AEW All In Review - August 30, 2026

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

The Buy-In: Lio Rush and The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed) def. The Opps (Anthony Bowens, Katsuyori Shibata and Hook) and ROH World Television Champion Action Andretti

Rush and The Rascalz may look like a random pairing on paper (and they certainly are), but it's not completely out of the blue since they did team up on an episode of Collision not too long ago. This felt like it existed just to get these guys on the card, but it was a decent eight-man tag team match. Bowens ate the pin yet again for The Opps, begging the question of why he was even added to the group to begin with.

The Buy-In: Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron def. Artist of Stardom Champions Sisters of Sin

Cameron just lost to Skye Blue on Saturday's Collision and now we know why. Cameron and Statlander did team for a bit last year, so it made sense that Cameron would recruit Statlander to be her partner for this. Similar to the previous match, this only happened to ensure all four of these ladies were represented on the show in some fashion. It was a basic tag team bout with the babyfaces going over.

The Buy-In: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) and Boom & Doom def. Shane Taylor Promotions (The Infantry, Shane Taylor and ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty)

Good lord. Boom & Doom/the Costco guys are a guilty pleasure of mine and I don't mind AEW using them on their pay-per-view pre-shows, but having Hurt Syndicate team with them was ridiculous and a total waste of Lashley and Benjamin. Apparently the story was that Boom & Doom paid off Hurt Syndicate, hence why they gave them a check afterward. Okay, whatever. The match itself was fine, but I can't say I cared.

The Buy-In: CMLL World Women's Champion Persephone def. Maya World to Win the AEW TBS Championship (CMLL World Women's Championship Was Not Defended)

Not counting the Trios Roulette Royale, this felt like the biggest match on The Buy-In by far. Persephone pinned World in a tag team match on Dynamite, but I didn't think she'd actually take the title from World. Well, I'm happy to have been wrong. They had a quality contest, but it was overshadowed by Britt Baker returning and costing World the title. It's nice to see Baker back for the first time in nearly two years, but personally, Persephone capturing the championship was what I liked most about this.

The Buy-In: Artist of Stardom Champion Thekla Addressed the Audience

We haven't seen Thekla on AEW TV since she lost the AEW Women's World Championship to Willow Nightingale at Redemption. I'm glad she was featured on this show at all, and perhaps it was an improvement over a throwaway match she could have had instead, but this wasn't all that memorable, either. Thekla absolutely should be in the title picture coming out of this event.

The Buy-In: Swerve Strickland and The New Level Won a Trios Roulette Royale to Become the New AEW World Trios Champions

All of the entrances except for Strickland and New Level's aired on The Buy-In, so it was wise to save the AEW debut of New Level for the main card. It was expected, but it was an awesome moment, and obviously, they had to win. The rest of this was fairly standard stuff and lasted longer than it needed to, but the crowd was into all of the eliminations and the pace was consistent throughout. New Level looked fantastic out there doing their thing and I'm very excited to see them mix it up with the rest of the teams and trios on the roster.

The Brawling Birds def. The Divine Dominion to Win the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship

It was clear from the moment that Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor joined forces earlier this year that All In would be where they won the women's tag titles in their native England, and that's exactly what we got here. It was a well-worked match and the crowd popped for the finish. They should definitely do a rematch at some point, but I'm curious who else is waiting in the wings for a shot at the straps.

AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley def. Nigel McGuinness in the Finals of the Continental Challenge Cup

I really wish Tony Khan starting setting up Moxley vs. McGuinness a while ago instead of holding an entire tournament to get to this point. It would have been a much better use of time to tell a story with McGuinness and Moxley from the get-go. Nonetheless, this was a very well-wrestled match with some dramatic nearfalls down the stretch. Moxley hasn't been beaten all year, so I understand it would have been weird had his lengthy reign been ended by a commentator who isn't full-time in the ring, but that would have been a hell of a moment.

Kazuchika Okada def. Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita in a 3-Way Match to Win the AEW International Championship

This was the match I had the highest hopes for coming into this show because of who was involved. Unfortunately, it didn't meet my lofty expectations. Don't get me wrong, it was still a terrific Triple Threat, but it didn't reach the level I thought it would. Plus, the finish felt flat to me. Okada getting the belt back was the least interesting outcome to me, as I don't know where this leaves Fletcher going forward.

AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo Won a Casino Gauntlet Match to Earn a Future AEW World Championship Opportunity

This was along the same lines as the men's Casino Gauntlet matches from the last two years at All In. That's to say it was fun and that they kept the pace consistent throughout. It featured everyone I assumed it would with no real surprises (I crossed my fingers for Ilja Dragunov, but no such luck). Andrade was my pick to win given the hot momentum he's had lately and this allowed him to capitalize on that.

AEW World Tag Team Champions Cage & Cope def. The Young Bucks

While I can't say this felt like a true "dream match" once the bell rang, it did deliver. It was a cool clash of styles with the two teams bringing the best out of each other. I was convinced the Bucks were going over, so Cage & Cope retaining (albeit after Christian Cage cheated) was quite the shock. You'll get no complaints out of me. The post-match visual with Cage & Cope, the Bucks, The Motor City Machine Guns, FTR, and New Level facing off was simply surreal. What a time for tag team wrestling in AEW.

Darby Allin def. Kevin Knight in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to Win the AEW TNT Championship

Allin and Knight took full advantage of the stipulation by brawling around the arena. They could have done more of it, mind you, but it was still entertaining and chaotic. All of the interference wasn't necessary, but it would have been illogical for The Don Callis Family not to interfere with there not being disqualifications. Sting coming out to help his son Steven Borden was the highlight here.

Mercedes Mone def. Willow Nightingale to Win the AEW Women's World Championship

There's going to be a lot of discussion among fans (and rightfully so) as to which bout was better between this and Mone vs. Toni Storm from last year's All In. Both are of equal excellence in my opinion. There was one awkward point in this match on the outside where Nightingale barely hit Mone with the belt (why would she do that anyway as a babyface?), and the execution of the finish was confusing, but otherwise, this was fantastic. Nightingale losing the belt a month after winning it wasn't ideal, but neither was Mone losing in her third attempt at it, so it was almost a lose-lose because of the situation AEW booked them in. To be fair, Nightingale did legitimately hurt her hand on last week's Collision, so it's possible she would have retained here had it not been for that.

Will Ospreay def. Kenny Omega to Win the AEW World Championship

Despite how badly beat up Omega's body is at this point, he doesn't disappoint when it comes to these marquee matches. It was smart to slot him as  the heel here because Ospreay was going to be beloved no matter what. Both guys had stellar showings and the match was tremendous. I wasn't sure how it'd compare to their previous encounters, but it was indeed epic. Everything about this was practically perfect. Bonus points for Omega's outstanding entrance as it made this main event even more special.

Overall Show

I won't go so far as to say All In 2026 was one of AEW's best pay-per-views ever because I'm pretty sure I said that about the last two installments of the event, but for my money, it's the pay-per-view of the year so far, not only for AEW but just in general. The last two matches made sure of that, but the rest of the card was top-notch as well along with the usual electric crowd in London. Combine those things with all of the title changes and the arrival of New Level, this was an exceptional show that will not (and should not) be soon forgotten.

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