{"id":183718,"date":"2024-08-27T20:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T01:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=183718"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:44:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:44:24","slug":"aew-all-in-hits-misses-8-25-toni-storm-vs-mariah-may-chris-jericho-vs-hook-swerve-vs-danielson-bucks-vs-acclaimed-vs-ftr-ospreay-vs-mjf-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/08\/27\/aew-all-in-hits-misses-8-25-toni-storm-vs-mariah-may-chris-jericho-vs-hook-swerve-vs-danielson-bucks-vs-acclaimed-vs-ftr-ospreay-vs-mjf-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW ALL IN HITS &#038; MISSES (8\/25): Toni Storm vs. Mariah May, Chris Jericho vs. Hook, Swerve vs. Danielson, Bucks vs. Acclaimed vs. FTR, Ospreay vs. MJF, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-574537540\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>HITS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Patriarchy vs. House of Black vs. Bullet Club Gold\/Bang Bang Gang vs. Claudio Castagnoli &amp; Wheeler Yuta &amp; Pac (AEW Trios Titles)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A strong start to the All In main card. While I contest that we see way too many ladder matches these days (both in AEW and across pro wrestling in general), I still found myself enjoying this one. While I thought the smart idea was to keep the belts on The Patriarchy, the happenings later in the show shifted my feelings a bit. It was cool to see Pac get a nice moment in his home country, even if it is the very devalued Trios Titles that got him in. I am curious to see if Pac will officially join the Blackpool Combat Club or if he\u2019ll just be an ally of the group. The trios division doesn\u2019t do much for me these days but it was a fun match to kick off the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toni Storm vs. Mariah May (AEW Women\u2019s Title)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chalk this one up as, arguably, the best non-gimmick match in the history of women\u2019s AEW matches. I will say that personally it was my favorite women\u2019s (non-gimmicked) match in the five year history of the company. The story to this one coming in was strong and both women delivered in the ring. While I thought May going over was a no-brainer, it didn\u2019t take anything away from the match for me. The match itself lived up to the story that was told before it. I could see this story continuing. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Storm took a short time away from AEW while May defends the title a few times only for Storm to return very unhinged with a variation of her \u201ctimeless\u201d character. May is a star for sure and I\u2019m excited to see where her character goes from here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Jericho vs. Hook (FTW Title)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This gets a soft hit for me just for the finish itself. We knew that Hook was going to have to deal with Big Bill and Bryan Keith throughout the match coming in. However, having Taz get involved in the finish, the right way, made it right for me. What I mean by \u201cthe right way\u201d is that he simply stopped anymore outside interference from occurring so that Hook could win cleanly. Hook and Taz sharing a moment\/hug after was also a nice moment. I\u2019m really hopeful that both sides go their separate ways from here but my hopefulness doesn\u2019t equal my optimism of that. If Hook now decides to retire the FTW Title and put it back on his father\u2019s mantle for the rest of time I think that\u2019d be best for AEW also.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Young Bucks vs. FTR vs. The Acclaimed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was another soft hit for me. As good as The Bucks and FTR are, they just don\u2019t seem to mesh like you\u2019d think they should. I\u2019m also very much over the silliness of referee Rick Knox always being fooled in matches that The Bucks are in. That aside, it still was a solid match and The Bucks retaining is probably what\u2019s best for the tag division right now (even if the tag division is still at an all-time low in AEW currently). I assume we\u2019ll see The Acclaimed getting a straight up tag match at All Out in a few weeks since they didn\u2019t factor into the decision. The Grizzled Young Veterans showing up after was a nice surprise as well. It appears as though they\u2019ll be feuding with FTR coming out of this show. We still haven\u2019t seen any graphic saying that GYV are \u201call elite\u201d though. Perhaps we get that at Dynamite? If they have signed, I\u2019d like to see what they can do under a different regime than the one they were under in Orlando with NXT.