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All Out 2019: AEW Crowns Its First World Champion and Finds Its Big-Match Formula

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

AEWAugust 31, 2019Sears Centre Arena
THE WRESTLEGRADEB7.8 / 10FINAL EVENT SCOREMASTER FILE RANK#669OF 1288
PROMOTION
AEW
DATE
August 31, 2019
VENUE
Sears Centre Arena
LOCATION
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
ATTENDANCE
10,500
EVENT TYPE
PPV
THE FILE

All Out 2019 is not a perfect show, but it feels like AEW's first attempt to define what its biggest annual nights should contain. The card mixes spectacle, championship creation, emerging stars and stylistic variety, then saves its most important institutional moment for last when Chris Jericho defeats Adam Page to become the inaugural AEW World Champion. The Escalera de la Muerte ladder match provides the night's wildest peak, while PAC versus Kenny Omega adds high-level singles credibility.

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The result is a strong event with genuine historical weight and a few pacing dips.

Event ContextBackground, stakes & historical setting

All Out arrives at the end of AEW's pre-television summer and therefore functions as both culmination and bridge. The company has spent months establishing Adam Page as a future centerpiece and Chris Jericho as the veteran obstacle standing between AEW and its first world champion. Their main event gives the promotion a clear institutional milestone. Elsewhere, Kenny Omega faces PAC after plans changed, Cody meets Shawn Spears in a personal grudge match, and Riho faces Hikaru Shida in a bout connected to the future women's championship picture.

The tag division again receives premium treatment. The Lucha Brothers and Young Bucks take their rivalry into an Escalera de la Muerte ladder match for the AAA World Tag Team Championship, producing the kind of dangerous spectacle that immediately becomes associated with early AEW pay-per-views. The show also includes the Casino Battle Royale and developing acts such as Private Party and Jurassic Express. Because so many future television directions need setup, the card occasionally feels overstuffed, but its major matches largely justify the ambition. The event therefore has to finish the summer's introductory work while also leaving enough unresolved tension for Dynamite to inherit a functioning set of stories.

VIEWING GUIDE

Watch, Skim or Skip?

WATCH
  • Pac defeated Kenny Omega by technical submission
  • The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) (c) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) - Escalera De La Muerte ladder match for the AAA World Tag Team Championship
SKIM
  • Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) defeated Angelico and Jack Evans
  • SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, and Marko Stunt)
  • Jimmy Havoc defeated Darby Allin and Joey Janela - Three-way Cracker Barrel Clash match
  • The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta)
  • Riho defeated Hikaru Shida
  • Cody defeated Shawn Spears
  • Chris Jericho defeated Adam Page
SKIP
  • Nyla Rose won by last eliminating Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. - 21-woman Casino Battle Royale; winner advanced to the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship match on the premiere episode of Dynamite
MATCH-BY-MATCH ANALYSIS

The Card, On the Record

01Nyla Rose won by last eliminating Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. - 21-woman Casino Battle Royale; winner advanced to the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship match on the premiere episode of DynamiteD

Nyla Rose wins the 21-woman Casino Battle Royale by eliminating Dr. Britt Baker last, securing a place in the match for AEW's first Women's World Championship on Dynamite. The 20:35 Buy In bout therefore carries a real future title opportunity, even though no championship changes hands on this evening. With so many entrants sharing one ring and one result, the challenge is giving contenders individual time rather than simply reaching the last elimination. Rose's win establishes the eventual championship pairing, but the long qualifying format does not provide the same sustained exchanges as Riho versus Hikaru Shida later on the paid show. D at 4.9 reflects the uneven match as wrestling, not the importance of its outcome.

VERDICT

A weak match that adds little beyond card completion.

02Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) defeated Angelico and Jack EvansC+

Private Party's Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen take a pinfall victory over Angelico and Jack Evans during the Buy In. Unlike the women's battle royale, this 11:35 bout is a standard two-team contest with no separate championship or bracket consequence recorded. The result gives Kassidy and Quen an early pay-per-view showcase against two established high-flying opponents before AEW's tag championship tournament becomes a centerpiece elsewhere on the card. Eleven minutes is enough for an energetic opening contest but does not turn the win into a title milestone. The C+ at 6.8 credits a useful match on the pre-show without inventing which wrestler made the cover.

VERDICT

A solid match that does its job without becoming essential viewing.

03SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, and Marko Stunt)B-

Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky defeat Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt in an 11:45 six-man match. The pairing puts SoCal Uncensored's established trio opposite Jurassic Express, whose wrestlers bring very different sizes and styles to a team attraction. It is a non-title win rather than a berth in the separate tag championship tournament, and the available summary confirms a pinfall without identifying the individual scorer. B- at 7.0 fits a spirited introductory multi-person contest that advances the card's team identity but carries less direct championship consequence than Riho's qualifier or the later AAA ladder match.

VERDICT

A strong, worthwhile match with more strengths than weaknesses.

04Pac defeated Kenny Omega by technical submissionB+
WRESTLER FILES

Pac defeats Kenny Omega by technical submission in 23:20, an outcome distinct from a conventional pinfall and not a title victory. Giving two marquee singles competitors more than twenty-three minutes makes this one of All Out 2019's substantial in-ring attractions. Pac's win supplies an early setback for Omega's AEW run while immediately establishing Pac as a credible singles threat. The source identifies the technical-submission classification; it does not require claiming Omega verbally surrendered or specifying a hold without an independently verified match report. B+ at 8.3 reflects a decisive major singles match with consequences beyond the pay-per-view.

VERDICT

An excellent match that materially raises the event's ceiling.

05Jimmy Havoc defeated Darby Allin and Joey Janela - Three-way Cracker Barrel Clash matchB

Jimmy Havoc earns the pinfall decision against Darby Allin and Joey Janela in a 15-minute three-way Cracker Barrel Clash. The sponsor-branded stipulation distinguishes it from the surrounding straightforward matches, while the three participants give the midcard an alternative to the championship-driven wrestling that closes the show. Havoc receives the recorded victory, but that does not establish which opponent took the fall or a specific weapon spot without further source evidence. B at 7.6 recognizes a substantial specialty attraction whose lasting significance is its unusual three-person format rather than a change in title ownership.

VERDICT

A strong, worthwhile match with more strengths than weaknesses.

06The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta)C+

Evil Uno and Stu Grayson of the Dark Order defeat Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta of Best Friends over 13:40. The pinfall result grants the Dark Order a first-round bye in the upcoming AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament, which is an actual bracket advantage rather than an immediate title transfer. That tournament implication gives the match a stronger purpose than the earlier pre-show tag; AEW is establishing its new tag hierarchy before awarding the belts. C+ at 6.6 credits clear stakes and a definitive winning team while stopping short of treating the bye as proof the Dark Order ultimately won the championship.

VERDICT

A solid match that does its job without becoming essential viewing.

07Riho defeated Hikaru ShidaB-
WRESTLER FILES

Riho defeats Hikaru Shida by pinfall in 13:35 to earn the other place opposite Nyla Rose in the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship match. The result pays off the women's division's two-track qualifying story: Rose emerged from the battle royale, while Riho had to win this singles contest. No women's title is awarded here, so the distinction between advancing and actually becoming champion needs to be preserved. B- at 7.3 rewards a meaningful contender decision in a manageable runtime. The match also offers a more focused one-on-one contrast to the crowded qualifying battle royale on the Buy In.

VERDICT

A strong, worthwhile match with more strengths than weaknesses.

08Cody defeated Shawn SpearsB-
WRESTLER FILES

Cody takes the pinfall victory against Shawn Spears in a 16:20 non-title singles match. Placed after Riho's championship qualification and before the AAA tag-team ladder attraction, the bout is one of the show's longer personal matchups without a championship on the line. The established result is Cody's win, not an award of a ranking spot or belt. Its principal role is sustaining a featured singles story while AEW builds toward two major final attractions. B- at 7.0 recognizes useful card placement and a decisive outcome without assuming a specific interfering party or finishing move that the retained event summary does not substantiate.

VERDICT

A strong, worthwhile match with more strengths than weaknesses.

09The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) (c) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) - Escalera De La Muerte ladder match for the AAA World Tag Team ChampionshipA

Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix retain the AAA World Tag Team Championship against Matt and Nick Jackson in the 24:10 Escalera de la Muerte ladder match. The title belongs to AAA even though the match takes place on AEW's All Out card; it should not be presented as AEW's inaugural tag championship. The suspended-belt stipulation gives the four wrestlers a physical objective beyond pinfalls, and the established result confirms the Lucha Brothers leave as champions. A at 9.3 recognizes the show's standout tag attraction, both for its extended format and for keeping the rivalry's championship stakes central. No invented individual cover or submission is needed.

VERDICT

A defining match for the event and one of the strongest reasons to revisit the show.

