW All In.

Will Ospreay was also in Swerve’s locker room, and he immediately assumed Hangman was there to fight and looked to keep the two separated. After Hangman asked for two minutes and Swerve agreed, Ospreay left the room, followed by Prince Nana. Swerve then told Hangman he knew he was there to ask for help, almost taunting the Cowboy.

But Page went a different direction: “I’m not gonna ask you for help. I am going into a suicide mission on Saturday. And I figured if I don’t say this now, I might never have the chance. So I just wanted to do what I should have done two years ago.”

Hangman continued candidly, confronting past events, “The Bucks, Matt and Nick. At Dynasty and everything since…I had nothing to do with it. And I know if I were you, I probably wouldn’t believe me, and that’s fine.”

He expressed lingering pain over past actions, particularly those affecting his family, “My son still wakes up at night screaming because he thinks he sees you in his room, and I hate you for that. I always will.”

Seeking clarity, Hangman asked directly, “Do you regret what you did to me?”

Swerve Strickland paused, reflecting deeply, before responding, “If you would’ve asked me this before me becoming a world champion, I would’ve looked you dead in your eyes, and I would’ve said no. Hell, I’d do it all over again. But after the world championship, after me main eventing Wembley, after our cage match, after me losing things, people, championships, matches, all of it—yeah, I do.”

Hangman informed Swerve about his family attending the events surrounding All In, to which Swerve replied reassuringly, “I’ll stay clear of them. Hope they enjoy the show.”

Hangman responded briefly but sincerely, “I believe you.” As he went to leave, Swerve stopped him one last time, reflecting on the childhood home that Hangman had burned down. Swerve said he had planned for his children and their children to grow up in that home, pondering deeply, “After thinking about it…maybe it was time to let go of the past after all.”

As Hangman exited, Swerve picked up the chain Page left behind and looked lost in thought.

AEW ALL IN: Texas “Go-Home” Post-Match Segment

The Death Riders set up Page before handing a pair of plastic bags to cover the Hangman with. The EVPs are hesitant to do to their old friend what was once done to Bryan Danielson, and they never quite do it, as the screen reveals Swerve Strickland out in the parking lot.

From there, Swerve talks about the choices that have to be made in life, before we discover that he’s operating an excavator, and he goes to work destroying the custom limousine of the Young Bucks as they freak out watching on the big screen from the ring. Meanwhile, The Opps and Page turn things around.

Hangman, Hobbs, Joe and Shibata begin fighting back and taking over on The Death Riders, The Young Bucks and Gabe Kidd. Page looks to set up for a Buckshot Lariat on Mox, but Claudio intercepts with an uppercut. This doesn’t stop Hangman, as he shakes it off and then blasts Castagnoli.

Page then takes a step forward right in Mox’s face and grills him. Page is handing a giant steel chain. He looks at it and then Mox, with pure evil in his eyes. Before he can do anything, however, Marina Shafir pulls Mox out to the floor and they escape through the crowd.

The camera catches up with The Young Bucks fleeing the scene, as they quickly walk through the halls backstage and end up in the parking lot. They see their limousine that Swerve demolished moments ago and freak out. Prince Nana walks up smirking. They vow he will pay.

Just then, Swerve leaps off the giant construction vehicle and connects with a Swerve Stomp on the Bucks. We see one more shot of Hangman staring down Mox and The Death Riders as they continue to retreat through the crowd.

Stakes Raised For Swerve Strickland & Will Ospreay vs. The Young Bucks At ALL IN

After the match, more chaos ensues, as we see the arrival of Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland, while The Young Bucks are still out there. They make it clear that they still want the Bucks to put their EVP titles on the line in a match at AEW ALL IN: Texas. Strickland clarifies that he and Ospreay don’t want to become EVPs.

Instead, they simply want to take it away from the Bucks and give the title to the people as Tony Khan is the one truly in charge. Ospreay runs them down some more before Matthew interjects, saying no as they don’t even know what the Bucks get out of this match.

Ospreay has something to offer, telling Swerve to trust him as he gives them an offer: if the Bucks accept and beat Ospreay and Strickland, they cannot challenge for the World Title for one year. This riles up Swerve, who has it out with Ospreay as Matthew says they’re willing to accept if Strickland is on the same page.

Swerve is very reluctant, but says he’s on board as well as this match is made official. Regardless of the decision being reached, we see Swerve and Ospreay still hashing things out between themselves off-mic as the show shifts gears and heads into another commercial break.

‘Heroes vs. Villains Presented By Superman’ Tag-Team Match
Swerve Strickland & Will Ospreay vs. The Beast Mortos & Dralistico

The show returns to a Superman video package. When it wraps up, we return back at ringside, where we see Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland are still having words with each other. The theme for their opponents, LFI, hits. Out comes The Beast Mortos and Dralistico.

