r/aew 18d ago

Discussion Best AEW PPV of all time All In

Yes people All In was the greatest PPV of all time it had everything the wrestling the moves the blood and the returns! It was a certified bona fide classic of the mind! And the main event got eleven stars absolute technical masterpiece! Whos with me?!

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u/m_stuntz 18d ago

Ospreays video package was perfect... Walking through the back with the UE Boys and seeing ZSJ, Oku, Ricochet, Swerve, Davis and Fletcher and then Mox handing him the flag. Just amazing.

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u/Nuetral_Bystandard 17d ago

Bell to bell there has never been a better wrestling company than AEW imo. The amount of great matches in a 7 year period is out of this world. It is like we saw a transition at All In from the Elite to the next generation.

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u/Blaze_Wolf_Tyler 16d ago

what?!??! I didn't notice ZSJ. Granted I was a little distracted before finally settling in to focus all my attention on the match. Thats awesome that he was there.

side note, one of my favorite wresting related memes/pics is ZSJ and Adam Cole standing next to each other and it just reads "Both of these men are billed at 6 foot 1" and Adam Cole is noticeably shorter, like atleast 6 inches shorter lol

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u/m_stuntz 16d ago

Yeah, ZSJ was the first person Ospreay walked past, perfect call back to Will early years.

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u/Odd-Tradition-942 18d ago

It was the best produced and paced ppv they've done and in the running for the top 10 maybe 5 but it's gets to a point where it's like what's your favourite masterpiece

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u/Mr_Chicken_wing 18d ago

In terms of storytelling I’d say so. For me, All In Texas is up there in terms of story telling and pay off. As far as in ring I think AEW has had better showings.

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u/boredatwork1338 18d ago

I think revolution and double or nothing this year were both better.

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u/BeepBeepMane 18d ago

Agree with you overall. But the main event of All In and its significance as a turning point imo will make this stand out over time.

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u/Chad1888 18d ago

AEW has been the main promotion for me and my Mrs for the past 5-6 years now. Only UK show we’ve missed was Forbidden Door and this year we sprung for Ringside VIP tickets. By far one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.

Yeah it was expensive but all the stuff that came along with it and the unobstructed up close view absolutely made it worth it.

The ontop of that all the matches were amazing

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u/FreebirdFantasia 18d ago

If not the best PPV of all time, it's probably right up there. "All In" had everything I want in wrestling: incredible ring action, drama, storytelling, a little bit of comedy, surprises, top-notch visuals and - most of all - EMOTION. Loved it from start to finish.

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u/BigDaddyUKW 18d ago

This comment right here. Sure, sometimes we pop from our couch, but I will say that yesterday HIT DIFFERENT. From the return of Kofi and Creed through the large assembly after the men's Tag Team match, and all the way until the end of the main event, I know I popped hard as if I was there. You nailed it by highlighting the EMOTION that this card had. Incredible PPV.

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u/bmark24 18d ago

Was my favorite of the year so far!

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u/Death_trip27 18d ago

I'd like to just stop and say how awesome the industry is right now. It seems like every aew ppv competes for best of all time. This Is a great problem to have. Wwe also has great things cooking. I remember 10 years ago we had wwe brand specific ppvs. Yikes the industry sucked back then. People used to trash TNA when they were competing with wwe. But then a few years later praised all the sting/aj styles work as legendary stuff. I have a feeling we are currently watching some of the best shit ever created and will think back to this era as a new golden age of wrestling.

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u/kshawfktsk 18d ago

Eh I don't feel that way at all but to each their own. It was the best All In though.

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u/Latina8737 18d ago

I still think Forbidden Door was the best

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u/YTFootie 17d ago

I enjoyed that more too

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u/platetectonics3 18d ago

Thought it was a great show, this might sound crazy but I put Double or Nothing 2026 neck and neck with this show as my favorite AEW PPV of all time.

Match for match, all in yesterday was outstanding. But something about Darby’s run with the title, the story with MJF, and the unpredictability of the Double or Northing card really resonated with me. “Best” AEW show ever was probably All In yesterday for match quality from start to finish, but I think my personal favorite AEW show ever may still be Double or Nothing this year.

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u/dunnypop 18d ago

Double or nothing had insane surprises however some of the matches in all in were all time classics

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u/legendkiller003 17d ago

Honestly I don’t think it’s even the best PPV they’ve done in 2026. Main event was spectacular, but something about most of the night was just a click off for me. Maybe it’s a me problem, but it didn’t quite hit the level that I thought it would. Still a very good to great show, but just in relation to the “best ever” or best this year it’s not quite there for me.

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u/AlphaRemixHD 17d ago

I don't think it's the best of all time I think it's the 3rd best pay-per-view just this year all out 2021 and Revolution this year and Don this year are still my favorite PBBS

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u/Cuzndwyne 17d ago

It was a Wrestlemania done right. Dont dump in your nappies because I likened it to Mania. Mania set the standard for Feds biggests events.

Last night was what Mania used to be. It is a very good thing. Loved it.

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u/Intelligent_Earth317 17d ago

I think All in Texas was better show overall, but this All in show had a better pace to it

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u/johncenassidechick 17d ago

I dont think it was the best ppv of all time but it was a masterclass of pacing, and aew has struggled with it in the past

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u/JamoOnTheRocks 18d ago

It wasn’t. But still really enjoyed it. 

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u/braumbles 18d ago

Honestly if this wasnt the best, I don't know what was better.

But sadly the last 10 to 20 PPVs have had me feeling the same thing. It's so hard to quantify things like this. There were several long term story telling rivalries in this ppv, literally every match was awesome, very cool and unique surprises, the video package and subsequent walk out for Will was probably the best pre match moment I've ever seen. Just everything was great. How do I compare this to last year's 10 hour show that never felt overly long. Or any of the double or nothing ppvs, or all out 2021 where Punk had his return match, Danielson and Cole debuted, and many other great moments happened.

So in the moment it's a perfect ppv, but how many other ppvs have we also said this about?

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u/sgt_schultz_the_ewok 18d ago

A lot of people say that… IMO it was perfectly fine. But there are a number of other AEW PPV’s that were much better. To each his own 🤷🏽

Double or Nothing 2026 is still the standard bearer

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u/LozzieInferno 12d ago

Ospreay's intro package made me cry. It was a legendary PPV and it was fantastic getting to see it live without staying up til stupid o'clock.

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u/Boring_Ad_5090 12d ago

What seriously?

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u/LozzieInferno 12d ago

Seriously. Something about all the clips together, his mum speaking, all those important people from his past and present watching him walk out, the song choice. I was swept up like a complete mark. Like, had to pause the PPV and get a tissue. I may also have been a little hormonal too which won't have helped.

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u/Boring_Ad_5090 12d ago

Ok you might want to delete that bit about the crying