AEW WrestleDream 2025 results, grades, analysis: Sting helps Darby Allin best Jon Moxley in brutal ‘I Quit’ match

The sadistic violence continued as Moxley drove a wooden skewer under Allin’s fingernail and as the punishment continued, the referee asked Allin if he quit, which he emphatically denied. Allin was able to hit another drop kick and the action returned to the ring, with both men trading blows before Allin hit a Code Red.

Allin grabbed his flag again, wrapped it around Moxley’s neck and sent him over the rope, choking him. Moxley got a brief reprieve by using his thumb to blind Allin. Allin then went for a Coffin Drop but Marina Shafir yanked Moxley out of the way, leaving Allin to crash to the apron.

Moxley brought Allin back into the ring, took off Allin’s belt and proceeded to whip him with it. Amid all of the punishment, Allin was able to get to his backpack, pulling out lighter fluid and dousing Moxley in it. As Allin threatened to light Moxley on fire, the Death Riders intervened. Moxley then went to Allin’s bag and pulled out a taser. Shafir delivered a low blow, allowing Moxley to hit Allin with the taser.

Claudio Castagnoli handed Moxley a chair, which Mox delivered a Paradigm Shift to Allin onto. Castagnoli then Gorilla Pressed Allin and threw him from the ring onto the announce table. This sequence was capped off with a Death Rider through tables.

Despite all of this, Allin refused to quit, angering Moxley. Angered, Moxley ordered the Death Riders to get a tank and fill it with water in the middle of the ring. Moxley then proceeded to try and drown Allin.

Suddenly, the lights went dark and when they turned back on, Sting was standing in the center of the ring. The Icon then used his bat to choke Moxley and take out the Death Riders. Sting then tossed the bat to Allin before leaving the ring.

Allin then used the bat to beat Moxley before hitting a Coffin Drop, Scorpion Death Drop and locking in the Scorpion Deathlock to force Moxley to say “I quit.”

Darby Allin def. Jon Moxley in 26:04

The final match of the night — and undoubtedly the most brutal — began relatively slowly as Darby Allin took his Mount Everest flag out and laid it in front of Moxley, who wiped his feet on it. Allin then launched into his assault, drop kicking Moxley and then hitting a Cannonball-style suicide dive.

Back in the ring, Moxley hit a violent drop kick of his own and began to pummel Allin with a steel chain. Allin was bleeding from his mouth before the match hit the three-minute mark. Moxley began to utilize all areas of the ring and surrounding area to punish Allin, taunting him along the way.

After halting Hangman’s momentum with a big scoop powerslam, Joe began to taunt Hangman with light kicks, angering the champion and leading to the first sustained offense from him. Joe’s plan of attack changed after this flurry. After hitting a powerbomb, Joe unleashed a change of submission holds and moved Hangman to the top turnbuckle. Hangman fought off Joe enough to counter into a Sunset Flip Powerbomb for a near fall.

Hangman went for Deadeye but Joe avoided, sparking a sequence that saw the two men brawl and evade finishers before Joe was able to lock in the Coquina Clutch. With Hangman reeling, Joe set up Hangman for the Muscle Buster. Hangman countered with Deadeye for a near-fall and then a trio of Buckshot Lariats to finish off Joe.

‘Hangman’ Adam Page def. Samoa Joe in 19:01 to retain the AEW World Heavyweight Championship.

After the match, it appeared as if Joe and Hangman were sharing a moment of respect, but Joe and the Opps attacked the champion.

After the introductions, Hangman went right after Joe, getting overpowered in a collar-and-elbow. Joe continued to use his power advantage in his favor. Hangman, a fighting champion, finally started to utilize his speed advantage and targeted the taped left elbow of Joe — a point commentary hammered home multiple times early.

Any momentum Hangman had was snuffed out by Joe with an elbow strike. Hangman rolled out of the ring a second time and Joe stalked him, driving him into the ring apron and barricade before grabbing a steel chair and kicking Hangman off it.

Hangman resorted to high-risk maneuvers to turn the match into his favor, but none were able to adequately take out the challenger, who essentially shrugged everything off.

Action now outside the ring, Brodido stayed in control, setting up Okada and Takeshita in front of barricades and slamming into them. Takeshita rolled into the ring and was the victim of tandem offense. As Brodido celebrated, Okada struck and Takeshita recovered enough to seize control. Much like King earlier in the match, now Bandido was isolated.

