WrestleDream 2024: Moxley Ends Bryan Danielson’s Full-Time Run on a Dark, Consequential Night

Brian Cage defeated Atlantis Jr. (c) by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship and runs 11:00. On the pre-show, Cage and Atlantis Jr. give Zero Hour an actual championship change, and Cage’s power offense makes the ROH television title switch feel bigger than a standard pre-show result. The match is solid and purposeful, but its best qualities are more functional than unforgettable. The 7.2 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Anna Jay defeated Harley Cameron by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match and runs 8:20. On the pre-show, Jay and Cameron have a functional singles match that gives Jay momentum, though the bout remains clearly positioned as supporting material. The match does its basic job, but it sits well below the card’s strongest work in consequence, urgency or memorable execution. The 6.4 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (with "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) defeated MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden) (with Rico) by pinfall. The match is framed as Tag team match and runs 11:25. On the pre-show, The Acclaimed and MxM Collection lean into personality and crowd interaction, producing an entertaining tag that works better as character-driven pre-show fare than high-stakes wrestling. 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 WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly) and The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) (with Rocky Romero) defeated The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) and The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese) (with "Smart" Mark Sterling, Josh Woods, and Evil Uno) by pinfall. The match is framed as Eight-man tag team match and runs 11:30. On the pre-show, The eight-man tag gives several popular teams ring time and enough comedy-energy contrast to keep moving, but the result has little effect on the main card’s direction. 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 WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Jay White defeated "Hangman" Adam Page by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match and runs 16:20. On the main card, Jay White’s counter to the Buckshot and victory over Hangman give the opener real purpose, immediately redirecting Page after the Swerve feud and elevating White. The match is clearly above the card’s baseline, combining strong execution with enough story or championship meaning to matter beyond the bell. The 8.3 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Mariah May (c) defeated Willow Nightingale by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship and runs 10:50. On the main card, May and Nightingale have a sound women’s title match, and the clean retention helps May establish herself as champion even if the bout lacks the depth of the Toni Storm story. The match is solid and purposeful, but its best qualities are more functional than unforgettable. The 7.3 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Jack Perry (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship and runs 9:20. On the main card, Perry and Shibata create an interesting style contrast, but the unusual pin finish is more memorable than the match’s overall rhythm and leaves the defense feeling slightly abrupt. 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 WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) defeated Will Ospreay (c) and Ricochet by pinfall. The match is framed as Three-way match for the AEW International Championship and runs 20:45. On the main card, Takeshita, Ospreay and Ricochet deliver the obvious athletic centerpiece, with the title change rewarding Takeshita after years of standout performances without comparable championship payoff. The match reaches the event’s top tier because its execution, stakes and finish all reinforce one another. The 9.3 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Hologram defeated The Beast Mortos 2–1. The match is framed as Two out of three falls match and runs 16:40. On the main card, Hologram and Mortos use the two-out-of-three-falls format to sustain a longer athletic showcase, and the 2–1 result gives Hologram a meaningful signature win. 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 8.5 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Darby Allin defeated Brody King by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match and runs 12:20. On the main card, Allin and King understand how to make a size mismatch feel violent and urgent, with Darby’s refusal to stay down supplying most of the match’s emotional engine. 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 7.7 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) (c) defeated Private Party (Zay and Quen) by pinfall. The match is framed as Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship and runs 15:50. On the main card, The Bucks and Private Party revisit a pairing with history, and the challengers’ urgency keeps the title defense compelling even though the champions retain. 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 WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Mark Briscoe (c) defeated Chris Jericho (with Big Bill) by pinfall. The match is framed as Singles match for the ROH World Championship and runs 15:20. On the main card, Briscoe and Jericho give the ROH title match a clear personal tone and solid intensity, but it cannot match the athletic peak immediately before or the historical main event after. 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 WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.

Jon Moxley (with Marina Shafir) defeated Bryan Danielson (c) by technical submission. The match is framed as Singles match for the AEW World Championship and runs 27:00. On the main card, Moxley and Danielson work a severe, deliberate world-title match whose technical-submission finish and aftermath matter more than crowd-pleasing flourish, ending Danielson’s full-time run on purposefully dark terms. 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 8.6 score reflects the complete bell-to-bell presentation and the match’s role inside WrestleDream 2024, while keeping historical importance separate from immediate match quality.