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All In 2024: Bryan Danielson’s Wembley Triumph Gives AEW an All-Time Great Payoff

The factual record, historical context, match-by-match analysis, and WrestleFile verdict.

AEWAugust 25, 2024Wembley Stadium
THE WRESTLEGRADEA9.4 / 10FINAL EVENT SCOREMASTER FILE RANK#30OF 1288
PROMOTION
AEW
DATE
August 25, 2024
VENUE
Wembley Stadium
LOCATION
London, England
ATTENDANCE
46,476
EVENT TYPE
PPV
THE FILE

All In 2024 is AEW at its best: ambitious enough to fill Wembley Stadium, disciplined enough to make the biggest stories matter, and emotionally sharp enough to build the entire night toward Bryan Danielson’s career-versus-title main event. Danielson defeating Swerve Strickland is the defining image, but the show is far more than one climax. Mariah May completes her betrayal of Toni Storm by taking the women’s title, Will Ospreay regains the International Championship from MJF in front of a home-country crowd, and the Casino Gauntlet turns roster depth into spectacle.

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A few matches are merely adequate, yet the major programs land so decisively that the event feels complete rather than simply enormous.

Event ContextBackground, stakes & historical setting

AEW returned to Wembley Stadium for a second consecutive All In with the challenge of following the scale of 2023 while presenting a card built around more mature long-term stories. The preserved attendance evidence distinguishes 46,476 turnstile entries from the separate 53,385 tickets-sold figure, a distinction that matters when judging the event’s business footprint. The reported buy estimate was 167,000–173,000. The card itself was anchored by the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Cup winners. Bryan Danielson earned a world-title match against Swerve Strickland and put his career on the line, adding genuine finality to a championship challenge after he had announced that 2024 would be his last year as a full-time wrestler.

Mariah May’s rise was the other major emotional thread. She had spent months as Toni Storm’s admirer and understudy before winning the Owen Cup and turning violently on the champion, transforming a stylized partnership into a betrayal story with a clear destination. Will Ospreay and MJF brought the International Championship into a stadium-level singles match after MJF had rebranded it around his American-champion persona. The show also used the Casino Gauntlet to create surprise value, including Nigel McGuinness returning to the ring after more than a decade away. Ricochet debuted, Jamie Hayter returned, and Sting appeared, giving the event additional spectacle without displacing the core title stories.

VIEWING GUIDE

Watch, Skim or Skip?

WATCH
  • Mariah May defeated "Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) by pinfall
  • Christian Cage won by pinning Kyle O'Reilly
  • Will Ospreay defeated MJF (c) by pinfall
  • Bryan Danielson defeated Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) by submission
SKIM
  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) and Pac defeated The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch, and Nick Wayne) (c) (with Mother Wayne), Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Juice Robinson), and House of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews, and Malakai Black)
  • The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) (c) defeated The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (with Billy Gunn) and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) by pinfall
  • Jack Perry (c) defeated Darby Allin
SKIP
  • Action Andretti, Kip Sabian, Kyle Fletcher, Lio Rush, Rocky Romero, Tommy Billington, and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Don Callis) defeated Ariya Daivari, Anthony Ogogo, The Dark Order (John Silver and Alex Reynolds), Jay Lethal, Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen), and Satnam Singh (with Evil Uno and Sonjay Dutt) by pinfall
  • Tomohiro Ishii and Willow Nightingale defeated Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway by pinfall
  • The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, Marshall Von Erich, and Ross Von Erich) and Katsuyori Shibata (with Kevin Von Erich) defeated Cage of Agony (Bishop Kaun, Brian Cage, and Toa Liona) and Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) by pinfall
  • Hook defeated Chris Jericho (c) (with Big Bill and Bryan Keith) by submission
  • Mercedes Moné (c) (with Kamille) defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. by pinfall
MATCH-BY-MATCH ANALYSIS

The Card, On the Record

01Action Andretti, Kip Sabian, Kyle Fletcher, Lio Rush, Rocky Romero, Tommy Billington, and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Don Callis) defeated Ariya Daivari, Anthony Ogogo, The Dark Order (John Silver and Alex Reynolds), Jay Lethal, Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen), and Satnam Singh (with Evil Uno and Sonjay Dutt) by pinfallC+

Action Andretti, Kip Sabian, Kyle Fletcher, Lio Rush, Rocky Romero, Tommy Billington and Dante and Darius Martin of Top Flight win the 11:35 sixteen-man pre-show tag. The opposing side includes Ariya Daivari, Anthony Ogogo, John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Jay Lethal, Isiah Kassidy, Marq Quen and Satnam Singh. The format is designed to involve a large Wembley Stadium roster group before the championship matches, so individual offense is necessarily compressed. C+ (6.6) credits a capable multi-team attraction rather than a decisive title or contender result. Don Callis, Evil Uno and Sonjay Dutt are accompanying figures, not extra members of the two eight-person sides.

