Welcome to another eWrestlingNews Question of the Day!
Tonight, All Elite Wrestling presents the annual 2024 AEW All Out pay-per-view set to start at 6:30 p.m. ET with the Zero Hour. Be sure to tune in here at EWN for live coverage of the results!
In the meantime, let’s do one final round of predictions for the show, based on the current lineup of the card as of the end of AEW Rampage.
My question for you today is a simple and traditional “Who do you think will win the matches at AEW All Out?”
Remember to answer with your response in the comments below.
As far as my answer…
Zero Hour — Three-Way Trios Match: Top Flight vs. The Undisputed Kingdom vs. Shane Taylor Promotions with The Beast Mortos
I can’t imagine any of these teams are going to be the next trios champions, so it ultimately doesn’t matter. However, since we have babyface champions now with Pac and the Blackpool Combat Club, I’d definitely lean a little less toward Top Flight and more toward probably The Undisputed Kingdom. That’s the bigger match on whatever future lineup they plan on putting this match—especially if it takes place at Grand Slam. Then again, when will Roderick Strong fight Hook for the FTW title? Hm. In any case, I’ll go with them.
Four-Way Match for the AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Konosuke Takeshita
This match is going to rule. All parties would be solid champions, but Mark Briscoe currently holds the ROH World Championship, which immediately rules him out in my book. Orange Cassidy and Konosuke Takeshita don’t seem like they have the momentum right now to topple Kazuchika Okada. The Elite shouldn’t drop their titles. There’s no need to take it off Okada right now.
Tag Team Match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta)
I don’t get Tony Khan’s fascination with putting multiple titles on the same people. It’s been happening A LOT over the past year or so. That’s especially true when it comes to the trios titles. Look at how Dustin Rhodes is both an ROH six-man tag team champion and ROH world tag team champion.
Despite that, I don’t think we’ll see the BCC taking these titles off The Young Bucks. I’ll keep echoing this until it reaches a point where I feel differently, but I just do not think The Elite should be losing titles right now—least of all to people who already hold belts.
Singles Match for the AEW International Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Pac
Once again, let’s repeat the “there’s no need for someone already holding a belt to win another” sentiment. On top of that, Pac just isn’t as important to the overall scheme of things as Will Ospreay. That sounds harsh, but it’s damn sure true. Look at how the two are booked. Ospreay is winning this and feuding with Ricochet next, I bet.
Chicago Street Fight: Willow Nightingale vs. Kris Statlander (with Stokely Hathaway)
With this no longer being for the CMLL World Women’s Championship, that makes me think there’s much more of a chance Kris Statlander wins. Maybe the whole point of removing that title was because Khan decided he wanted her to win, and CMLL doesn’t want her to be the next champion.
That’s not a guarantee, though. Nightingale could win this and it’s just the way to end the feud, with CMLL for some reason not wanting the belt on the line. I don’t know why that would bother them, but people are finicky, so who knows if they’re just being weird about it.
I’ll stick with Nightingale, but I’m no longer as certain as I was before.
Singles Match: MJF vs. Daniel Garcia
Speaking of not being certain, I’m about 50/50 on this match. MJF winning will extend the feud, especially if he cheats, and will offset his loss at All In. Garcia winning will also extend the feud with MJF wanting to absolve that loss as well. But if there’s a chance Garcia leaves the company when his contract is up, he really shouldn’t win this.
My gut says MJF wins, even if my brain is also telling me “it’s so obvious it’s Garcia.”
Singles Match for the AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Hikaru Shida
Shida stands no chance. It’s as simple as that. Moné is far too much of the focal point right now, even overshadowing Mariah May and the more prestigious women’s world title. She’s not dropping it.
Singles Match for the AEW World Championship: Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Jack Perry
Likewise, I’d be beyond shocked if Jack Perry were to win this title from Bryan Danielson. Not only is he already the TNT champion, but Danielson JUST won this, and if he were going to drop it super fast, he might as well have just relinquished it on Dynamite. The match will be good, but the outcome is the most predictable match on the card, for sure.
Unsanctioned Lights Out Steel Cage Match: Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page
Both of these guys could win this match and it wouldn’t stun me. Strickland won at WrestleDream and Full Gear. There was a time limit draw next, Samoa Joe beat both of them at Revolution, and Strickland’s Team AEW won Blood and Guts.
Overall, the story is that Page can’t get the win, so he keeps going after Strickland, becoming more and more unhinged. You’d think they couldn’t get any more brutal than what this will be, so this has to end the feud, right? In that case, does Strickland just keep the wins coming and Page decides to move on, or does Page finally get the win, exorcise that demon, and Strickland just suffers two big losses in a row?
I go back and forth on this. At this very moment, I’m going with Page winning, but I keep thinking Danielson is going to drop the title at WrestleDream, and that only leaves that show or a regular Dynamite left for matches, as Danielson’s opponent for Grand Slam is already set to be Darby Allin. I’m talking myself out of that prediction even as I’m typing.
What do you think? Drop your thoughts below!