10Chris Jericho defeated Adam PageB-
WRESTLER FILES

Chris Jericho pins Adam Page in a 26:25 singles match to become the first AEW World Champion. The distinction is foundational: there was no defending AEW world champion to beat at All Out 2019, so the event establishes a title lineage rather than continuing one. Jericho's win puts an experienced name at the top of the promotion as weekly television approaches, while Page's place in the inaugural contest gives the new roster a central challenger. At B- (7.0), the match is more consequential for AEW's institutional history than for its bell-to-bell quality. The recorded championship outcome is decisive and should be narrated without adding unsupported interference or specific final-move claims.

VERDICT

A strong, worthwhile match with more strengths than weaknesses.

BOOKING VERDICTB

The most important choice is making Jericho the first world champion. It gives AEW a recognizable, proven centerpiece while preserving Page's long-term climb, and history makes the logic easier to see. PAC beating Omega creates immediate tension around one of the promotion's presumed aces, while Cody's victory over Spears keeps another major character moving forward. The ladder match delivers spectacle without needing to alter AEW's own title picture. Some undercard pieces feel transitional, but the core booking creates multiple television-ready directions. Most importantly, the main event gives weekly television a champion whose character and stature are already fully defined. That allows Dynamite to begin with a clear central antagonist while Page, Omega, Cody and PAC all retain directions that can develop around him.

CROWD & PRESENTATIONA-

The Chicago-area crowd treats All Out like a major event, which helps the company present its first world-title coronation with the necessary gravity. The ladder match benefits enormously from that energy, and the bigger entrances feel closer to the premium-event style AEW would later refine. The show still runs long and the middle portion does not sustain the same intensity as the best matches, but the visual and crowd atmosphere generally support the idea that this is one of the company's tentpole nights. The best reactions give the ladder match and championship main event genuine tentpole weight. Even when the card drifts, the audience repeatedly restores urgency around the matches that matter most, which helps the event finish much stronger than its middle stretch.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEA

All Out 2019 is permanently important because it produces AEW's first world champion. Jericho's victory gives the title an immediate lineage and sets up the earliest championship era of Dynamite. The event also deepens the company's tag-team identity through the Young Bucks-Lucha Brothers ladder match and places PAC, Omega, Cody and several future television regulars in consequential roles. As the final major show before weekly television begins, it is both an ending and a beginning: the experimental launch period closes, and the promotion moves toward a weekly narrative structure. It also formalizes the idea that All Out will be treated as one of AEW's signature annual stages. The combination of a first world champion, a major ladder spectacle and several television-ready directions gives later editions a template to build upon. In retrospect, the event is the hinge between AEW as a sequence of special events and AEW as a promotion capable of sustaining continuous weekly storytelling.

WHAT AGED WELL
  • Chris Jericho becoming the inaugural AEW World Champion
  • The Young Bucks and Lucha Brothers turning the ladder match into a signature spectacle
  • PAC defeating Kenny Omega and immediately feeling like a top-level threat
WHAT AGED POORLY
  • A long card whose middle stretch cannot match the intensity of its best bouts
  • Several setup-heavy matches that matter more for future television than for this night's momentum
RESEARCH VERDICTWhere the Evidence Lands

All Out earns its place in AEW history without needing every match to be excellent. The event has two clear anchors: the spectacular ladder match and the creation of the world championship lineage. Around them sit several good-to-strong matches and a handful of transitional pieces. That profile makes the show better than a merely symbolic milestone, but not quite an all-time classic from opening bell to closing angle. Its importance is unquestioned; its quality is strong enough to support that importance rather than coast on it.

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 Elite WrestlingOfficial event recap; card/results and first AEW World Champion context
  2. TheSmackDownHotelEvent identity, card results, and historical context.
  3. WikipediaEvent identity, exact municipality/venue/date, historical context and reference discovery
  4. AXS - Sears Centre Arenaevent_identity
  5. Bleacher Report - Highlightsmatch_quality;historical_context
  6. CAGEMATCHevent_identity;match_card_results;stipulations_titles;attendance_business;match_quality
  7. Enjoy Illinois - Sears Centre Arenaevent_identity
  8. eWrestlingevent_identity;match_card_results;historical_context
  9. TrillerTV / FITEavailability
  10. Cagematch AEW All Out 2019 Buy-In exact 21 competitorsExplicit 21 woman actual entrants with Nyla winner over Britt Baker
  11. AEW original 2024 official women's championship historical retrospectiveFirst-party promotion confirms Nyla Rose won 2019 All Out Women's Casino Battle Royale to earn inaugural world title shot
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