VERDICT

Solid supporting material rather than a destination match.

02Tomohiro Ishii and Willow Nightingale defeated Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway by pinfallC+

Willow Nightingale and Tomohiro Ishii beat Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway in an 8:10 mixed tag match. Their victory earns Nightingale and Ishii the right to choose the stipulation for Nightingale's later singles encounter with Statlander at All Out, providing real future stakes beyond this brief Wembley pre-show bout. The result is a pinfall for the Nightingale–Ishii pairing, not a championship transfer, and the man and woman on each side are the two legal team members rather than managers. C+ (6.8) reflects a concise storyline setup whose value lies in the earned stipulation advantage more than in extended bell-to-bell wrestling.

VERDICT

Solid supporting material rather than a destination match.

03The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, Marshall Von Erich, and Ross Von Erich) and Katsuyori Shibata (with Kevin Von Erich) defeated Cage of Agony (Bishop Kaun, Brian Cage, and Toa Liona) and Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) by pinfallC+

Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, Marshall and Ross Von Erich and Katsuyori Shibata defeat Bishop Kaun, Brian Cage, Toa Liona, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett in an 11:10 ten-man match. Kevin Von Erich accompanies the winning team, connecting the father-and-sons heritage to the occasion without becoming a sixth legal competitor. The multiple partnerships give the pre-show a broad ensemble showcase, though the card's strongest individual stories and championships come later. C+ (6.7) rewards energetic team action and a clear pinfall result; the original results do not identify the individual responsible for the cover, and no championship is listed for the bout.

VERDICT

Solid supporting material rather than a destination match.

04Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) and Pac defeated The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch, and Nick Wayne) (c) (with Mother Wayne), Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Juice Robinson), and House of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews, and Malakai Black)B+

Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta and Pac win the AEW World Trios Championship in an 18:50 four-way London Ladder match. They defeat the defending Patriarchy trio of Christian Cage, Killswitch and Nick Wayne, Bang Bang Gang's Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn and Juice Robinson, and House of Black's Brody King, Buddy Matthews and Malakai Black. The ladder stipulation creates a direct objective for all four teams, and the result is a genuine trios title change rather than a contender qualifier. B+ (8.0) credits the ambition and tournament-like scale of the multi-group title contest, while keeping noncompeting Mother Wayne out of the recorded in-ring sides.

VERDICT

A strong match that materially improves the event.

05Mariah May defeated "Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) by pinfallA-
WRESTLER FILES
"Timeless" Toni Storm

Mariah May pins Toni Storm in 15:15 to win the AEW Women's World Championship. Storm enters as defending champion with Luther at ringside, but her history with May gives the matchup much stronger personal stakes than a routine title defense. The betrayal storyline reaches its payoff through an actual championship change, bringing a clear result to a relationship that had become central to AEW's women's division. A- (8.8) reflects the balance between psychological weight and in-ring execution; the account establishes May's victory without needing to invent a particular interference spot or aftermath. The match does not involve the separate TBS title retained later by Mercedes Moné.

VERDICT

An excellent match with clear replay value and consequence.

06Hook defeated Chris Jericho (c) (with Big Bill and Bryan Keith) by submissionC
WRESTLER FILES

Hook defeats defending champion Chris Jericho by submission in 10:15 to regain the FTW Championship. The Last Chance condition would have prevented Hook from challenging again during Jericho's reign had he lost, so the result resolves more than an ordinary title defense. Big Bill and Bryan Keith accompany Jericho, but Hook faces one legal opponent. C (6.0) credits the simple stakes and decisive submission while recognizing the short encounter does not approach the athletic intensity of the event's top championship matches. The belt changes hands; this is not a mere non-title victory or a qualifier for a future match.

VERDICT

A minor match that can be skipped without losing the event’s core value.

