All Out 2020: Strong Wrestling Cannot Erase a Night Defined by the Matt Hardy Incident

Joey Janela pinned Serpentico following a top-rope elbow drop in the Buy-In opener, overcoming an early interruption from the wrestler's manager Luther. Janela attacked before the formal introductions and worked Serpentico on the floor, but Luther's strike against Sonny Kiss drew Janela's attention long enough for Serpentico to knock him from the turnbuckles. Serpentico followed with a knee and a foot stomp, though Janela survived and countered a later senton attempt by lifting his knees. A Death Valley Driver and Blue Thunder Bomb brought a near fall before the successful diving elbow. Sonny Kiss and Luther influenced the ringside sequence but were not legal participants in this singles victory.

Isiah Kassidy pinned John Silver following Private Party's Gin & Juice, giving Kassidy and Marq Quen a Buy-In tag win over Dark Order members Silver and Alex Reynolds. The Dark Order had briefly controlled the match by isolating Kassidy with kicks and a backbreaker, then almost ended it after Silver caught Quen with an F-5. Quen survived that cover, disrupted another burst of tandem offense and landed a Pele kick on Silver before making the final tag. Kassidy returned for the finishing double-team move. No title or contender opportunity was awarded; the result was a conventional two-on-two pinfall with a specific Dark Order wrestler taking the loss, not a general victory over Brodie Lee's full faction.

Big Swole defeated Britt Baker by incapacitating her with a gas mask during the prerecorded Tooth and Nail confrontation at Baker's dental office. The cinematic setting shaped the action: Baker struck Swole with a framed diploma, attacked her around the office and used crutches while assistant Reba intervened. Baker then tried a dental drill and received a syringe, but Swole turned the attempted medical props against the opposing side and struck both Baker and Reba with Dirty Dancing. The finish used a mask and laughing gas to portray Baker's knockout, not a three-count pinfall or in-ring submission. The unusual production made this a deliberately staged rivalry segment rather than a standard match under conventional AEW arena rules.

The Young Bucks pinned Jungle Boy after their BTE Trigger to win a fast-paced non-title tag contest against Jurassic Express, despite several near finishes that threatened the result. Luchasaurus used power moves and an apron moonsault to disrupt the champions' regular tag rhythm, while Jungle Boy survived the Bucks' simultaneous offense and went close after an Extinction Level Event with his partner. Nick Jackson interrupted that cover and the Bucks isolated Jungle Boy with successive superkicks before the decisive double-team strike. Matt Jackson also knocked away Marko Stunt's crutch and struck him at ringside, which belonged to the outside scuffle rather than the legal finishing pin. The ending did not change AEW's tag titles.

Lance Archer won the 21-man Casino Battle Royale by last eliminating Eddie Kingston, earning an AEW World Championship opportunity rather than a title on the night. The sprawling field produced several notable exits: Brian Cage sent Darby Allin outside in a body bag after thumbtacks were spread in the ring, and Archer later knocked Cage and Will Hobbs from the apron. Matt Sydal entered as the mystery Joker and survived deep into the contest but was ultimately put down by Archer's Blackout. In the final exchange on the apron, Jake Roberts distracted Kingston with a bag while Archer drove Kingston to the floor with a chokeslam. The match had a distinct elimination finish, not a pinfall by Archer over the final opponent.

Matt Hardy received the Broken Rules Match victory when Sammy Guevara failed to answer a ten-count following a fall through the stage, but the result was overshadowed by a serious earlier landing. In the opening section, Guevara pushed Hardy from elevated equipment onto a table; Hardy's subsequent unsteadiness prompted referee Aubrey Edwards to request medical attention. The match nevertheless continued, with both wrestlers later climbing scaffolding before the final fall. The stipulation had threatened Hardy's AEW tenure if he lost, yet the concern about the initial impact is the central editorial fact. This was a last-man-standing-style knockout count, not a normal pin or submission, and the match's low evaluation reflects the safety problems rather than any lack of stakes.

Hikaru Shida pinned Thunder Rosa after a running knee strike to retain the AEW Women's World Championship in a long defense between champions from separate promotions. Rosa, who held the NWA women's championship, controlled parts of the fight through aggressive strikes and a shoulder breaker, but her belt was not on the line. Shida survived a Death Valley Driver on the apron, a backstabber and several tight covers, then earned her own near falls with a Falcon Arrow and rope-assisted attack. Rosa reached the ropes to escape Shida's stretch muffler, preventing a submission ending. The eventual knee and cover established Shida's successful defense while giving Rosa a strong showing in a competitive cross-promotion singles bout.

Dustin Rhodes pinned Colt Cabana with a roll-up after Cabana missed a moonsault, giving Rhodes, Scorpio Sky, Matt Cardona and QT Marshall an eight-man win over the Dark Order. Brodie Lee's team had isolated Marshall and later nearly finished Cardona, with Lee even placing Cabana's foot on the rope to break a cover without the official seeing. Rhodes brought his side back with powerslams and a Canadian Destroyer, while Brandi Rhodes blocked Anna Jay's attempted interference at ringside. Lee caught Rhodes with his discus lariat late but tagged Cabana in, allowing the missed aerial move that cost Dark Order the fall. The win earned Rhodes a subsequent TNT title opportunity against Lee; it was not itself a title change or a singles victory over the champion.

Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood captured the AEW World Tag Team Championship by pinning Adam Page after the Mind Breaker assisted piledriver, capitalizing on a painful miscue between Page and Kenny Omega. Earlier, Page nearly struck his own teammate and Omega's knee had been repeatedly attacked by FTR, creating visible strain in the champions' cooperation. Their attempt at Last Call fell apart when Wheeler escaped and Omega accidentally caught Page with a V-Trigger. FTR immediately damaged Omega's knee and then finished Page. The postmatch scene extended the split as Omega considered striking Page with a table before departing without him. That fallout was separate from the official title-changing pin, which awarded FTR the championships.

Orange Cassidy defeated Chris Jericho by knocking him into a large vat of mimosa after consecutive Orange Punches in a match where full immersion, pinfall or submission could each end the contest. Jericho used the platform and ringside weapons to rough up Cassidy, including a pair of powerbombs and attempts to force him toward the liquid. Cassidy found counterattacks with a Michinoku Driver, Stun Dog Millionaire and Orange Punch, then used a glass of the mixture to interfere with Jericho's vision. Jericho survived another near fall and tried to force Cassidy into the vat himself, but the reversal left Jericho submerged. The unusual stipulation supplied the finish: a standard three-count was not recorded, and no championship was defended.

Jon Moxley pinned MJF after using the contractually banned Paradigm Shift while referee attention was diverted by Wardlow, retaining the AEW World Championship in a disputed tactical finish. MJF had focused heavily on Moxley's arm and almost forced a submission with the Salt of the Earth, while Moxley survived a Cross Rhodes and kept seeking openings through the challenger’s technical control. The key moment arrived when Wardlow tried to deliver MJF's diamond ring but botched the handoff, leaving the champion able to execute the prohibited move unseen. Moxley's pin officially stood despite that condition, rather than counting as an unassisted authorized finisher. The imperfect victory fits the match's escalating willingness to bend the agreed rules.