In control, Okada lifted his middle finger to taunt the crowd, but Takeshita thought it was for him, allowing for Bandido to recover enough and get the hot tag to King. King stacked Okada and Takeshita, crushing them both with a Cannonball before fighting to the top turnbuckle. Okada used an eye rake to avoid a superplex. Okada countered King again, powering into a neckbreaker before both teams tagged in the fresh wrestler

With Bandido and Takeshita in the ring, the pace picked up bigtime, with all four men inevitably getting involved. Bandido scored a near-fall with a shooting star press to cap off a hectic sequence of finishers and signature moves. After the near-fall, Don Callis checked on Okada.

Back in the ring, Takeshita focused on Bandido’s injured shoulder, shrugging off a series of blows before a spike hurricanrana. Takeshita dropped his kneepad and lined up a strike, but Okada tagged himself in. As Okada went for the Rainmaker, Bandido countered with a stomp and got to his corner to tag in King. Brodido kept their advantage for a short period before all four men ultimately found themselves on the mat after a quadruple German suplex.

Ultimately, the fractures in the Don Callis Family showed and grew wider as Okada accidentally hit Takeshita with a Rainmaker, opening the door for Brodido to retain in an impressive showing.

Brodido def. Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita in 27:26 to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship.

Kazuchika Okada and Bandido started things off, with both men trading collar-and-elbow victories and taunts. Okada quickly tagged in Konosuke Takeshita and the two squared off briefly before Brody King tagged himself in.

After initially losing a head-to-head battle with King, Takeshita was able to hit a flying strike to take out King and set up the offensive for himself and Okada. After getting isolated and punished for a short time, King fought back in a big way before getting Bandido back into the ring. Bandido’s return picked up the pace considerable and he landed a huge moonsault from the top rope to take out the Don Callis Family members.

Moné remained in control until she went for a Frogsplash that was met by Shirakawa’s knees and then a snap suplex. The two women traded drop kicks before Shirakawa again began to target Moné’s knee. Shirakawa’s most impactful move of the match to this point came as she hit an Avalanche Slingblade for a near-fall. She was able to hit a Glamorous Driver for another near-fall shortly after.

The focus on Moné’s knees came into play again as Shirakawa locked in the Figure Four in he middle of the ring. After trading blows with the hold still in place, Moné was able to roll under the ropes. Action the ring apron swung into the TBS Champion’s favor as she landed another Lungblower and Meteora for a near-fall.

As Moné missed on a Meteora, Shirakawa hit a trio of elbow strikes and locked in the Figure Four again. Moné fought out and then tried to use the ropes for leverage with a pin before being caught by the referee. Moné used an eye poke to gain a bigger advantage, locking in the Statement Maker and hitting a Moné Maker, but neither was enough to beat Shirakawa.

The finish came as Moné pinned Shirakawa with a backslide and got her feet on the bottom rope for leverage.

Mercedes Moné def. Mina Shirakawa in 16:09 to retain the TBS Championship and win with ROH Women’s World TV Championship.

After the match, Kris Statlander returned to the ring and attacked Moné.

Mina Shirakawa wasted no time in going after Mercedes Moné, hitting a Dragon Screw and locking in a quick Figure Four. Shirakawa continued the submission focus with a surfboard hold early on. As Moné locked in her signature finisher, Shirakawa tried to fight out. Moné broke her own hold to land a Backstabber and Lungblower for a near-fall.

Moné stayed on the offensive, driving Shirakawa to the mat with an impactful Meteora. As Shirakawa continued to kick out and fight back, Moné became frustrated.

As Statlander celebrated her win, TBS Champion Mercedes Moné came to the ring and kicked her out of the ring. Moné issued an open challenge to any champion on the roster. Mina Shirakawa answered the call.

Statlander stayed in control as the pace of the match stayed relatively slow, with the champion targeting the midsection of Storm. Storm did briefly flip the script with a snap suplex counter and then a tornado DDT.

Storm stayed on the offensive with a modified Guillotine Choke driver, but Statlander regained her control of the match with an electric chair and submission. After Storm forced a break, she locked in her own submission, forcing Statlander to break.

Storm escaped a Saturday Night Fever attempt, sending the champion into the turnbuckle for a hip attack. Storm tried for Storm Zero, but Statlander blocked it, setting up a 450 splash for a near-fall. After kicking out, Storm finally landed Storm Zero, but Statlander refused to go down.