07The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) (c) defeated The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (with Billy Gunn) and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) by pinfallB

Matt and Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship in a 13:32 three-team contest against Anthony Bowens and Max Caster of the Acclaimed and Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood of FTR. The format places three established pairings into one championship match, raising the number of possible fall combinations but reducing the time available for any single rivalry. Billy Gunn accompanies the Acclaimed without being an extra in-ring partner. B (7.7) recognizes sustained tag-team skill and a clear championship retention. The results list a pinfall but do not establish who absorbed the deciding cover.

VERDICT

A good match that earns its place on the card.

08Christian Cage won by pinning Kyle O'ReillyB+

Christian Cage wins the 26-minute twelve-man Casino Gauntlet by pinning Kyle O'Reilly, earning a future AEW World Championship opportunity rather than taking the belt at All In. The staggered-entry format makes changing opponents, timing and surprise appearances central to the match's appeal; Nigel McGuinness's return gives the Wembley audience a distinct nostalgia moment. Christian gets the documented decision and the future contender advantage while the reigning world champion still must complete his separate title-versus-career match later in the evening. B+ (8.4) rewards the gauntlet's variety and the clear future stakes, not an immediate world-title switch.

VERDICT

A strong match that materially improves the event.

09Will Ospreay defeated MJF (c) by pinfallA
WRESTLER FILES

Will Ospreay pins MJF after 25:50 to win the AEW International Championship at Wembley Stadium. MJF enters as champion, giving Ospreay a real title to reclaim in front of the British audience rather than a ceremonial hometown showcase. Their antagonistic rivalry supplies personal investment while the extended singles bout allows the champion and challenger to escalate counters, speed and risk. A (9.1) credits both the substantial in-ring performance and the actual title change, distinct from the Trios Championship ladder result and the AEW World Championship main event. The original record supports a pinfall and winner without requiring an invented finishing maneuver.

VERDICT

A major match that defines the event’s ceiling.

10Mercedes Moné (c) (with Kamille) defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. by pinfallC+

Mercedes Moné retains the AEW TBS Championship against Dr. Britt Baker in a 17:25 singles match. Kamille accompanies the defending champion, but she is not a third legal wrestler and this is not a handicap bout. The matchup has marquee character recognition and a clear championship setting, yet its measured rhythm makes it less urgent than the Mariah May title change or Ospreay's International Championship contest on the same card. C+ (6.8) reflects a serviceable defense rather than a landmark title result. Baker does not leave with the belt, and no unverified interference or decisive finishing spot is added to the recorded pinfall.

VERDICT

Solid supporting material rather than a destination match.

11Jack Perry (c) defeated Darby AllinB
WRESTLER FILES

Jack Perry retains the AEW TNT Championship against Darby Allin in a 10:40 Coffin match. The stipulation fits the personal conflict and Allin's appetite for risk, while the champion's victory keeps the TNT title in Perry's hands rather than making Allin the new champion. A coffin match has a distinct winning condition from a normal pinfall, so the result should not be rewritten as a three-count. B (7.6) credits a compact, physical specialty match that advances the grudge without taking time away from the larger International and World Championship attractions elsewhere on All In 2024. The retained result does not substantiate a specific final weapon or coffin spot.

VERDICT

A good match that earns its place on the card.

12Bryan Danielson defeated Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) by submissionA+

Bryan Danielson defeats champion Swerve Strickland by submission in 26 minutes to win the AEW World Championship. The event's Title vs. Career rule puts the challenger's continued wrestling future on the line, making Danielson's victory both a new world-title reign and an escape from the stated retirement consequence. Prince Nana accompanies Strickland without becoming a legal participant. A+ (9.8) recognizes a stadium main event that combines a difficult, sustained championship fight with exceptional personal stakes. This is an actual AEW world-title change, distinct from Will Ospreay's International Championship win and the first-match trios title result on the same card.

VERDICT

A major match that defines the event’s ceiling.

BOOKING VERDICTA

The booking is unusually effective for a card this large. Danielson’s victory gives the stadium an emotional release while making Swerve’s reign feel meaningful because the champion loses only after being established at the highest level. Mariah May beating Toni Storm pays off months of character work at exactly the right venue. Ospreay regaining the International Championship from MJF produces another major home-country moment, while Christian Cage winning the Casino Gauntlet creates a future title claim without hijacking the event. Not every undercard result carries equal weight, but the most important choices are decisive, understandable and connected to what follows.

