Top 5 Matches We’re Most Excited For at AEW All Out 2025

From a coffin match to a championship showdown and tables & thumbtacks match, here are five matches we can’t wait to see at the AEW All Out PPV in Toronto.

Canada isn’t just a place where people drive zambonis while sipping maple syrup and listening to Rush. It also happens to be the epicenter of some pretty important wrestling history. The famous Hart dungeon was based in Canada. Other key exports include Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, and Trish Stratus. It was home to some of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels’ most iconic bouts (including one in particular that may have ended under questionable circumstances). One thing is for certain though: AEW All Out in Toronto, Canada will be anything but a screwjob for their fans (yes, the screwjob was in Montreal, but just go with it). After all, check out this card:

AEW World Championship Match: Hangman Page vs. Kyle Fletcher

AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander vs. Thekla

AEW World Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: Brodido vs. Young Bucks vs. JetSpeed vs. Hechihero & Josh Alexander

AEW TBS Championship Match: Mercedes Mone vs. Riho

Coffin Match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin

Tables & Thumbtacks No DQ Match: MJF vs. Mark Briscoe

AEW Unified Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mascara Dorada

Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR

The Hurt Syndicate vs. Ricochet & Gates of Agony

Big Bill vs. Eddie Kingston

The action starts up from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario at 3:00pm ET on Saturday, Sept. 20. Check out our favorite moments that are sure to matter below. To order the AEW All Out PPV with Sling, navigate to “On Demand” and click the “Rentals” tab in the Sling app, or just follow this link to order AEW All Out now!

Match #1 - Coffin Match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83B2JOnq6r8

The Story - The bitter, year-long saga between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin is finally reaching its brutal climax. What started with Moxley snatching a title opportunity from Allin at Grand Slam has spiraled into pure animosity, with Moxley's Death Riders stable viciously attacking Allin and leaving him for dead. Darby’s shocking return was a perfect storm of revenge, costing Moxley the AEW World Championship and igniting a path of carnage that has led to this moment. After a series of chaotic clashes, including an epic Steel Cage match, Allin issued the ultimate challenge for All Out. Moxley's chilling acceptance—promising to put his rival "in the ground"—has confirmed the bout's stipulation: it’s a Coffin match. This isn't just a rivalry; it's a war, and at All Out, only one man can walk away.

Why we're excited - Two words: Coffin Match. When you've got two of the most unhinged and fearless competitors in Jon Moxley and Darby Allin, you know you're in for a fight that will have you on the edge of your seat. With both men willing to put their bodies through absolute hell, this match isn't just about revenge—it’s about their legacy in professional wrestling. Will this be the night Darby finally gets his career-defining statement win, or will Moxley cement his place as the ultimate predator in AEW? At All Out, we'll get our answer, and the only question is who gets buried for good. - Tim Lanoie

Match #2 - Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR

The Story - What started as a dream team has devolved into a bitter rivalry with the Rated-R Superstar at its heart. Adam Copeland, once a loyal ally to FTR, suffered a shocking betrayal when Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood turned on him after a Trios Championship loss. For months, fans wondered if this would be the last we saw of Copeland, but he returned in epic fashion, not only to get revenge but also to rekindle a legendary partnership with his lifelong friend, Christian Cage. Now, with the stage set for All Out, Copeland and Cage have issued the ultimate challenge to their former allies. This isn't just a match for championship glory; it's a deeply personal showdown to settle a score that was written in betrayal.