Statlander again locked in a submission, with Storm teasing passing out before Statlander broke the hold and hit a second Saturday Night Fever for the win.

Kris Statlander def. ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm on 16:31 to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship.

Kris Statlander got a strong reaction from the crowd, but perhaps telling, Toni Storm got a louder pop as the challenger.

Both women engaged in a clean, classic mat wrestling early, with three pin attempts coming before the two-minute mark. Statlander had an answer for every one of Storm’s moves, until the former champion landed a shoulder tackle and hip attack to send action outside the ring. Storm’s momentum was short-lived as Statlander sent storm face-first into the ring apron before hitting a moonsault.

Fletcher stayed in control with a series of high-impact moves — a scoop slam, Michinoku Driver and back suplex — before cinching in a chinlock. Briscoe fought out of the hold and ultimately to a stalemate after matching big boots and clotheslines.

A second blow-for-blow sequence was won by Briscoe, who scored a near-fall with a Fisherman’s Buster. Fletcher matched a near-fall of his own with a massive powerbomb. Fletcher followed up with a pair of kicks in the corner, setting Briscoe up for an Avalanche Brain Buster. Briscoe escaped and the two men battled in a precarious position on the top turnbuckle before Fletcher hit a Superplex on Briscoe.

The two men then recovered and battled to the ring apron, where Fletcher again teased a Brain Buster before a counter from Briscoe led to a Jay Driller onto the ring apron. Briscoe tried to follow with the Froggy Bow but Fletcher rolled out of the ring. Fletcher followed up with a big boot and again went for a high-impact move. Briscoe fought Fletcher off and hit a trio of Froggy Bows, one on the ropes, one to the floor and one in the ring, but couldn’t secure the three count.

Briscoe nearly won after another Jay Driller, but Fletcher was able to get a single finger on the bottom rope. Briscoe hoisted Fletcher onto the top turnbuckle, going for Cutthroat. Fletcher grabbed the referee and then pushed Briscoe into him and landed a low blow.

While the low blow wasn’t the determining factor, it did ignite the finishing sequence, which was all Fletcher, capped off with a Avalanche Brain Buster and pinfall victory.

Kyle Fletcher def. Mark Briscoe in 24:44 to retain the TNT Championship.

Kyle Fletcher and Mark Briscoe engaged in a pair of collar-and-elbow tie ups after a brief staredown, opening the match with a fairly standard back-and-forth sequence. Fletcher drew boos from the crowd as Briscoe teased a suicide dive but Fletcher walked out of the way and taunted the challenger.

Briscoe would take the fight to Fletcher outside the ring with a clothesline, cross body, snap suplex and a big elbow. The fight briefly returned to the ring, but Briscoe forced the action outside once again, setting up a chair before delivering a Cannonball-style suicide dive to a seated Fletcher. Briscoe scored a near-fall afterward.

Fletcher would get a reprieve as he dodged a running senton from Briscoe, sending him crashing from the ring apron to floor. Fletcher then gave Briscoe a taste of his own medicine, powerbombing him onto the steel steps.

A Tower of Doom sequence resulted in tandem covers that were inevitably broken up. As Ricochet teased a tope con hilo, Benjamin caught him and suplexed him from in the ring to the floor. Benjamin followed with a tope con hilo of his own, sending the crowd into another “we hurt people” chant.

MVP looked for a win over Ricochet, but the pin was broken up. In a reverse of an earlier sequence, it was now the Hurt Syndicate in the middle of the ring with Ricochet. Kaun pulled Ricochet out of the ring, taking the pin after a vicious spear from Lashley.

The Hurt Syndicate def. The Demand in 13:22

It was announced before the match that the winner here would be the No. 1 contender for the AEW Trios Championship.

As The Hurt Syndicate made their entrance, The Demand attacked, looking to gain a major advantage in the match itself. Bobby Lashley and MVP were initially taken out, leaving Shelton Benjamin to get punished inside the ring by Bishop Kaun and Ricochet.

For the majority of the early stages of the match, The Demand focused on neutralizing Lashley outside the ring, with the major blow coming as The Demand drove Benjamin onto Lashley through a table. With Benjamin and Lashley taken out, all three members of The Demand focused on MVP back inside the ring.

MVP would escape a turnbuckle attack and Lashley recovered enough to take out all three members of The Demand, even with a numbers disadvantage.