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2952431725\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Casino Gauntlet Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I believe AEW has found its signature match. Having said that though, this match needs to be scaled back to happening only once or twice per year. This is an AEW original concept and it is a hit with the fans. But, it needs to feel big like it has the last few times and not like it did during its debut. That\u2019s a big reason why I think having it no more than twice per year going forward is important. It needs to have the stakes that it already has AND needs to be filled with bigger names. If done right, it can be AEW\u2019s version of the Royal Rumble and be a calendar event. As for the match itself, it felt like a big deal considering the names involved. I didn\u2019t have Nigel McGuinness on my bingo card for this match and that was a lot of fun. There\u2019s been a lot of mixed reaction to Christian Cage getting the win and winning the contract that can be implemented at any time and place for a world title shot. I admit, I was pretty shocked. Having said that, I didn\u2019t hate it. Christian is doing some of the best character work of his career and I can\u2019t see him playing spoiler to the newly crowned Bryan Danielson (at least I hope not!). As much of a blast that this match is, I hope it\u2019s the last time we see it this year. I\u2019d hate to see AEW ruin what they have by running this concept into the ground.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Wrestling Night in America&#8221; with Greg Parks, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wrestling-night-in-america-aew-all-in-post-show-incl-bryan-danielson-s-title-win-pac-in-bcc-christian-s-casino-gauntlet-victory-more--61153060\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=61153060&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MJF vs. Will Ospreay (AEW American\/International Title)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very good match but I did like their nearly 60 minute match on Dynamite better. I imagine both guys will go their separate ways for a bit now. MJF seems to have a readymade feud with the returning Daniel Garcia. I will be curious to see where Ospreay goes from here. I know that he has a match with Pac at All Out due to Pac being the number one contender but that doesn\u2019t feel like a longer term feud. I really wish AEW would go into some title consolidation mode now with the FTW\/International\/Continental Title but I won\u2019t hold my breath on that one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Perry vs. Darby Allin (TNT Title; Coffin match)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was pleasantly surprised that this match went only about 10 minutes. I also don\u2019t think that it \u201ckills\u201d Allin or his character. It took Perry binding Alllin\u2019s arms and legs to get the win. That\u2019s the idea of how to win that match. Darby didn\u2019t lose by pin. He didn\u2019t give up. What Perry did was a cheap way out but he\u2019s a heel. He didn\u2019t incapacitate Darby. I liked the finish and didn\u2019t mind how short the match was. Sting getting a fun moment in Wembley Stadium was also fun to see. His story is also tied to the Young Bucks considering he faced them in his last match. It all conveniently made sense. We\u2019ll see how Darby is heated up before his world title match coming up at Grand Slam next month. Personally, I was thinking it would&#8217;ve been a good idea to have Perry put Darby out for awhile and Darby\u2019s title match could be put on hold due to a worked injury. I suppose that option is still available. Regardless, it\u2019ll still be interesting to see where Darby\u2019s character goes from here as I could see him still wanting to get back at Perry even if I think it\u2019s beneath Darby at this point to be chasing a mid-card title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson (AEW Title)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some are saying that this was Danielson\u2019s best match ever. I don\u2019t know that I\u2019d agree or disagree with that at this point as it\u2019s too early to say one way or the other. However, I could argue that it may have invoked the most emotion of any match that he\u2019s ever had. The storytelling in this match was off the charts and had me engaged from entrance to the fade to black. Swerve Strickland was a very good champion even if you want to argue that his run was too short. He signed a new deal with AEW this past weekend and he deserves very penny that he signed for. You have to be happy for Swerve as he deserves every bit of money and accolades that have been thrown his way this year. The stage is set for what I hope will be Danielson promising to not retire as a full-time competitor until someone can take the title away from him in the ring. If you watched the scrum after All In, you have to fully understand his dilemma when it comes to family\/retirement vs. professional wrestling. This week\u2019s Dynamite should be very newsworthy and hopefully we get an idea of what Danielson\u2019s future is coming out of that show. This was a very fitting end to the main event of what is easily becoming AEW\u2019s signature show\/their version of WrestleMania.