Why we're excited - This isn't just any match—it's a cross-generational grudge match between two of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history. Adam Copeland and his lifelong friend Christian Cage rekindled their legendary partnership in epic fashion, but while getting the best of The Patriarchy was a statement, getting the best of FTR – the top team of this generation – is another thing entirely. The stakes couldn't be higher, as the team that walks out with the win at All Out will undoubtedly rocket to the top of the contenders' list for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. - Tim Lanoie

Match #3 - Tables & Thumbtacks No DQ Match: MJF vs. Mark Briscoe

https://youtu.be/gyswuv0acnQ?si=we1ZBqbhAJgugbMk

The Story - We will say one thing for MJF: he sure knows how to hit where it hurts. He has been relentless in his verbal assaults on Mark Briscoe, even dragging his late brother Jay Briscoe through the mud. However, the normally cocky and in-control MJF may be letting his hatred of Briscoe eat at him too much; he even cut a promo after his wedding night claiming he couldn’t enjoy time with his bride until Briscoe was eradicated. Talk about living rent free. For Briscoe’s part, the tag team legend has also upped the stakes, but he prefers to do so through actions not words. These actions culminated in him making their climactic battle at All Out a No DQ tables and thumbtacks match. We have a feeling MJF is going to be getting one heck of a wedding present courtesy of Sussex Co Chicken.

Why we’re excited - The squeamish need not apply; this one is going to be violent. MJF plays the pretty boy, but he is known to scrap when the chips are down (his dog collar match with CM Punk was a beautiful disaster). It is fair to wonder, though, if he is meeting Briscoe too much in the latter’s element. MJF merely adopted the violence – Briscoe was born in the violence. Let’s be honest: a lot of us just want to see MJF go through a table of thumbtacks for besmirching the name of the late, great Jay Briscoe. Give him hell, Mark.

Match #4 - Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander vs. Thekla

The Story - Holding the top prize in the women’s divisions for most of 2025, it is fair to wonder who can possibly snatch the starring role from Timeless Toni Storm. Since recapturing the gold from the treacherous Mariah May (Blake Monroe), Toni has had a stranglehold on the division. It is one thing to reach the top of the mountain, but another to stay there, and in Toronto she will have three challengers who are not content to remain understudies. Jamie Hayter has yet to recapture championship gold after her long layoff for injury, so who better as a catalyst to get back on top than the woman who succeeded her with the title. Then there is the powerhouse Kris Statlander, a former TBS champion who has fallen short of the main prize at several junctures. One has to wonder what coming so close yet falling short does to one’s psyche, and if recent teases of the Death Riders are any indication, we’d bet Stat is getting increasingly desperate. Finally, there is the relative rookie of the group, the toxic spider Thekla. With an impressive win-loss record and a devious streak of her own, we wouldn’t be shocked if Toni Storm falls to this black widow when all is said and done

Why we’re excited - We are going to mark out for a moment – we just love all these wrestlers. Toni Storm’s reinvention of her character and continuous commitment to the bit is some of the best character work in recent history (and she can freakin’ go in the ring). As an AEW original, we’ve been rooting for Statlander to get to the top of the division for so long, only to have our heart break for her multiple times. Jamie Hayter quickly became one of our favorites (and that entrance with the fur coat during her title reign was an instant pop from us), before injury cruelly snatched her away from us and transformed her story from one of triumph to a quest for redemption. And Thekla was not someone we knew prior but is now someone we never knew we needed. She creeps us out to no end and comes off as legitimately menacing. We are going to enjoy this one!

Match #5 - AEW World Championship Match: Hangman Page vs. Kyle Fletcher

https://youtu.be/WU-MLDZmxPw?si=wjfOdVSFQomgirNb

The Story - This one is pretty straightforward. Hangman Page has the gold. Kyle Fletcher wants to bring more gold to the Don Callis family. Hangman Page wants to keep it straightforward, which is why he added the stipulation that if the Don Callis family interferes, Fletcher forfeits his TNT championship. That boils this match down to its essence: a hard hitting contest between two incredible wrestlers. But things are rarely that simple in wrestling, are they? We have a feeling Don Callis won’t be silenced that easily.

Why we’re excited - Kyle Fletcher’s rise from tag team specialist to legitimate star (or protostar, as some might say) has been fascinating. He has transformed his reputation and his body into that of a main eventer for the next decade. The question over the next part of his journey is: can he do so without the backing of the Don Callis family? To prove that, he will only need to topple arguably the main protagonist of AEW, Hangman Page. Will Fletcher take the next step, or will a Buckshot Lariat send him tumbling to the back of the line?