9 Most Must-See AEW All Out Matches Ever

6. Jon Moxley vs. MJF – All Out 2020

All Out 2020 is looked at as “the bad AEW pay-per-view” but that isn’t really fair to many of the matches.

Yes, there were some horrendous botches early in the night and the Florida heat sapped the energy from the crowd but we still got gems like Jon Moxley and MJF.

MJF’s first pay-per-view main event showed that he more than belonged in AEW’s top tier of stars. His match with Moxley was built on Moxley not being allowed to use the Paradigm Shift. MJF loves taking finishers away from his opponents. It’s like a little addiction of his.

Moxley made the best of his handicap, forcing MJF to wrestle his style of match before ultimately getting the win with the Paradigm Shift behind the referee’s back.

This is an excellent case of storytelling in wrestling without an overuse of over-the-top theatrics and unfortunately, it doesn’t get talked about enough because of the rest of the show.


5. Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page – All Out 2019

The match that crowned the very first AEW World Champion. It was pretty clear who would win this match as Hangman Page had yet to blossom into the sympathetic superbabyface he is today. Also, Chris Jericho being the first AEW World Champion just made more sense.

This match was hurt having to follow the crazy ladder match that came before it. Don’t worry, we’ll get to that.

However, this match would be worth watching for its historical significance alone. Thankfully, it is also a great match.

Similar to Cody and Spears, this match was much more old-school than many of the matches at All Out 2019. It told the story of Page’s confidence in himself being tested before ultimately just not being good enough to beat one of the all-time greats.

Also, Page rode to the ring on a horse. My hero.


4. Hikaru Shida vs. Thunder Rosa – All Out 2020

AEW’s women’s division had quite a bit of trouble getting out of the chute. Their women’s pay-per-view matches had often been good but rarely featured the same level of hype as the show’s male counterparts.

The first instance of that changing was at All Out 2020. AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida looked to the NWA for an opponent, being challenged by Thunder Rosa.

Those who hadn’t seen Thunder Rosa were treated to one of the best all-around performers in the world, and the AEW women’s division was given an immediate shot in the arm.

Their match at All Out was very good, albeit also hindered by a tired crowd. The two were portrayed as equals going in and they wrestled like it too with Shida eventually coming out on top.

This match could have gone either way and hopefully it won’t be the last time they compete on AEW pay-per-view.

3 years ago by Tempest

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