AEW All In 2026
The biggest AEW show of the year, All In, occurred this past weekend. This is their annual supershow—their version of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom or WWE's WrestleMania. Basically their Super Bowl.
They returned to Wembley Stadium this year and I loved how big everything felt.
My top 3 favorite matches from the show:
Kazuchika Okada vs. Kyle Fletcher vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship
- The three of these guys have been mixing it up all year with banger matches and all three finally clashed in this triple-threat. While Takeshita is my favorite of the bunch, I'm a huge fan of all three so no complaints from me seeing Okada taking back his title.
Mercedes Moné vs. Willow Nightingale for the AEW Women's World Championship
- Moné, despite holding 13 championships last year, had yet to win the AEW World Title and finally made it happen in this brutal fight against Willow Nightingale.
Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship
- Kenny Omega, touted by many to be the greatest wrestler alive, vs. Will Ospreay, the man who was in his home country to achieve his dream. They put on one of the best main events I have ever seen—a match so good that after finishing the show on Sunday afternoon, I replayed it later that evening! I have never done that before.
On top of that, Will Ospreay's entrance is already being called one of the greatest wrestling entrances ever: a career video package narrated by his MOM, followed by Will Ospreay marching backstage to the entrance, with all his career rivals lined up watching him head out—his rivals from the UK Indies, New Japan, AEW, etc.—all with Baba O'Riley by The Who playing. I was literally choked up with chills. This was pure storytelling.
A full post is on the way on how pro-wrestling has been a huge saving-grace and positive force during more recent hard times and years of my life, but this show, that match, it all reinforced that truth.