AEW All Out 2022 PPV Review

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Wheeler Yuta vs Rey Fenix vs Rush vs Andrade El Idolo vs Claudio Castagnoli vs Dante Martin vs Penta Oscuro vs ‘The Joker’ | Casino Ladder Match

The Joker won after Stokely and Co. Attacked The Contenders at 14:15

I’m very intrigued by what the plan here is. Who is behind that mask? MJF? Adam Cole? We’ll just have to wait and see, but besides that this was a very good opener with some crazy spots and a consistent feel to it. Props to everyone involved. ***1/4

Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs Hangman Page & The Dark Order | AEW World Trios Championships Tournament Final

Kenny Omega def. John Silver via Pinfall at 19:50

I absolutely adore the storytelling in this match. Hangman wants to be fair, while Omega and The Bucks aren’t as respectful, which is a call back to their original heel turn. They call back to the Full Gear finish too which was a nice touch. Silver’s near falls was fun to see as well. Great finish too. Just a great match. ***3/4

Jade Cargill(c) vs Athena | AEW TBS Championship Match

Jade Cargill def. Athena via Pinfall at 4:17

This match was very flat and obviously very disappointing with them only getting a 4 minute run time. I’m also going to add that Athena should not have lost this. Jade’s cool and all, but she obviously needs a break to improve her in ring work. *1/2

Jay Lethal & The Motor City Machine Guns vs Wardlow & FTR | Trios Match

Wardlow def. Jay Lethal via Pinfall at 16:25

Nothing here is all that outstanding, but I still think this a pretty good match that was a good showcase for The Motor City Machine Guns. Also congrats to Samoa Joe on his return! ***

Ricky Starks vs Powerhouse Hobbs | Singles Match

Powerhouse Hobbs def. Ricky Starks via Pinfall at 5:17

This surprised me with how one sided it was and how dominant Hobbs was over Starks. The clean victory 5 minutes in was actually kind of upsetting because of how hyped up Starks got me for the match. Good for what it was. **

Swerve In Our Glory(c) vs The Acclaimed | AEW World Tag Team Championships Match

Keith Lee def. Anthony Bowens via Pinfall at 22:26

A beautiful mess of a match here. A few mistimings towards the beginning are made up for when The Acclaimed nearly won several times in the performance of a lifetime for them. I’m very interested in the rather heelish performance from Lee and Swerve. I’d honestly be more interested in them if they became heels. Also gotta credit Bowens selling of the leg. ***1/4

Toni Storm vs Dr. Britt Baker DMD vs Jamie Hayter vs Hikaru Shida | AEW Interim Women’s Championship Fatal 4-Way Match

Toni Storm def. Jamie Hayter via Pinfall at 14:42

Good match here, not all that great though. It just felt like they were telling us that finishers don’t matter in the end in AEW which is a shame because then it isn’t a finisher. **3/4

Christian Cage vs Jungle Boy | Singles Match

Christian Cage def. Jungle Boy via Pinfall at 0:22

The direction of this feud is all over the place and it’s quite a mess…. N/R

Chris Jericho vs Bryan Danielson | Singles Match

Chris Jericho def. Bryan Danielson via Pinfall at 23:42

This never really escapes second gear, but is still pretty good and has some very good technical work from Bryan who seems to have carried Jericho to an unexpected good match. I’m just kidding, Jericho did good as well. Still I am a bit disappointed by the lack of drama in the match. ***

House Of Black vs Miro, Darby Allin, & Sting | Trios Match

Darby Allin def. Malakai Black via Pinfall at 12:09

Another good match on the card here. Obviously just a spot show to warm us up for the main event, but it told a good story. Loving Miro’s aggression throughout this match. He wants and you can really see it. ***

Jon Moxley(c) vs CM Punk | AEW World Championship Match

CM Punk def. Jon Moxley via Pinfall at 19:56

This is a pretty good match we got here. Violent too. I’m not sure how to feel about Punk winning, but after MJF’s return I think I have a pretty good idea of what they’re going for here. Moxley’s earned that title run. Congrats to him and congrats to CM Punk…and congrats to MJF too! ***1/4

Overall Thoughts: I think AEW is having a bit of a problem with overflow when it comes to their PPV shows. I get the idea that they have to put as many people on here as possible, but you know half of these matches could’ve been on Dynamite or even Rampage. Just feels no matter the quality I always feel overwhelmed by the large amount of matches. Nothing here is bar, in fact a couple of these are excellent, but we gotta stop putting so much stuff on here. 6.5/10