The Bucks remained in control as action returned to the ring, with the biggest moment coming as the Bucks landed a package Meltzer Driver on Perry. After somehow kicking out, Perry tried to fight his way out of a BTE Trigger but fell victim to it eventually. Luchasaurus made the save and set up a huge sequence from Jurassic Express, culminating in a Doomsday Device and near-fall and a Meltzer Driver for another near-fall that required a save from Nick Jackson.

A stunning series off attacks from the Bucks — including completely folding Perry with a pair of superkicks led to another close call for Jurassic Express. The finish was as incredible as it was chaotic, with Jurassic Express coming out victorious in perhaps the best tag team match you’ll see this year.

Jurassic Express def. The Young Bucks in 23:07.

After the match, Jurassic Express tried to share the $500K with the Bucks. The Don Callis Family then ran out and attacked Jack Perry and Luchasaurus. As the Bucks walked up the ramp, Kenny Omega’s music hit and he came to help Jurassic Express.

The Young Bucks gained the upper hand by utilizing their classic fast-paced, tandem offense. The Bucks took out Luchasaurus outside the ring and then focused their punishment on an isolated Perry. Perry teased a hot tag a couple of times but as he got close, the Bucks used a step-up enziguri to take out Luchasaurus.

Perry pulled off an impressive hurricanrana counter, finally making his way to the corner to tag in Luchasaurus who annihilated the Bucks on his own breifly. As Luchasaurus went for a double chokeslam, the Bucks fought out, leading to one of the most impressive sequences you’ll see from a wrestler of Luchasaurus’s size.

The pace of the match picked up considerably afterwards as the Bucks were able to survive a near-fall and once again launch into a two-on-one attack on Perry. Even as Luchasaurus recovered, it was the Bucks who landed the most impactful moves outside the ring in a Blockbuster to Luchasaurus and a Destroyer to Perry on the ring apron.

The Young Bucks and Jurassic Express each had equally fun entrances, with the fans chanting loudly for Luchasaurus. Despite the chants, Jack Perry and Matt Jackson kicked things off. Things started off slowly as both men exchanged shoves and taunts. The Young Bucks’ early momentum was snuffed out by Perry and then Luchasaurus, who tagged in shortly after.

In a bit of an odd moment, Perry distracted the referee by trying to remove the turnbuckle. With the referee’s back turned Luchasaurus bit Matt Jackson. The heel tactics didn’t matter as the crowd was still heavily behind Jurassic Express after a Luchasaurus standing moonsault and Perry tope con hilo took out the Young Bucks.

Thekla stayed in control with a submission hold and slowed down the pace considerably, utilizing the ropes to her advantage with her leg-focused chokeholds.

Hayter fought back with some impact blows and big exploder suplex on Thekla, eventually scoring a near-fall after a missile drop kick. Thekla fought out of a standing suplex before both women engaged in a series of counters, ultimately fighting to the top turnbuckle for a tense exchange. Hayter won out with a headbutt, but as she lined up another missile drop kick, Thekla evaded.

The back-and-forth nature of the match continued, with both women throwing haymakers in the center of the ring. Thekla locked in an Octopus submission for a significant period of time, but Hayter was able to power out with a backbreaker. Thekla wasted no time launching into another submission, which was broken up as Hayter got to the bottom rope.

Thekla scored another near-fall after a sudden spear, but Hayter’s foot was under the bottom rope. Hayter then evaded Thekla yet again, hitting a lariat and picking up the win.

Jamie Hayter def. Thekla in 15:36

It was announced during the Saturday Tailgate Brawl that everyone, notably the Triangle of Madness, would be banned from ringside for this match.

Thekla was first to enter, followed by Hayter, with both getting solid reactions from the crowd. Hayter wore a black robe and had a red scarf, paying tribute to Antonio Inoki.

Hayter and Thekla wasted no time getting into a brawl. Hayter emerged the winner of the early exchange, forcing Thekla out of the ring with a series of chops. Thekla utilized a hurricanrana to gain a brief advantage, but Hayter landed a shoulder tackle and then took her punishment of Thekla outside the ring.

As Hayter made her way back into the ring, she was met with a big boot from Thekla, who quicly followed up to launch herself off the top turnbuckle to the ring floor with a cross body. Thekla then launched Hayter into the barricade twice and taunting Charlie Thesz before returning to the ring.