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-319003139\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>MISSES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mercedes Mone vs. Britt Baker (TBS Title)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a soft miss for me. This match also had some things going against it. First, at this point, you could tell the crowd was starting to tire out. Second, the placement was very hard with it following MJF-Ospreay. I\u2019m not advocating for a longer show ever with AEW PPVs but a lighthearted segment in-between the matches might\u2019ve helped the crowd to recover a bit. Third, it definitely felt like Baker still has some ring rust to knock off. That\u2019s not a shot at her. She\u2019s been gone nearly a year, ring rust is only going to be natural. The match itself felt clunky in parts and just didn\u2019t feel nearly as big as it should\u2019ve. Perhaps it also should\u2019ve been placed in the spot on the card where the women\u2019s world title match was and that match should\u2019ve been here. We\u2019ll never know. I was also surprised that the finish was as clean as a freshly washed sheet. It seems as though Baker and Mone will be kept apart for awhile if that finish is any indication\u2026and that\u2019s also fine. Both characters are strong enough that they can come back to this feud down the line. It\u2019ll also allow Baker to get her \u201cworking legs\u201d under her.<\/p>\n<h3>OVERALL SHOW<\/h3>\n<p>Last year\u2019s All In may have been the first AEW iteration of the event but this year\u2019s version was the better show. If the announcements for the Australia show, Forbidden Door, and All In Texas for 2025 are any indication, it appears as though AEW will be shifting its PPV schedule some. I think that\u2019s good. I like a buffer between All Out and All In. I also think that All In needs to be THE signature even for AEW going forward and treated like how WWE treats WrestleMania. It should stand alone. Having a PPV 1-2 weeks after All In doesn\u2019t make All In feel as important. A more balanced PPV schedule makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>If you look at the calendar last year and this year it feels lopsided. In this same column last year, I stated that 40-60k fans in attendance would be a success. AEW accomplished that. I also said that they needed to be on a streaming service by now to make these purchases easier on the consumer. That hasn\u2019t happened yet but I feel like that time is coming. The storytelling in AEW has gotten better this year. It especially has shown in the top 2-3 stories being told in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd was strong for most of the show. It did dip a bit during the TBS Title match but did come back at the tail end of the TNT Title match and was definitely there for the main event. I think the show would\u2019ve done better to have anywhere from 6-8 matches on the main show instead of 9. It also would give some of the moments time to breath. I was happy to see the show end at the four hour mark and not become a marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Having some of the stronger mid-card matches be main events of Dynamite and\/or Collision the week leading into and coming out of PPVs would be a great idea. I know WWE does this already but that doesn\u2019t make it a bad idea. As I said, in some ways this show felt more successful than the first AEW All In. It certainly was promoted and booked much better. The ending of the main event did rival the ending to the main event of night 2 of WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>What was it missing? Time given to let the moment breath. AEW has made strides this year. I hope this can be their next big step. Overall grade: A-minus.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tony Donofrio is a Contributor for PWTorch.com. You can contact Tony at TonyDonofrio@icloud.com and follow him on TwitterX and Threads @TonyDonofrio.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/08\/25\/leclairs-aew-all-out-2024-report-alt-perspective-detailed-coverage-of-strickland-vs-danielson-mjf-vs-ospreay-mone-vs-baker-more\/\">LECLAIR\u2019S AEW ALL OUT 2024 REPORT: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Strickland vs. Danielson, MJF vs. Ospreay, Mone vs. Baker, more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/08\/26\/powells-aew-all-in-hit-list-swerve-strickland-vs-bryan-danielson-for-the-aew-world-championship-toni-storm-vs-mariah-may-for-the-aew-womens-championship-mjf-vs-will-ospreay-for-the-am\/\">Powell\u2019s AEW All In Hit List: Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women\u2019s Championship, MJF vs. Will Ospreay for the American Title<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrestling Night in America - AEW All In Post-Show w\/Greg Parks &amp; Brandon LeClair\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EHqa42wPmgE?start=657&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-352200570\"><div id=\"pwtor-1036452036\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>HITS The Patriarchy vs. House of Black vs. Bullet Club Gold\/Bang Bang Gang vs. Claudio Castagnoli &amp; Wheeler Yuta &amp; Pac (AEW Trios Titles) A strong start to the All In main card. 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