All Out 2024: Hangman and Swerve Push AEW’s Violence to the Edge

The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (with Billy Gunn) defeated Iron Savages (Bronson and Boulder) (with Jacked Jameson) by pinfall. The match is framed as Tag team match and runs 8:10. On the pre-show, The Acclaimed and Iron Savages offer a straightforward pre-show tag with clear crowd cues, but it has little consequence beyond warming up the building. The match does its basic job, but it sits well below the card’s strongest work in consequence, urgency or memorable execution. The 5.8 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Hologram, Sammy Guevara, and Dustin Rhodes defeated The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese, Ari Daivari, and Josh Woods) (with "Smart" Mark Sterling) by pinfall. The match is framed as Trios match and runs 9:50. On the pre-show, Hologram, Guevara and Rhodes provide athletic variety against the Premier Athletes, making the trios bout lively without requiring much narrative investment. The match is competent and useful in context, though it never develops the urgency or distinction needed to become essential viewing. The 6.6 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Juice Robinson) defeated The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver) by pinfall. The match is framed as Trios match and runs 7:35. On the pre-show, Bang Bang Gang and Dark Order work an efficient trios match, though both the result and structure feel secondary to the pay-per-view’s significant programs. The match does its basic job, but it sits well below the card’s strongest work in consequence, urgency or memorable execution. The 6.2 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, and Roderick Strong) defeated The Beast Mortos and Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty) and Action Andretti and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Leila Grey) by pinfall. The match is framed as Three-way trios match and runs 10:55. On the pre-show, The three-way trios match gives the pre-show density and activity, but nine wrestlers in under eleven minutes leaves limited room for anything to become memorable. The match is competent and useful in context, though it never develops the urgency or distinction needed to become essential viewing. The 6.8 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

MJF defeated Daniel Garcia by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match and runs 23:41. On the main card, MJF and Garcia bring genuine betrayal energy into a long opener, and the finish keeps the feud alive while letting Garcia prove he can hang in a major singles match. The match is clearly above the card’s baseline, combining strong execution with enough story or championship meaning to matter beyond the bell. The 8.4 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) (c) defeated Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) by pinfall. The match is framed as Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship and runs 15:44. On the main card, The Bucks and Blackpool Combat Club deliver a technically strong tag-title defense, with the champions’ heel control and the challengers’ toughness sustaining a serious pace. The work is consistently good and the match fulfills its role, even if it lacks the extra emotional or athletic peak required for the event’s top tier. The 7.8 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Will Ospreay (c) defeated Pac by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW International Championship and runs 20:20. On the main card, Ospreay and Pac strip away gimmicks and produce the card’s cleanest wrestling showcase, using speed, counters and escalating risk to make the International title feel elite. The match reaches the event’s top tier because its execution, stakes and finish all reinforce one another. The 9.2 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Kris Statlander (with Stokely Hathaway) defeated Willow Nightingale by submission. The match is framed as Chicago Street Fight and runs 15:00. On the main card, Statlander and Nightingale make the Chicago Street Fight feel personal rather than decorative, with physicality and the submission finish giving their breakup a decisive chapter. The match is clearly above the card’s baseline, combining strong execution with enough story or championship meaning to matter beyond the bell. The 8.4 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, and Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) by pinfall. The match is framed as Four-way match for the AEW Continental Championship and runs 15:00. On the main card, Okada, Briscoe, Cassidy and Takeshita turn a four-way into a sequence-rich sprint while keeping Okada’s title at the center, and Takeshita again looks ready for more. It falls just short of the absolute top tier, but the match has enough urgency, clarity and consequence to stand among the show’s essential bouts. The 8.8 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Mercedes Moné (c) defeated Hikaru Shida by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship; Kamille was banned from ringside. and runs 16:30. On the main card, Moné and Shida work a solid title match with clear champion-challenger structure, but it sits in a difficult spot between hotter programs and never fully escapes that comparison. The match is solid and purposeful, but its best qualities are more functional than unforgettable. The 7.4 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Bryan Danielson (c) defeated Jack Perry by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW World Championship and runs 27:31. On the main card, Danielson and Perry give the new world champion a substantial first defense, balancing Perry’s antagonism with enough competitive credibility to avoid a routine retention. The match is clearly above the card’s baseline, combining strong execution with enough story or championship meaning to matter beyond the bell. The 8.2 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

"Hangman" Adam Page defeated Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) by knockout. The match is framed as Lights Out Steel Cage match and runs 31:30. On the main card, Hangman and Swerve make the cage feel like the inevitable end point of a feud built on obsession, but the extreme violence is so central that admiration and discomfort become inseparable. The match reaches the event’s top tier because its execution, stakes and finish all reinforce one another. The 9.0 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside All Out 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.