CROWD & PRESENTATIONA

Wembley remains the defining visual asset. Even with a smaller turnstile count than the prior year, the stadium gives entrances, title matches and closing reactions a scale that AEW cannot reproduce on an ordinary domestic pay-per-view. The crowd is especially valuable in Ospreay-MJF and Danielson-Swerve, where support is not generic enthusiasm but part of the story. The production also benefits from variety: the gauntlet can use surprise entrances, the women’s title match leans on character drama, and the main event can slow down enough to make Danielson’s career stakes register. The result looks and feels like a major annual destination rather than a standard show enlarged by venue size.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEA+

All In 2024 has several moments likely to remain central to AEW’s history. Bryan Danielson wins the AEW World Championship for the first time in a career-versus-title match at Wembley, creating one of the promotion’s clearest emotional coronations. Mariah May defeats Toni Storm for the Women’s World Championship after one of AEW’s strongest character-driven feuds, while Will Ospreay regains the International Championship in front of the English crowd. The event also includes Ricochet’s AEW debut, Jamie Hayter’s return from a long injury absence, Nigel McGuinness’s first match since 2011 and another appearance by Sting after his retirement.

The attendance record requires precision rather than mythology: the factual evidence preserves 46,476 turnstile attendance and separately records 53,385 tickets sold. That distinction does not reduce the visual or historical scale of the event. Instead, it allows the show to stand on what happened in the ring. Danielson’s win, Storm-May and Ospreay-MJF give the second Wembley event a stronger emotional identity than a simple attempt to repeat the first year’s novelty.

WHAT AGED WELL
  • Bryan Danielson and Swerve Strickland delivering a career-versus-title main event with a definitive emotional payoff
  • Mariah May’s betrayal story reaching its championship conclusion against Toni Storm
  • Will Ospreay and MJF using the International title as a stadium-level attraction
  • The Casino Gauntlet turning roster depth and surprise appearances into productive spectacle
WHAT AGED POORLY
  • Hook-Jericho feeling minor beside the stadium’s strongest stories
  • Mercedes Moné versus Britt Baker not reaching the level of the other major women’s program
  • A large card still requiring selective viewing despite excellent peaks
RESEARCH VERDICTWhere the Evidence Lands

The event earns an elite score because the evidence shows both depth and payoff. Twelve matches include three pre-show bouts, but the main card contains multiple high-value championship stories rather than a single great closer surrounded by filler. The stadium setting matters, yet the preserved attendance metrics are kept distinct so spectacle does not become inflated business mythology. Danielson-Swerve, Storm-May and Ospreay-MJF each carry different forms of consequence, while the gauntlet adds surprise without requiring a title change. The weaker matches are clear but limited, and they do not interrupt the event’s emotional trajectory toward Danielson’s championship win.

RESEARCH SOURCESSources & Methodology
11 sources

These sources support the event record, historical context, critical reception, and streaming information used throughout this Event File.

  1. All In (2024) - WikipediaEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  2. AEW | All Elite Wrestling News, Videos & Events | Official WebsiteEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  3. AEW Dynamite results (7/10): Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Page and Willow Nightingale vs. Mariah May in the finals of the Owen Hart Cup tournaments - Pro Wrestling Dot NetEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  4. AEW Dynamite results (7/31): Powell's live review of Darby Allin vs. Hangman Page, CMLL Women's Champion Willow Nightingale vs. Kris Statlander in an eliminator match, Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer - Pro Wrestling Dot NetEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  5. AEW Dynamite results (8/14): Powell's live review of The Young Bucks vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Team Titles, Mercedes Mone vs. Hikaru Shida for the TBS Title - Pro Wrestling Dot NetEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  6. AEW All In results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women’s Championship - Pro Wrestling Dot NetEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  7. AEW All In Zero Hour pre-show results: Powell's live review of Willow Nightingale and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway - Pro Wrestling Dot NetEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  8. Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage NewsEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  9. Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage NewsEvent identity, card results, match context, and historical corroboration.
  10. SmackDown Hotel — AEW All In London 2024 Casino GauntletIndependent entry-order and 12-entrant identity record; Luchasaurus is Killswitch event-era ring alias
  11. AEW official All In London 2024 resultsFirst-party August 25 2024 women world title Mariah May vs Toni Storm: shoe hesitation, two knee strikes, title-winning Storm Zero.
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