They attack Ospreay and Swerve to kick things off with a bang. Mortos and Strickland go at it to start, with Strickland getting the upper hand even after Dralistico tries to intervene. He distracts Swerve by going after Prince Nana, and this gives Mortos the opening to send Strickland to the outside.

On that note, the show shifts gears and settles into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues. When the show returns, we see Swerve finally managing to regain control as he sends Mortos to the corner. He then makes the tag to Ospreay. “The Aerial Assassin: hits the ring and immediately lays into the Beast and Dralistico.

The crowd goes nuts as Ospreay shifts the offensive momentum into his team’s favor, to the delight of the crowd. Mortos and Dralistico then head to the outside, but that gives Will the opening for a Sasuke Special. Ospreay then brings Mortos back in the ring for a two count.

From there, the tag is made to Dralistico, leading to he and Mortos double-teaming Ospreay. This sets up a close two-count. Ospreay survives thanks to Swerve breaking the pin up. He then takes a DDT from Dralistico. Ospreay recovers and takes Dralistico down, but is then dropped by Mortos for another close two-count.

After that, the momentum in the bout begins to shift for real, as Ospreay fires up on offense again. The crowd goes wild as he is all over the place, hitting any-and-everything that moves. Ospreay hits a Crucifix Bomb, which sets Mortos up for a combo finish, as Ospreay connects with Storm Zero, and Strickland follows up with a Swerve Stomp.

They then turn their attention to Dralistico. Ospreay and Swerve hit him with another two-for-one special, as “The Aerial Assassin” connects with a Styles Clash, which sets Swerve up for the House Call follow-up for the pinfall victory. After the match, the show heads into another commercial break.

Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland vs. Blake Christian & Lee Johnson

The Young Bucks appear on the big screen and introduce themselves as our AEW Executive Vice Presidents. They bring up a tag-team match that Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland have scheduled for later. They say they used some executive stroke and got it bumped up.

In fact, it’s happening now. They tell the production people to cue the theme for Will Ospreay. Out comes Ospreay with his boots still not fully laced up. Swerve Strickland makes his way out next. Already at ringside are Blake Christian and Lee Johnson, their opponents. The bell sounds and off we go.

Swerve and Lee start the match. Swerve goes for the suplex but Lee lands on his feet and rolls to the corner as Blake is tagged in. Swerve tags Ospreay into the mat. Ospreay with chops to the chest and Blake is thrown to the ropes but Blake lands a hurricanrana.

Blake runs towards Ospreay but Ospreay with a boot to the face followed by an atomic drop. Swerve is tagged in and they double team Blake. In comes Lee but he is knocked down. Swerve tags Ospreay in as he goes for the cover but Blake kicks out. Ospreay to the ropes and he lands a kick to the head.

Lee gets in the ring and Ospreay throws him to the outside. Ospreay with a cross body over the top rope onto Lee on the outside of the ring. Matthew and Nicholas Jackson’s music hit and out they come. On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break.

The show returns from the break and we see Blake with a 450 splash onto Ospreay. He goes for the cover but Ospreay kicks out. He throws Ospreay into the corner but Ospreay with a big boot onto Lee, taking him down. Ospreay with a kick to the side of the head onto Blake and Swerve is tagged in.

Lee gets in the ring and Swerve takes both men down. Swerve on the ring apron and he kicks Lee in the face followed by a jumping DDT onto Blake. He goes for the cover but Blake kicks out. In comes Lee but Ospreay takes him down. Swerve and Ospreay double team Blake and land a brain buster. Swerve with the House Call for the win.

Winners: Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland

Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs Shane Taylor (w/ Shane Taylor Promotions)

Taylor has all the cavalry with him tonight. Strickland avoids a backfist, tries a headscissors but Shane throws him off. Sunset flip from Swerve, avoided. Kick to the face from Strickland, and we see Prince Nana and the Infantry betting and gambling on the match in the corner. Taylor has Swerve on the apron as Tony Schiavone gets involved and bets too! Taylor with a splash across the chest of Swerve on the apron. Headbutt from Taylor, Swerve fights back in the ring but gets pulled into a spinning Saito suplex. Chop to the chest in the corner, misdirection lariat from Taylor gets a 2 count.

Shane misses a splash in the corner and that allows Swerve to hit a running kick to the back. Low dropkick to the leg and a running knee! 1, 2, noooo. Kick to the arm from Strickland, then runs into another headbutt. One-handed spinebuster from Taylor but Swerve gets him in an armbar. Knee trembler by Taylor, 1, 2, kickout. Taylor goes up top, Swerve cuts him off…Swerve with an Olympic slam off the top!! Taylor to the apron, gets kicked to a seated position…SWERVE STOMP ON THE APRON! The Infantry grab Prince Nana at ringside so Swerve dives with a Fosbury Flop to take them out! Back inside, HOUSE CALL! 1, 2, 3!

Winner: Swerve Strickland